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Faith No More

Faith No More

With their fusion of heavy metal, funk, hip-hop, and progressive rock, Faith No More has earned a substantial cult following. By the time they recorded their first album in 1985, the band had already had a string of lead vocalists, including Courtney Love; their debut, We Care a Lot, featured Chuck Mosley's abrasive vocals but was driven by Jim Martin's metallic guitar. Faith No More's next album, 1987's ...
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by Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Formed

1981 in San Francisco, CA

Genre

Pop/Rock

Styles

  • Hard Rock
  • Alternative Pop/Rock
  • Heavy Metal
  • Funk Metal
  • Alternative Metal
  • Alternative/Indie Rock
  • Dance-Rock

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  • Album of the Year

    Faith No More's 1997 release Album of the Year featured the talents of another new guitarist, Jon Hudson, who replaced Dean Menta (Menta only toured with the group in support of ... More ...

  • King for a Day, Fool for a Lifetime

    Longtime Faith No More guitarist Jim Martin split from the band under less-than-amicable circumstances in 1994. Consequently, the group hired Trey Spruance (the guitarist from {$Mike... More ...

  • Angel Dust

    Warner Bros. figured that lightning could strike twice at a time when oodles of (most horribly bad) funk-metal acts were following in Faith No More's and Red Hot Chili Peppers' footsteps.... More ...

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