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

New Improved Song was originally released on 7 inch vinyl which was free with issue 1574 of Sounds magazine on March 12 1988. The record also included songs by Jesus And Mary Chain, Head of David and The Godfathers. The song had appeared in set lists as early as 1986. The song was recorded at Studio D in Sausalito, California circa July 1986 during the Introduce Yourself sessions and produced by Matt Wallace. Chuck Mosley commented on the lyrics saying, 'Actions speak lou

Before Tomahawk was Faith No More . Before Faith No More was Mr. Bungle . Before Mr. Bungle was... Gemini ! Eureka High is noted for its sports teams with students graduating to play for Cincinnati Bengals, San Francisco 49ers and Dallas Cowboys. The faculty had great coaches including Mike Patton 's dad, Pat. The school also boasted a talented jazz band which included Trevor Dunn and Trey Spruance . Patton and his Mr. Bungle bandmates attended Eureka High, the largest hig

Thirty oje years ago we were awaiting the arrival of the new Faith No More record King For A Day Fool For A Lifetime - several nervous ideas were pulsating around our brain boxes. Would it measure up against it's masterpiece of a predecessor Angel Dust ? How would it work out without the grinding axe work of big sick and ugly guitarist Jim Martin ? And how would it sound without Matt Wallace behind the mixing desk? At 9 am on February 28th 1995 the very first single relea

On February 24th 1994 Castle Communications released the The Real Story , a detailed history of Faith No More up until the end of 1993 written by Steffan Chirazi . The Real Story was Steffan’s first published book and the first official chronicle of FNM. It stands today as one of only two books written with the help of the band - Small Victories by Adrian Harte is the second. Steffan’s career in journalism began at age 15 when he interviewed the legendary Motorhead front

Ross Halfin In February 2015 Faith No More began their tour of Sol Invictus in Tokyo before moving swiftly to Australia for four dates on the Soundwave XV tour. Saturday 21 | Bonython Park | Adelaide Across The Ocean - Andrew Stace Sunday 22 | Royal Melbourne Showgrounds | Melbourne Australian Musician A flower arrangement adorned the front of the Faith No More’s stage. On stage, white curtains flowed in the breeze as Patton and co casually strolled onto a scene resembling

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