Faith No More is an American rock band from San Francisco, California, formed in 1981.
They officially announced their breakup on April 20, 1998.
They have since reunited, embarking on The Second Coming Tour from 2009-2012
and releasing a new album in 2015.
-Wikipedia
Also known as:
Faith No Man, Sharp Young Men
From:
San Francisco, California
Genres:
Alternative metal, experimental rock, funk metal
Years active:
19811998, 2009present
Associated acts:
Imperial Teen, Mr. Bungle, Brujeria, Fantômas, Tomahawk, Pop-o-pies, Bad Brains, Courtney Love, Ozzy Osbourne, The Dillinger Escape Plan, Fear and the Nervous System,
Jerry Cantrell, Peeping Tom, Cement, Jello Biafra and the Guantanamo School of Medicine
Name Origin:
The band was originally called Sharp Young Men, but changed to Faith No Man when their front man
was Mike 'The Man' Morris. After he left, 'The Man' was no more, so they changed it to
"Faith No More".
Current Members:
Mike Bordin drums, percussion, backing vocals
(19811998, 2009present)
Billy Gould bass, backing vocals
(19811998, 2009present)
Roddy Bottum keyboard, backing vocals
(19811998, 2009present)
Mike Patton lead vocals
(19881998, 2009present)
Jon Hudson guitars, backing vocals
(19961998, 2009present)
Former Members:
Mike Morris - Lead vocals, lead guitar
(19811982)
Wade Worthington - Keyboard
(1981)
Chuck Mosley - Lead vocals
(19841988)
Jim Martin - Lead guitar, backing vocals
(19831993)
Trey Spruance - Lead guitar
(19931995)
Dean Menta - Lead guitar
(19951996)
Faith No More Quotes:
I think we pretty much needed an overhaul in our sound. There was a lot going on in the
last couple albums. There were a lot of changes. I think what we tried to do is
strip down the sound and make things sound a little bit more basic. We've always
been a band that's prided ourselves in doing new things not ever repeating ourselves,
so with that in mind, it's kind of ridiculous to keep using the same producer.
-Roddy Bottum
Faith No More Awards:
Grammy Awards:
1993 - Nominated for category Best Hard Rock Performance for "Angel Dust"
1991 - Nominated for category Best Hard Rock Performance for "Epic"
1990 - Nominated for category Best Metal Performance for "The Real Thing"
MTV Video Music Awards:
1993 - Nominated for category Best Art Direction in a Video for "A Small Victory"
1991 - Winner of category Best Visual Effects in a Video for "Falling to Pieces"
1991 - Nominated for category Best Heavy Metal/Hard Rock Video for "Falling to Pieces"
1991 - Nominated for category Best Art Direction in a Video for "Falling to Pieces"
1990 - Nominated for category Best Heavy Metal/Hard Rock Video for "Epic"
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