Faith No More released Epic as a single for the second time on August 27th 1990. On January 29th 1990 FNM released Epic as the second single from The Real Thing however it wasn't until February that the song achieved any recognition and entered the UK singles chart at #38. Relentless touring, an appearance on Top Of The Pops, and an aggressive promotional campaign helped push the band's popularity in the UK. It wasn't until May that the video for Epic began getting regular MT

Faith No More will head line at Aftershock Festival on October 7th. FNM have added a new date to their 2021 US tour and will head line the first day of Aftershock Festival in Sacramento CA on Thursday October 7th. They replace Limp Bizkit who have cancelled their US tour. FNM will be joined by Anthrax, Testament and Exodus. Tickets are sold out.

This interview was conducted in 2018 when I met Rockabul´s director Travis Beard at the Inferno Festival in Norway where the film was screened. The interview remained unpublished since then, but with the current events in Afghanistan it feels right to publish it now - to give an insight into not only the creation of the documentary, but also a glimpse into the dreams and struggles of the Afghan people - who want to shape their own lives - Espen J. Jörgensen It's hard to find

Faith No More last performed together on stage five years ago. Roddy, Bill, Mike B and Jon were joined by the late and great Chuck Mosley to celebrate their debut record We Care A Lot. On June 2nd 2016 FNM announced that they would be returning to their roots and releasing a deluxe version of their 1985 album We Care A Lot. Bill Gould had stumbled across the master reels in his attic and he and Matt Wallace set about remastering and remixing the thirty year old tracks. The ba

The Mr. Bungle bassist has launched his own record label and shared music from his latest project. The first release via Earworm will be the debut album merdeka atau mati from Dunn’s SpermChurch out on September 3rd. Spermchurch is a duo with Dunn on electronic bass and Sannety on electronics. “Like most DIY labels, I started my own because I could find no appropriate home for this first release. The idea of a ‘label’ is nearly defunct as marketing is essentially all DIY, tha

Mr. Bungle will perform in South America for the first time in December 2022. They will be at Knotfest in Chile with Slipknot, Bring Me Horizon, Trivum, Sepultura and Vended on December 11th 2022. Tickets on sale August 19th And Knotfest in Brazil on December 18th 2022. Tickets on sale August 19th With more acts to be announced for both.

To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the debut album by Mr. Bungle we had the privilege of chatting to members of the band and discussed their thoughts on this seminal record. Our third interview is with the unprecedently talented and underrated drummer Danny Heifetz. Reposted in celebration of thirty years. Danny joined the band in 1988, his first recording being the demo OU818, and served as Mr. Bungle's drummer until their demise in 2000. He now plays and teaches drumming

To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the debut album by Mr. Bungle we had the privilege of chatting to members of the band and discussed their thoughts on this seminal record. Five years later and we are revisiting our conversations. Our second interview is with the incredible bassist and songwriter....Trevor Dunn. Trevor formed the band in 1985, and grew up in Eureka with his co-founders Mike Patton and Trey Spruance. Even after there disbandment in 2000, Dunn continues to e

To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the debut album by Mr. Bungle we had the privilege of chatting to members of the band and discussed their thoughts on this seminal record. We are reposting for the 30th anniversary. First in the hot seat was the multi talented Clinton McKinnon, alias Bär. Clinton joined Mr Bungle in 1989 and played tenor saxophone on the album. He was a member of the band until their disbandment in 2000 after which he went on to work with with Secret Chief

Mr. Bungle's debut self-titled album was released on August 13th 1991. Mr. Bungle is, "...any kind of asshole, murderer, dickhead, loser, geek, whatever." - Spruance 1991 "Anybody who's teased to the point of hanging themselves is Mr. Bungle." - Dunn 1991 "... the ultimate Mr. Bungle would be anyone who hung themselves with their mother's underwear in order to achieve higher orgasm." - Spruance 1991 In 1991 most the sane world had not any music by Mr. Bungle despite every pr

Roddy Bottum, Joey Holman and their new band performed a live set for KEXP, you can watch the full performance here. Ahead of their first live performances later this month, the newly formed Man On Man band have recorded a great set for Seattle radio station KEXP. The band will play at Elsewhere in NYC on August 26th, then at Riotfest on September 18th during the same afternoon FNM are to play.

Three more dated have been added to FNM’s West Coast US tour. The line-up also features System Of A Down and Russian Circles. Oct 15, 2021 - Las Vegas, NV - T-Mobile Arena Oct 16, 2021 - Fresno, CA - Save Mart Center Oct 18, 2021 - Oakland, CA - Oakland Arena Tickets on sale this Friday at 10am. Special pre-sale this Wednesday at 10am. Hit www.FNM.com for password and link.

On August 5th 1997 Faith No More released Last Cup Of Sorrow as their second single from Album Of The Year. "Another wonderfully diverse offering from the San Francisco gods. This time they're all moody and brooding, with Mike Patton whispering all but the chorus while a children's box plinks away in the background. Even their crap stuff is interesting at the very least, but this is a sultry late night summer classic. Brilliant." - Kerrang! | 1997 "The toy piano idea basicall

Bill Gould has collaborated with Australian musician and film director Travis Beard on the new album Asymmetrical Power. Bill and Travis first worked together on the award winning documentary Rockabul which follows a rock band in war torn Afghanistan. Now Bill has contributed to the debut solo music project from Travis NotB412. The album Asymmetrical Power is a thought-provoking attaché of 12 songs that explore global themes of pandemic response; singularity; data privacy; fa

Faith No More released their first single after a gap of sixteen years on November 28th 2014. Motherfucker was the band's first new material in 17 years and was released on November 28th on 7" vinyl limited to 5000 copies. The single was produced by Bill Gould, mastered by Moar Applebaum and recorded in their Oakland rehearsal space. It was released through Ipecac Recordings on FNM's own imprint Reclamation Recordings, with artwork by Cali Dewit and design by Roddy Bottum. Th

Faith No More released A Small Victory as the second single from Angel Dust on August 3rd 1992. "Seems to run Madame Butterfly through Metallica and Nile Rodgers." - Trouser Press During the 90s UK bands such as The Stone Roses and The Happy Mondays experimented with syncopated dance rhythms, sampled sounds and synthesizers combined with live drums and guitar to create a new scene (predominantly in the North of England) that inspired a generation. Of course Faith No More were

EPISODE SUMMARY Mike & Jim do Faith No More's Malpractice – track seven in our Angel Dust series. EPISODE NOTES It's the Patton-centric episode as promised! We talk about Malpractice, Jim has an exclusive sample reveal, Mr. John interrupts regularly and Doug Esper's back for Chuck Stop! It's a good one. Show topic starts at 50:18. Email: podcastcroissant@gmail.com facebook.com/podcastcroissant Instagram - @podcastcroissant Twitter - @podcroissant