Faith No More

Formed in San Francisco in 1983, they are probably best known for the singles "Epic" and "Falling to Pieces" off of their 1989 album The Real Thing, and for their cover version of the Commodores' classic Easy. Their style of music is difficult to categorize, but in some ways their sound anticipated nu metal of the late 1990s. They also incorporated funk, rap and slower pop elements into their music.

Early albums were recorded with Chuck Mosely[?]. At one point in the band's history, Courtney Love sang vocals. Lead singer Mike Patton left Humboldt State University to join Faith No More in 1988.

In 1990, the video for "Epic" received extensive airplay on MTV. The end of this video features slow motion footage of a fish out of water, a sight which provoked anger from animal rights activists in the summer of 1990. That same year, Faith No More gave memorable performances at the 1990 MTV Video Music Awards[?] (September 6th) and on Saturday Night Live (December 1st).

In 1991, the Faith No More song "Perfect Crime" appeared on the soundtrack for Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey. This was not to be their only soundtrack contribution: Faith No More collaborated with the Boo-Yaa T.R.I.B.E.[?] for the song "Another Body Murdered" on the 1993 Judgment Night soundtrack.

Faith No More's 1992 release Angel Dust[?] featured the songs "Midlife Crisis" and "A Small Victory", as well as a re-recording of the theme to the film Midnight Cowboy. In the summer of 1992, Faith No More briefly toured with Metallica and Guns N' Roses.

Faith No More officially broke up in April 1998.

Discography

• We Care Alot (1985)
• Introduce Yourself (1987)
• The Real Thing (1989)
• Angel Dust (1992)
• King For A Day... Fool For a Lifetime (1995)
• Album of the Year (1997)