Anthems for the Damned

Anthems for the Damned is the fourth studio album by American industrial rock band Filter. It was released to the public on May 13, 2008 through Pulse Records. This album marks Filter's first studio project since The Amalgamut in 2002. Shortly after that release, the band abruptly stopped touring and lead singer Richard Patrick checked himself into rehab, putting the band on hiatus. Patrick then began to explore other creative endeavors like recording songs with The Damning Well in 2003. In 2005, he collaborated with former Stone Temple Pilots members Robert and Dean DeLeo to continue work on his new Filter album. When that collaboration was completed, Patrick returned to work on the next Filter album. This would allow him to express some of his feelings about the current state of the world and the current state of his life. Anthems for the Damned, released through their new label, Pulse Recording, was the result of those efforts.