The Pulse of Radio reports: FILTER unveils its first new album in six years on Tuesday (May 13), titled "Anthems for the Damned". The CD is the first under the FILTER banner for singer and songwriter Richard Patrick since 2002's "The Amalgamut". Although he hasn't released a FILTER album in a while, Patrick told The Pulse of Radio that "Anthems for the Damned" features same trademark diversity as the group's previous efforts. "It's for people that have an extensive, eclectic CD collection," he said. "Or, you know, when you listen to your iPod, it's going from different — you know, it's like an iPod on shuffle. It starts in one place and it ends on another, and that's where it is for me as an artist. I want my music to be diverse and I challenge people to listen to my record from start to finish, because I do want them to experience everything that I can offer."

Following the release of "The Amalgamut", Patrick spent some time away getting sober before returning in late 2006 with ARMY OF ANYONE. That project, which also featured Robert and Dean DeLeo of STONE TEMPLE PILOTS, issued one album and toured for several months before going on hiatus.

Patrick described "Anthems for the Damned" as "a harsh indictment of civilization that doesn't exclude himself from its vision of a world falling apart."

The CD features guest appearances from ROB ZOMBIE guitarist John 5, former LIMP BIZKIT axeman Wes Borland and A PERFECT CIRCLE/NINE INCH NAILS drummer Josh Freese.

A video for the first single, "Soldiers of Misfortune" premiered Monday morning (May 12) at Yahoo! Music, with Patrick saying in a press release, "This song is a pro-troops, anti-war song and the video shows how this country is being consumed by its need for oil."

The new live line-up of FILTER will play a record release party in New York City on Tuesday before heading to Royal Oak, Michigan on Friday (May 16).