Anthems for the Damned

Rock · 2008 · 12 tracks · 49m

Anthems for the Damned

A pivot from internal demons to global ones. Polished, melodic alternative rock that trades industrial screams for shimmering, politically-charged anthems.

It's Filter's 'sober and serious' record, trading the industrial screams for big, melodic anthems about the world falling apart.

A sober, outward-looking reflection on a fractured world, balancing somber melodies with a lingering rock defiance.

Anthems for the Damned · vs · Filter

Medium Energy-1.9σ

It runs notably cooler and more held-back than this artist's baseline.

Tracklist · 12 Tracks · 49m

01

Soldiers of Misfortune

4:26

02

What’s Next

3:34

03

The Wake

3:57

04

Cold (Anthem for the Damned)

3:45

05

Hatred Is Contagious

4:25

06

Lie After Lie

3:45

07

Kill the Day

3:31

08

The Take

3:17

09

I Keep Flowers Around

4:27

10

In Dreams

3:51

11

Only You

4:41

12

Can Stop This

5:58

Moments Worth Waiting For

The soaring, melodic chorus of Soldiers of Misfortune that balances military precision with a deep sense of mourning.

The way the industrial grit of the past softens into a shimmering, U2-esque guitar delay on the title track.

The final, sprawling six-minute descent of Can Stop This which trades aggression for a haunting, atmospheric closure.

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