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Faith No More

Real Name:
Mike Patton, Billy Gould, Mike Bordin, Roddy Bottum, Jon Hudson
Profile:
Faith No More was the kind of band that usually garners a cult following, but not commercial success. Their style often varied and was quirky, hard to describe, and far away the mainstream, or so it seemed. Their first recorded incarnation as a rap-metal band with lead singer Chuck Mosley gained some notice with the track "We Care a Lot", though they had previously featured Courtney Love as lead singer.

Their sound meshed a lot better, though, when Mike Patton took over vocal duties and their cult status changed when the band scored a massive hit with 'Epic' off "The Real Thing".

This was followed by the groundbreaking "Angel Dust", which put them at the forefront of the post-Guns 'n' Roses alternative metal scene. The album produced a number of hit singles, but nothing compared to the impact they made with a song they started playing live as a joke - the Commodores' 'Easy'. Released as a single, their overblown rendition of the song, complete with a video featuring the band in drag, was a worldwide hit and hit the No. 3 spot in the UK charts.

Internal tensions within the band came to a head when keyboard player Roddy Bottum came out publicly. Guitarist Jim Martin was subsequently fired from the band. The band's popularity was on a downhill slope from then on and their decision to split up in 1999 was not too surprising.

Several members had other projects in the works and there was increased reports of creative friction between various members. Mike Bordin was/is touring (or working with) Ozzy Osbourne, and Mike Patton had the now defunct Mr. Bungle to fall back on, as well as Fantômas and Tomahawk (6).

On February 24, 2009 the band announced their reunion.
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Discography

Releases:
We Care A Lot (Album) (5 versions)   Mordam Records ... 1985
Anne's Song (Maxi, Single) (4 versions)   Slash Records ... 1987
Chinese Arithmetic (12", Promo, Single)   Slash Records 1987
Introduce Yourself (Album) (15 versions)   Slash Records ... 1987
We Care A Lot (Maxi, Single) (9 versions)   Slash Records ... 1987
Epic (Maxi, Single) (18 versions)   Slash Records ... 1989
From Out Of Nowhere (Maxi, Single) (14 versions)   Slash Records ... 1989
Pictures Of You / From Out Of Nowhere (7", Promo)   Polygram Records 1989
The Real Thing (Album) (13 versions)   Slash Records ... 1989
4 Live From 5 Fat B**tards (CD, Promo)   Slash Records, Reprise Records 1990
Falling To Pieces (5 versions)   Slash Records ... 1990
Woodpecker From Mars (Live) (CD, Promo, Single)   Slash Records, London Records 1990
You Fat B**tards - Live At The Brixton Academy (Album) (7 versions)   Slash Records ... 1990
A Small Victory (Maxi, Single) (14 versions)   Slash Records ... 1992
Angel Dust (Album) (23 versions)   Slash Records ... 1992
Epic / Falling To Pieces (CD, Single)   Slash Records 1992
Everything's Ruined (Maxi, Single) (8 versions)   Slash Records ... 1992
I'm Easy (Maxi, Single) (11 versions)   London Records ... 1992
Interview CD (Single) (2 versions)   Slash Records ... 1992
Midlife Crisis (Maxi, EP, Single) (13 versions)   Slash Records ... 1992
Season's Greetings (Vinyl, Promo)   Slash Records 1992
Shake Your Head / A Small Victory (7", Promo)   Polygram Records 1992
Another Body Murdered (Maxi, Single) (4 versions)   Epic Soundtrax ... 1993
Easy-Recorded Live In Amsterdam/Los Angeles/Den Haag (CD, Album, Boo)   Live Line 1993
Songs To Make Love To (Maxi) (2 versions)   Slash Records ... 1993
Video Croissant (3 versions)   Slash Records ... 1993
B Sides And Alternate Versions (CD, Ltd, Promo)   Liberation Records, Slash Records 1995
Digging The Grave (Maxi, Single) (10 versions)   Slash Records ... 1995
Digging The Grave - Screams And Growls 3db Down (CDr, Promo)   London Records 1995
Evidence (Maxi, Single) (7 versions)   Slash Records ... 1995
King For A Day Album Sampler (CD, Maxi, Promo)   Slash Records 1995
King For A Day... Fool For A Lifetime (Album, MiniAlbum) (12 versions)   Slash Records ... 1995
Ricochet (Maxi) (5 versions)   Slash Records ... 1995
Album Of The Year (Album) (11 versions)   London Records ... 1997
Ashes To Ashes (Maxi, Single) (10 versions)   Slash Records ... 1997
Last Cup Of Sorrow (Maxi, EP, Single) (6 versions)   Slash Records ... 1997
Stripsearch (CD, Maxi)   Slash Records, London Records 1997
This Town Ain't Big Enough For Both Of Us (Maxi) (2 versions)   Roadrunner Records 1997
I Started A Joke (Maxi) (3 versions)   Slash Records ... 1998
The Interview Sessions (CD)   Chatback Records 1998
We Care A Lot/I Started A Joke (CD, Maxi)   Slash Records, London Records 1998
Who Cares A Lot? Greatest Videos (VHS, NTSC)   Warner Reprise Video 1998
Who Cares A Lot? The Greatest Hits (Comp) (8 versions)   Slash Records ... 1998
This Is It (The Best Of) (Comp) (2 versions)   Rhino Entertainment Company ... 2003
The Platinum Collection (CD, RM)   Warner Platinum 2005
Live At Brixton Academy / Who Cares A Lot? (2xDVD, NTSC, Multichannel)   Rhino Home Video 2006
Angel Dust / The Real Thing (2xCD, Album)   Rhino (UK) 2008
The Very Best Definitive Ultimate Greatest Hits Collection (2xCD, Comp)   Rhino (UK), Slash Records, Warner Music UK Ltd. 2009
It Goes On / Sweet Emotion (Flexi, 7", S/Sided)   Kerrang! Magazine  
Remixes:
Du Riechst So Gut '98 (CD, Maxi, Enh) Du Riechst So Gut (Rem... Motor Music 1998
Production:
Leather & Lace - The Second Chapter (Comp) (2 versions) From Out Of Nowhere Dino Entertainment 1990
Never Mind The Mainstream...The Best Of MTV's 120 Minutes Vol. 2 (CD, Comp, RM) We Care A Lot Warner Special Products, Rhino Records (2) 1991
Virus 100 (Comp) (3 versions) Let's Lynch The Landlord Alternative Tentacles 1992
Judgment Night (Music From The Motion Picture) (Comp, Album) (5 versions) Another Body Murdered Epic ... 1993
Sedated In The Eighties No. 3 (CD, Comp) We Care A Lot Capitol Records, The Right Stuff 1994
Plagiarism (2 versions) This Town Ain't Big En... Oglio Records ... 1997
Top 40 Hitdossier 1993-1994 (2xCD, Comp) I'm Easy Warner Strategic Marketing (The Netherlands) 2001
Monsters Of Rock (3xCD, Comp) Epic EMI 2006
Mix:
Virus 100 (Comp) (3 versions) Let's Lynch The Landlord Alternative Tentacles 1992
Appears On:
Leather & Lace - The Second Chapter (CD, Comp) From Out Of Nowhere Dino Entertainment 1990
Funky Metal (CD, Comp) Epic Intercord Record Service 1991
Virus 100 (Comp) (3 versions) Let's Lynch The Landlord Alternative Tentacles 1992
Malicious (Cass, Album) Surprise! You're Dead! Metal Mind Records 1993
The Lion Rocks Again (2xCD, Comp) Epic RCA 1993
Powerhaus Modern Rock Volume 2 (CD) Everything's Ruined RPM Records (3) 1994
Sedated In The Eighties No. 3 (CD, Comp) We Care A Lot Capitol Records, The Right Stuff 1994
Just D's Gyldene (CD, Comp) Vill Ha Allt Telegram Records Stockholm 1995
Rockgarden Vol. 5 (CD, Comp) Evidence EVA Belgium 1996
Now - That's What I Call Music! 5 (18 Non-Stop Hits) (CD, Comp) Ashes To Ashes EMI, Virgin, PolyGram 1997
Plagiarism (CD, Promo) This Town Ain’t Big ... Virgin Schallplatten GmbH 1997
Plagiarism (CD) This Town Ain’t Big ... Virgin Schallplatten GmbH 1997
Inquisition Symphony (Album) (3 versions) From Out Of Nowhere Mercury 1998
Inscribe (CD, Album) S.Y.D. Century Media 2001
The Copy Machine (CD, EP) Mid Life Crisis Bile Style Records, Underground, Inc. 2002
United: The Sound Of The Underground (2xCD) Edge Of The World Underground, Inc. 2002
Monsters Of Rock (3xCD, Comp) Epic EMI 2006
Moral Damage (CD, Comp) Surprise, You're Dead Destructure Records, Auxiliary Records 2006
The Anatomy Of (CD) Malpractice Victory Records 2006
The Undercover Sessions (CD, EP) Zombie Eaters Cement Shoes Records 2006
20 Years Of Rage (4xCD, Comp) Epic Warner Music (Australia) 2007
Booze Up And Riot / Binge Drinking Bonus Disc (Album) (2 versions) We Care A Lot (Everyth... Crunch Pod 2007
Luna Nebula (Cass, S/Sided, Dem)   Mortification Records 2007
Slaughter & Apparatus (A Methodical Overture) (CD, Album, Ltd, Enh) Surprise! You're Dead! Century Media 2007
VIII: The Time Unchained (CD, Album, Ltd) From Out Of Nowhere Massacre Records 2008
Wishing Well (7", Single) Epic What's Your Rupture? 2008
Tracks Appear On:
Soft Metal (Comp) (2 versions) We Care A Lot Stylus Music 1988
Sounds - Waves 2 (7") New Improved Song Sounds (Magazine) 1988
Festivalbar '90 (2xLP, Comp) Epic PolyGram Dischi SPA 1990
Good Morning 90s (LP, Comp) From Out Of Nowhere PolyGram 1990
Leather & Lace - The Second Chapter (Comp) (2 versions) From Out Of Nowhere Dino Entertainment 1990
Nothing Compares... To The Hits Of 1990 (CD) Epic EMI Music (Australia) 1990
Now That's What I Call Music 17 (Comp) (3 versions) From Out Of Nowhere PolyGram ... 1990
U Can't Touch This (CD) Epic EMI Music (Australia) 1990
Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey (CD) The Perfect Crime Interscope Records 1991
Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey (12", Promo) The Perfect Crime EastWest 1991
Funky Metal (CD, Comp) Epic Intercord Record Service 1991
Marquee Metal (Comp) (2 versions) Epic PolyGram TV 1991
Never Mind The Mainstream...The Best Of MTV's 120 Minutes Vol. 2 (CD, Comp, RM) We Care A Lot Warner Special Products, Rhino Records (2) 1991
Raw Cuts Volume 2 (7", Promo) Edge Of The World (Liv... Raw Magazine, Polydor, London Records 1991
Heck On Wheels: Songs Suitable For In-Store Play (CD, Promo, Comp) A Small Victory, Midli... Warner Bros. Records, Reprise Records 1992
Virus 100 (Comp) (3 versions) Let's Lynch The Landlord Alternative Tentacles 1992
Coca Cola Is The Music - Live Compilation 1 (CD) A Small Victory PolyGram 1993
Formel Eins - 32 Big Hits (2xCD, Comp) I'am Easy Polystar Records 1993
Greetings From Uncle Sam (Cass, Comp) Epic Columbia 1993
Hitti Buumi (CD) I'm Easy Oy Sonet Suomi Ab 1993
Judgment Night (Music From The Motion Picture) (Maxi) (2 versions) Another Body Murdered ... Epic 1993
Judgment Night (Music From The Motion Picture) (Comp, Album) (7 versions) Another Body Murdered Epic ... 1993
Loaded (Comp) (2 versions) I'm Easy Virgin ... 1993
More Music 1 (CD) Easy The Record Collection 1993
Music Factory Mastermix - Issue 79 (CD, P/Mixed) Midlife Crisis Music Factory 1993
Now That's What I Call Music 24 (Comp) (2 versions) Easy EMI Records ... 1993
Separated At Birth (Cass, Comp) Das Schutenfest Lime Lizard 1993
Singles Of The Week 1992 (CD, Comp) Everything's Ruined New Musical Express, RCA 1993
The Lion Rocks Again (2xCD, Comp) Epic RCA 1993
The Rock Collection: Rock Inferno (2xCD, Comp) Epic Time Life Music 1993
Vox Elite (Cass, Comp) Midlife Crisis (From J... Vox Magazine 1993
What's Up? The Greatest Rock Hits Of The 90's (CD, Comp) Easy Magnum 1993
Crossing All Over! - Vol. 2 (CD) Midlife Crisis GUN Records (2), BMG Ariola München GmbH 1994
Das Gipfeltreffen Der Volksmusik (CD, Comp) Schützenfest Metronome 1994
Hard Music Volume 1 (CD) Mid-Life Crisis Warner Music (Canada) 1994
It's Only Rock 'N' Roll... But We Like It! - Virgin Radio Vol 1 (2xCD, Comp) I'm Easy Fragile Records (5) 1994
Kerrang! The Album (2xCass) Epic The Hit Label 1994
Knuffelrock 6 (2xCD, Comp) I'm Easy Columbia 1994
Kuschelrock 8 (Comp) (2 versions) I'm Easy Columbia ... 1994
Nativity In Black: A Tribute To Black Sabbath (Comp, Album) (7 versions) War Pigs (Live) Columbia ... 1994
Powerhaus Classix Volume 2 (CD) Epic RPM Records (3) 1994
Powerhaus Modern Rock Volume 2 (CD) Everything's Ruined RPM Records (3) 1994
Rock Anthems (2xCD, Comp) Midlife Crisis Dino Entertainment 1994
Rock Ballads 3 (CD, Comp) Easy Magnum 1994
Sedated In The Eighties No. 3 (CD, Comp) We Care A Lot Capitol Records, The Right Stuff 1994
The Love Song Collection 3 (2xCD) I'm Easy The Record Collection 1994
What's Up 2 - More Greatest Rock Hits Of The 90's (CD, Comp) Epic Magnum 1994
You Can't Hurry Love - The Motown Covers Album (Comp) (2 versions) Easy Stateside ... 1994
...Hold On (CD) Chinese Arithmetic Melody Maker 1995
De Afrekening Volume 10 (CD) Digging The Grave Columbia 1995
Feel Like Making Love (2xCD) I'm Easy The Hit Label 1995
Heck On Wheels Volume 6 (CD, Smplr) Digging The Grave Warner Bros. Records 1995
Hit Machine 10 (CD, Comp) Evidence (Edit) Columbia 1995
HuH CD4 (CD, Comp) Ricochet Huh Music Service 1995
Jack Frusciante E' Uscito Dal Gruppo (CD, Comp, sou) Digging The Grave, Get... I Dischi Del Mulo, Mercury 1995
Metallurgy (CD, Comp) Engove (Caffeine) Hard Stuff Division 1995
RockVideo Monthly - September 1995 - Alternative Edition (VHS, Comp) Evidence Warner Music Enterprises 1995
Rocks Off (CD) From Out Of Nowhere PolyGram TV 1995
Smash Hits 95 (CD, Comp) Evidence Columbia 1995
Triple J: This Is Twelve - Too Louder Compilation (2xCD) Digging The Grave Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC Music) 1995
Wild CD 03 (CD) Evidence Wild Magazine 1995
Crossing All Over! - Vol. 4 (2xCD) Digging The Grave GUN Records (2), BMG 1996
Jam - Vol. 3 (CD) Evidence BMG Ariola Hamburg GmbH 1996
Pure Rock Ballads (CD, Comp) Easy Mercury 1996
Rock Anthems Volume 2 (2xCD, Comp) From Out Of Nowhere Dino Entertainment 1996
Rockgarden Vol. 5 (CD, Comp) Evidence EVA Belgium 1996
Triple J Hottest 100 - 3 (2xCD, Comp) Evidence Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC Music) 1996
A Tribute To Lara Croft (CD, Enh + CD) Ashes To Ashes (Dillin... BMG 1997
CMJ New Music Volume 48 August 1997 (CD) Last Cup Of Sorrow College Music Journal 1997
Crossing All Over! - Vol. 6 (2xCD) Ashes To Ashes Supersonic Records (2), BMG Ariola München GmbH 1997
Echoes Of Darkness (2xCD, Comp) Digging The Grave PolyGram TV (Belgium) 1997
Grosse Pointe Blank Soundtrack (CD, Album, Comp) We Care A Lot London Records 1997
Lords Of The Boards (2xCD, Comp) The Last Cup Of Sorrow Ariola 1997
Motor Info CD April 97 (CD, Promo) Ashes To Ashes Motor Music 1997
Motor Info CD Juni 97 (CD, Promo) The Last Cup Of Sorrow Motor Music 1997
Motor Info CD Oktober 97 (CD, Promo) Last Cup Of Sorrow (Ra... Motor Music 1997
Now - That's What I Call Music! 5 (18 Non-Stop Hits) (CD, Comp) Ashes To Ashes EMI, Virgin, PolyGram 1997
Plagiarism (2 versions) This Town Ain't Big En... Oglio Records ... 1997
Pop.Komm 97 (CD, Promo) Last Cup Of Sorrow Motor Music 1997
The One And Only Rock Album (CD, Comp) From Out Of Nowhere Mercury 1997
Tijdloze Honderd Vol 3 (CD, Comp) Epic PolyGram TV (Belgium) 1997
Total Hits Of '97 (2xCD, Comp) Ashes To Ashes BMG, BMG Finland Oy 1997
Trackspotting (Album, Comp) (2 versions) The Perfect Crime PolyGram TV 1997
What Do You Want From Me? / Nothing Lasts Forever / Ashes To Ashes (CD, Smplr, Promo) Ashes To Ashes PolyGram 1997
Zoo Magazine CD Sampler 08 (CD, Smplr) Ashes To Ashes (DJ Ice... Zoo Magazine (DK) 1997
Crossing All Over! - Vol. 7 (2xCD, Comp) The Last Cup Of Sorrow Supersonic (2), Universal 1998
Die Popkomm.pilation (2xCD, Comp) Ashes To Ashes Rough Trade Germany, Our Choice 1998
More Than A Sound! (2xCD, Comp) I'm Easy BMG 1998
Motor Music Info CD November 1998 (CD, Promo) I Started A Joke Motor Music 1998
Motor Music Info CD Oktober 1998 (CD, Promo) We Care A Lot Motor Music 1998
Collected (4xCD, Comp, Promo + Box, Ltd) Epic London Records 90 1999
MTV: The First 1000 Years - Rock (CD) Epic Rhino Entertainment Company 1999
Rockzone (2xCD, Comp) Epic Warner Music (Benelux) 1999
Big Noize (2xCD) Easy EMI Music (Germany) 2000
Kiss FM Hits - Suosikkisi 80 & 90 Luvuilta (CD, Comp) Easy WEA, Warner Music Finland Oy 2000
Monster Madness (CD, Comp) Epic Razor & Tie, Warner Special Products 2000
Alternative Moments (2xCD, Comp) Evidence (Album Version) Sony Music Media 2001
Alternative Moments II (2xCD) Easy Berlin Records 2001
Hip Hop 2023 (2 versions) Ashes To Ashes (Dillin... Celestial Recordings 2001
Top 40 Hitdossier 1993-1994 (2xCD, Comp) I'm Easy Warner Strategic Marketing (The Netherlands) 2001
Introduced 100 - Essential Music 1991-2002 (2xCD, Comp) Ricochet Universal Records (Germany) 2002
Rock Monsters - Unleash The Beast (2xCD, Comp) Epic Universal Music TV 2002
The Best ALTERNATIV3 Album... Ever! (2xCD) Midlife Crisis EMI Music (South Africa) 2002
Verrukkelijke PopClassics - The Most Wanted (2xCD) Easy Warner Strategic Marketing (The Netherlands) 2002
Future Vintage (CD, Comp) RV Warner Music UK Ltd. 2003
Triple J's Hottest 100 - Hottest Box (9xCD + Box) Evidence Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC Music) 2003
Alternative Rock Edition (2xCD, Comp) Last Cup Of Sorrow Brunswick News 2004
Essential Music Videos-Extreme Alternative (DVD-V) A Small Victory Flashback Records 2004
Grand Theft Auto San Andreas Official Soundtrack (2xCD, Comp + DVD-V) Midlife Crisis Interscope Records, Rockstar Games 2004
Grand Theft Auto San Andreas Official Soundtrack Box Set (8xCD, Comp) Midlife Crisis Interscope Records, Rockstar Games 2004
Hard'N'Heavy Ballads (2xCD, Comp) Easy Universal, Universal Music Oy 2004
Left Of The Dial: Dispatches From The 80s Underground (4xCD, RM + Box, Comp) We Care A Lot Rhino Entertainment Company 2004
Piano Love Songs (CD) Easy Warner Strategic Marketing (UK) 2004
Word Of Mouth (CD, Comp) Midnight Cowboy Warner Music UK Ltd. 2004
Drivetime (3xCD, Comp) Easy Warner Strategic Marketing (UK) 2005
The Absolute Very Best Of The World's Beer Songs (3xCD, Comp) Epic EMI Music (Australia) 2005
Concrete Approved - June Sampler 2006 (CD, Smplr, Enh) Epic (Live At Brixton ... Concrete Planet 2006
Die Hit-Giganten Rockballaden (2xCD, Comp) Easy Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Germany) 2006
Knuffelzomer (CD, Comp) Easy Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Belgium) 2006
Monsters Of Rock (3xCD, Comp) Epic EMI 2006
The Absolute Very Best Of The World's Beer Songs Volume 2 (3xCD, Comp) Easy EMI Music (Australia) 2006
100 Hits 90s (5xCD, Comp) Midlife Crisis Demon Music Group 2007
20 Years Of Rage (4xCD, Comp) Epic Warner Music (Australia) 2007
Play It Loud (2xCD, Comp) Epic Universal Music TV 2007
Mijn Restaurant (3xCD, Comp) Easy ARS Entertainment Belgium 2009
Unofficial Releases:
Kings Of The Absurd (CD, Album) Intro, From Out Of Now... Metal Crash 1990
Surprise! You're Alive (CD)   Metal Memory Records 1991
We Care A Lot (CD, Album)   Not On Label 1991
Angel Dust (Cass, Album)   Takt Music 1992
Overloaded (CD)   Metal Crash 1992
The Real Thing (Cass, Album)   MG Records (2) 1992
Epic (Vol. 1) (CD)   Banana (Australia) 1993
Epic (Vol. 2) (CD, Unofficial)   Banana (Australia) 1993
Inorganic (CD)   Metal Biter 1993
Music From Film Judgement Night (Cass, Album) Another Body Murdered MG Records (2) 1993
Slow Disco 6 (Cass, Comp) I'm Easy Takt Music 1993
World's End (CD)   CDM 1993
Alternative Live Vol. 1 (CD, Comp) Easy Grapefruit 1994
Easy (CD)   Grapefruit 1994
Europe 1993 (CD)   Live Storm 1994
Thru The Wall (CD)   Crocodile Beat 1994
Classic Traxx (CD)   Shinola 1995
Evidence (CD)   Kiss The Stone 1995
Hard Rock Caca (CD)   Kiss The Stone 1996
Best Alternative Volume 7 (CD) Last Cup Of Sorrow Not On Label 1997
Worlds End (Cass, Album)   Global Music (4) 1997
The Best Of Breakbeat Vol. 3 (Cass, Comp) Ashes To Ashes (Hardkn... Deconstruction (2) 1999
Im Reich Der Sonne (2xCD, Ltd) Last Cup Of Sorrow (Ra... Rammstein (White) 2001
Der Musikalische Staub (CD, Comp) Last Cup Of Sorrow (Ra... Rammstein (White) 2002
Angel Dust (LP)   Not On Label  
DJ Maxi Single 191 (12", Comp, Ltd, Maxi, Promo) Easy D.J. Mix Club  
Faith No More (CD, Album)   Imtrat  
Faith No More Live (CD)   SW  
Live At The Brixton Academy (Cass, Album)   MG Records (2)  
Live USA '92 (LP, Pic)   Metal Biter  
Pay To Hell (2xLP)   TraciLord Records  
Phoenix Rising (2xCD)   Tarantula  
The Real Thing (CD, Album)   Not Guilty  
Who Farted (CD, Album)   Meltdown  
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