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Faith No More is an Americanrock band fromSan Francisco, California, formed in 1979.[4] Before September 1983,[5] the band performed under the namesSharp Young Men[6] and laterFaith No Man.[7] BassistBilly Gould, keyboardist/rhythm guitaristRoddy Bottum and drummerMike Bordin are the longest-tenured members of the band, having been involved since its inception. The band underwent several early lineup changes, and some major changes later. The lineup of Faith No More consists of Gould, Bordin, Bottum, lead guitarist Jon Hudson, and vocalist/lyricistMike Patton.
After releasing six studio albums, including best-selling recordsThe Real Thing (1989) andAngel Dust (1992),[8] Faith No More officially announced its breakup on April 20, 1998. The band has since reunited, conductingThe Second Coming Tour between 2009 and 2010, and releasing its seventh studio album,Sol Invictus, in May 2015.[9] After the touring cycle ofSol Invictus, Faith No More went on hiatus once again. In November 2019, the band announced that it would reunite to embark on a 2020 UK and European tour, but it was postponed due to theCOVID-19 pandemic. Touring was due to recommence with 2021–2022 dates, but the tour was cancelled with Patton citing mental health reasons,[10] and the band remains on hiatus as of 2025.[11][12][13]
The genesis of Faith No More was the group Sharp Young Men, formed in 1979,[15] by vocalist Mike Morris and keyboardist Wade Worthington. DrummerMike Bordin and bassistBilly Gould joined afterwards. Morris called the name "a piss-take on all the 'elegant' groups at the time."[16] Later, he proposed the name Faith In No Man, but eventually the band settled on Bordin's suggestion, Faith No Man (stylized as Faith. No Man).[16] The band recorded "Quiet in Heaven/Song of Liberty", released in 1983. The songs were recorded inMatt Wallace's parents' garage, where Wallace had set up and been running a recording studio while the band was still recording under the name Sharp Young Men,[17] with Morris, Gould, Bordin and Worthington. Worthington left shortly thereafter. The band's name was changed to Faith No Man for the release of the single, which featured two of the three songs recorded in Wallace's garage,[18] and Roddy Bottum replaced Worthington. Bottum, Gould and Bordin quit the band shortly after and formed Faith No More. They chose the name in September 1983 to accentuate the fact that "The Man" (Morris) was "No More".Their first show as Faith No More included Joe Pop-o-Pie and Jake Smith on guitar. By 1984, Mark Bowen played on guitar with Joe Pop-o-Pie.[19]The band played with several vocalists and guitarists, including a brief stint withCourtney Love, until it settled on vocalistChuck Mosley in 1983[20] and, later, guitaristJim Martin.[21] Their first release under the Faith No More name was a self-titled cassette in 1983, which featured a live performance from that year on Side A, and a 20-minute instrumental track on Side B.
After the name change, the band initially started recordingWe Care a Lot without backing from a record label and, after pooling their money, recorded five songs. This gained the attention of Ruth Schwartz, who was then forming the independent labelMordam Records, under which the band, after getting the necessary financial support, finished and released the album. It was the first official release for both the band and the label.[22]
In late 1986, Faith No More was signed toLos Angeles labelSlash Records by Anna Statman.[23] The label had recently been sold to theWarner Music Group subsidiaryLondon Records, ensuring a widespread release for the band's following albums.Introduce Yourself was released in April 1987, and a revamped version of their debut album's title track "We Care a Lot" saw minor success on MTV. Mosley's behaviour had started to become increasingly erratic, particularly during a troubled tour of Europe in 1988. Incidents include him allegedly punchingBilly Gould on stage,[24] the release party for the albumIntroduce Yourself—during which he fell asleep on stage—and one of Mosley's roadies getting into a fistfight with Martin during the European tour.[25][24] Mosley was eventually fired after the band returned home from Europe. Gould reflected, "There was a certain point when I went to rehearsal, and Chuck wanted to do all acoustic guitar songs. It was just so far off the mark. The upshot was that I got up, walked out and quit the band. I just said: 'I'm done—I can't take this any longer. It's just so ridiculous'. The same day, I talked to Bordin, and he said: 'Well, I still want to play with you'. Bottum did the same thing. It was another one of these 'firing somebody without firing them' scenarios."[24]
Mosley was replaced with singerMike Patton in 1988. Patton, who was singing with his high school band,Mr. Bungle, was recruited at Martin's suggestion after he heard Mr. Bungle's first demo tape,The Raging Wrath of the Easter Bunny.[26] According to Patton, he first met the band during a 1986 gig at "a pizza parlor" in his hometown ofEureka, California.[27] Two weeks after joining Faith No More, he had written the lyrics to the songs that made up the Grammy award-nominatedThe Real Thing, which was released in June 1989.[28]
"Epic" was released in January 1990 and was a top-10 hit. The music video received extensive airplay on MTV in 1990, and angeredanimal rights activists for a slow-motion shot of a fish flopping out of water at the end of the video.[29][30] That same year, Faith No More performed at the1990 MTV Video Music Awards (September 6) and on the 293rd episode ofSaturday Night Live (December 1).[31][32] "From Out of Nowhere" and "Falling to Pieces" were released as singles, and a cover ofBlack Sabbath's "War Pigs" was produced for non-vinyl releases. In 1990, the band went on an extensive U.S. tour, sendingThe Real Thing to Platinum status in Canada, the U.S., and South America. The album also had big sales numbers in Australia, U.K., and the rest of Europe, pushing the total sales well above 4 million worldwide.
In February 1991, Faith No More released its only official live album,Live at the Brixton Academy. The album includes two previously unreleased studio tracks, "The Grade" and "The Cowboy Song". The same year, the band contributed the song "The Perfect Crime" to the soundtrack toBill & Ted's Bogus Journey. Martin also made a brief cameo in the film as "Sir James Martin" as the head of the "Faith No More Spiritual and Theological Center". Patton's original bandMr. Bungle went on to sign with Slash andReprise Records's parent labelWarner Bros. Records in 1991, after the worldwide success ofThe Real Thing.[33]
Faith No More displayed an even more experimental effort on its next album,Angel Dust, released in June 1992.[28] One critic wrote that the album is "one of the more complex and simply confounding records ever released by a major label"[34] and another that the single "'A Small Victory', which seems to runMadame Butterfly throughMetallica andNile Rodgers [...] reveals a developing facility for combining unlikely elements into startlingly original concoctions."[35]
Aside from "A Small Victory" (which received a nomination forBest Art Direction at theMTV Video Music Awards), the tracks "Midlife Crisis" and "Everything's Ruined" were also released as singles. The album included a re-recording of the theme to the filmMidnight Cowboy, and later pressings included a cover ofThe Commodores' "Easy", which in some parts of the world became the band's biggest hit.Angel Dust charted one spot higher on theBillboard 200 thanThe Real Thing, but was not as commercially successful in the U.S., selling 665,000 copies there. It outsoldThe Real Thing in many other countries. In Germany, the record was certified Gold for sales of more than 250,000 copies. The album also matched the sales ofThe Real Thing in Canada (Platinum) and Australia (Gold), and surpassed it in the Netherlands, France, Russia, and the U.K. Worldwide sales are around 3.1 million copies.
After touring to supportAngel Dust in the summer of 1993, longtime guitarist Martin left the band due to internal conflicts. He was reportedly unhappy with the band's change in musical direction onAngel Dust, calling it "gay disco".[36] According to Bottum, Martin was fired via fax.[37] Martin himself states it was his decision to leave.[38] BothGodflesh guitaristJustin Broadrick andKilling Joke guitaristGeordie Walker were reportedly invited to join Faith No More after Martin's departure, but declined.[39] The position was filled by Mike Patton's Mr. Bungle bandmateTrey Spruance, who left after recording 1995'sKing for a Day... Fool for a Lifetime, just before the band was to begin its world tour. Spruance was replaced byDean Menta, the band's keyboard tech.
Faith No More's fifth studio album,King for a Day... Fool for a Lifetime, was released in March 1995,[28] and varies greatly from song to song in style;punk,country,jazz,bossa nova,thrash metal,gospel music, along with other signature FNM elements, are woven together throughout the album. Singles included "Digging the Grave", "Evidence", and "Ricochet". The album featured Mr. Bungle'sTrey Spruance on guitar. The record went Gold in the U.K., Australia, New Zealand, Netherlands and Germany, which gave the album a respectable sales figure of around 1.5 million copies; this was significantly lower than the sales of their previous albums. A 7 x 7-inch box set of singles was released, which included the B-sides and some interviews between the songs.
Album of the Year was released in June 1997 and featured yet another new guitarist, Jon Hudson, who was a former roommate of Billy Gould. The album debuted much higher than expected in some countries (for example, in Germany, the album debuted at No. 2 and stayed in the chart for 5 months). In Australia,Album of the Year went to No. 1 and was certified Platinum. The album charted in many countries in Europe. To date,[clarification needed]Album of the Year has sold around 2 million copies worldwide. The singles "Ashes to Ashes" and "Last Cup of Sorrow" had minimal success (notably, the music video for "Last Cup of Sorrow", which featured actressJennifer Jason Leigh, was inspired by theAlfred Hitchcock filmVertigo). "Stripsearch" was released as a single in various countries (excluding the U.S. and U.K.). The album received largely negative reviews from U.S.-based critics at the time.Rolling Stone magazine wrote in June 1997 that "[They] are floundering around desperately, groping for a sense of identity and direction in a decade that clearly finds them irrelevant",[40] whilePitchfork Media stated "Album Of The Year leaves one feeling like waking up and finding last night's used condom – sure, the ride was fun while it lasted, but what remains is just plain icky. And you definitely don't want it in your CD player."[41] Following the album's release, Faith No More toured withLimp Bizkit in 1997, who were frequently booed by Faith No More's fans.[42][43]
In early 1998, rumors of Faith No More's imminent demise began; commencing with a post to Faith No Morenewsgroup alt.music.faith-no-more claiming Mike Patton had quit the band in favor of side projects. This rumor, denied at the time, proved to be at least partly true. Faith No More played their last show in Lisbon, Portugal on April 7, 1998.[28] The band cancelled their planned support tour forAerosmith and on April 20, Billy Gould released a statement by email and fax, saying "[T]he decision among the members is mutual" and "the split will now enable each member to pursue his individual project(s) unhindered." The band "thank[ed] all of those fans and associates that have stuck with and supported the band throughout its history."
Rumours that Faith No More would reunite for shows in theU.K. in the summer of 2009 were circulating in late November 2008,[44] but were originally dismissed by bassist Billy Gould. He explained: "If anything like this were to happen, it would have to come from the band, and I haven't spoken with any of them in over a year. So as far as I know, there isn't anything to talk about, and I'm pretty sure that if you were to contact Patton, he would tell you the same thing."[45]
However, on February 24, 2009, after months of speculation and rumors, Faith No More announced they would be reforming with a line-up identical to theAlbum of the Year era,[46] embarking on a reunion tour calledThe Second Coming Tour. To coincide with the band's reunion tour, Rhino released the sixth Faith No More compilation,The Very Best Definitive Ultimate Greatest Hits Collection, a double album that includes their hit singles and b sides & rarities, in the U.K. on June 8.[47] Faith No More then played in major European festivals includingDownload Festival in the U.K. in June,Hurricane andSouthside festivals in Germany,[48]Greenfield Festival inSwitzerland,[49]Hove Festival inNorway andRoskilde Festival inDenmark,[50] among other dates. The tour continued into 2010 with appearances at theSoundwave Festival inAustralian cities throughout February and March.[51] During their tour, the band added covers to their repertoire including "Poker Face" byLady Gaga, "Ben" byMichael Jackson and "Switch" bySiouxsie and the Banshees.[52]
After an eleven-month hiatus, Faith No More played four shows in South America in November 2011. On the first date (November 8, 2011), the band played a "mystery song", which led to speculation of new material.[53]
In November 2011, the band performed the entireKing for a Day... Fool for a Lifetime album at the Maquinaria Festival in Chile with Trey Spruance on guitar.[54]
They played at theSonisphere France in France on July 7, 2012, and toured throughout Europe during that year.[55] They added new covers during the 2012 shows, including "Niggas in Paris" byJay Z/Kanye West, "Never Gonna Give You Up" byRick Astley and the internet meme song "Trololo" byEduard Khil.[56] Faith No More became temporarily inactive again. Mike Patton spent 2013 touring with his reformed rock supergroupTomahawk,[57] while the band's other members also pursued their own side projects. In July 2013, Billy Gould confirmed that the band's hiatus would not be permanent, saying "We will do something again only when all members are with the focus on that, and ready for the challenge. This is not the time... yet."[58]
In a 2015 interview, Roddy Bottum said that the band originally intended to reform with guitarist Jim Martin for their reunion tour, but it did not happen.[59]
On May 29, 2014, Faith No More posted a message (along with a photograph of Mike Patton) on their Twitter account, saying that "the reunion thing was fun, but now it's time to get a little creative." On July 4, Faith No More played their first show in two years atHyde Park in London, supportingBlack Sabbath.[60] At that show, Faith No More debuted two new songs "Motherfucker" and "Superhero" (also known by fans as "Leader of Men").[61][62] On August 20, the band posted "The Reunion Tour is over; in 2015 things are going to change." These tweets led to speculation that the band was working on new material.[63][64] On August 30, Gould said that the band is "considering doing something new", and may begin work on a new studio album at some point in the not-too-distant future, explaining, "to do something creative would be a really good thing to do."[65] On September 2, Bill Gould revealed toRolling Stone that the band had begun work on a new album.[66][67] Faith No More headlined the final edition of Australia'sSoundwave in February and March 2015.[68]
The band released their seventh studio album,Sol Invictus, in May 2015.[9] The songs on the album were influenced byThe Cramps,Link Wray andSiouxsie and the Banshees.[69] Speaking toRevolver, Gould described the song "Cone of Shame" as "blues-based rock and roll" that also draws fromblack metal. Describing the song "Matador", he said: "parts of it remind me of the first Siouxsie and the Banshees album. We used real pianos and that brings this organic quality to it to the music".[69] The second single from the album, "Superhero", was shared by the band on March 1, 2015.[70]
In August 2016, the band performed two concerts with former lead singerChuck Mosley to celebrate the reissue of their debut albumWe Care a Lot.[71] The band was billed as "Chuck Mosley & Friends" for the two shows and featured the lineup of Mosley, Mike Bordin, Billy Gould, Jon Hudson and Roddy Bottum.[72]
Former Faith No More singerChuck Mosley died on November 9, 2017. The cause was described as "the disease of addiction.” He was 57 years old.[73]
In February 2018, it was announced that a documentary film on the late former Faith No More frontman Chuck Mosley had begun production; titledThanks. And Sorry: The Chuck Mosley Movie, the film is being directed and edited byDrew Fortier and produced by Douglas Esper.[74]
On November 23, 2019, Faith No More updated its official website and social media accounts with an image of the band's eight-pointed star logo in front of a snow-covered mountain top, accompanied by a clock counting down to November 26, 2019; on the latter date, the band announced its first shows in five years set to take place in Europe in June 2020, including Sunstroke Festival in Ireland,Hellfest in France and Tons of Rock in Norway.[75][76] Less than twenty-four hours later, the Mad Cool Festival in Madrid, Spain, scheduled for July 2020, was added to the list of the band's festival dates.[77] They subsequently rescheduled most of its tour dates, including the Australian and European legs, to 2021 because of theCOVID-19 pandemic.[78][79] The band was scheduled to play two shows at theBanc of California Stadium in Los Angeles withSystem of a Down,Helmet andRussian Circles, which were initially set to take place May 22–23, 2020, but were postponed twice due to the pandemic,[80][81][82] and Faith No More was replaced byKorn.[83] The band was scheduled to play additional shows in September 2021 but these were also cancelled with Patton citing mental health reasons.[10]
In a 2022 interview withThe Guardian, Patton disclosed that he had not spoken to the members of Faith No More since the initial show cancellations, leaving the band's future in question.[84][85][86] In October 2024, keyboardist Roddy Bottum stated that Faith No More is on a "semi-permanent hiatus".[11] Bordin confirmed in an April 2025 interview on theLet There Be Talk podcast that Patton is "clearly unwilling to do shows with" the band, due to his commitments with Mr. Bungle.[12] In October 2025, Bottum reiterated doubts of over another Faith No More reunion, clarifying: "I don't think anyone's sort of up for it at this point. We had a bunch of shows that we were gonna play, and they got canceled, just for various reasons. But I don't think the course that we were on has fixed itself."[13]
Faith No More's music is generally considered to bealternative metal,[87][88]experimental rock,[89]funk metal,[20][90][91]alternative rock,[92] andrap metal.[92] As Faith No Man, their sound was described aspost-punk.[93][94] The band's first single from 1983, "Quiet in Heaven/Song of Liberty", was labelled as a "solidpost-punk/pre-goth single".[95] These elements endured during their tenure with Chucky Mosley, withAllMusic comparing their first album to earlyPublic Image Ltd works.[96] By the mid-1980s,Billy Gould stated the band were in a "weird spot", as their eclectic sound didn't fit in with the burgeoninghardcore punk and alternative rock movements of the era.[97]
Upon Mike Patton's arrival in 1988, the band began to expand their sound range even further, merging disparate genres such assynth-pop,[98]thrash metal,[34] andcarousel music[34] onThe Real Thing.Rolling Stone states that by 1997, the band were "too heavy for thepost-grunge pop hits ofThe Verve andThird Eye Blind [and] too arty to work comfortably with thenu metal knuckle-draggers they spawned."[99] Over the course of their career, they have experimented withheavy metal,funk,hip hop,progressive rock,[100] alternative rock,hardcore punk,polka,country,easy listening,jazz,samba,[101]ska,[102]bossa nova,[103]hard rock,pop,[104]soul,[105]trip hop,[106]gospel,[107] andlounge music.[108]
Faith No More's lyrics have been described as "bizarrely humorous". When interviewed about his lyrics, Patton responded, "I think that too many people think too much about my lyrics. I am more a person who works more with the sound of a word than with its meaning. Often I just choose the words because of the rhythm, not because of the meaning."[109]
In addition to the band's subsequently more apparentmetal influences, likeBlack Sabbath andOzzy Osbourne, Bordin acknowledged manygothic rock andpost-punk bands as early influences, includingSiouxsie and the Banshees,[69]The Cure,Psychedelic Furs,Echo and the Bunnymen,Killing Joke, Public Image Ltd, andTheatre of Hate.[110] Upon reforming, Faith No More returned to these influences onSol Invictus.[111][112]
In a 2015 article byArtistdirect, the musiciansDuff McKagan,Chino Moreno,Serj Tankian,Corey Taylor,Max Cavalera andJonathan Davis all praised the band for their significance and influence.[113]Nirvana bassist, and co-founder,Krist Novoselic cited Faith No More as a band that "paved the way for Nirvana" in the late 1980s.[114]Robert Plant, singer ofLed Zeppelin, mentioned the thenChuck Mosley-led Faith No More as one of his favorite bands in a 1988 interview withRolling Stone.[115] Plant and Faith No More subsequently toured together followingThe Real Thing's release.[116]Scott Ian ofAnthrax has also named Faith No More as one of his favorite bands.[117][118]Alexander Julien ofVision Eternel named Faith No More as his favorite band in numerous interviews and has listed it as a major influence on his music.[119][120][121] In interviews withThe PRP,Mushroomhead,[122]Lostprophets,[123]The Dillinger Escape Plan,[124]American Head Charge,[125]Dog Fashion Disco,[126]Grüvis Malt,[127] andVex Red[128] each listed Faith No More as a major influence.The Fierce and the Dead have cited them as a key influence.[129]
Corey Taylor (frontman for bothSlipknot andStone Sour) toldLoudwire in 2015 that if it wasn't for Faith No More, he "wouldn't be here today." While recovering from an attempted suicide at his grandmother's house, he saw the band perform "Epic" live on the1990 MTV Video Music Awards and the performance inspired him to begin writing and performing music again.[130]
They were voted No. 52 onVH1's "100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock".[131] The band is credited for inventing thealternative metal genre which began in the 1980s and that fusesmetal with other genres, includingalternative rock.[132] Tim Grierson ofAbout.com said the band "helped put alternative metal on the map."[133] Faith No More has also been credited for influencingnu metal bands, such asLimp Bizkit,Korn, andSevendust,[134] primarily due to the popularity of "Epic", and other early material that featured rap and rock crossovers.Papa Roach vocalistJacoby Shaddix, a self-confessed fan of the band, stated in a 2015 interview "They fused some of that hip-hop and rock together. They were one of the earliest bands to do that, and definitely pioneers to a whole genre. If you listen to Korn, if you listen to how the bass and the drums lock up, it's quite similar to how Faith No More was doing it in their early years."[135] Papa Roach guitaristJerry Horton also listed Faith No More as a major influence when the band was starting out.[136] In a 2019 interview on the Australian channelRage's Midnight Show,Tobias Forge, leader of the Swedish rock bandGhost, explained what the band meant to him by saying, "In the 90s there were a few bands that I liked a lot, and still like to this day, that are consecutively hard to niche. One band is Faith No More. Who knows what they play? No one knows really. It's a synth band? No. Is it a heavy metal band? No, not really. It's just a really, really good rock band."[137]
The band and their 1990[note1] single "Epic" have frequently been cited as an example of an '80s or '90sone-hit wonder.[138][139][140] The band's original final recordAlbum of the Year experienced high sales in countries such as Australia (where it went Platinum),[141] New Zealand and Germany, while being deemed a commercial failure in their native US.
Faith No More have been covered by prominent metal acts such as36 Crazyfists,[142]Apocalyptica,[143]Atreyu,[144]Between the Buried and Me,[145]Disturbed,[146]Five Finger Death Punch,[147]Helloween,[148]Ill Niño,[149]Korn,[150]Machine Head,[151]Papa Roach,[152]Redemption,[153]Revocation,[154]Sentenced,[155]Slaves on Dope[156] andTrail of Tears.[157]Slaves on Dope wrote and recorded the song "No More Faith" as a tribute to Faith No More; they also chose to record a cover of "War Pigs" because Faith No More had done it.[158]
In October 2000, a tribute album organized by Faith No More's former managerWarren Entner was first announced.[159][160][161] It was set to feature principally high-profile nu-metal and alternative metal bands, includingPapa Roach (covering "The Gentle Art of Making Enemies"),[159][162]Korn (covering "Surprise! You're Dead!"),[159][163] Disturbed (covering "Midlife Crisis"),[162][163]Taproot (covering "Ricochet"),[164][162][163]Deftones (covering "RV"),[160][159][163]Primer 55 (covering "Digging the Grave"),[163]System of a Down (covering "Cuckoo for Caca"),[165][163][166] as well asFear Factory,[163][167]Slipknot,[163][166]Incubus,[163][166] andSlaves on Dope.[168] Though several of the bands recorded their songs, a record label was never set and this tribute was never released.[161]Papa Roach notably performed "The Gentle Art of Making Enemies" during its 2001 European tour,[166] while Disturbed performed "Midlife Crisis" on its 2001 North American headlining tour.[169] In reaction to the news of this Various Artists tribute, Patton posted the following on his Ipecac Recordings website on February 20, 2001: "FNM Tribute Record - ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ Who cares? Do you really want to hear bands ruin great songs? Mike's reaction...... "let sleeping dogs lie""[170] In a July 2003 interview withCounterCulture, when asked about this tribute Patton responded "No idea. Don't really care as long as I get my cut."[171]
In 2002, another tribute album, titledTribute of the Year: A Tribute to Faith No More (a reference to Faith No More'sAlbum of the Year), was released compiled by Legion Records and released byUnderground Inc. It features 30 Faith No More songs covered by mostly underground and independenthardcore punk,industrial, and alternative metal acts, includingHate Dept.,Tub Ring,Bile, andYellow No. 5.[172]
In 2023,The Lucid along withViolent J (Insane Clown Posse) released a re-imagining of "Epic" titled "Sweet Toof"; keeping the music unchanged but re-writing all lyrics and vocal melodies except for a callback to the original chorus during the outro.[173]
After the release ofThe Real Thing, a feud developed between Faith No More and fellowfunk-influenced Californian groupRed Hot Chili Peppers, whom they had previously played with onThe Uplift Mofo Party Tour, whileChuck Mosley was still Faith No More's lead singer. Patton and Chili Peppers' frontmanAnthony Kiedis have been involved in a near 35-year old feud stemming from his accusations of Patton imitating his mannerisms and image for Faith No More's 1989 music video "Epic".[174][175][176][177] Much of the animosity of Patton's feud with Kiedis involved his other band Mr Bungle, with very few recent comments attacking Faith No More. Over the years, media attention often exaggerated tensions between the two bands, including TV personalities such asGreg Gutfeld.[178][179] Despite this, various members of Faith No More and Red Hot Chili Peppers appear to have remained on good terms since the initial controversy. Regarding the perceived conflict, Red Hot Chili Peppers bassistFlea stated in a 1996 interview, "There was never any fight between us, that was a bunch of bullshit created by the media. I mean I think they're a good band. Maybe there was some things said betweenAnthony and the singer [Patton], but it all means nothing to me. [...] Those guys in the band are nice people and there's no fight, let's not fight."[180] At a 2014 show inBrooklyn, Red Hot Chili Peppers also notably covered a portion of the Chuck Mosley-era song "We Care a Lot".[177]
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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| 1991 | Faith No More | International Group | Nominated |
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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| 1990 | "The Real Thing" | Best Metal Performance | Nominated |
| 1991 | "Epic" | Best Hard Rock Performance | Nominated |
| 1993 | "Angel Dust" | Best Hard Rock Performance | Nominated |
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Sol Invictus | Best Album | Won |
Metal Storm Awards
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Sol Invictus | Best Alternative Metal Album[181] | Won |
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | "Epic" | Best Heavy Metal/Hard Rock Video | Nominated |
| 1991 | "Falling to Pieces" | Best Art Direction in a Video | Nominated |
| 1991 | "Falling to Pieces" | Best Heavy Metal/Hard Rock Video | Nominated |
| 1991 | "Falling to Pieces" | Best Visual Effects in a Video | Won |
| 1993 | "A Small Victory" | Best Art Direction in a Video | Nominated |
Mosley joined the band in 1983. He sang on their first two albums, 1985'sWe Care a Lot and 1987'sIntroduce Yourself. With those two albums, the band helped establish the sound of California funk-metal,
With their fusion of heavy metal, funk, hip-hop, and progressive rock, Faith No More has earned a substantial cult following.
Faith No More, the 15-year-old San Francisco rock band known for its energetic mix of punk, jazz, heavy metal, alternative rock, samba, polka, and easy-listening, has broken up.
Outstanding tracks blend hard rock and pop melodicism the way only FNM can. Album of the Year was a fitting way for one of alternative rock's most influential and important bands to end its career.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)Papa Roach, North California's hottest new rock band, have exclusively revealed to Metal Hammer that they are recording a track for a forthcoming Faith No More tribute album. The band will shortly record 'The Gentle Art Of Making Enemies', a track which appeared on FNM's overlooked classic 'King For A Day… Fool For A Lifetime'. Coby Dick, the Roach's lead singer, told the 'Hammer: "Faith No More really inspired a lot of bands and 'King For A Day…' is in my all-time top five albums. I don't know who else if on the album but I think Korn and Deftones will also record tracks. We're very excited about it and I can't wait to get in the studio.Alt URL
More information has surfaced on the upcoming Faith No More tribute album which is currently in the works. The latest addition to the tribute, is the band Primer 55 who tentatively plan to cover the track "Digging The Grave", which came from the groups 1995 effort "King For A Day, Fool For A Lifetime". Papa Roach are also on board for the project and plan to cover the track "The Gentle Art Of Making Enemies" which also comes from the aforementioned album. Papa Roach were in fact originally set to hit the studio to track their cover of the song recently, but have now delayed those plans until a label for the release is decided upon. Meanwhile, another rumored contribution for the disc which is being put together by former Faith No More and current Deftones manager, Warren Entner, is the Deftones covering "RV", a track which originally surfaced on the 1992 classic, "Angel Dust". Other artists rumored to be involved in the project are Taproot and System Of A Down although it is unsure as of yet which songs they will cover if they are included. No release date has been set for the album as of yet, although more details are expected to be released shortly.
More news on the upcoming as-yet-untitled Faith No More tribute album: Disturbed are set to cover "Midlife Crisis," Deftones are covering "RV," Primer 55 is covering "Digging The Grave," Taproot is covering either "Ricochet" or "Cuckoo For Caca," Papa Roach will be covering "The Gentle Art Of Making Enemies," and Korn is covering "Surprise Your Dead." Other rumored acts include System Of A Down, Slipknot, Incubus and Fear Factory. The album is expected to be released sometime later this year, although it is currently unknown which label will release it.
Taproot will be contributing their cover of the track "Ricochet" to the upcoming Faith No More tribute album. In other news, Disturbed have already recorded their version of "Midlife Crisis" for the effort and band front man David Draiman commented on it stating: "We've been Faith No More fans for a while and I think it's a tremendous honor to be making a contribution to this tribute album, Our version stayed true to the original, but we definitely did it the Disturbed way. It's much more aggressive." Meanwhile, Deftones DJ, Frank also recently commented on the status of their contribution saying that they have yet to pick a song to cover, though it looks more than likely that they will show up on the album. The current rumored lineup for the disc so far is as follows: Primer 55 covering "Digging The Grave". Taproot covering "Ricochet". Papa Roach covering "The Gentle Art Of Making Enemies". Disturbed covering "Midlife Crisis". System Of A Down covering "Cuckoo For Caca". Korn covering "Surprise Your Dead". Other acts who are rumored to also be contributing to the disc include Slipknot, Incubus and Fear Factory. No release date for the effort has been set yet, though its quite possible that it may surface in stores this summer/fall.
Disturbed have now chosen their selection for the upcoming and as yet to be titled Faith No More tribute album. They will be covering the track "Midlife Crisis", which comes from the groups 1992 classic "Angel Dust". Other artists tentatively lined up for the disc include:
The Deftones covering "RV"
Primer 55 covering "Digging The Grave"
Taproot covering either "Ricochet" or "Cuckoo For Caca"
Papa Roach covering "The Gentle Art Of Making Enemies"
Korn covering "Surprise Your Dead"
While, other acts who are rumored to also be contributing to the disc include System Of A Down, Slipknot, Incubus and Fear Factory. The album is expected to be released sometime later this year, although it is currently unknown which label will release it. Meanwhile, in related news, Papa Roach performed their cover of "The Gentle Art Of Making Enemies" live during last night, Monday January 29th's performance in London, England at the Astoria.
A Faith No More tribute album is in the works and will feature tracks from today's heavier acts, so far Papa Roach have been confirmed for the album and will be recording their version of the song "The Gentle Art Of Making Enemies" in the near future for the disc which will hit stores sometime next year. Other bands rumored to be included on the album include the Deftones, Korn and Slaves On Dope.
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