The lineup has been revealed for the 2019 Freakers’ Ball. The event will take place at the Dos Equis Pavilion in Dallas, TX on October 25 and it will feature: Marilyn Manson, Bush, Bad Wolves, Filter, 10 Years, and Blacktop Mojo.
Richard Patrick has confirmed that Filter are working on a new album titled “They Got Us Right Where They Want Us, At Each Other’s Throats.” The frontman was previously working on a follow-up to “Short Bus” with Brian Liesegang, but those plans were recently scrapped.
Patrick told Loudwire the following:
“reBus is noBus, or at least not-right-now bus.
Brian and I have decided to shelve the reBus album for right now for a variety of reasons, but know this…
I will be working on a new FILTER album called “They Got Us Right Where They Want Us, At Each Other’s Throats.”
Hopefully three songs will be on the new album that Brian and I wrote together, working titles being “Murica,” “Thoughts and Prayers” and “(Command-Z) High as a Muv’ Fucka’.”
Filter’s Richard Patrick previously reunited with Brian Liesegang and was planning to record a follow-up to their 1995 debut album “Short Bus,“ called “ReBus,” but those plans have officially been scrapped. The cancellation of the record follows the collapse of PledgeMusic, which the band were using to crowdfund the effort. Patrick will now be shifting his focus to the group’s 20th anniversary celebration for “Title Of Record.“ The 20th anniversary edition of that album will be released on August 9 and a Dub Pistols Club remix of “The Best Things” from it can be streamed below:
Filter have announced that they will be releasing a 20th anniversary edition of “Title Of Record” on August 9. The effort will come with various bonus tracks and new liner notes by author, journalist and “Side Jams” podcast host Bryan Reesman.
Track Listing:
01. “Sand”
02. “Welcome To The Fold”
03. “Captain Bligh”
04. “It’s Gonna Kill Me”
05. “The Best Things”
06. “Take A Picture”
07. “Skinny”
08. “I Will Lead You”
09. “Cancer”
10. “I’m Not The Only One”
11. “Miss Blue”
12. “Jurassitol”
13. “(Can’t You) Trip Like I Do” (feat. The Crystal Method)
14. “Take A Picture” (H&H remix)
15. “The Best Things” (Humble Brothers remix)
The digital version will also come with additional bonus tracks:
Filter were supposed to perform at the Speaking Rock Casino in El Paso, TX tonight (March 7), but the show was cancelled after the venue took issue with a caption on a Facebook post made by Richard Patrick. The venue also didn’t like the fact that the band were planning to use an upside down American flag in their video backdrop.
Filter commented:
“FILTER(ED) IN TEXAS
Speaking Rock Casino in El Paso, TX, the Tigua Tribe’s Casino / Resort / Music Venue has cancelled tonight’s FILTER show, due to a humorous Facebook post written by vocalist, Richard Patrick, and the band’s plans to use the American flag turned upside down in their background video on stage.
The “offending” post, which included a short video of the band soundchecking at the venue:
This is sound check!! We’re Playing El Paso!!!
Get here later and it will be packed!! A lot of Trump bashing!
Does anyone know Beto?? Bring Beto!The band was told the venue “didn’t like” the post and that they were getting threatening phone calls and bomb threats from Texans who didn’t like it either. The tour manager was in the green room and woke up from a pre-show nap to 30 yellow-shirted security guards and the General Manager shouting expletives and telling the band they were not welcome at the venue. “The First Amendment does not exist in this Casino. Get the f@*k out,” they said.
Management also told Patrick that it was illegal to display the flag upside down in their video. The law to which they might refer is Title 4, US Code “(a) The flag should never be displayed with union down, except as a signal of dire distress in instances of extreme danger to life or property.”
Patrick explains “This is a dire emergency! This country is totally jacked up!! This is my right to artistic expression. If they are going to tell me that I am un-American for saying that about the President, I’d ask them if they have been to Iraq or Afghanistan. I have been over there and love and respect the job that our troops are doing over there – fighting to ensure our rights to say what we like. As a matter of fact – I was asked recently what FILTER stands for and THIS IS IT – our freedom of expression!”
In addition to the First Amendment, The Texas Constitution, in Article I, sections 8 and 27 protects the “liberty to speak, write or publish … opinions on any subject.” You have the right to express your views in these ways regardless of how unpopular or controversial they may be. #firstamendment #gop #filter2019 #america”
The venue also issued a statement:
“Unfortunately due to safety concerns associated with Filter’s performance tonight we will be canceling their show. We want everyone who comes to our venue to experience entertainment with positivity, union, safety, and joy. We all have our own political views and want to respect everyone’s opinion, but our shows will not be a platform for it. We apologize for the cancellation.”
The deadly fires here in California have had an impact on a number of rock/metal musicians. Among them is Limp Bizkit’s Fred Durst, who appears to have lost his house. He said the following on his Instagram story:
“When you wake up and your house has burned down, but you were able to salvage your chair and thermos and paddleball.”
Durst‘s bandmate Wes Borland also seems to have lost some gear in the fire:
Tool’s Adam Jones and his family have also been evacuated and their house is in danger:
Filter’s Richard Patrick and his family were evacuated as well:
Furthermore, Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Flea and his family were evacuated, but a neighbor helped save their house:
Original Filter members Richard Patrick and Brian Liesegang have launched a PledgeMusic campaign for their new album. This news comes after Patrick previously said the effort will likely serve as a direct follow-up to their debut album “Short Bus.“ Those that participate in the campaign will be able to get signed CDs, memorabilia, etc. The band are also planning to let their fans decide on the album title. On another note, Patrick and Liesegang have also revealed that they reunited after Louise Post (Veruca Salt) told them “…to bury any bullshit, forget the crap, and get their shit together” during a live show they attended.
