Filter · (Active: 1990's —2000's)

Styles:
Alternative Metal
Post-Grunge
Industrial Metal
Alternative/Indie Rock
Industrial
Alternative Pop/Rock
Formed:
1993
Active:
1990's—2000's
Biography by John Bush, All Music Guide
Richard Patrick (vocals, guitars, bass, programming, drums) and Brian Liesegang (programming, guitars, keyboards, drums) both experimented with electronics early in their careers. Patrick was a member of the original touring incarnation of Nine Inch Nails. After NIN finished their lengthy first tour in the early '90s, Patrick and Liesegang met through a mutual friend and began to record industrial rock together. Their debut album, Short Bus, released on Reprise in 1995, was recorded by the two at a small house on the outskirts of Cleveland. Short Bus became a surprise hit, thanks to the MTV and alternative radio hit "Hey Man, Nice Shot"; by the end of the summer, the album had reached gold status. In order to tour behind the record, the duo recruited guitarist Geno Lenardo, bassist Frank Cavanaugh, and drummer Matt Walker. Liesegang departed in 1997 over creative differences, but Patrick retained the Filter name for 1999's Title of Record, which eventually went platinum and spawned another radio/MTV hit in the single "Take a Picture." The album also included new drummer Steve Gillis after Walker left to work with the Smashing Pumpkins. Filter's third album, The Amalgamut, followed three years later, after which the band went on a bit of a hiatus. Around 2005, Patrick announced the formation of a new band, Army of Anyone, which he created with former members of Stone Temple Pilots and David Lee Roth's touring band. However, Patrick did not abandon his original band -- Filter returned in 2008 with Anthems for the Damned.
Back to the topMembers of Filter
Artist Instrument Born
Brian Liesegang
Frank Cavanaugh
Geno Lenardo Guitar
Richard Patrick Bay Village, OH
Steven Gillis
Back to the topDiscography
Album   Released Publisher Rating
The Amalgamut [Clean] 2002 Warner Bros.
Title of Record [Japan Bonus Tracks] 1999 WEA International
Title of Record [Japan Bonus CD] 1999 WEA International
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