Faith No More has managed to find its niche in the alternative metal genre. The team was founded in San Francisco, at the end of the 70s. Initially, the musicians performed under the banner of Sharp Young Men. The composition of the group changed from time to time, and only Billy Gould and Mike Bordin remained true to their project to the end.
Formation of Faith No More
At the origins of the team is a talented musician Mike Bordin. These were not the first attempts of the musician to play on stage. Until the moment of creating his own offspring, the talented drummer played in EZ-Street. In the mentioned group, he met the future musicians from "Metallicaand Jim Martin. The latter will join the Face No More. But, that will happen later.
The young team did not develop in any way. The guys performed covers, and did not bring anything sensible to the music world. Mike had no choice but to disband the line-up and put together a new project.
In the early 80s, he was lucky enough to meet Wade Worthington and Billy Gould. Mike Morris soon joined the team and took over the microphone setup.
Young people gathered to give a name to the newly minted team. Going through a hundred names, they chose Faith No More. The band rehearsed in a garage. A few years later, with the help of a non-professional installation, they recorded several demos, which actually became part of the first LP.
In the wake of popularity, the composition of the team has changed several times. There came a period when Bordin began to cooperate with the already mentioned Jim Maritin. Jim was not part of the team for long, as he was not satisfied with the terms of cooperation.
As already noted at the beginning of the article, only Bill Gould and Mike Puffy remained from the "oldies". Since 2009, the team has also featured the inimitable Roddy Bottum, the talented John Hudson and lead singer Mike Patton.
The creative path and music of the group Faith No More
The band was born in colorful San Francisco. For the musicians, this meant one thing - there would be no problems with the recording studio. Soon they replenished the group's discography with their debut LP, which was called We Care A Lot. Note that it was released on the label Mordam Records. The release of the album was preceded by the singles Quiet in Heaven / Song of Liberty. In general, the work was warmly received by fans and music critics.
In 1987, the musicians presented their second studio album, Introduce Yourself. At the same time, the first professional video clip of the team was also released. Now the faces of the band members have become known to fans. The guys are actively interested in journalists.
In support of the record, the musicians went on a large-scale European tour. During the tour, the guys distributed their records. This move attracted the attention of European music lovers.
Upon arrival in California, the musicians sat down in a recording studio. The guys came to grips with recording the third studio album. Soon they presented a LP called The Real Thing. The compilation is topped by 11 energetic tracks. Mike Patton took part in the recording of the compositions for the first time. He talentedly performed a cover of Black Sabbath – War Pigs.
It was the performance of the cover that brought the band massive popularity and several prestigious awards. The guys were at the top of the musical Olympus. Soon they went on another large-scale tour.
After that, the musicians began bold experiments. They worked in the hard metal genre. During this period of time, the group's discography was replenished with a number of interesting albums and clips. First they presented the album King for a Day… Fool for a Lifetime, and then Album of the Year with the songs Helpless and She Loves Me Not.
Decay of the group
It would seem that they, the members of the team, have achieved what they wanted, and now they just have to maintain the set pace of work. Despite this, passions ran high in the group. The mood of the musicians has changed a lot. More and more often they clashed with each other. The band's frontman decided to disband the line-up. They got together in 2009 and gave a powerful concert in London.
After the reunion, the musicians also went on a tour of European cities. In addition, the team became a participant in several prestigious festivals. Fans expected that the presentation of the new album would take place very soon. But, the miracle did not happen. It turned out that the musicians were not ready to work in a recording studio.
It was only in 2014 that information appeared that the musicians were preparing the seventh studio album for music lovers. A year later, the presentation of Sol Invictus took place. The disc included several provocative tracks.
Metal band at the present time
In 2019, the team did not please fans with new products. Some sources indicated that the presentation of the group's eighth studio album would soon take place. But, neither in 2020 nor 2021 did the studio fans wait.
