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Nevermen ‘Nevermen’ Album Review: Long-in-the-works collaboration between Mike Patton, Doseone, and Tunde Adebimpe sounds as wonderfully weird as you’d hope. [rating=4] Supergroups are a curious musical phenomenon. What sounds amazing on paper can become overwhelming upon completion with the “too many cooks” scenario. But the self-titled début from Nevermen, featuring Mike Patton, TV on The Radio’s Tunde Adebimpe and Adam […]
Concert Review: Faith No More at Austin Music Hall. Alt-metal pioneers deliver a transcendent, soaring set to a rapt Austin, TX crowd. [rating=5] Faith No More bassist Billy Gould joked to the packed house at Austin Music Hall, that “it’s been like 30, or 25, or 35 years since we’ve been here! How have you […]
Faith No More Albums Ranked From Worst To Best: the ultimate ranking of an “epic” discography. Has there ever been a band as hard to categorize as Faith No More? While they’re best known for their rap-rock hit Epic, that song doesn’t even begin to cover all their other musical tastes. The band have mixed and matched […]
Faith No More’s long-awaited comeback album Sol Invictus has reached wide critical acclaim (including this site) and it’s clear their fan base has been receptive. The band’s first release since 1998 landed at #6 on the American Billboard charts (and $14 on their top 100, #1 on Billboard’s Hard Music and Independent Album charts and #2 on […]
Faith No More ‘Sol Invictus’ Review: Alternative rock iconoclasts return proudly unbowed. [rating=4] To say Faith No More’s comeback album Sol Invictus is highly anticipated is an understatement. It’s their first album in nearly two decades. To put that into perspective, their previous release (1997’s Album of the Year) came out when people still used beepers, […]
Faith No More Extend North American Summer Tour Dates: Swedish hardcore legends Refused to open for band at NYC Madison Square Garden concert. Faith No More just announced additional tour dates for their 2015 North American tour which will support their upcoming album Sol Invictus. The added July and August dates will take the band from […]
Faith No More are set to release their new single Superhero this month on vinyl and digital. And the band just debuted the track via YouTube. Check it out below: Bassist Billy Gould discussed the new track’s meaning on Marvel Comics official website: “Superhero” actually just started from the sound of the song, where it has […]
Faith No More début new track ‘Cone Of Shame’ at Tokyo gig. Faith No More debuted a new song at concert this week in Tokyo. The track, entitled Cone of Shame is dark and simmering, with a mix of bluesy shuffle and angular guitar figures. Mike Patton alternates between creepy omniscient whispers, soulful bellows, anarchic shrieks, […]
New Faith No More Album title and release date officially announced. Faith No More have announced the official name and release date of their first new album in 18 years. Entitled Sol Invictus, the 10 track album is due for release on May 19th, on the band’s own Reclamation Records. Frontman Mike Patton’s Ipecac label […]
Faith No More Announce 2015 North American Tour Dates, and 2nd single Superhero. Reunited alternative rock icons Faith No More are readying for their first new album in almost two decades. And today they announced a much anticipated North American support tour, visiting some cities for the first time since 1998. Bassist Billy Gould said […]
