Faith No More 's smash single from ' The Real Thing' was released thirty six years ago on January 29th 1990 "Mean, Vicious, chunky and Funky, Faith No More continue to break barriers with their brain-scrambling amalgamation of seemingly counteracting styles. Rap with Metal? No problem mate. Funk with Hardcore overtones? Faith No More have it in hand. Hell, there's even a classical piano break at the end! FNM are the band to take Hard Rock into the '90s." - RIP Magazine 199

On January 28th 1993 Faith No More released their home video compilation, Video Croissant. Kerrang! | kkkkk | December 1992 | Chris Watts JUST WHEN you thought it was impossible to buy anything else from Faith No More Ltd, the Christmas Cobbler turns up, late, but in good spirits. Yet more stuff. Yet more pop dollars to spend.Fund the cause and keep everybody smiling. They spoil you. Yes, they really do. 'Video Croissant' is basically a 10-track compilation of Faith No More

To celebrate Mike Patton 's 58th birthday we are focusing on one particularly significant year in his life. Mike Patton ’s career in 1991 marked a pivotal moment in alternative music. His work during this year extended far beyond the Faith No More 's rising fame. His involvement with Mr. Bungle and collaborations with Naked City showcased his versatility and fearless approach to music. This article explores how 1991 shaped Mike Patton’s artistic identity and set the stage f

On January 22 1988 Faith No More hit the United Kingdom live scene for the first time. The venue was Dingwalls in Camden, London. It was in fact the first time FNM played outside of the United States and Canada. The show was the first date of a European tour that ended in July of that year, Chuck Mosley parted ways with FNM shorty after the tour ended. Tony Mottram Sounds Magazine | 23.01.1988 SOMETHING ABOUT all this reminds me of the early Southern Death Cult gigs. Perhap

Faith No More performed at the second Brazilian festival Rock In Rio thirty five years ago on January 20th 1991. Photo Ross Halfin By the end of 1990 FNM's music was achieving huge success with platinum album sales and headlining tours. However it was their performance in Rio de Janeiro which truly caught the larger world's attention. In 1985 headliners such as Queen, AC/DC and Yes had prompted the erection of The City of Rock stadium to house the one million people who att

Faith No More released their debut single We Care A Lot on January 18th 1988. With it's thwacking drums , bass and heavy guitars. Faith No More's debut single, released in 1988, is funk metal with added punk sensibilities -both in the raw, untutored vocals of Chuck Mosley, the manic singer later replaced by Mike Patton, and in its gloatingly non-PC lyrics. A seminal alternative rock song, We Care A Lot still sounds electrifying. - Metal Hammer According to Q magazine when

On January 12th 1998 Faith No More released Stripsearch , the third single from Album Of The Year . Kerrang | May 1997 'Stripsearch' is a supremely atmospheric chunk ol sci-fi funk that succeeds despite the lack of any discernible chorus because it sounds just fantastic. Young Gods producer Roli Mosimann has worked his usual magic here, 'Album Of The Year' sounding so good that even if there wasn't a sniff of a decent melody anywhere (which is always a risk with Faith No More