Admittedly, this is the kind of thing that slips under my radar all the time. I knew that Filter front-man Richard Patrick was creating a new band, I think I even knew at one point they were going to be called Army of Anyone. What I didn’t know, was that it has happened already.

Every once in a while I check out the Filter home page for news of a tour, a new album.. something. Well I checked again last night, which led me to the Army of Anyone site, which informed me that not only do they have an album out, but they’re touring. Now before I bash the album, a bit more background:

Take the lead singer of Filter, add the guitarist and bassist from Stone Temple Pilots and bring in one of the leading session drummers around and what do you have? Those are the ingredients that went into forming Army of Anyone, which features vocalist Richard Patrick, Stone Temple Pilot founding members Dean and Robert DeLeo and seasoned drummer Ray Luzier. Between the years 1994-2002, Richard and Robert and Dean have shared many a stage and have crossed many a path. Each of them being fans of the others’ work, the guys would jam and hang out at any given opportunity. The foundation for the group was laid when Patrick enlisted the DeLeos to help him co-write a song for the Filter album he was working on at the time. The result, “A Better Place,” turned out to be prophetic, and the beginning of something new. Within a couple of days, the three musicians decided they would take this working relationship to the next level, and Army of Anyone was born.

So it should come as no surprise to anyone who thought the last Filter album was their weakest; Army of Anyone isn’t anything special. In fact it almost sounds like a MTV friendlier version of Filter.

Army Of Anyone - Goodbye (radio edit)

For those of you who disagree, Army of Anyone is currently touring..

Fri, Dec 8 - Houston, TX - Verizon Wireless Theater
Sun, Dec 10 - Albuquerque, NM - Sunshine Theater
Tue, Dec 12 - Toledo, OH - Gator’z
Thurs, Dec 14 - Indianapolis, IN - The Vogue
Mon, Dec. 18 - The Rex Theatre in Pittsburgh
Tue, Dec. 19 - House of Blues in Cleveland