2 Quotes & Sayings By Faith No More
Faith No More was formed in Los Angeles in 1979 by vocalist Mike Patton and guitarist Jim Martin. The band started out playing metal covers of Prince, David Bowie, and other popular artists. In 1981, the band began developing a heavy sound, influenced by their heavy metal heroes Black Sabbath, Motörhead, Blue Öyster Cult and Alice Cooper. Faith No More signed to Slash Records in 1987 but quickly left for Epic Records
They released their debut album "Introduce Yourself" in 1989. Faith No More's sound changed on 1991's "The Real Thing", a move away from a metal sound towards a more aggressive punk rock approach. However, the band was not fully consistent with this new sound, and after a series of less-than-successful albums "Angel Dust" (1992) and "Album of the Year" (1994), Faith No More went on hiatus. The band regrouped in 1998 to record the then-independent album "King for a Day...
Fool for a Lifetime". It became their highest charting release to date after spending four weeks at #1 on Billboards Top Independent Albums chart. In 2000, Faith No More released their fifth studio album, "United States of Megadeath" which was well received by critics and fans alike. Their 2001 release "The Greatest Hits Album" became their third consecutive top 10 release in the US and debuted at #2 on the Billboard Top 200 chart.
In 2003, Faith No More released "We Care A Lot", which featured guest vocals from Tim Commerford (Rage Against the Machine), Zach de la Rocha (Rage Against the Machine), Tom Morello (Rage Against the Machine/Audioslave), and Tom Araya (Slayer). In 2005 Faith No More released "King for a Day... Fool for a Lifetime: The Remixes", an EP featuring remixes of songs from previous releases. On June 7, 2006 they performed an acoustic set at the John F.
Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington D.C., along with artists such as Feist and Tom Waits who also played acoustic sets throughout the evening to raise money for various charities such as AIDS research groups and Planned Parenthood. On June 30th 2006 they appeared at Live Earth Japan 2007 concert in Tokyo with Pete Townsend performing Townsend's hit song "Who Are You". On March 19th 2007 it was announced that Faith No More would be reuniting