Craft Recordings

Craft Recordings celebrates the 30th anniversary of Filter’s seismic debut, Short Bus—the Platinum-selling industrial-alt milestone that introduced the era-defining smash “Hey Man Nice Shot,” plus fan favorites “Dose,” “Under” and more—with a limited-edition vinyl reissue. Arriving August 15 and available to pre-order today, the LP will be pressed in five collector colorways—Translucent Forest Green (Filter Official Store), Velvet Red (Barnes & Noble), Crimson Moon (Vinyl Voice), Bone (Books-A-Million) and Green Smoke (Revolver).

For frontman Richard Patrick—fresh off a stint as touring guitarist for Nine Inch Nails during the Pretty Hate Machine era—Short Bus was a defiantly DIY statement, recorded largely in a Lakewood, Ohio basement on a shoestring budget. Yet its impact reverberated far beyond its humble origins, influencing subsequent waves of industrial metal and electronic-driven alternative acts. Cuts like “Dose,” “Stuck in Here” and “It’s Over” showcased a band unafraid to juxtapose punishing distortion with unexpected melodic hooks and atmospheric textures.

First launched in May 1995, Short Bus burst onto modern-rock radio with the ferocious single “Hey Man Nice Shot.” MTV named it “Song of the Week” upon release, while Rolling Stone hailed the album as “a timely combination of grunge heat and industrial ice, raw emotion riding a steel pulse of digital rhythm.” Powered by Patrick’s serrated riffs and visceral vocals, the track propelled the album to platinum status and cemented Filter as trailblazers bridging industrial intensity with hook-laden guitar rock.

Short Bus launched a far-reaching career that saw Filter evolve with Platinum follow-up Title of Record (1999)—featuring the crossover hit “Take a Picture”—and critically acclaimed albums such as The Amalgamut (2002), Anthems for the Damned (2008) and 2023’s The Algorithm. Across three decades, Patrick has steered Filter through lineup changes and shifting trends, amassing millions of records sold worldwide.

Patrick reflects, “So much has changed over the last 30 years. I’ve gotten married, had two wonderful children and been around the world many times, but the one constant through it all has been Filter—and it all started with Short Bus. I think back to what a thrill it was writing and recording these songs, and how much fun I still have performing them. To me, this album sounds as fresh and vital as it did when it first came out in 1995.”

Fans can experience the band’s relentless energy on the road this summer as Filter joins Alice in Chains co-founder Jerry Cantrell for a run of U.S. dates, listed below.

Click here to pre-order and stream Short Bus.

Tracklist (LP):

Side A

Hey Man Nice Shot
Dose
Under
Spent
Take Another
Stuck in Here

Side B

It’s Over
Gerbil
White Like That
Consider This
So Cool

Tour dates with Jerry Cantrell:

8/16: San Diego, CA – The Observatory North Park
8/17: Anaheim, CA – House of Blues
8/19: Tempe, AZ – Marquee Theatre
8/20: Tucson, AZ – Rialto Theatre
8/22: Dallas, TX – House of Blues
8/23: Austin, TX – Emo’s
8/26: St. Petersburg, FL – Jannus Live
8/27: Orlando, FL – House of Blues
8/29: Columbia, SC – The Senate
8/30: Charleston, SC – The Refinery
9/2: Allentown, PA – Archer Music Hall
9/3: New Haven, CT – Toad’s Place
9/5: Cleveland, OH – House of Blues
9/6: McKees Rocks, PA – Roxian Theatre
9/7: Cincinnati, OH – Bogart’s
9/9: Detroit, MI – Saint Andrew’s Hall
9/10: Davenport, IA – Capitol Theatre
9/12: Minneapolis, MN – Uptown Theater
9/13: La Vista, NE – The Astro (Indoor Theater)
9/14: Kansas City, MO – Uptown Theater