Army of Anyone was a supergroup formed by Filter frontman Richard
Patrick with two of the former members of rock band Stone Temple
Pilots. In addition to Patrick on vocals, the band featured Dean DeLeo
and Robert DeLeo on guitars and bass, respectively, and Ray Luzier
(formerly of David Lee Roth's band) on drums. This was the first band
the DeLeo brothers formed without Scott Weiland since the short-lived
Talk Show project in 1997 and was their first major project since STP's
breakup in 2003.Contents [hide]
History
While writing material for a fourth Filter album, Richard Patrick
linked up with the DeLeo brothers for help. The result of their meeting
was a track called "A Better Place". A few days later, they decided to
form a new band. Ray Luzier was called to audition after the DeLeo
brothers were impressed with Ray's sound check at a show. Luzier joined
the band later after a successful auditioning. The band had recorded
more than 30 songs in Patrick's home studio, 11 of which would make
their way on to their debut album, which was originally slated for an
early 2006 release.
Army of Anyone originally signed with Columbia Records to release
their debut album but most of the personnel who backed them at Columbia
Records were fired, making them opt to change their label.
In a message posted by Luzier on his official message board, he
stated the album would be released in August 2006. It was finally
released on November 14. The album was produced by Bob Ezrin, the
producer behind Pink Floyd's epic rock opera The Wall and Alice
Cooper's early hits. Patrick commented that the delays were caused by a
few personal reasons such as members getting married and having
children. During that time, they opted to re-mix and re-master the
record.
The band's first single was titled "Goodbye," which can be found on
the band's Myspace page. For a brief period of time, an instrumental
track called "Used to Know Her" was also available on the page, but has
since been removed. "Goodbye" made its video debut on Yahoo Music, on
October 3, 2006.
Army of Anyone planned on releasing a DVD in 2007 which would
include studio footage of the group recording their debut album. This
would ultimately not happen.
Touring
While promoting their debut album, Army of Anyone visited radio
stations across the country from late September. Among the songs they
played at these stations were covers of Filter's "Take a Picture" and
Stone Temple Pilots' "Interstate Love Song." Since the release of their
debut album on November 14, the band went on tour to further promote
the album. They also performed the single "Goodbye" on the November 20
Late Night with Conan O'Brien and November 23 Last Call with Carson
Daly. In addition to playing songs from the album, they also included
covers of "Big Bang Baby," "Vasoline," and "Piece of Pie" by Stone
Temple Pilots as well as covers of Filter's "Hey Man, Nice Shot," "Take
a Picture," and "Welcome to the Fold." An interlude version of Led
Zeppelin's "The Rain Song" also featured as a part of their set.
An iTunes exclusive three-in-one EP was released on October 31. The
EP includes the single "Goodbye," the music video for the single, and a
special podcast featuring interviews with all of the band members
discussing the tracks on the CD.
The band headlined the 2007 edition of the SnoCore Tour which had
previously been headlined by bands such as Seether, Chevelle, Helmet,
and Shinedown. Army of Anyone were supported by Hurt throughout the
tour.
Break up
On May 14, 2007, Richard Patrick was interviewed on the
LunaticRadio.com show and announced that he was working on new Filter
material. On May 26, Army of Anyone played their last concert in El
Paso, Texas.
Patrick subtly confirmed on Sirius' Lithium 24 channel that the band
has likely ended; after playing Stone Temple Pilots' "Big Bang Baby,"
he stated, "I was in a band with Dean and Rob," referring to Army of
Anyone in the past tense.
Since the band parted ways, Patrick has recorded a new album with
Filter, Anthems for the Damned, which was released in May 2008
featuring the single "Soldiers of Misfortune."
Rumors began circulating in early 2008 that a Stone Temple Pilots
reunion was imminent, and in April the band announced their reunion
tour and performed a mini show in Los Angeles. STP are currently
recording their sixth studio album, set for release later this year.
Ray Luzier became Korn's newest drummer in November 2007. He has
been touring with them since January 2008 and plans to record with the
group for their ninth studio album.
