Mr. Bungle's third studio album California was released twenty four years ago on July 13th 1999. Photo Jay Blakesberg In the year Mike Patton's music took many creative twists and the man of 1000 voices began a journey with Ipecac Recordings, he was part of the third album by Mr. Bungle. This album is arguably Mr. Bungle's greatest, California is certainly one of the singer's most genius works. It is layered with a multitude of genres and styles, perfect instrumentation and l

The totally bodacious soundtrack to accompany the second movie in the Bill & Ted series was released thirty five years ago on July 9th 1991. In the summer of 1989 a sci-fi comedy film starring Alex Winter and Keanu Reeves captured the imagination and hearts of the American youth hair metal generation. During that same summer a groundbreaking album by Faith No More inspired a new crowd of music fans and changed the metal scene forever. Two years later and both the movie and th

On July 4th 2014 Faith No More performed a momentous show at British Summer Time Festival, Hyde Park in London. The line-up was spectacular: Motorhead, Soulfly, Soundgarden, Black Sabbath and of course FNM. It would be just one of two FNM shows in 2014, and two years since their last time on stage together. This show would also announce their return to making music as a band with the premiere of two songs Motherfucker and Superhero. Here are some reviews of this epic day. Cl

Faith No More released the third single from The Real Thing on July 2nd 1990. Falling To Pieces | Story Behind The Song | Raw Magazine | 1990. The day MIKE PATTON replaced Chuck Mosley as FAITH NO MORE's singer, he immediately recognised the pressures that would fall on him and the major tensions within the band. The result? 'Falling To Pieces', a heartfelt statement and a classic song... When Faith No More first hit these shores to play a highly anticipated set of dates at L

Faith No More’s keyboardist and all round multi talented artist Roddy Bottum is celebrating his birthday today. We are showing him some love with an alphabetical journey through some of his greatest projects and most fun moments. A IS FOR ADVOCATE The article Heavy Metal Homo was published in June 1993. For Roddy it wasn’t ‘coming out’ as he had never hidden his sexuality, but his interview with US journalist Lance Loud made him a role model for gay fans and set a precedent

Faith No More's album Angel Dust found extensive critical acclaim when it was released in 1992. Here are a collection of reviews from major music publications all over the world. Q Magazine | June 1992 | Peter Kane Nobody could accuse Faith No More of having had an easy ride. Formed as long ago as 1982, the San Francisco quintet were going precisely nowhere for a good five years until the caustic, lurching attack of We Care A Lot began to attract attention, especially in Eur

The Story of how the astounding and inspiring album Angel Dust was recorded. Written with the help of the band, referencing interviews with the five members and those who were involved. 1991 The Beginning As they entered 1991 Faith No More were celebrated musicians, band of the year for many including RIP and Kerrang! magazine. Promoting their acclaimed album The Real Thing had kept the band out on the road for two years and attention from the press and fans alike had left

The Story of how Album Of The Year was recorded. Written with the help of the band, referencing interviews with the five members and those who were involved. Album of the Year, an end and a beginning. Faith No More toured their fifth album King For A Day for only seven months, no time at all compared to the two years plus they were on the road promoting The Real Thing. This tour was cut short so that the band could get back into the studio and work on their next record. "Us

The eponymous album by Mike Patton and various collaborators was released via Ipecac Recordings on May 30th 2006. In the early 2000's, after both Faith No More and Mr. Bungle had parted ways, Patton spread his musical wings and delivered various very different projects. His focus was on the disturbing, complex, brutal music of Fantômas. Yet it would seem that there was a need for the man of a thousand voices to manipulate the whole music spectrum and satisfy his lighter side

Thirty four years ago Faith No More released their first single from Angel Dust. The worldwide release of Midlife Crisis was Tuesday 26 May 1992. In an article on Consequence Of Sound ranking all Faith No More songs from worst to best, Midlife Crisis took the number one spot. The quintessential question of what is Faith No More’s single best song has, far and away, the easiest answer imaginable. By 1992, Angel Dust had done a complete 180 away from the sound generally synonym

On May 24th 2011 Bill Gould released the album The Talking Book via Koolarrow Records. 'The atmosphere that haunts the world of The Talking Book is as palpable as the dust that clogs the grooves of the grainy, crackling vinyl that Bill Gould & Jared Blum have mined for this, their first collaborative work. The Talking Book has the melancholy, sepia-toned feel of a faded old photograph found in a strangers house, full of old ghosts, almost-forgotten memories and a real sense o

Faith No More released the first single from Album Of The Year on May 19th 1997. "It's kind of like when you eat something and all the ingredients fit together. You can't really say why you like it but it's just you know you like it. To me that song has size, it has the scope and it has the melody and it has the impact. It gives me all those things I need that make me feel good." - Bill Gould 2016 1997 was a bit of a dull year for rock and metal music, it was the beginning of

Faith No More's seventh studio album was released eleven years ago, on 19 May 2015. To celebrate the anniversary of this astounding comeback record we have put together an A to Z for everything need to know about Sol Invictus. A IS FOR Amoeba In November 2014 Faith No More surprised fans with an intimate show at Amoeba Records, San Francisco, to celebrate Record Store Day Black Friday and the release of Motherfucker on 7" vinyl. The set consisted of five songs including two f

Primus’ second studio album Sailing The Seas of Cheese was released on 14 May 1991. Primus and Faith No More’s history has been intertwined throughout the years so we have detailed some of their connections. Apart from Mike Patton sporting a Frizzle Fry shirt for most of the FNM tour of Brazil in 91, the bands have played together on at least four occasions, the most recent in 2010. Mr Bungle have also shared the bill with Primus also. 'We’ve known those guys for many, many y

The second single from Faith No More's fifth album King For A Day Fool For A Lifetime was released on May 1st 1995. Unbelievably this song almost didn’t make the cut, but was included at the insistence of Mike Bordin. "That's my favourite song. I was sort of a fuckin' weasel, and... that wasn't gonna be on the record, but that song turned out so great that it pushed another song off the record. I think it sounds great, I love that song. I really love the choruses, where it g

Faith No More's bass player, CEO of Koolarrow Records, and importer of Balkan rakija Billy Gould birthday is today. We are celebrating with an alphabetical run through of some of his coolest endeavors. Photo Ryan Tuttle A IS FOR THE AUDACITY OF HYPE Jello Biafra, the legendary lead singer of The Dead Kennedys, and Bill first worked together in the Mexican metal band Brujeria during the early nineties. Biafra then asked Faith No More to contribute a cover of Let's Lynch The La

The second Faith No More record and the final to feature Chuck Mosley on vocals was released thirty seven years ago on April 23rd 1987. "....A colossal, oppressive and obsessively violent rock noise. That's intimidating and disturbing in the extreme..." - Melody Maker "A tremendous piece of work, unpredictable, explosive and unclassible." - The Real Story Voted as one of Sounds Magazine's most important albums of the year in 1987 and considered an inspiring masterpiece by m

On April 18th 1988 Faith No More released their second single Anne's Song . The song featured on their second album Introduce Yourself . 'A dancing 12 inches of pure abnormality that rips around the room accompanied by one of the finest voices ever to come out of a broken vocal pipe. It just bludgeons its way along hitting everything form its path and grinning inanely while doing so. One day all absurdities will be made this way. Single of the week. Brilliant.' Sounds 1988 T

On April 3rd 1993 Faith No More released their four track EP Songs To Make Love To . The maxi-single includes the cooler version remix of Easy which adds a horn section (Roddy Bottum sample patch), Das Schutzenfest , Midnight Cowboy and the band's cover of the Dead Kennedy's classic Let's Lynch The Landlord . Metal Hammer | April 1993 Faith No More have always been an odd bunch and this EP confirms that! They have already released their smooth version of the Commodores cl

Over a decade ago on March 23rd 2015 Faith No More released Superhero as the second single from Sol Invictus on 7” vinyl. 'Superhero chucks machine-gun drums, tightly coiled basslines, pianos and a widdling guitar into the crusty San Francisco quintet's arenas cement mixer. The pick of 47-year-old singer Mike Patton's growled lines is "Ain't no grave gonna keep this body down".' NME As American fireworks lit up the sky in celebration of Independence Day across the pond the