You come from out of nowhere... - by Morte
Morte on 25/2/2009 at 19:00
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http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1605707/20090224/faith_no_more.jhtml) ...my glance turns to a stare.
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And now, thanks to a press release touting singer Mike Patton's involvement in the "major motion film 'Crank 2: High Voltage,' " we know that Faith No More — the much-celebrated, much-missed art-rock act that he fronted from 1989 until its dissolution in 1998 — are finally reuniting.
That news was, er, broken, in the final line of the press release sent late Monday night, which listed Patton's upcoming performance schedule, including a stop at the Coachella festival and "the highly anticipated reunion tour with Faith No More in Europe this summer." Needless to say, long-suffering FNM fans were pumped.
But is the news true? MTV News contacted Patton's publicist, who told us that yes, the Faith No More reunion is happening ... and no, they're not going to be playing any dates in the U.S. (sorry, Coachella fans). This is will be a strictly European affair.
Bloody hell! Of course, if this turns out to be a one-off thing and they only appear in places where I can bloody see them I'll cry bitter tears, but right now I'm bouncing around like a giddy schoolboy on Christmas morning. I fucking love Faith No More. :D
june gloom on 25/2/2009 at 19:31
They did a terrible cover of Black Sabbath's "War Pigs."
Jason Moyer on 25/2/2009 at 19:34
If by terrible you mean almost identical to the original, I'm with you on that one.
Which lineup is participating in the reunion? I can only assume it's not the original one, if Mike Patton is involved, but it would be kinda badass if Jim Martin were involved and beat them up for everything they did after Angel Dust.
june gloom on 25/2/2009 at 19:45
I love the original. The cover was really rather off, and not in a good way. They brought nothing new to the song and managed to fuck it up too.
Jason Moyer on 25/2/2009 at 19:49
I find it's basically the original song with Mike Patton singing on it, which could be a good thing if you like Mike Patton and a bad thing if you don't.
At the time it came out I thought it was pretty awesome that a mainstream metal band was doing an 8 minute Sabbath cover, given that most of them were too busy trying to be Gary Glitter.
fett on 25/2/2009 at 21:25
Meh. Dillinger Escape Plan ftw.
Angel Dust on 25/2/2009 at 22:02
While I, obviously, am a huge fan of FNM I can't say I'm overly excited about this since 'Album of the Year' was mostly crap. They won't stay together for long anyway.
Scots Taffer on 25/2/2009 at 23:38
jesus christ dethtoll whenever you start talking about music my eyes glaze over and i start drooling uncontrollably as i slump into a coma please stop okay
june gloom on 26/2/2009 at 00:26
You do realize that's basically asking me to do it at every opportunity, right? ;)
Also DEP sucks awful.
heretic on 26/2/2009 at 01:05
Europe only? :(
Well shit..then wake me when MR.Bungle reunites.
I was fortunate enough to have seen FNM 3 times, and aside from Jane's Addiction they were the best live shows I've ever seen.
