Faith No More

San Francisco, California, United States
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Band Members:

Mike Patton - Vocals
Jon Hudson - Guitar
Mike Bordin - Drums
Roddy Bottum - Keyboards
Billy Gould – Bass Guitar

Biography

11 years after famously calling it a day in April 1998, Faith No More have confirmed that they are re-forming, and will headline Soundwave this summer.

A favourite of Metallica and Guns ‘N’ Roses, Faith No More are largely responsible for the rap/rock crossover blueprint and for influencing many of the nu-metal bands of the 90s, including Linkin Park, Korn and Limp Bizkit.

The vocal style of Mike Patton alone has spawned many copycats with his range easily moving between scattergun metal vocals to soaring operatic.

The band truly penetrated the UK when their fourth album ‘Angel Dust’ went to Number 2 in the UK album chart upon release in June 1992, with follow up album ‘King For A Day…Fool For A Lifetime’ going in at Number 5 three years later. Fusing a wide range of musical styles in their trademark schizophrenic fashion, from heavy metal, funk, punk, jazz and thrash metal, their music has defined a generation.

A statement from Faith No More confirmed that they are “still young and strong enough to deliver a kickass set, with enthusiasm to not only revisit our past but possibly add something to the present. And so with this we've decided to hold our collective breaths and jump off this cliff.... BACK, GOD FORBID, INTO THE MONKEY CAGE!!!”

Reviews from Faith No More’s first festival comeback show at Download 09

“Faith No More brought the first day of Download to a close tonight (June 12) with an epic comeback set on the Main Stage.” – NME

“The only way to describe this awesome, awe-inspiring set is that it’s everything that it threatened to be…quite honestly, the gauntlet has been thrown down for festival season.” – Metal Hammer

“Making their hotly anticipated UK festival comeback, Faith No More could do no wrong punctuated by some of their harder numbers, including We Care A Lot, Epic and From Out Of Nowhere - Everyone agreed this was worth keeping the Faith for.” – The UK Sun

“A set full of heaviness and wonderful eccentricity. Watching Mike Patton go from charming crooner to screaming madman was totally enthralling.” – Ragnarokradio

“The biggest cheer of the day is reserved for Faith No More. With the stage draped entirely in red curtains and Mike Patton dressed in a suit to match, barely a stone is left unturned after more than a decade of silence.” – Caughtinthecrossfire.com

A Crackhead
7 days ago

OMG BEST BAND TO PLAY SOUNDWAVE EVER

drewillo
3 weeks ago

Hope they open in Melb with Digging the Grave. Was present @ Alternative Nation (Brisbane) 1995. They opened with Digging the Grave and it blew everyone away. Can't FUCKIN wait.......We're goin off!!!!!!!

ToOl_TaSh
3 weeks ago

I CANT WAIT FOR MONDAY ITS GOING TO BE AWESOME JUST WONDERING DOES ANYONE KNOW IF THERE IS GOING TO BE ANY SIGNING TENTS AT PERTHS SOUNDWAVE. WE ALWAYS SEEM TO MISS OUT.

megan mildren
3 weeks ago

faith no more, you guys performed more than brilliant, just wish I had seen you in the past, please keep playing so I may one day experience seeing your own gig. p.s got my 15yold listening to you, you have 1 more loyal fan, he thinks you rock!

Vivienne
1 month ago

Whoo hoo!!!! Faith No More!!!

THELASTTOKNOW
1 month ago

FUCK YEAH!!! WHERE IT GROWS ON TREES BUT NEVER...NEVER BLOOMS.... WHERE IT HOLDS THE LEAST FOR WHO EVER.........

markl_91@hotmail.com
2 months ago

Check out the upcoming progressive rock/ambient band 'The Ascension'.
With ex-members from 'The Bright Star Alliance', samples can be heard at:

http://www.myspace.com/wearetheascension

baby_morse (not verified)
3 months ago

crackers76, Please, not all "emo's" are shit, not all emo's are even emos. I'm emo, but not the stereotypical type and I'm also just a kid. Yet I love this band, they are the best band ever, in my opinion. So I ask you kindly, leave us alone....

baby_morse (not verified)
3 months ago

I'm so exciting, so fuckin much. AH! TAKE THAT SUCKERS! My friends don't like them, they will pay...... I'VE SO GOT TO GET A RECORDING! Sorry, my first concert ever! Muwhwhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha

SaraNoFaith
3 months ago

Too big but you get the idea.

crackers76
3 months ago

maybe patton and the boys could show the emo kids real music
have waited a long time for this one

trentfisher99
3 months ago

FAITH NO MORE! WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

SaraNoFaith
4 months ago

I probably should have read chopchopjb's post first.

SaraNoFaith
4 months ago

@ Spesh: As far as pre-Patton stuff goes, I think FNM have been performing We Care A lot at most or all of their shows, and I think they also played 'Mark Bowen' from We Care A lot at Live at Brixton - The Second Coming.

SNAmy18
4 months ago

I'm pissed off that I missed tickets to the sideshow but I still get to see these guys at Soundwave! I <3 Mike Patton!

Chelz
4 months ago

Cant wait for FNM bring it on!

leigh_stylin
5 months ago

cant wait to see FNM again, wish i could bring my son along to experience the magic that is mike patton

HSBlack
5 months ago

Totally agree with benJAHHmin92 i checked out www.myspace.com/nmmarg and they are actually sweet, rough recordings but wicked band

BenJAHmin92
5 months ago

Hey!
yous are awesome!
check out this band
i think yous would like them
www.myspace.com/nmmarg

chopchopjb
5 months ago

Yeah they played Introduce Yourself and We Care A Lot at the UK reunion show. I'm fucking pumped about this, I was considering getting to Europe somehow to see them and now they're coming to my doorstep! Will travel to Melb for the sideshow as well - hopefully Clutch and Anthrax will also do sides.

Spesh
5 months ago

@ Gotthatfeeling......Do they even play songs from Introduce yourself?? that's not Patton....would be cool if they did as it's my fav album but I doubt it. Still can't wait to see what they bust out...will be quality whatever they play

Spesh
5 months ago

Timmy J
5 months ago

All I can say is:

IT'S ON!

number0six
5 months ago

TRULY THE GREATEST BAND, THEY DEFINED WHO I WAS AND WHAT I DID FOR MOST OF MY LIFE! AND IM SURE I WOULDNT BE THE PERSON I AM TODAY WITH OUT THEIR MUSIC AND MANY LIVE SHOWS... SO NOW THEY ARE BACK ALL BETS ARE OFF! IT TIME TO FUCK SHIT UP!!!

GotThatFeeling
5 months ago

just bought our tkts, WAHOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i'm sooo stoked this is actually going to happen - can u believe it??
they could play a 3song set & i would love everyone of them!
i really hope they play some classics off introduce urself & therealthing,
just imagine if they opened with 'annies song'...
like 'em or love 'em we're all in for a great show!

Vlad Drac
5 months ago

They have been playing Jizzlober and Cuckoo for Caca at other shows so I can only hope they play them in melb. 12 years since my only fnm experience at festival hall and I thought for a long time that would have been my last. I can not FUCKING wait! It would be nice if Patton does a solo sideshow too but i doubt it.

SNAmy18
5 months ago

Might wanna pack several pair of undies then mutantape

mutantape
6 months ago

But I will go see FNM. *shitting myself with excitement*

mutantape
6 months ago

This is ace. But if Jane's do a sideshow and it clashes with FNM, I'll be shat off.

stooth
6 months ago

Melbourne sideshow is Feb 25

SNAmy18
6 months ago

FNM have announced their sideshows. 22nd Feb at the Hordern in Sydney and Festival Hall in Melbourne (sorry I didn't pay attention to the date cause I saw Sydney and almost fainted)

I am going to be a broke broke person by the end of February, but it will all be worth it in the end!

baby_morse (not verified)
6 months ago

hmmm, lets see, i would have been 3 yrs old (lol) I guess seeing them once is gonn have to be enough for me

SNAmy18
6 months ago

Yeah it was 97.

I swear when Mike Patton walks onto the stage I'll need someone to hold me up!

It's great to see so many people showing love for these guys. Hoping they do some sideshows as well. Once is never enough!

richo0306
6 months ago

'97

baby_morse (not verified)
6 months ago

SNAmy18, when was the last time they came to aussie?

doddg1
6 months ago

I dare someone to wear a Red Hot Chili Peppers T-shirt at the front of a show. You may just get to meet Mike Patton close and personal. Can't wait to see these guys again. Go Gould you four string freak!

baby_morse (not verified)
6 months ago

ihearthannah, let me guess, you're in your late teens?? Most of the music my fellow teens listen to are shit. you're probably no different. Leave Faith No More alone or i'll kill you... (lol)

shaepayne
6 months ago

I cant wait till FNM rip it up on stage.... so all those little emo shitheads how its really done!

SNAmy18
6 months ago

I reckon heaps of people cried with you baby_morse. I was 15 last time they were here and I swore then I would not miss them if they ever reformed and toured.

I wish those sideshow dates would be released soon.

baby_morse (not verified)
6 months ago

I cried when i heard they were coming, how pathetic

shaepayne
6 months ago

its on the FNM website, under community FMN 2.0 fAN blog thingy

msmonkey_99
6 months ago

faith no more= great band. :D :D very excited.

MAGNUS
6 months ago

What website mentions the sideshows?

shaepayne
6 months ago

well the website said the melbourne festival hall is on the cards, with sideshows in sydney and brissie...

shaepayne
6 months ago

wooo.. alright kids...... faith no more have confirmed 3 sideshows for their aussie tour. No places or dates have yet been confirmed.... it will have to be brissie, sydney and then Melb... happy dayz