Mike Patton

[aggroculture]

New song with Secret Chiefs 3 (band lead by Trey Spruance of Mr Bungle).
http://www.theprp.com/2012/01/30/news/mike-patton-joins-secret-chiefs-3-for-la-chanson-de-jacky-cover-audio-available/

[Reaps]

Is/will there be a digital format for this? I quit buying vinyl quite some time ago.

[smokey_mcpot]

thanks for the heads up. the stuff he did for the crank soundtracks was really good.

[dlb]

From the Ipecac Facebook: "HA! Made you look! Available on Record Store Day (https://www.facebook.com/RecordStoreDay), all 3 albums on vinyl for first time, with space to insert the soon to be released 4th Tomahawk record coming soon!"

Fourth Tomahawk album? Wasn't expecting this and I seriously can't wait! :)

[eversonpoe]

From the Ipecac Facebook: "HA! Made you look! Available on Record Store Day (https://www.facebook.com/RecordStoreDay), all 3 albums on vinyl for first time, with space to insert the soon to be released 4th Tomahawk record coming soon!"

Fourth Tomahawk album? Wasn't expecting this and I seriously can't wait! :)

i just exploded. i am typing this without a corporeal form, somehow. hopefully i will also be able to play records as a ghost.

[Space Suicide]

Mike Patton?

Yes.

[blackholesun]

Sweeet! I had a dream a few nights ago that Mr. Bungle reunited and played a show here in a thrift shop. Crazy.

[Angrypasta]

I've always wanted to check out more of Mike Patton's stuff.

Where should I start?

[Reznor2112]

I've always wanted to check out more of Mike Patton's stuff.

Where should I start?

Faith No More debut album and then Tomahawk

[eversonpoe]

Faith No More debut album and then Tomahawk

mike wasn't in the band for the debut album. the first album he was on was "the real thing", but i would recommend "angel dust" as your first FNM album. "mit gas" by tomahawk is fantastic, as well. if you want something a little funkier, check out "california" by mr. bungle. for something more accessible, go with peeping tom.

[Ryan]

Here are my Mondo Cane recordings;

http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5D747E19B834C661&feature=view_all

[dlb]

The most accessible (and song orientated) ones for me are:

Faith No More - angel dust or album of the year
Fantomas - the director's cut
Mr Bungle - California
Peeping Tom - s/t
Tomahawk - s/t or Mit Gas
Mondo Cane - s/t
Dillinger Escape Plan - irony is a dead scene (Patton is the singer for the whole EP before Greg came in)

If you like what you hear you can dive deeper into his more radical stuff like his two solo records, earlier Mr Bungle and Fantomas stuff and his various collaboration-records.
And if all that doesn't suit your taste than stick with the Faith No More discography. You can't go wrong with that. Personally I like a lot of his stuff, but some of it (Merzbow e.g.) is too much for me.

It's funny. alot of people don't know about that Mike Patton guy I keep talking about from time to time, but as soon as I play FNMs easy for them the all go like "Oh, this is him?" and the next thing I see is destroyed faces and melted eardrums when I let some Fantomas etc. loose. :D

His two soundtrack works (there's only two afaik) are also quite good: Crank 2 OST and A Perfect Place but very different from each another. I yet have to see his acting debut in a indiependent film called Firecracker.

[otnavuskire]

His two soundtrack works (there's only two afaik) are also quite good: Crank 2 OST and A Perfect Place but very different from each another. I yet have to see his acting debut in a indiependent film called Firecracker.

Last year he did the soundtrack for a film called The Solitude of Prime Numbers.

[aggroculture]

My favourite Patton releases:

FNM: King For A Day, Fool for a Lifetime is my fave. Angel Dust, The Real Thing, and Album of the Year are also all must-haves.
Mr Bungle: all three, especially Disco Volante.
Tomahawk: the first album is great, the second was rushed, but has a couple of good songs.
Peeping Tom: very much underrated.
Mondo Cane: not his greatest, but still very enjoyable.
Don't care for: most of Fantomas (The Director's Cut is the best), the soundtracks, and albums just made up of noise and screaming.

[PooPooMeowChow]

Love all FNM
Love all Tomahawk (no one here likes their 3rd album??)
Love all Mr. Bungle
Love Fantomas' Suspended Animation.
Didn't really dig Peeping Tom.
Haven't heard Mondo Cane?

[Piko]

FNM - Angel Dust
Mr. Bungle - California (Sweet Charity is one of my favorite songs, ever)
Fantomas - Director's Cut
Tomahawk - s/t (don't care much for the third one either)
Thoroughly enjoyed Peeping Tom.

[dlb]

I enjoy the third Tomahawk record alot, but I like them better as a straight forward rock-band, rather than an experimental piece. I hope the fourth one is more like their debut record.

[Sebek]

How is there no love for Lovage in here?! Probably my favorite thing he's done outside of Faith No More.

[dlb]

Wow, totally forgot about that one! Xup, that also has to go in my top Patton selection! There's just too much he's done... :P

[Piko]

Totally forgot about that one too. great album, but I'm still sticking my list though.

[eversonpoe]

the lovage album recently got re-released as a 2-disc package with the instrumental versions of the tracks on disc 2.

[Merriweather]

His two soundtrack works (there's only two afaik) are also quite good: Crank 2 OST and A Perfect Place but very different from each another. I yet have to see his acting debut in a indiependent film called Firecracker.

I picked up Firecracker on DVD a few years back. Finally got around to watching it last summer. In retrospect, I could see why I was in no rush to watch it. Patton plays 2 roles. One of them he does okay with, the other you can see he's a musician trying his hand at acting.

[Verthandi]

Don't forget about General Patton vs. The X-Ecutioners!

[eversonpoe]

he also did the soundtrack for a short film called "a perfect place" which is fantastic (and the soundtrack comes with the film on DVD when you buy it).

his work with kaada was great, as well. the guy is just kind of golden.

[Merriweather]

All this talk about Patton and no mention of the mystery song Faith No More played during their last couple shows, late last year?


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=esArNIu2ZrM&feature=related

Could be a brand new song, or an unreleased song. Hopefully they plan on actually releasing it.

[ViN]

Mike Patton is and always was fucking awesome. Nothing else needs to be said.

[Reaps]

Egg.. now that was tune!

[aggroculture]

Some awesome Patton tracks from off the beaten path:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnvBq02xNH0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPLbP3rw7s4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSUrN-ragio
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJGQ0OVFYNE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLqY6vJg8uc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0OblDI7loLs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYYib_nuwEM

[emptydesk]

mr bungle reunion in time for summer 2013 festivals, but patton is working on some fnm material (!!!) and whatever new tomahawk ends up being first

lets say i know some guys in that club, all it took was trey and mike talking again

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CexKjaH3Udo

[Reznor2112]

mike wasn't in the band for the debut album. the first album he was on was "the real thing",


Das ist was I meant.. Mein bad.

the only "debut" that mattered. Mike's.

[Piko]

mr bungle reunion in time for summer 2013 festivals, but patton is working on some fnm material (!!!) and whatever new tomahawk ends up being first

lets say i know some guys in that club, all it took was trey and mike talking again

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CexKjaH3Udo


Firet I've heard of any of that. I knew about Tomahawk. But I heard only possibilities about new FNM.

[mfte]

All this talk about Patton and no mention of the mystery song Faith No More played during their last couple shows, late last year?


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=esArNIu2ZrM&feature=related

Could be a brand new song, or an unreleased song. Hopefully they plan on actually releasing it.

I read a recent interview with him and when asked about new material he never mentioned this song, as awesome as it is.

I am really looking forward to that supposed all electronic fantomas album.

[aggroculture]

What is your source for this "news"? None of what you say has been validated by traditional media.
I think it's been established that that song is an unreleased track from the KFAD days.
Also, Trey Spruance has publicly denied Bungle have reunited, for what that's worth.

[emptydesk]

i know some people in bungle's old management

there's really no reason to confirm it yet

[KrakenWakes]

The chances of more Bungle are slim, but they are now more than 0%. I am happy about this.

[ManOfAtom]

The Faith No More reunion was denied for a long time despite being a pretty well known thing in 'the industry'...

[PooPooMeowChow]

EDit: bah
see below

[MaynardJames]

New Tomahawk album is called "Eponymous to Anonymous" Release Date Apr. 21, 2012
Via Ipecac website
http://www.ipecac.com/artists/tomahawk

Eponymous to Anonymous is a Vinyl box set of the first 3 albums (hence the title, Eponymous - the first album, to Anonymous - the third album) with space for the new album that's being released on record store day, not the title on the new album

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=304763852915883&set=a.304763849582550.77543.242569989135270&type=1&ref=nf

[mfte]

What is your source for this "news"? None of what you say has been validated by traditional media.
I think it's been established that that song is an unreleased track from the KFAD days.
Also, Trey Spruance has publicly denied Bungle have reunited, for what that's worth.


http://www.movieweb.com/news/exclusive-mike-patton-talks-the-solitude-of-prime-numbers

This interview says that all the old greatest hit packages pretty much went through any unreleased bsides. He does mention playing some other bside that I assumed was Absolute Zero.

[aggroculture]

http://www.theprp.com/2012/05/07/news/tomahawk-release-teaser-for-new-album-oddfellows/

[Magtig]

Heard that yesterday, and it's sounding good; I'm excited.

Not as excited as if FNM were recording a new album, but still. Oh, and I'm really hoping there are plans to release a concert film of their last tour. Has anyone heard anything?

[Merriweather]

Heard that yesterday, and it's sounding good; I'm excited.

Not as excited as if FNM were recording a new album, but still. Oh, and I'm really hoping there are plans to release a concert film of their last tour. Has anyone heard anything?

I believe they filmed the San Francisco shows they played about 2 years ago. And supposedly Billy said something on his Facebook page about more info about the mystery song coming soon.

[Magtig]

This is very helpful!

http://svinovik.ru/infographics/svinovik-infographics-mike-patton-eng.jpg

[aggroculture]

No new FNM material any time soon.

http://www.theprp.com/2012/08/22/news/mike-patton-speaks-on-possible-new-faith-no-more-material/

[Merriweather]

No new FNM material any time soon.

http://www.theprp.com/2012/08/22/news/mike-patton-speaks-on-possible-new-faith-no-more-material/

They've become one of those bands that gets back together just to play festivals. Lame.

So they may be done again, or they may play some more festivals. Who knows?

I'm a bit torn on the idea of new material. Part of me wants to hear it, part of me thinks I'll just be disappointed. But for Christ's sake, at least put out "Matador" in some format. Throw the Seagull Song or any other rarities that people haven't heard out there too. Don't cocktease us.

[aggroculture]

I think an album would be cool. I hope it will come when they're ready.
I'd be really curious to hear how they re-visit/re-imagine the FNM sound.
Meanwhile I am looking forward to the new Tomahawk record.

[dlb]

new Tomahawk song "stone letter":

http://www.spin.com/articles/tomahawk-first-lp-in-six-years-stone-letter

it's okay. nothing too fanzy and quiet straight forward rock. I hope they stay true to their first two records though.

[Merriweather]

Am I the only one who's tired of the the "sleazy guy" voice affectation Patton seems to sing everything with now?

[Madmya]

I think so, yeah.

[mfte]

The sleazy guy voice has become his staple. Love or Hate it Like it Bump it or Dump it.

Captain Midnight is probably the most orgasmic Tomahawk song.

[henryeatscereal]

Am I the only one who's tired of the the "sleazy guy" voice affectation Patton seems to sing everything with now?
Never get tired of it, in fact i promote it!

http://youtu.be/Jt856_nRxQk

[aggroculture]

The song is growing on me. I'm looking forward to this, it's been too long since Patton has put out a rock record.

[henryeatscereal]

Im happy about the news, love the first one and "Mit Gas", i also like his experimental stuff like "Mondo Canne" or "Khaada Patton" but i preffer his rocking stuff with Tomahawk and FNM

[Merriweather]

The sleazy guy voice has become his staple. Love or Hate it Like it Bump it or Dump it.

Maybe so. I guess I'd rather see him get back to normal singing on a regular basis and doing less of the movie/game scores & Zorn project screaming.

[thelastdisciple]

Does no one like the Anonymous record from Tomahawk?

I absolutely loved the tribal, ritualistic, spiritual, native style of it. Don't see why it doesn't seem to get much love.

[Madmya]

I liked the album, loved some songs, but on the whole would prefer they don't go down that path again.

[eversonpoe]

i thought Anonymous was really incredible. great concept that was executed very well. no other band could have pulled it off in the same way. i haven't gotten around to listening to it on vinyl since i got the box set from record store day, but i'm excited to do so.

[trust in dust]

I've only heard Mr. Bungle and Tomahawk's Anonymous, but Mr. Bungle is up there as one of my favorite bands of all time... all three albums are pure gold, Disco Volante being one of the most diverse and musically talented albums ever! I want to get into more of his stuff... where should I go next? Anonymous I also really enjoyed but don't find myself returning to it often, unlike Bungle.

[Merriweather]

I've only heard Mr. Bungle and Tomahawk's Anonymous, but Mr. Bungle is up there as one of my favorite bands of all time... all three albums are pure gold, Disco Volante being one of the most diverse and musically talented albums ever! I want to get into more of his stuff... where should I go next? Anonymous I also really enjoyed but don't find myself returning to it often, unlike Bungle.

Faith No More, in particular Angel Dust. Fantomas is good, although if you're more song oriented and not into screaming/weird vocal tricks you'll want to check out The Director's Cut before anything else. The Lovage record Patton did with Automator and Jennifer Charles is good too.

[eversonpoe]

also, Mondo Cane is a lot of fun. more upbeat than most of his other output, it's a collection of italian ballads, but with a Patton-esque twist. i really enjoy it.

[henryeatscereal]

also, Mondo Cane is a lot of fun. more upbeat than most of his other output, it's a collection of italian ballads, but with a Patton-esque twist. i really enjoy it.
"Mondo Cane" is awesome i also like "Pranzo Oltranzita", it's a bit more experimental than "Mondo Cane" but it's great stuff!

[Merriweather]

New Patton interview:
http://www.believermag.com/issues/201301/?read=interview_patton (http://www.believermag.com/issues/201301/?read=interview_patton)

Regarding the Faith No More reunion:

"It’s sort of petered out. We’re also maybe a little too conscious for our own good. Meaning there’s a lineage of bands that maybe did some nice things and then needed the cash and got back together and basically just sprayed diarrhea over their entire body of work. We’re very worried about that. We don’t want to overdo it."


I guess that means it's still ongoing and they're taking a wait & see approach, which is better than just letting it die off after a couple years of sporadic touring.

[dlb]

now we're talking:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBhdJBW97h4

Can't wait for January 29th!

[otnavuskire]

Reviews of the whole album are starting to appear. I wonder if we'll have a chance to hear the whole thing before the 29th.

[dlb]

I'm pretty sure it's out there already as I've seen a lot of semi-professional reviews, too. And iTunes previews are up aswell for anyone who wants a tease. ;) And they truly sound like a return to form!

[Soma]

New album is good. Not my favorite, but good enough that I've came back to it for more.

[Madmya]

That song posted by dlb is fucking awesome.

[dlb]

It doesn't grab me as instantly as the first one did, but oddfellows is a great record full of everything that is Tomahawk and it does well combining past releases while putting a bit more emphasis on a rocking guitar sound. It could be a little longer though. Favorites so far: oddfellows, south paw, waratorium and typhoon. But there's actually no weak track at all, even stone letter, as poppy as it first came along fits the mood perfectly.Can't wait to see those guys live! And I hop I will!

EDIT: new favorite track: white hats - black hats

Can't believe that it took these guys so long to come up with a new record, but after several listening sessions I have to say that oddfellows is my second favorite Tomahawk album (the self titled remains the best of them) and a strong entry for my best of 2013 list.

[Madmya]

Awesome. I will be seeing them live in just over a month's time!

[aggroculture]

I bought my copy of Oddfellows in Best Buy today. CDs FTW! (even though they do add more plastic to the world and take up a shitload of space: child of the 90s here).

[Madmya]

Meh, the Oddfellows case is AWESOME.

I too bought it last Friday, given it a really good solid listen now and it is an awesome album. Oddfellows, Stone Letter and South Paw were immediate favourites, but I've come to love them all now. Actually I'll really just echo dlb's post above. It didn't grab me at first but now it has in a big way. I.O.U and The Quiet Few... <3

I fucking love pumping the volume on South Paw too.

[aggroculture]

Good Patton article in the new Decibel Magazine: some interesting background material on Bungle and FNM.
http://www.decibelmagazine.com/

[dlb]

Has anyone gotten a physical copy yet? Is it a digipack like the other Tomahawk releases or a jewel case?

[Merriweather]

I got it from iTunes, but the photos on the album's Discogs.com page seem to indicate a digipack

[aggroculture]

It is a digipack. Nice pictures.

[perceptionnexus]

no inserts or anything, pretty much just basic liner note info. not complaining for $7.99 though I guess

[dlb]

Thanks, then I will see to get it soon! Right now it's my album of 2013. Curious how it will last over the next 10 months.

[Madmya]

Saw them live on Saturday at Soundwave. I don't like how he just uses a laptop now, using it loses something. Was rad seeing them though, very disappointed they didn't play South Paw. The crowd were yelling out to play it but they didn't! Only three songs from Oddfellows (Oddfellows, Stone Letter and Baby Let's Play ______). :(

But damn those Mit Gas songs punch ya in the face live!

[mfte]

IOU is a lovely song... its short so i usually listen to it 3 times in a row...

[thelastdisciple]

I still have yet to see anything Mike Patton has ever done live............ *sigh*

[mfte]

Don't forget about General Patton vs. The X-Ecutioners!

I find this to be one of his most underrated releases. It was all I listened to when it came out.

[Reznor2112]

Stream Patton's new score for The Place Beyond the Pines
http://pitchfork.com/advance/53-the-place-between-the-pines/

[eversonpoe]

Stream Patton's new score for The Place Beyond the Pines
http://pitchfork.com/advance/53-the-place-between-the-pines/

i like that the link is for "the place between the pines" even though that's not the name of the film. hahaha.

anyway, this score is incredible. and the director's note made me giggle with glee. definitely going to pick this one up on vinyl.

[perceptionnexus]

Calling FNM fans, anyone happen to have a good quality mp3 of the re-recorded studio version of "As the worm turns" with Patton on vocals? It was released as a bonus track on the Japanese version of Angel Dust. I have been looking around forever and cannot find it anywhere. Any help is much appreciated! :)

[The Doctor]

Calling FNM fans, anyone happen to have a good quality mp3 of the re-recorded studio version of "As the worm turns" with Patton on vocals? It was released as a bonus track on the Japanese version of Angel Dust. I have been looking around forever and cannot find it anywhere. Any help is much appreciated! :)

I still have an old-ass mp3 I found back in the early 2000s of the song. Sorry it's only 128kbps, but it's better than nothing I guess. Here it is: http://www.mediafire.com/?36k3y45t1x75yty

I hope somebody else has it in better quality!

[perceptionnexus]

I still have an old-ass mp3 I found back in the early 2000s of the song. Sorry it's only 128kbps, but it's better than nothing I guess. Here it is: http://www.mediafire.com/?36k3y45t1x75yty

I hope somebody else has it in better quality!


Thanks much! : )

[aggroculture]

Excited to see Tomahawk on Sunday!

[otnavuskire]

Excited to see Tomahawk on Sunday!

And I'm excited to see them on Saturday!

[fortysixand2]

Calling FNM fans, anyone happen to have a good quality mp3 of the re-recorded studio version of "As the worm turns" with Patton on vocals? It was released as a bonus track on the Japanese version of Angel Dust. I have been looking around forever and cannot find it anywhere. Any help is much appreciated! :)

Here's a higher quality version (V0): http://www.mediafire.com/?i63mqb8c256voln

[perceptionnexus]

Here's a higher quality version (V0): http://www.mediafire.com/?i63mqb8c256voln

muchas gracias!

[otnavuskire]

Holy hell, what a great show in Boston tonight. The band sounded great and had tons of energy, and the crowd was super rowdy!

https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/934942_10151523133465000_585053454_n.jpg

https://fbcdn-sphotos-g-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/389718_10151523133580000_408622158_n.jpg

[thelastdisciple]

I'm so jealous of anyone that gets to see any of the incarnations of Mike Patton live...

*siiigh.... one day*

EDIT: Bahaha i didn't realize i almost said the same thing on the last page.

How much of the show did he get to come out from behind the laptop?

[otnavuskire]

He was behind it most of the time. Occasionally he'd go to the side or further behind it, like in the second picture.

[thelastdisciple]

https://vimeo.com/67652998

Tomahawk on Jimmy Fallon!

[mfte]

good performance but all i could think was

http://thisiswhyidate.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/corleone2.jpg

[thelastdisciple]

Patton opening for Reznor.

So cool!

[Merriweather]

An interesting read, even if I think it's nonsensical and very wrong:
http://thequietus.com/articles/12878-epic-fail-how-mike-patton-murdered-faith-no-more

[Madmya]

Chuck Moseley's lyrics and vocals are just dumb. That's how I've always felt. The Real Thing is my least favourite FNM album though, so I agree with that part. Epic is pretty shit.

[mfte]

An interesting read, even if I think it's nonsensical and very wrong:
http://thequietus.com/articles/12878-epic-fail-how-mike-patton-murdered-faith-no-more


It's hard for me to understand how someone could honestly say that FNM was better with Chuck than with Mike.

That's like saying Dave Grohl ruined Nirvana.

[Merriweather]

It's hard for me to understand how someone could honestly say that FNM was better with Chuck than with Mike.

That's like saying Dave Grohl ruined Nirvana.

While I'm fond of the Chuck albums, I think the band went as far as they could with him and bringing Patton in elevated them to the next level, however briefly.

[eversonpoe]

While I'm fond of the Chuck albums, I think the band went as far as they could with him and bringing Patton in elevated them to the next level, however briefly.

it wasn't THAT brief. i mean, angel dust & album of the year are two of my favorite albums of all time. king for a day is pretty good, but not quite as good.

[ChasingTheGhost]

Nice to see this thread. Mike is maybe my all time favorite vocalist. Bloody brilliant man.

[mfte]

Trey Spurance on Mike and his time in FNM

5. I know this is a tired old topic, but my readers would kill me if I didn't ask about it – why have you and Mike Patton not spoken in years? Did your friendship die out because of Mr. Bungle or Faith No More, or did you just go separate ways, or something else entirely?
As time wears on you find out who your friends are, and who they aren't. Mike and I always had the best working relationship imaginable. Really, very very good and fruitful. There are other things in life we see differently. I don't think those things are irreconcilable at all. But when you get used to having things your own way, and certain people around you resist the "natural order" of becoming subordinate to you, you may start nursing resentments. Even lashing out at them and calling them egomaniacs etc. for not assuming the position. I think in my case it was too painful for Patton to realize that where there are no subordinates there is no insubordination. Like most of us, Mike tends to begin the process of deciding whether or not he can afford to discard a person's point of view altogether, rather than facing certain difficult facts of life. So to answer your question, there was never any big mess between he and I specifically. The general dysfunction coming from being expected to silently endure more and more of this emerging top-down/top-dog order-barking thing he'd taken to just ended up getting really tiresome for everyone involved. In a band, strong personalities need to know where to draw the line on this kind of stuff. Anyway, since it wasn't going to happen, I was the idiot who started to draw that line. I admit I had more emotional involvement in the process than would be neccesary for a non-robot, having poured comparatively ridiculously copious doses of my blood into the project. Patton's subsequent resentment towards me is a fairly predictable outcome. You don't stand up to him and stay off the shit-list. A bummer, yeah, but its essentially a self-protecting reflex action - something I don't really feel a need to hold against him too much. He has his way. It won't change. And after all why should it? This method works well for him overall -- who am I to question it? I dare say it's even part of his charm. (we are a nation of pathological narcissists after all!). Whatever. Really, I feel fondly about the time we spent making music together, and feel we did some great things. And, while I am diametrically opposed to it on a human level, over time I do appreciate the clarity of his cut and dry approach: how black and white it makes things. You're either in the club, or out of the club. Unfortunately, I have to say I do prefer life as an excommunicate from that kind of 'friendship'. I know he prefers it that way too. I'm sure both of us would agree it was a good run, though.


10. Were you given any artistic freedom during your brief time with Faith No More? Or were you basically told to play like Jim Martin?
The opposite. They didn't want a Jim Martin clone. I thought his approach serviced that band really well, and that was what I was intending to do. I was very surprised to find that they wanted actual guitar playing and all that. This coincided with some different members wanting to write 'actual' songs instead of doing the "collective rhythm-section jam-session that turns into something over time" approach that had served them so well up to that point. So I think it was hard for them to figure out what the HELL they wanted from the guitar at all. In retrospect, even though I was not the right guy for that band, and promptly quit after the recording, I think I was actually the right guy for them on the CD. Since I never have any ego attachment to my precious "parts", and work always from a compositional and production point of view, they could build and tear down etc. and I'd be happy to accommodate the changes... that would've been murder for them with some 'guitar dick'. Man, their democracy was going through what seemed to me a difficult test at the time; it couldn't be said that people were in agreement as to how things should sound very often. And there was a pall of multi-faceted jaded-ness going on, despite the efforts of the great producer Andy Wallace and his assistant Cliff (both of whom taught me a great deal). So my job was to find the 'right' approach that could stand up to multiple angles of scrutiny. It was a great, healthy challenge. It wasn't easy since the band's sense of confidence about their direction was wavering both collectively and individually. So to answer your question, the "freedom" I had was to find the solution to all that from the guitarist's perspective. I think that turned out ok. You might have guessed that I don't like much of the music on that record at all. I do love Billy Gould's "Just a Man", and have always tended to like his musical ideas overall. But something happened to the balance of forces in FNM on KFAD, something not very good. Having been a fan since 1985, I knew no one was inspired in the way I knew they had been once before. The reasons for that are depressing, considering the talent in the band. Anyway, my proudest personal moment in making that CD is probably speed-scoring the string parts on it; no one had realized that the hired string players would need to have written parts until they were in the studio staring at the band

http://www.markprindle.com/spruance-i.htm

[WorzelG]

I just got Angel Dust recommended by Spotify and thought I'd do a search for Mike Patton to see what came up as I'd heard he had all manner of bizarre solo pursuits - I found something called Mondo Cane which was bizarrely brilliant old Italian pop covers from the 50s / 60s (kind of almost turn it off but keep going to see what will happen next) - him singing in a perfectly fluent Italian - amazing stuff. Absolutely WTF

[staleincense]

I just got Angel Dust recommended by Spotify and thought I'd do a search for Mike Patton to see what came up as I'd heard he had all manner of bizarre solo pursuits - I found something called Mondo Cane which was bizarrely brilliant old Italian pop covers from the 50s / 60s (kind of almost turn it off but keep going to see what will happen next) - him singing in a perfectly fluent Italian - amazing stuff. Absolutely WTF
yup, he recorded it while living after getting into Italian pop music while living in Italy, haven't listened to it myself though.

[WorzelG]

^^^his vocals are amazing on it

[cahernandez]

I highly recommend this book: http://www.amazon.com/The-Faith-More-Bungle-Companion-ebook/dp/B00GUTNAZM

Finished it while traveling around the Christmas season. Excellent book.

[aggroculture]

Recent Patton interview:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GbZCPdw4FIk

[eversonpoe]

I just got Angel Dust recommended by Spotify and thought I'd do a search for Mike Patton to see what came up as I'd heard he had all manner of bizarre solo pursuits - I found something called Mondo Cane which was bizarrely brilliant old Italian pop covers from the 50s / 60s (kind of almost turn it off but keep going to see what will happen next) - him singing in a perfectly fluent Italian - amazing stuff. Absolutely WTF

mondo cane is absolutely one of my favorite things he's ever done.

[Merriweather]

The joke about Patton used to be that he was in a dozen different bands at any given time. The past couple years it seems like he's slowed down a bit with fewer projects and more film scoring work. I'm hoping his 2014 is a bit more prolific. His film stuff has been alright, but it's not anything I'm going to listen to very often.

[aggroculture]

What I've heard of his soundtrack work so far I don't find particularly compelling: too beholden to the likes of Morricone and Zorn perhaps? I think Patton's asset is his VOICE, and when he's not using it to full capacity I find his music less interesting. That's probably why I never liked Fantomas much, too much generic yelling and shrieking (besides being a Boredoms ripoff).

The last Tomahawk album was strangely short-lived in my CD player, though I did enjoy some of it, and the show in NYC was an awesome night out.

Quite frankly I'd love some new Peeping Tom, FNM, or - a fan can dream - Bungle reunion!!!

[Merriweather]

I'll agree that most of Patton's film scoring sounds like it's trying to be an homage to Morricone. The one that was the most unique was his Crank 2 soundtrack, which may be the closest he comes to making that long rumored electronic Fantomas album.

I'm wondering whatever happened to that, or the 2nd Peeping Tom record, or the 2nd Mondo Cane, or the Nevermen project.

Oddfellows took a while to grow on me. Not quite as enjoyable as their first 2 albums.

It seems like the moment for new FNM material has passed, unless maybe Rhino wants to put out yet another greatest hits album and throw 'Matador' or some from the vaults stuff on there.

A Bungle reunion would be interesting given the different directions they've all gone in, but doesn't seem any more likely. At least it seems like they are all talking to each other again.

[The Doctor]

Does anyone know what he's actually up to these days? Any interviews, etc indicating what he's got in store?

I too would love a new Peeping Tom record, or hell, even a Fantomas album would be awesome. I've grown a bit burnt out on the score stuff as well.

[dlb]

Well, Tomahawk released an album almost a year ago and they were busy touring until late fall so I guess he's only just returned to the studio gearing up to whatever comes next. He still owes us the Crudo album with Dan the Automator.

Other than that I would love to see a Mr Bungle reunion or a new Fantomas record. Or maybe something completely different?

One thing's for sure: there will be a lot of constribution to other people's records, most definitely a collab with Zorn and I've heard he's working on something with TV on the Radio.

Hasn't he indicated that there will be a Mondo Cane part two? That would be another thing I'd look forward to the most despite Tomahawk being my favorite project of his.

[Merriweather]

Does anyone know what he's actually up to these days? Any interviews, etc indicating what he's got in store?

Scoring another movie, it seems...
http://www.theprp.com/2014/01/09/news/mike-patton-faith-no-more-etc-to-score-upcoming-horror-film-the-vatican-tapes/

[UnjollyIrishman]

https://scontent-b-lhr.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn2/t1.0-9/q71/s720x720/10152993_10152268311120600_1656355271_n.jpg
OMGSQUEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[aggroculture]

That might be worth a stopover in the UK.

Wish they'd do a new album.

[Merriweather]

At the very least Rhino can put out yet another best of compilation and throw some new & lost tracks on there, right?

I know for years Patton talked about resisting the svengalis with their suitcases full of money who wanted the band to reform for the festival circuit. It seems like they've fallen into that trap after all, but hopefully they do more than that.

Mostly, I'm just mad that they haven't done a show in Chicago.

[simonn]

Hoping I get tickets for the Hyde Park gig on Friday! FNM live once again'll be great - have seen no other dates announced as yet....

[Ripe(withdecay)]

I've been on a Faith No More binge for the past two weeks. King For A Day... Fool For A Lifetime is my favorite album right now.

[Merriweather]

Ipecac Records is supposed to do a Reddit AMA tomorrow. I wonder if all the FNM/Bungle reunion questions will be like Trent Reznor and the usual Tapeworm & Manson questions.

[blackholesun]

Ipecac Records is supposed to do a Reddit AMA tomorrow. I wonder if all the FNM/Bungle reunion questions will be like Trent Reznor and the usual Tapeworm & Manson questions.

Spoiler alert, YUP.

[Merriweather]

So the takeaway from the Reddit AMA

- the FNM reunion is just the 1 show
- Patton is busy working on unnamed stuff
- there will be more Fantomas. When that happens is unsure, although they are looking to reissue the albums in vinyl with some sort of bonus
- Crudo and Nevermen are in limbo, with different collaborators/labels

[aggroculture]

http://consequenceofsound.net/2014/05/turns-out-mike-patton-and-not-axl-rose-is-the-greatest-singer-of-all-time/

[henryeatscereal]

^deserved and realistic...

[SIR.LONDONCLEANLILY]

Phil Anselmo is in the top 10 now? PanterA and Down are 2 of my all time favorite bands but....uhhhh.....no. He churned out some high notes on Power Metal and CFH but these days not so much.

[Conan The Barbarian]

Well to be fair, his voice is unique. When you hear him you know its Phil.

[eversonpoe]

i think that simply looking at vocal range is a bullshit way of measuring something like that, which is why mike patton's versatility and catalog of interesting accomplishments makes a bigger difference than just his range. it takes more than being able to hit low notes & high notes to be a good singer (axl rose being a great example of what i mean, since his voice is terrible, despite his impressive range). the fact that freddie mercury got bumped way down just because of slightly less range is also bullshit. that man is a FANTASTIC singer. just because he can't go quite as high or low as some other vocalists doesn't make him a worse vocalist.

[henryeatscereal]

^I agree that there are singers that make "more" with "less" and in my opinion that's what makes them great, the other are "technicalities" that don't define many others aspects of them as their showmanship, versatility and songwriting skills...

Still i do think Patton would end up in the "first places" anyway, since the guy is so talented and versatile (and a monster of a singer...)

[otnavuskire]

Faith No More has an official twitter now, and their first tweet has me insanely excited.

https://twitter.com/FaithNoMore/status/472189422805348352

[henryeatscereal]

^Cool! i've always wanted a follow-up for "Album of the year", they should go for one more album, i do believe they have plenty left to say...

[Piko]

That tweet seems optimistic. Hopefully they stick together

[andre78]

And it seems Faith No More is kinda definitely back!

They played three new songs this past weekend in two european concerts ( at London, where they dressed up as exorcists and shouted lines from the same-titled movie beween songs, and Poland ): previously played "Matador", and debuted "Superhero" and "Motherfucker".

Videos and lyrics can be found here (http://newfaithnomore.com/2014/07/07/faith-no-mores-new-songs-lyrics-and-video/).

[miss k bee]

Yes they were good at Hyde Park dressed as priests, but the set was far too short at under a hour.

Been revisiting my Faith No More albums. The cassette of Angel Dust was the first hard rock album I bought.

[WorzelG]

This is exciting, I was lucky enough to see FNM in the early nineties. Would be in a best concerts list for sure

[miss k bee]

Damn the Motherfucker song is stuck in my head now!

[mfte]

Someone help me find my sphincter.

New tunes.

http://www.metalsucks.net/2014/07/07/listen-first-new-faith-songs-17-years/

[Merriweather]

Is 2015 the year that the FNM reunion comes full circle with a new album? They were announced as one of the headliners for the Soundwave festival yesterday and tweeted this:

"The Reunion Tour is over; in 2015 things are going to change."

[UnjollyIrishman]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPmb0F00YPE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8iwBM_YB1sE

[otnavuskire]

Is 2015 the year that the FNM reunion comes full circle with a new album? They were announced as one of the headliners for the Soundwave festival yesterday and tweeted this:

"The Reunion Tour is over; in 2015 things are going to change."

I really hope this means a full US tour will finally happen.

[Jord]

Safe to say that if a new album happens (which is looking very likely) then a world tour will follow. Absolutely cracking news, I would love to see FNM when they roll round the UK again.

[henryeatscereal]

Faith No More confirms new single and release in Record Store Day (http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/faith-no-more-to-release-first-album-in-18-years-plot-u-s-tour-20140902)

[mfte]

Faith No More confirms new single and release in Record Store Day (http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/faith-no-more-to-release-first-album-in-18-years-plot-u-s-tour-20140902)

Wonderful news.

[aggroculture]

Fuck YES YES YES

[otnavuskire]

Can't fucking wait!

[UnjollyIrishman]

https://c1.staticflickr.com/7/6140/5945506054_a05d1ee940.jpg

[Ripe(withdecay)]

This is going to be the greatest thing ever!

[profane]

Hell yeah madafakaaaa!

[Merriweather]

Awesome news and yet April 2015 seems so far away.

[henryeatscereal]

Awesome news and yet April 2015 seems so far away.
At least we have a "light at the end of the tunnel", if we were able to wait 17 years a few more months doesn't sound as a big wait...

[Swykk]

I will finally get to see FNM! Losing it over here! First Slowdive now FNM...two awesome bands I never thought I'd get to see and it is going to happen!

[thelastdisciple]

At least we have a "light at the end of the tunnel", if we were able to wait 17 years a few more months doesn't sound as a big wait...
True but unknowingly waiting and knowingly waiting is the difference LOL this is gonna be a painful few months. AHHHHHH

Can't freakin' wait!

[henryeatscereal]

True but unknowingly waiting and knowingly waiting is the difference LOL this is gonna be a painful few months. AHHHHHH

Can't freakin' wait!
Shhhh... i'm already losing patience... :(

[andre78]

That's awesome, just awesome news.

It's odd to get excited about new music from a band that separated almost 20 years ago, but Faith No More is kinda similar to NIN in the sense that they always go for the unexpected. And, the result being good or not ( mostly it is, at least for me ), at least they always have an interesting take on their music. Some say that's art.

One thing is sure: if anyone here can get to one of their future concerts, DO IT!! Since their comeback the band made two concerts here in Brazil, in 2009 and 2011, and both were absolutely amazing, stealing far away the spotlight from all the other acts in the bills. The guys are a thousand leagues better onstage today than they previously were ( and they were already really good back then ).

I'm so definitely heading to the US to catch one of these gigs next year!

[henryeatscereal]

I've seen one of the Brazil shows and liked it a lot! the "Second coming" shows were awesome i attended 2: Mexico City and Roskilde Denmark, both of them classic!

[aggroculture]

What I really want from the new album: lots of Roddy Bottum. Keyboards have been a bit relegated since KFAD.

[henryeatscereal]

Another album in the vein of "Angel Dust" or "The Real Thing" would rule, but i'm guessing they'll follow the same line of "Album of the year" and "King for a Day..." (most songs they played on the tour came from those two albums), still we'll have to wait and see...

[aggroculture]

AOTY was a big disappointment to me when it came out, because stylistically, it's basically a more polished version of KFAD. Unlike between IY/TRT/AD/KFAD there was no real creative growth, and that's why it also wasn't such a surprise it turned out to be their last. I did grow to love it, in due time.
But now...I don't really mind if it does turn out to be another album in the AOTY/KFAD vein. I hope it's good. Too long has passed to expect it to be a game-changer like their best releases were, but I really hope for some thrilling moments. I hope it spans the spectrum of massive pop and noisy metal like nobody but FNM can do.

[cahernandez]

AOTY was a big disappointment to me when it came out, because stylistically, it's basically a more polished version of KFAD. Unlike between IY/TRT/AD/KFAD there was no real creative growth, and that's why it also wasn't such a surprise it turned out to be their last. I did grow to love it, in due time.
But now...I don't really mind if it does turn out to be another album in the AOTY/KFAD vein. I hope it's good. Too long has passed to expect it to be a game-changer like their best releases were, but I really hope for some thrilling moments. I hope it spans the spectrum of massive pop and noisy metal like nobody but FNM can do.

After what Patton has done with Peeping Tom, Fantomas, Tomahawk, the Mondo Cane stuff...I think it should be great. His resume's got a lot more stuff and that should show on the album.

[miss k bee]

So new FNM single this year and album and tour next year!! woo!

https://www.facebook.com/fnmblog/posts/715594771843835

[Twiggy]

I can't wait for this album....



So new FNM single this year and album and tour next year!! woo!

https://www.facebook.com/fnmblog/posts/715594771843835

[perceptionnexus]

Didn't even know this new project was happening. Great news is that it comes out next month. Love what I'm hearing in the first track:

http://diffuser.fm/mike-patton-tetema-stream-tenz/

Kinda sounds like.........ehhh can't even say! Sounds like something Patton would be involved in.

[eversonpoe]

Didn't even know this new project was happening. Great news is that it comes out next month. Love what I'm hearing in the first track:

http://diffuser.fm/mike-patton-tetema-stream-tenz/

Kinda sounds like.........ehhh can't even say! Sounds like something Patton would be involved in.

fuck that was cool. super excited about this album! i love it when he collaborates with people who are as out there as him (a la Patton/Kaada).

edit: vinyl's only $10.99 on amazon (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00OZOIGDK/ref=ox_ya_os_product_refresh_T1) (CD is $13.99?)

[mfte]

Patton and Bottum apparently resisted making new FNM material

http://www.metalsucks.net/2014/11/05/billy-gould-says-mike-patton-roddy-bottum-resistant-making-new-faith-album/

[cahernandez]

Fantomas has two shows scheduled in Chile, with The Melvins, in December: http://www.puntoticket.com/Evento.aspx?EventoID=TRAN36

[andre78]

There we go! The first new Faith No More song is officially out, guys: hear "Motherfucker (http://www.rollingstone.com/music/premieres/hear-faith-no-more-first-release-in-17-years-motherfucker-20141119)"!!!

[voidnz]

Enjoyable song. Likey

[henryeatscereal]

Liked too, the chorus is catchy as fuck (Pun intended)

[ad infinitum]

Fucking HELL, have I missed this band. Liking the new track, & Patton's voice sounds as amazing as ever. A friend commented that parts of it remind him of some weird, modern version of The Little Drummer Boy, which I thought was kind of funny.

[Madmya]

Ohhhhh yeahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.

[caca]

Is that Roddy singing the verses?

Either way, the new song is tits. Can't wait to hear the full-length and catch them on tour.

[Madmya]

Yes it's Roddy.

What I like most about the new song is that it shows they're still Faith No More.

[aggroculture]

Not really a fan of this song: I find it a bit lazy, trying to be kinda humorous, and sort of failing; I am sure the album will be enjoyable on some level, though those stories about Patton not wanting to do it don't bode well. I get a "Ah OK guys, let's do this if you insist" vibe from this song.

How many reunions really did churn out amazing material? Exactly.

[eversonpoe]

How many reunions really did churn out amazing material? Exactly.

throbbing gristle

[cahernandez]

Not really a fan of this song: I find it a bit lazy, trying to be kinda humorous, and sort of failing; I am sure the album will be enjoyable on some level, though those stories about Patton not wanting to do it don't bode well. I get a "Ah OK guys, let's do this if you insist" vibe from this song.

How many reunions really did churn out amazing material? Exactly.

I don't know, man, this sounds GREAT! I had low expectations but I was pleasantly surprised. FNM will deliver, don't you worry.

[profane]

FNM won't just do this and take a piss on their legacy. I concur, they will deliver.

[billpulsipher]

Not really a fan of this song: I find it a bit lazy, trying to be kinda humorous, and sort of failing; I am sure the album will be enjoyable on some level, though those stories about Patton not wanting to do it don't bode well. I get a "Ah OK guys, let's do this if you insist" vibe from this song.

How many reunions really did churn out amazing material? Exactly.

He had to be dragged kicking and screaming to record AOTY as well.....the story there was he went on tour with Bungle, came back, they had a dozen songs written and he basically tossed em all in the garbage and made them start over. eventually when it was time to record he recorded vocals in just a few days

new song isnt impressive because I cant fathom why you would take Mike Patton and make him do backup vocals

[cahernandez]

He had to be dragged kicking and screaming to record AOTY as well.....the story there was he went on tour with Bungle, came back, they had a dozen songs written and he basically tossed em all in the garbage and made them start over. eventually when it was time to record he recorded vocals in just a few days


Source? Never heard of this before.

[mfte]

Source? Never heard of this before.


Yeah this sounds suspect. I remember hearing that John Hudson wrote a few of the best songs on that record like Collision and Stripsearch while Patton wrote numbers like Phone Home and possibly Naked infront computer

[andre78]

new song isnt impressive because I cant fathom why you would take Mike Patton and make him do backup vocals

Because it's FNM and they never, ever do what people expect them to.

[billpulsipher]

Yeah this sounds suspect. I remember hearing that John Hudson wrote a few of the best songs on that record like Collision and Stripsearch while Patton wrote numbers like Phone Home and possibly Naked infront computer

Patton went on tour with Bungle, they wrote 10 or so songs with Roddy. Mike came back, hated most of the songs and refused to record them. the only songs to really survive were ashes to ashes and paths of glory and last cup of sorrow. then Roddy got pissed at MP and didnt write anything on the new batch of songs..its not speculation, its 100 percent fact lol....

[eversonpoe]

Patton went on tour with Bungle, they wrote 10 or so songs with Roddy. Mike came back, hated most of the songs and refused to record them. the only songs to really survive were ashes to ashes and paths of glory and last cup of sorrow. then Roddy got pissed at MP and didnt write anything on the new batch of songs..its not speculation, its 100 percent fact lol....

could you cite an article or interview or something that supports that?

"lol"

[otnavuskire]

FNM played a surprise 5 song set at Amoeba in San Francisco yesterday.

Setlist:

1. Motherfucker
2. As The Worms Turns
3. Spirit
4. Ashes To Ashes
5. Superhero

Part 1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHa3-8LMJPk&amp;feature=youtu.be

Part 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l6RJaEYAddU&feature=youtu.be

[UnjollyIrishman]

I came to that concert footage.

[profane]

Ugh, MP really seems to be hating all this. (Evident sarcasm)

[otnavuskire]

Ugh, MP really seems to be hating all this. (Evident sarcasm)

I don't think he seems any different than at any other show with any other band. He's just a sarcastic guy.

[profane]

I don't think he seems any different than at any other show with any other band. He's just a sarcastic guy.
I was aiming at the talk that MP was forced into this, while it's evident that they're all having a good time.

[henryeatscereal]

All of them look happy to be there, i'm glad they didn't just "reunite" but also are working as a unit.
I hope this "reunion" lasts a long time, i'm wondering if they'll use the suits again for the tour, love that look but it was refreshing to see them again in their street clothes and i bet they felt confortable too...

[otnavuskire]

Just got the Tetema - Geocidal vinyl in the mail. Spinning it now. It's so wonderfully bizarre.

[eversonpoe]

Just got the Tetema - Geocidal vinyl in the mail. Spinning it now. It's so wonderfully bizarre.

got mine yesterday but haven't had a chance to listen yet. i'm excited!

[aggroculture]

FAITH NO MORE ANNOUNCE NORTH AMERICAN TOUR


DATES MARK BAND’S FIRST NORTH AMERICAN SHOWS SINCE 2010; NEW SONG, “SUPERHERO,” AVAILABLE MARCH 17











https://ci5.googleusercontent.com/proxy/vngAKg_7nVIjjjQD1RwImg2agB_bk9lUNxj_is4yJV7TVCkg3S 0kF8bhA45clXW3654U_jUN6n_XsNqozCUjY0SeGU7zbK-u8dltUZiITWS-wTkKtgkGNu6oamS69AJBFd7avRp0gqFUK1Jx2yjFJeuz_30e8T 1sFGCuBl2PrvFatJwhd4HfbBqEnmFuKYSf_Cw9ndA=s0-d-e1-ft#https://s3.amazonaws.com/roblyimages/accounts/3199/original/1407348767425-v43ytuafbi7r2j4i-ac2d43600684b2b38c18ad600cba0b6f.png





https://ci5.googleusercontent.com/proxy/D62w3tKWj6nWMuD9YvSZipf6V9RPpWN-mliC5T7813UedY8m4zwAQevgQTmySVpNLJOIC4IESriYle-R8RV7EBMy9cPkn8lOtYcTtSmUQuHry5qsOjuw1NcEBH-hG4H1wteLdbxTwA9rESn8H8KeyE3NtAoKlHQK9wkvgSzYEADGC Lq3k4FbXTTirD0mi87M=s0-d-e1-ft#https://s3.amazonaws.com/roblyimages/accounts/3199/original/1422051740090-i7apw39otef-76dab0c0636f8dfa69b8a268655733ad.jpg (http://email.robly.com/wf/click?upn=9H-2FeDuNF6C75rlqfGIZTC3rtGDnnAhfPLkcLHnA5lrjGRdUgc2Y ama2MFiL0AzU07qZk2XAqqAt-2BJkk8tOsX0u2W0TN9-2Bl1HeIGsX-2FmDdmZ-2FgSsQ6eXcUERJBZRrdr8B_AdkfTiApI80cNEyortTzHShngf-2B3xk4s21DmqjNV7H9MYyDe03aLQrSqtWDxvNFUdaFLi8goMNT Fxagpsbl4sCV4ownN2iFFUqzx6l0DB4pDBaQpqJJz6-2BBmt9e1-2F4Hkb50ojpLvVLL9i3dA6YLPj2DWKN-2BSpG8OiqfMVLmj7c7BQr2F-2FnGP0-2FqKNPXE6KC5zkAyLtg0Q0nrRrXSbHLUw73qI9To5jC24umyMk I-2FfeJvyf99av-2BVLHWRUMV7-2BVfKzglTMf8hFJ3EK43VtDygOMXI4AwLmRIHVN1Vz719QhdL-2BF0y0MPojorHtTnUvBiPebyhMXRP3rXUMMZdKOAtRt5ZlOAmZ J5fnf4ioY8Zw-2FOXDpkgF3sEpulmcBLAdMBuC92F0Fz94C-2FZxhNKAcazk9lZdWyjWS5qZ2CqF3Z35jLemgCm8DZ57rnrWh2 d75Ht)









Photo credit: Dustin Rabin (click on photo for high-resolution download)


















SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 26, 2015 – Faith No More confirm their first North American shows since 2010 with a spring outing kicking off April 15 in Vancouver.


The announcement comes as the Bay Area band wraps up work on their follow-up to 1997’s Album of the Year. The as-of-yet untitled album is due this May via the band’s newly formed imprint, Reclamation Recordings, which is distributed by Ipecac Recordings. Faith No More founder and bass player, Bill Gould is overseeing production.


“Here we go,” said Gould. “First North American tour dates, some in cities we haven’t played in over 17 years. We are armed with the new material and ready for whatever comes our way.”




















https://ci6.googleusercontent.com/proxy/gMzgnVFL9RgoCxJ1NrHi_09zN8wCqe5RDjL3f6Ws9H1v0mNZN9 dSNmKSLcFoohyQPb9tGy3jnrNqey-dqQw_sTP_jHolfxjzJHDTY23nJ1XbT-SBgdYN8IsBP4T0n0tatO3lLLX44w1nGnP7cYpUUTKHVdaFDvug FjJ1RmfuXqrMmpP9UC6Md4gypfYzyZD5VQ=s0-d-e1-ft#https://s3.amazonaws.com/roblyimages/accounts/3199/original/1422051816734-0o7eloqpjowq-76dab0c0636f8dfa69b8a268655733ad.jpg



"Superhero" cover



















Preceding the tour is the release of a second single from the forthcoming album, “Superhero,” which will be available as a limited edition 7-inch single on March 17 followed by a digital release on March 31. Faith No More released the single, “Motherf****r,” as part of Record Store Day’s Black Friday event. To mark the release of their first new music since the late ‘90s, the band played a surprise set at Amoeba San Francisco.

North American tour dates:
April 15 Vancouver, BC PNE Forum
April 16 Seattle, WA Paramount Theater
April 17 Portland, OR Keller Auditorium
April 19 San Francisco, CA Warfield
April 20 San Francisco, CA Warfield
April 23 Los Angeles, CA The Wiltern
April 24 Los Angeles, CA The Wiltern
April 25 Santa Ana, CA The Observatory


May 7 Chicago, IL Concord Music Hall
May 8 Detroit, MI The Fillmore
May 9 Toronto, ON Sony Centre for the Performing Arts
May 11 Boston, MA Orpheum Theatre
May 13 New York, NY Webster Hall
May 14 New York, NY Webster Hall
May 15 Philadelphia, PA Electric Factory


Tickets for all shows are on-sale this Friday, Jan. 30, at 10 am local time. A fan club pre-sale will be made available on Wednesday, Jan. 28 with more details to be found on FNM.com (http://email.robly.com/wf/click?upn=ECtJngwkAR9mSQE75ThvFmCp6LV1uXW3kJ3Rnq8q AUU-3D_AdkfTiApI80cNEyortTzHShngf-2B3xk4s21DmqjNV7H9MYyDe03aLQrSqtWDxvNFUdaFLi8goMNT Fxagpsbl4sCV4ownN2iFFUqzx6l0DB4pDBaQpqJJz6-2BBmt9e1-2F4Hkb50ojpLvVLL9i3dA6YLPj2DWKN-2BSpG8OiqfMVLmj7c7BQr2F-2FnGP0-2FqKNPXE6KC5zkAyLtg0Q0nrRrXSbHLUw73qI9To5jC24umyMk I-2FfeJvyf99av-2BVLHWRUMV7-2BVfKzglTMf8hFJ3EK43VtDygOOPttIsAoyLbXfXD5S2CojOng bYj7ri-2BbGzPIreFrAecMECf0XdETmaLz1ezIBlMmRGQsu3JLzJoQMCH-2FMJfgfjAqsG-2FiYykef6BzsflTklW9QjlIGeEkHKg5IvXF9L0SevayEtWCl9E 84yfZm00TsPfmuXlMU3JJL47DhT5SsQ0) and via the band’s social media pages (facebook.com/officialfnm (http://email.robly.com/wf/click?upn=EFG1t08-2FwWKi6xv3iEGu1bLFxAMJJutyLv96fcYEGIceLqe7KScQstGS t62S-2Fp3r_AdkfTiApI80cNEyortTzHShngf-2B3xk4s21DmqjNV7H9MYyDe03aLQrSqtWDxvNFUdaFLi8goMNT Fxagpsbl4sCV4ownN2iFFUqzx6l0DB4pDBaQpqJJz6-2BBmt9e1-2F4Hkb50ojpLvVLL9i3dA6YLPj2DWKN-2BSpG8OiqfMVLmj7c7BQr2F-2FnGP0-2FqKNPXE6KC5zkAyLtg0Q0nrRrXSbHLUw73qI9To5jC24umyMk I-2FfeJvyf99av-2BVLHWRUMV7-2BVfKzglTMf8hFJ3EK43VtDygOE-2BkHxs5oNS86lWUXW6hE4sFkKLIVGJD-2BAtjULZVrlgpE0Ls4xpjVt4Yvt6GqhWQI1BUVgrr88htUk-2FIvnFxhRA6Hd5Gf-2FpWoLTbbmFciCAv-2FlNSioi7RGA0ozK7ZcXeUK1Dr0AMT4Alnm-2BfqqoYMOHWb0z5cZurVBAts-2F1Z5xbX) and twitter.com/faithnomore (http://email.robly.com/wf/click?upn=qW2pKh-2Fe087-2BNIZ9FEAakbDCuzx-2FHDzlaJPrYa2rOyOQj2juRHrYH7GjW-2FuWbwQK_AdkfTiApI80cNEyortTzHShngf-2B3xk4s21DmqjNV7H9MYyDe03aLQrSqtWDxvNFUdaFLi8goMNT Fxagpsbl4sCV4ownN2iFFUqzx6l0DB4pDBaQpqJJz6-2BBmt9e1-2F4Hkb50ojpLvVLL9i3dA6YLPj2DWKN-2BSpG8OiqfMVLmj7c7BQr2F-2FnGP0-2FqKNPXE6KC5zkAyLtg0Q0nrRrXSbHLUw73qI9To5jC24umyMk I-2FfeJvyf99av-2BVLHWRUMV7-2BVfKzglTMf8hFJ3EK43VtDygOGWcxklVVOYOKXFitwzba-2FZyU-2FauWgV0wl7hjYoUZFoi3r9IH4o4W0u6Zc14T9NtTBVgDgXLMw 8-2FnVT0qLIfqvKq4d4Wb5QuBw0-2FegHdkh7mqpGWhB-2F48brnGJHlg4vp4rrzMEPxxsb5wjzAbjkRMeKgHOSMdcerRX1 w557nb6Ty)).


Full Faith No More routing:
February 17 Tokyo, Japan Studio Coast
February 18 Tokyo, Japan Studio Coast
February 21 Adelaide, Australia Soundwave Festival
February 22 Melbourne, Australia Soundwave Festival
February 28 Sydney, Australia Soundwave Festival


March 1 Brisbane, Australia Soundwave Festival
March 3 Auckland, New Zealand WestFest


April 15 Vancouver, BC PNE Forum
April 16 Seattle, WA Paramount Theater
April 17 Portland, OR Keller Auditorium
April 19 San Francisco, CA Warfield
April 20 San Francisco, CA Warfield
April 23 Los Angeles, CA The Wiltern
April 24 Los Angeles, CA The Wiltern
April 25 Santa Ana, CA The Observatory


May 7 Chicago, IL Concord Music Hall
May 8 Detroit, MI The Fillmore
May 9 Toronto, ON Sony Centre for the Performing Arts
May 11 Boston, MA Orpheum Theatre
May 13 New York, NY Webster Hall
May 14 New York, NY Webster Hall
May 15 Philadelphia, PA Electric Factory
May 29 Nurburgring, Germany Grune Holle Festival
May 31 Munich, Germany Rockavaria Festival


June 2 Milan, Italy Sonisphere
June 4 Vienna, Austria Vienna Rocks Festival
June 5 Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic Rock For People Festival
June 12 Landgraaf, Netherlands Pinkpop Festival
June 13 Donington, UK Download Festival
June 20 Clisson, France Hellfest
June 21 Dessel, Belgium Graspop Festival


Aug. 7 – 9 Montreal, QC Heavy Montreal



-30-


www.fnm.com (http://email.robly.com/wf/click?upn=uBi0bUw-2BADxUAGt461OoQVvZ7tiGijXg7tfklY2Z49c-3D_AdkfTiApI80cNEyortTzHShngf-2B3xk4s21DmqjNV7H9MYyDe03aLQrSqtWDxvNFUdaFLi8goMNT Fxagpsbl4sCV4ownN2iFFUqzx6l0DB4pDBaQpqJJz6-2BBmt9e1-2F4Hkb50ojpLvVLL9i3dA6YLPj2DWKN-2BSpG8OiqfMVLmj7c7BQr2F-2FnGP0-2FqKNPXE6KC5zkAyLtg0Q0nrRrXSbHLUw73qI9To5jC24umyMk I-2FfeJvyf99av-2BVLHWRUMV7-2BVfKzglTMf8hFJ3EK43VtDygODF-2F0dq6ud-2B8RtXiIFVN-2FDf-2FLyLE92h2bvI3cNYmA8Yb5jdKWUJqKJhRXtvNslZ6EqjpZWh2 ML7BjTwszdOXZjWa5pogAWR8IbCSyNWikYp4xcRM-2FOiaigJz0qWuJOC5Fd6Vph0CYd-2Bo3ieVFXjhxBIUbB9kqS8qx1j7-2FYb5DwOB)
www.facebook.com/officialfnm (http://email.robly.com/wf/click?upn=uBi0bUw-2BADxUAGt461OoQVfRve4-2FiHiLcaFhKYIgkANHc9SWxel2qNsgtwGGQj9f_AdkfTiApI80 cNEyortTzHShngf-2B3xk4s21DmqjNV7H9MYyDe03aLQrSqtWDxvNFUdaFLi8goMNT Fxagpsbl4sCV4ownN2iFFUqzx6l0DB4pDBaQpqJJz6-2BBmt9e1-2F4Hkb50ojpLvVLL9i3dA6YLPj2DWKN-2BSpG8OiqfMVLmj7c7BQr2F-2FnGP0-2FqKNPXE6KC5zkAyLtg0Q0nrRrXSbHLUw73qI9To5jC24umyMk I-2FfeJvyf99av-2BVLHWRUMV7-2BVfKzglTMf8hFJ3EK43VtDygOMxvnqg2BdLtFTxXrTCerqDLq IHmS7w0fLvOSA4YfrQg7hkF247oKbnrYf4CKtRG83fyk1-2FUVNOsSIALr1UfyP-2BYnEYT0IlAtmFdpUx99MAda7PP7YjdRC1cXzKdtkHzaIRd49N IOedhRTahUPr1-2BtGZDZWkzYLY08sXLpH-2F6ijt)
www.twitter.com/faithnomore (http://email.robly.com/wf/click?upn=uBi0bUw-2BADxUAGt461OoQQfVOUk8-2FxIUaDp5PU-2FUeqM-2F30zMrXxgBvHzZVrKLQrz_AdkfTiApI80cNEyortTzHShngf-2B3xk4s21DmqjNV7H9MYyDe03aLQrSqtWDxvNFUdaFLi8goMNT Fxagpsbl4sCV4ownN2iFFUqzx6l0DB4pDBaQpqJJz6-2BBmt9e1-2F4Hkb50ojpLvVLL9i3dA6YLPj2DWKN-2BSpG8OiqfMVLmj7c7BQr2F-2FnGP0-2FqKNPXE6KC5zkAyLtg0Q0nrRrXSbHLUw73qI9To5jC24umyMk I-2FfeJvyf99av-2BVLHWRUMV7-2BVfKzglTMf8hFJ3EK43VtDygOIMBwZ8p78Kw63vUAxvH7c8vW kwNJY9Mhbz9NYyJuwfc2cbMnx6IdToFNS5iSQWDSCNK9xnZCv7 gzukVUIJ09J9RyUk3V9IRmN-2BfhThavTdDx6vPwWIZw9MYfyymS2CpYCT0fz4mr-2BEqO1ZtYDCMqmzggeQOBunskzVyc4DkQV3a)








Would love to make that Chicago show.

[october_midnight]

Awwwwww yussssss, hittin' up that show here fo sho.

[Ripe(withdecay)]

Fuck! I wish they'd come closer to Pittsburgh or something. Philadelphia is a 6 hour drive from here, fuck. Anyways, I fucking love Faith No More.

[otnavuskire]

Ugh, the venues these are at are really small. These are gonna be hard tickets to get.

[Swykk]

Going to try and make Chicago (as in, IF I can get tickets).

[pulse]

Come on man! A one month tour is kind of short. They're ignoring a lot of real estate. :(

I hope they plan to tour some more in late summer and fall when they return to North America.

[caca]

Looks like I'll have to make a road trip. That Santa Ana show is a likely suspect.

[otnavuskire]

Got tickets for the Boston show! Can't fucking wait!

[aggroculture]

I can't believe I'm...actually...yes I think I'm going to take a pass on this.

I saw them back in 1998, in Brooklyn and at Download a few years ago...and I just don't think it'll be worth the hassle of going to Chicago with the fam etc. I might change my mind and buy a ticket anyway....still mulling.

[Swykk]

Well that presale was NIN.com presale levels of bullshit. Hit refresh at 9:59, page comes up at 10, I'm put in a shitty line telling me it's likely I'll get tickets, waited 11 minutes, let into store part only to see they've already sold out.

[caca]

Well that presale was NIN.com presale levels of bullshit. Hit refresh at 9:59, page comes up at 10, I'm put in a shitty line telling me it's likely I'll get tickets, waited 11 minutes, let into store part only to see they've already sold out.

I took admittedly took my sweet-ass time and didn't try until just now. I guess I underestimated how much people care about FNM. Either that, or I overestimated how many tickets would be available...

[Airbornefeline]

I wish I could get into Faith no more but most of the albums just sound so dated to me. I like listening to live performances of the old songs but on the albums they just sound so old and Mike's voice is just so different I don't like to listen to them. I really like Album of the Year and Motherfucker though so I'm sure I'll like the new album.

[eversonpoe]

I wish I could get into Faith no more but most of the albums just sound so dated to me. I like listening to live performances of the old songs but on the albums they just sound so old and Mike's voice is just so different I don't like to listen to them. I really like Album of the Year and Motherfucker though so I'm sure I'll like the new album.

i agree the that first couple albums sound pretty dated, but angel dust and album of the year? nah. i think they still hold up very well, especially with all of the experimentation present on both.
and of course mike's voice sounds different, he's only gotten BETTER with age, as opposed to most vocalists, but he was still great back then!

[henryeatscereal]

I heard the first 3 albums recently and what i noted is that the production is indeed a bit "dated" but it's also part of it's charm; the only thing i complain about it's the volume, most of the songs sound very "low", you really have to crank the volume to hear them "right" (at least on the CD editions..).

Oh and "Angel Dust" still sounds ahead of it's time...

[Ripe(withdecay)]

Angel Dust is the album that really got me into Faith No More, it will always be my absolute favorite album.

[eversonpoe]

I heard the first 3 albums recently and what i noted is that the production is indeed a bit "dated" but it's also part of it's charm; the only thing i complain about it's the volume, most of the songs sound very "low", you really have to crank the volume to hear them "right" (at least on the CD editions..).

Oh and "Angel Dust" still sounds ahead of it's time...

that's a loudness wars thing. it's GOOD that you have to turn up your stereo, because it means there's actually dynamics in the music and it's not just ridiculously loud the whole time.

[Merriweather]

I don't really have the money to get tickets anyway, but even if I did I probably would have missed out on the tickets for the Chicago show. Have to hope that they come back like they're saying they will and that it's not part of some festival.

[armogi]

wow, that sale was brutal, i guess i won't see them then! Prices were pretty steep but still.

[EndlessLoveless]

i agree the that first couple albums sound pretty dated, but angel dust and album of the year? nah. i think they still hold up very well, especially with all of the experimentation present on both.
and of course mike's voice sounds different, he's only gotten BETTER with age, as opposed to most vocalists, but he was still great back then!

Agreed. Angel Dust and everything after does not sound dated to me at all. Like for NIN anything before TDS sounds dated to me. Not bad but dated.

[Swykk]

No dice for me on Chicago tickets. Kind of expected it after the presale nonsense. Hopefully they come back around and play a place like The Vic or Riv...

[theimage13]

Kind of torn.

On one hand, I would love to see FNM.
On the other hand, discussions with some of his former crew have led me to not want to give any of my money to the head honcho.

[perceptionnexus]

Kind of torn.

On one hand, I would love to see FNM.
On the other hand, discussions with some of his former crew have led me to not want to give any of my money to the head honcho.

Did they think Patton was an asshole?

[aggroculture]

I decided to take a pass.

Nostalgia trips are nostalgia trips.

Oh, I'll check out the album - even if Motherfucker was just ugh.

[profane]

No love for King For A Day? It's my personal favorite. I think I probably sing/scream those songs when I sleep.

[henryeatscereal]

^ Lots of love!, "King for a Day..." is my favorite FNM album along with "Angel Dust".

[profane]

http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/15/02/10/cd9af764f4517d75b7d0b55558ac369c.jpg

🙌
That cover is so ridiculously over the top, it's wonderful.

[cahernandez]


That cover is so ridiculously over the top, it's wonderful.

I wouldn't be completely sure that that's cover. I'd guess it's a promo picture, hence the date next to the album name. Although I like the photo, it'd be very unlike them to have a band photo be the cover of the album.

[aggroculture]

Sol Invictus...is already a band.
http://img12.nnm.me/5/e/8/a/8/5e8a8732e048551510f6545d9de57d96_full.jpg
Le sigh.

[eversonpoe]

Sol Invictus...is already a band.
Le sigh.

it's also the name of an ancient roman sun god, so what's the problem?

[henryeatscereal]

^So weird, that band logo looks so similar to Rollins Band one, lol...

I hope that won't be the album cover, i like the photo as a promo but they need an image for their album cover...

[aggroculture]

it's also the name of an ancient roman sun god, so what's the problem?

and a slip knot is a type of knot.
I dunno, seeing that title, with occult-y symbols made me groan.
Hard to believe none of them is aware of Sol Invictus (the band).

Also Latin titles...bah.

[profane]

"Hypnotic and gothic, we're coming back to where we were with our first album," "Then Patton's being Patton, crooning, screaming, with a bit of soul underneath it all. We've always taken strange influences and smashed them together!"
Those are the words of Billy Gould describing 'Sol Invictus' the ten track new album from Faith No More, to be released on May 18th in the UK and Europe and May 19th in North America.

Track Listing:
1. "Sol Invictus"
2. "Superhero"
3. "Sunny Side Up"
4. "Separation Anxiety"
5. "Cone of Shame"
6. "Rise of the Fall"
7. "Black Friday"
8. "Motherfucker"
9. "Matador"
10. "From the Dead"

[dlb]

And Nine Inch Nails is what killed Jesus!!!11111

Anyhow, seems intruiging but wasn't the album supposed to be called Superhero or am I mixing things up?

I'm also with aggroculture on this one. This is a reunion I am not really buying into and I'd skip most likely aswell if it was a proper tour around here. On the other hand it's Patton doing some actual singing which I quite enjoy and Tomahawk (my favorite project of his) didn't come here and Peeping Tom seems no more, so there is a reason for me to see it. They are coming to a festival here though so I'll have the chance.

I don't have much hope for this album and didn't like what I heard so far. Yet something pretty cool could come out of this. Let's see!

[profane]

^ Superhero is their next single.

I really don't believe they're just going to piss over their legacy by dropping a piece of shit album. I firmly believe we'll receive a most exquisite kick in the nuts.

[aggroculture]

Don't get me wrong I will buy this album the day it comes out and most likely enjoy it a lot.
I'm just being the hypercritical fan of one of my favourite bands, not wanting them to deliver anything sub-par but fearful that that may happen in spite of their intentions.
I have, ahem, faith that "Sol Invictus" will satisfy and put a massive smile on my face when I hear it. But I am also realistic enough to know that it is virtually impossible to come back after 15+ years at the same level - hell, even AOTY was something of a drop in quality as far as I'm concerned.

[profane]

I get you and it's probably a better approach to prepare for the possibility of disappointment and such. And I also get what you're saying about AOTY, I like it but it's a little too polished.

[Swykk]

I thought AOTY was head and shoulders above KFAD. I think SI will be fine otherwise they wouldn't be doing it. Bitching that the title is the name of another band seems like you want to hate it. Grasping at straws, if you will. Let's hear the thing before we hate it.

[Madmya]

Soundgarden's King Animal is their worst album yet I'm still thrilled they're back together and that the album exists. Despite its lesser quality, it doesn't make their previous albums redundant. You only live once, make some more fucking Faith No More songs! I'll always have Angel Dust...

Bring on Sol Invictus!

[aggroculture]

I'm curious as to what their explanation about the title is going to be: my guess, reading the wiki page about Sol Invictus, is that it's going to be some kind of critique of US imperialism coming from Billy...

[henryeatscereal]

^Well, FNM is Billy's band in the end...

Personally i can't wait for the album, i've liked the two singles so far (for what they are: singles...), i'm not expecting another "Angel Dust", but i think even a "bad" FNM album is more welcome than an album from almost any other band, i agree with Madmya's Soundgarden comparison.
I hope the band comes back to my town, can't wait to watch them for a third time...

[aggroculture]

I agree, I always prefer for a band to be active and put out stuff rather than not.
Helmet, Carcass, Prong, Korn, etc: the latter/comeback output rarely matches their peak stuff, but I'd still rather have it, and there are often gems to be found
(Helmet's Size Matters being an exception: it's humungous as a whole)

That said, until I see a good explanation for Sol Invictus as the title, it sits ill with me. Can't believe Billy or Mike have never heard of Sol Invictus the band.
If they'd called the album "Nine Inch Nails" I'm sure plenty of you would be "bitching" too.

[cahernandez]

I agree, I always prefer for a band to be active and put out stuff rather than not.
Helmet, Carcass, Prong, Korn, etc: the latter/comeback output rarely matches their peak stuff, but I'd still rather have it, and there are often gems to be found
(Helmet's Size Matters being an exception: it's humungous as a whole)

That said, until I see a good explanation for Sol Invictus as the title, it sits ill with me. Can't believe Billy or Mike have never heard of Sol Invictus the band.
If they'd called the album "Nine Inch Nails" I'm sure plenty of you would be "bitching" too.

With respect to Korn: I'd rather have them shut up. Past Issues, everything they've done is disposable, and to my eyes they ruined their early reputation. Witth FNM, you're dealing with Mike Patton and he wouldn't put out crap. They are going to deliver.

I'd bet FNM is aware of that band (Sol Invictus). I would assume that when you are looking for the name of an album title, someone in the legal department of the band has to make sure the album title is not infringing some type of copyright (with the exception of Melvins' Lysol). Like someone else said, Sol Invictus is the name of the Roman sun god as well, so I think your point is mute. I actually think it's a good album title.

[Ripe(withdecay)]

I don't think I've been more exicted for an album since Hesitiation Marks.

[henryeatscereal]

Interesting article about the new album (http://metalhammer.teamrock.com/news/2015-02-18/faith-no-more-bored-into-comeback-album-sol-invictus), from the looks of it i'll say they are going with the Album of the Year direction...

Also, new song (http://www.metalinjection.net/av/heres-another-new-faith-no-more-song-off-sol-invictus-cone-of-shame) performed: "Cone of Shame"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLTlk5tvE44

[profane]

Note to self:
Be sure to carry clean boxers for when shit's about to get real.

Journalists tweeting. (http://newfaithnomore.com/2015/02/24/faith-no-more-sol-invictus-the-previews-are-in-and-theyre-great/)

[UnjollyIrishman]

They just debuted the studio version of Superhero on the Radio 1 Rock Show, its just as good as it is live.
EDIT: Its up on the Marvel website. Someone has an FNM fanboy as a staff member.
http://marvel.com/news/comics/24157/faith_no_more_brings_superhero_to_marvel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKP98hDBJ8w

[Merriweather]

I'm wondering if Superhero is going to make it onto the Avengers soundtrack given this new Marvel connection.

[UnjollyIrishman]

I'm wondering if Superhero is going to make it onto the Avengers soundtrack given this new Marvel connection.
Yes fucking please.

[mfte]

This is all sounding real good. It's really looking like they are going to serve the legacy well. I have been re listening to Matador and that song is so epic.

Is it just me or do the double tracked vocals on Superhero sound kinda weird?

[henryeatscereal]

So, this is the album cover, can't say i'm surprised, it's so "Faith No More"

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/8a/Faith_No_More_-_Sol_Invictus_Album_Cover.png

[mfte]

So, this is the album cover, can't say i'm surprised, it's so "Faith No More"

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/8a/Faith_No_More_-_Sol_Invictus_Album_Cover.png

WOW. I dont know how to feel about that.


also...

http://marvel.com/news/comics/24157/faith_no_more_brings_superhero_to_marvel

[henryeatscereal]

That Marvel interview was nice, never thought i would hear FMN directly from the Marvel site...

The album cover is Ok, in many ways similar to "Album of the year" (Black and white photograph with ironic overtones, both strange and mundane).

[perceptionnexus]

CD and vinyl pre-orders for the album are up on amazon. Looks like it is being released via ipecac.

[henryeatscereal]

It's up to preorder in iTunes, too with "Superhero" available as the preorder track...

[caca]

Pre-ordered.

I love the new track and also dug the hell out of Motherfucker. Cone of Shame sounds like it's going to be badass too. This album is going to kick ass.

[mfte]

Superhero single delayed because of weather

http://www.metalsucks.net/2015/03/13/faith-no-mores-superhero-7-delayed/

Anyone notice that the beginning of Malpractice samples the beginning of Nirvana's Floyd The Barber?

[mfte]

ROddy talks to VIce

http://noisey.vice.com/blog/the-untimely-death-and-glorious-rebirth-of-faith-no-more

[cahernandez]

I'm going to the Austin date :)



Pre-sale for the following dates will begin on Wednesday, April 8th at 10:00 AM local time.
The password will be posted on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/faithnomore) and Twitter (http://twitter.com/FaithNoMore) shortly before on-sale time.




July 26
Austin Music Hall
Austin, TX
United States
Get Tickets (https://austinmusichall.frontgatetickets.com/event/5njcvfskrbpby1r7/hidden/c88ff/passcode/)


July 27
South Side Ballroom
Dallas, TX
United States
Get Tickets (http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/0C004E82DBF93B03)


July 28
Bayou Music Center
Houston, TX
United States
Get Tickets (http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/3A004E86109F67E5)


July 30
Masquerade Music Park
Atlanta, GA
United States
Get Tickets (http://ticketmaster.com/0E004E86B8665B59)


July 31
Red Hat Amphitheater
Raleigh, NC
United States
Get Tickets (http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/0E004E86CC086C38)


August 1
Skyline Stage at the Mann Center for the Performing Arts
Philadelphia, PA
United States
Get Tickets (http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/02004E8394222967)


August 2
Merriweather Post Pavilion
Columbia, MD
United States
Get Tickets (https://www.ticketfly.com/purchase/event/829023?utm_medium=bks)


August 4
Blue Hills Bank Pavilion
Boston, MA
United States
Get Tickets (http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/01004E8100F3725A)


August 5
Madison Square Garden
New York, NY
United States



August 7
Ricoh Coliseum
Toronto, ON
Canada
Get Tickets (http://www.ticketmaster.ca/event/10004E86D3B84BD7)

[otnavuskire]

Just managed to get second row for the Boston show in August!

[lloyd_dhr]

Sol Invictus is out there in the usual palces. Halfway through listening :)