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{{Short description|American rock band}}
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{{Infobox musical artist <!-- For groups; see Wikipedia:WikiProject_Musicians -->
| name              = Faith No More
| image             = Faith No More 2009.jpg
| caption           = Faith No More performing in Portugal in 2009
| landscape         = Yes
| background        = group_or_band
| alias             = {{flatlist|
* Faith No Man
* Sharp Young Men}}
| origin            = [[San Francisco]], California, U.S.
| genre             = {{flatlist|<!-- All genres are sourced in the article. Please do not change. -->
* [[Alternative metal]]
* [[funk metal]]
* [[alternative rock]] 
* [[experimental rock]]
}}
| works             = {{flatlist|
* [[Faith No More discography|Albums and singles]]
* [[List of songs recorded by Faith No More|songs]]
}}
| years_active      = {{flatlist|
* 1979–1998
* 2009–present (hiatus since 2021)
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| label             = {{flatlist|
* [[Slash Records|Slash]]
* [[Reprise Records|Reprise]]
* [[Mordam Records|Mordam]]
* Reclamation!
* [[Ipecac Recordings|Ipecac]]}}
| website           = {{URL|fnm.com}}
| current_members   = * [[Mike Bordin]]
* [[Billy Gould]]
* [[Roddy Bottum]]
* [[Mike Patton]]
* Jon Hudson
| past_members      = <!--Do not change order of members, as they are listed in order of joining the band, as requested by Wikipedia guidelines. See page entitled "Template:Musical Artist" for details.-->
* Mike Morris
* Wade Worthington
* [[Courtney Love]]
* Mark Bowen
* [[Chuck Mosley]]
* [[Jim Martin (musician)|Jim Martin]]
* [[Trey Spruance]]
* [[Dean Menta]]
}}
'''Faith No More''' is an American [[Rock music|rock]] band from [[San Francisco, California]], formed in 1979.{{refn|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/faith-no-more-mn0000134729|title=Faith No More &#124; Biography, Albums, Streaming Links|website=AllMusic|access-date=July 16, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.kerrang.com/features/faith-no-more-the-inside-story-of-the-real-thing/|title=Faith No More: The Inside Story Of The Real Thing|website=Kerrang!|date=June 20, 2019 |access-date=July 16, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Brannigan |first=Paul |date=October 19, 2023 |title="It was like making friends with the devil:" When Guns N' Roses took Faith No More on tour it got messy, to the point where Axl Rose confronted his support band to ask, "Why do you hate me" |url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/making-friends-devil-guns-n-105114209.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231020183120/https://www.yahoo.com/web/20231020183120/https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/making-friends-devil-guns-n-105114209.html |archive-date=October 20, 2023 |access-date=April 9, 2024 |website=Yahoo Entertainment |language=en-US}}</ref>}} Before September 1983,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Faith No More Gig Database - 1983 |url=http://www.fnmlive.com/1983 |access-date=March 23, 2023 |website=FNM Live}}</ref> the band performed under the names '''Sharp Young Men'''<ref name="vh12015">{{cite web |title=10 Greatest Lefties in Hard Rock + Heavy Metal |url=https://www.vh1.com/news/hxfmfl/greatest-lefties-in-hard-rock-heavy-metal |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220627213554/https://www.vh1.com/news/hxfmfl/greatest-lefties-in-hard-rock-heavy-metal |archive-date=June 27, 2022 |access-date=December 10, 2015 |work=VH1 News}}</ref> and later '''Faith No Man'''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/faith-no-man-mn0001396727/biography |title=Faith No Man &#124; Biography |website=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=May 18, 2014}}</ref> Bassist [[Billy Gould]], keyboardist/rhythm guitarist [[Roddy Bottum]] and drummer [[Mike Bordin]] are the longest-tenured members of the band, having been involved since its inception. The band underwent several early lineup changes, and some major changes later. The lineup of Faith No More consists of Gould, Bordin, Bottum, lead guitarist Jon Hudson, and vocalist/lyricist [[Mike Patton]].

After releasing six studio albums, including best-selling records ''[[The Real Thing (Faith No More album)|The Real Thing]]'' (1989) and ''[[Angel Dust (Faith No More album)|Angel Dust]]'' (1992),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&ar=FAITH+NO+MORE&ti=&lab=&genre=&format=&date_option=release&from=&to=&award=&type=&category=&adv=SEARCH#search_section|title=Gold & Platinum – RIAA |publisher=[[Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA.com]] |access-date=September 15, 2017}}</ref> Faith No More officially announced its breakup on April 20, 1998. The band has since reunited, conducting [[The Second Coming Tour (Faith No More)|The Second Coming Tour]] between 2009 and 2010, and releasing its seventh studio album, ''[[Sol Invictus (album)|Sol Invictus]]'', in May 2015.<ref name="facebook.com">{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/officialfnm/photos/a.479883298414.268692.16942753414/10153068004248415/?type=1&theater  |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/facebook/16942753414/10153068004248415 |archive-date=February 26, 2022 |url-access=limited|title=Facebook |website=Facebook.com |access-date=May 19, 2015}}{{cbignore}}</ref> After the touring cycle of ''Sol Invictus'', Faith No More went on hiatus once again. In November 2019, the band announced that it would reunite to embark on a 2020 UK and European tour, but it was postponed due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]. Touring was due to recommence with 2021–2022 dates, but the tour was cancelled with Patton citing mental health reasons,<ref name=":0">{{cite web |url=https://www.kerrang.com/the-news/mike-patton-cancels-upcoming-faith-no-more-and-mr-bungle-shows-due-to-mental-health-reasons/ |title=Mike Patton cancels upcoming Faith No More and Mr Bungle shows for mental health reasons |work=Kerrang! |last=Ruskell |first=Nick |date=September 15, 2021 |access-date=February 2, 2022}}</ref> and the band remains on hiatus as of 2025.<ref name="theprp 2024">{{Cite web|url=https://www.theprp.com/2024/10/26/news/faith-no-more-are-on-a-semipermanent-hiatus-according-to-roddy-bottum/|title=Faith No More Are On A "Semipermanent Hiatus" According To Roddy Bottum|website=ThePRP.com|date=October 26, 2024}}</ref><ref name="blabbermouth april 2025">{{Cite web|url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/mike-bordin-mike-patton-has-gone-from-being-unable-to-play-with-faith-no-more-to-being-unwilling-to-do-shows-with-us|title=Mike Bordin: Mike Patton Has 'Gone From Being Unable' To Play With Faith No More To 'Being Unwilling To Do Shows With Us'|website=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|date=April 17, 2025}}</ref><ref name="blabbermouth october 2025">{{Cite web|url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/mike-bordin-mike-patton-has-gone-from-being-unable-to-play-with-faith-no-more-to-being-unwilling-to-do-shows-with-us|title=Roddy Bottum Doesn't See Faith No More Reunion Happening Again: 'I Don't Think Anyone's Up For It At This Point'|website=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|date=October 29, 2025}}</ref>

==History==
[[File:Faith no more logo.png|thumb|The band's classic logo, used on the 1985 debut ''[[We Care a Lot]]''. It was originally designed by bassist [[Billy Gould]] as an homage to the [[Symbol of Chaos]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://faithnoman.com/faith-no-more-logo|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130824005523/http://faithnoman.com/faith-no-more-logo|url-status=usurped|archive-date=August 24, 2013|title=The Faith No More logo|work=faithnoman.com|access-date=April 18, 2017}}</ref>]]

===Early days (1979–1984)===
The genesis of Faith No More was the group Sharp Young Men, formed in 1979,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Faith No More – The Vogue |url=https://thevogue.com/artists/faith-no-more/ |access-date=2024-01-31 |language=en}}</ref> by vocalist Mike Morris and keyboardist Wade Worthington. Drummer [[Mike Bordin]] and bassist [[Billy Gould]] joined afterwards. Morris called the name "a piss-take on all the 'elegant' groups at the time."<ref name=mike-morris>{{cite web|last1=Morris|first1=Mike|title=Faith No Man bio by Mike Morris|url=http://faithnoman.com/bio|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130824005518/http://faithnoman.com/bio|url-status=usurped|archive-date=August 24, 2013|access-date=October 1, 2014}}</ref> Later, he proposed the name Faith In No Man, but eventually the band settled on Bordin's suggestion, Faith No Man (stylized as Faith. No Man).<ref name="mike-morris"/> The band recorded "[[Quiet in Heaven/Song of Liberty]]", released in 1983. The songs were recorded in [[Matt Wallace (record producer)|Matt Wallace]]'s parents' garage, where Wallace had set up and been running a recording studio while the band was still recording under the name Sharp Young Men,<ref name=chriazi22>{{harvnb|Chirazi|1994|p=22}}</ref> with Morris, Gould, Bordin and Worthington. Worthington left shortly thereafter. The band's name was changed to Faith No Man for the release of the single, which featured two of the three songs recorded in Wallace's garage,<ref>{{cite web| url=http://old.fnm.com/faq/#4| title=Faith No More Frequently Answered Questions|website=Fnm.com| author=Agatha Samborska| access-date=November 5, 2011}}</ref> and Roddy Bottum replaced Worthington. Bottum, Gould and Bordin quit the band shortly after and formed Faith No More. They chose the name in September 1983 to accentuate the fact that "The Man" (Morris) was "No More".
Their first show as Faith No More included Joe Pop-o-Pie and Jake Smith on guitar. By 1984, Mark Bowen played on guitar with Joe Pop-o-Pie.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Smith |first1=Jake |title=The First Faith No More Show October 1983 |url=https://www.fnmfollowers.com/post/the-first-faith-no-more-show-october-1983 |website=Faith No More Followers |publisher=Faith No More Followers |access-date=15 October 2025}}</ref>
The band played with several vocalists and guitarists, including a brief stint with [[Courtney Love]], until it settled on vocalist [[Chuck Mosley]] in 1983<ref name="chuckdead"/> and, later, guitarist [[Jim Martin (musician)|Jim Martin]].<ref>{{harvnb|Chirazi|1994|pp=21–23}}</ref> Their first release under the Faith No More name was a self-titled cassette in 1983, which featured a live performance from that year on Side A, and a 20-minute instrumental track on Side B.

=== ''We Care a Lot'' and ''Introduce Yourself'' (1985–1988) ===
[[File:Chuck Mosley.jpg|thumb|Faith No More's singer from 1984 to 1988, [[Chuck Mosley]] (photo from 2016)]]
After the name change, the band initially started recording ''[[We Care a Lot]]'' without backing from a record label and, after pooling their money, recorded five songs. This gained the attention of Ruth Schwartz, who was then forming the independent label [[Mordam Records]], under which the band, after getting the necessary financial support, finished and released the album. It was the first official release for both the band and the label.<ref name=reflex25>{{cite web|url=http://negele.org/db/index.php3?band=2&year=1992&month=6&id=980 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120710145546/http://negele.org/db/index.php3?band=2&year=1992&month=6&id=980 |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 10, 2012 |title=Faith No More: Angel Dust in the wind |access-date=June 15, 2008 |first=Jem |last=Aswad |date=June 1992 |work=Issue 25 |publisher=Reflex Magazine }}</ref>

In late 1986, Faith No More was signed to [[Los Angeles]] label [[Slash Records]] by Anna Statman.<ref name="iyfollowers">{{cite web|url=http://www.faithnomorefollowers.com/2015/03/how-about-another-great-article-from.html|title=FAITH NO MORE BAND OF THE YEAR 1990|website=Faithnomorefollowers.com|date=March 7, 2015 |access-date=January 21, 2017}}</ref> The label had recently been sold to the [[Warner Music Group]] subsidiary [[London Records]], ensuring a widespread release for the band's following albums. ''[[Introduce Yourself]]'' was released in April 1987, and a revamped version of their debut album's title track "[[We Care a Lot (song)|We Care a Lot]]" saw minor success on MTV. Mosley's behaviour had started to become increasingly erratic, particularly during a troubled tour of Europe in 1988. Incidents include him allegedly punching [[Billy Gould]] on stage,<ref name="tr"/> the release party for the album ''Introduce Yourself''—during which he fell asleep on stage—and one of Mosley's roadies getting into a fistfight with Martin during the European tour.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.fnm.com/bio.shtml| title=Faith No More BIOGRAPHY| access-date=November 5, 2011}}</ref><ref name="tr">{{cite web|url=http://teamrock.com/feature/2014-04-22/faith-no-more-the-real-story|title=Faith No More: The Real Story|date=April 22, 2014|work=teamrock.com|access-date=April 18, 2017}}</ref> Mosley was eventually fired after the band returned home from Europe. Gould reflected, "There was a certain point when I went to rehearsal, and Chuck wanted to do all acoustic guitar songs. It was just so far off the mark. The upshot was that I got up, walked out and quit the band. I just said: 'I'm done—I can't take this any longer. It's just so ridiculous'. The same day, I talked to Bordin, and he said: 'Well, I still want to play with you'. Bottum did the same thing. It was another one of these 'firing somebody without firing them' scenarios."<ref name="tr"/>

===Mike Patton joins and ''The Real Thing'' (1989–1991)===
[[File:FNM PP TRT.jpg|thumb|Faith No More in a promotional photo for ''[[The Real Thing (Faith No More album)|The Real Thing]]'', c. 1989–1990]]
Mosley was replaced with singer [[Mike Patton]] in 1988. Patton, who was singing with his high school band, [[Mr. Bungle]], was recruited at Martin's suggestion after he heard Mr. Bungle's first demo tape, ''The Raging Wrath of the Easter Bunny''.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Cee |first=Gary |date=November 30, 1990 |title=Faith No More: Inside the insatiable Mike Patton |journal=Circus Magazine |issue=#369 |pages=62–64 |url=http://negele.org/db/index.php3?band=2&year=1990&month=11&day=30&id=1531 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120712084106/http://negele.org/db/index.php3?band=2&year=1990&month=11&day=30&id=1531 |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 12, 2012 |access-date=September 26, 2008 }}</ref> According to Patton, he first met the band during a 1986 gig at "a pizza parlor" in his hometown of [[Eureka, California]].<ref name="followerstape">{{cite web|url=http://www.faithnomorefollowers.com/2015/10/mike-patton-and-mr-bungle-tape.html|title=Mike Patton And The Mr Bungle Tape|date=October 4, 2015|website=Faithnomorefollowers.com|access-date=January 22, 2017}}</ref> Two weeks after joining Faith No More, he had written the lyrics to the songs that made up the Grammy award-nominated ''[[The Real Thing (Faith No More album)|The Real Thing]]'', which was released in June 1989.<ref name="fnm.com"/>

"[[Epic (Faith No More song)|Epic]]" was released in January 1990 and was a top-10 hit. The music video received extensive airplay on MTV in 1990, and angered [[animal rights]] activists for a slow-motion shot of a fish flopping out of water at the end of the video.<ref>{{cite news |title=Inventory: 9 Music Videos Featuring Animals In Prominent Roles |newspaper=The A.V. Club |date=April 9, 2007 |url=https://www.avclub.com/content/node/60415/print/ |access-date=June 4, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070517181023/http://www.avclub.com/content/node/60415/print/ |archive-date=May 17, 2007 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web| last = Lowell| first = Travis| title = Faith No More: The Real Thing Review| publisher = Toxic Universe| date = June 20, 2001| url = http://www.toxicuniverse.com/review.php?rid=10001425| access-date = June 4, 2007| archive-date = February 22, 2006| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20060222102710/http://toxicuniverse.com/review.php?rid=10001425| url-status = dead}}</ref> That same year, Faith No More performed at the [[1990 MTV Video Music Awards]] (September 6) and on the 293rd episode of ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' (December 1).<ref>{{Citation|last=Mick Funz|title=Faith No More Perform 'Epic' on the 1990 MTV Awards|date=May 7, 2011|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYVTHDSF3qI| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140129030021/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYVTHDSF3qI| archive-date=January 29, 2014 | url-status=dead|access-date=January 19, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.metalinsider.net/television/metal-insiders-top-10-heaviest-snl-musical-guests/10|title=Metal Insider's Top 10: Heaviest SNL Musical GuestsMetal Insider|date=February 15, 2015|newspaper=Metal Insider|language=en-US|access-date=January 19, 2017}}</ref> "[[From Out of Nowhere (song)|From Out of Nowhere]]" and "[[Falling to Pieces]]" were released as singles, and a cover of [[Black Sabbath]]'s "[[War Pigs]]" was produced for non-vinyl releases. In 1990, the band went on an extensive U.S. tour, sending ''The Real Thing'' to Platinum status in Canada, the U.S., and South America. The album also had big sales numbers in Australia, U.K., and the rest of Europe, pushing the total sales well above 4 million worldwide.
[[File:Mike patton.jpg|thumb|right|Vocalist [[Mike Patton]] joined Faith No More in 1988, succeeding Chuck Mosley]]

In February 1991, Faith No More released its only official live album, ''[[You Fat Bastards: Live at the Brixton Academy|Live at the Brixton Academy]]''. The album includes two previously unreleased studio tracks, "The Grade" and "The Cowboy Song". The same year, the band contributed the song "The Perfect Crime" to the soundtrack to ''[[Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey]]''. Martin also made a brief cameo in the film as "Sir James Martin" as the head of the "Faith No More Spiritual and Theological Center". Patton's original band [[Mr. Bungle]] went on to sign with Slash and [[Reprise Records]]'s parent label [[Warner Bros. Records]] in 1991, after the worldwide success of ''The Real Thing''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-02-03-ca-616-story.html|title=Warner Records Stays Faithful to Mike Patton's Bungle|first=PATRICK|last=GOLDSTEIN|date=February 3, 1991|website=Los Angeles Times|access-date=January 21, 2017}}</ref>

===''Angel Dust'' (1992–1994)===
Faith No More displayed an even more experimental effort on its next album, ''[[Angel Dust (Faith No More album)|Angel Dust]]'', released in June 1992.<ref name="fnm.com"/> One critic wrote that the album is "one of the more complex and simply confounding records ever released by a major label"<ref name="allmusic">{{cite web | last = Erlewine | first = Stephen Thomas| title = Faith No More Biography | website = allmusic| url = {{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p4223|pure_url=yes}} | access-date = June 4, 2007}}</ref> and another that the single "'A Small Victory', which seems to run [[Madame Butterfly]] through [[Metallica]] and [[Nile Rodgers]] [...] reveals a developing facility for combining unlikely elements into startlingly original concoctions."<ref name="trouser press">{{cite web | last = Robbins | first = Ira| title = Faith No More Biography | publisher = Trouser Press| url =http://www.trouserpress.com/entry.php?a=faith_no_more | access-date = June 4, 2007}}</ref>

Aside from "[[A Small Victory (song)|A Small Victory]]" (which received a nomination for [[MTV Video Music Award for Best Art Direction|Best Art Direction]] at the [[MTV Video Music Awards]]), the tracks "[[Midlife Crisis]]" and "[[Everything's Ruined]]" were also released as singles. The album included a re-recording of the theme to the film ''[[Midnight Cowboy]]'', and later pressings included a cover of [[The Commodores]]' "[[Easy (Commodores song)|Easy]]", which in some parts of the world became the band's biggest hit. ''Angel Dust'' charted one spot higher on the [[Billboard 200]] than ''The Real Thing'', but was not as commercially successful in the U.S., selling 665,000 copies there. It outsold ''The Real Thing'' in many other countries. In Germany, the record was certified Gold for sales of more than 250,000 copies. The album also matched the sales of ''The Real Thing'' in Canada (Platinum) and Australia (Gold), and surpassed it in the Netherlands, France, Russia, and the U.K. Worldwide sales are around 3.1 million copies.

After touring to support ''Angel Dust'' in the summer of 1993, longtime guitarist Martin left the band due to internal conflicts. He was reportedly unhappy with the band's change in musical direction on ''Angel Dust'', calling it "gay disco".<ref name="the real story 2014">{{cite web|url=http://teamrock.com/feature/2014-04-22/faith-no-more-the-real-story|title=Faith No More: The Real Story|date=April 22, 2014|website=Teamrock.com|access-date=January 10, 2017}}</ref> According to Bottum, Martin was fired via fax.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.metalhammer.co.uk/news/story-behind-the-album-faith-no-more/ |title=Story Behind The Album: Faith No More |website=Metalhammer.co.uk |date=March 13, 2009 |access-date=November 15, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101210220222/http://www.metalhammer.co.uk/news/story-behind-the-album-faith-no-more/ |archive-date=December 10, 2010 }}</ref> Martin himself states it was his decision to leave.<ref name="autogenerated3">{{cite book | title=Metal: The Definitive Guide | year=2007 | author=Garry Sharpe-Young | page=483 | isbn=978-1-906002-01-5 | publisher=Jawbone Press | location=London, England}}</ref> Both [[Godflesh]] guitarist [[Justin Broadrick]] and [[Killing Joke]] guitarist [[Geordie Walker]] were reportedly invited to join Faith No More after Martin's departure, but declined.<ref>[http://www.anirrationaldomain.net/articles/current/kerrang120403.html Archived copy] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160110234713/http://www.anirrationaldomain.net/articles/current/kerrang120403.html|date=January 10, 2016}}</ref> The position was filled by Mike Patton's Mr. Bungle bandmate [[Trey Spruance]], who left after recording 1995's ''[[King for a Day... Fool for a Lifetime]],'' just before the band was to begin its world tour. Spruance was replaced by [[Dean Menta]], the band's keyboard tech.

===''King for a Day...'', ''Album of the Year'' and break-up (1995–1998)===
[[File:Faith No More logo.png|thumb|The alternate "barking dog logo", based on the artwork for Faith No More's 1995 album ''King for a Day... Fool for a Lifetime'']]
Faith No More's fifth studio album, ''[[King for a Day... Fool for a Lifetime]],'' was released in March 1995,<ref name="fnm.com"/> and varies greatly from song to song in style; [[punk rock|punk]], [[country music|country]], [[jazz]], [[bossa nova]], [[thrash metal]], [[gospel music]], along with other signature FNM elements, are woven together throughout the album. Singles included "[[Digging the Grave]]", "[[Evidence (Faith No More song)|Evidence]]", and "[[Ricochet (Faith No More song)|Ricochet]]". The album featured Mr. Bungle's [[Trey Spruance]] on guitar. The record went Gold in the U.K., Australia, New Zealand, Netherlands and Germany, which gave the album a respectable sales figure of around 1.5 million copies; this was significantly lower than the sales of their previous albums. A 7&nbsp;x&nbsp;7-inch box set of singles was released, which included the B-sides and some interviews between the songs.

''[[Album of the Year (Faith No More album)|Album of the Year]]'' was released in June 1997 and featured yet another new guitarist, Jon Hudson, who was a former roommate of Billy Gould. The album debuted much higher than expected in some countries (for example, in Germany, the album debuted at No.&nbsp;2 and stayed in the chart for 5 months). In Australia, ''Album of the Year'' went to No.&nbsp;1 and was certified Platinum. The album charted in many countries in Europe. To date,{{clarify|date=March 2011|reason=As of when? The phrase "to date" is totally meaningless on a site that changes over time!}} ''Album of the Year'' has sold around 2 million copies worldwide. The singles "[[Ashes to Ashes (Faith No More song)|Ashes to Ashes]]" and "[[Last Cup of Sorrow]]" had minimal success (notably, the music video for "Last Cup of Sorrow", which featured actress [[Jennifer Jason Leigh]], was inspired by the [[Alfred Hitchcock]] film ''[[Vertigo (film)|Vertigo]]''). "[[Stripsearch (song)|Stripsearch]]" was released as a single in various countries (excluding the U.S. and U.K.). The album received largely negative reviews from U.S.-based critics at the time. ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' magazine wrote in June 1997 that "[They] are floundering around desperately, groping for a sense of identity and direction in a decade that clearly finds them irrelevant",<ref name="rollingstoneAOTY">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/faithnomore/albums/album/133622/review/6067376/album_of_the_year|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090421000122/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/faithnomore/albums/album/133622/review/6067376/album_of_the_year|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 21, 2009|title=Faith No More: Album Of The Year : Music Reviews : Rolling Stone|date=April 21, 2009|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|access-date=January 22, 2017}}</ref> while ''[[Pitchfork Media]]'' stated "''Album Of The Year'' leaves one feeling like waking up and finding last night's used condom – sure, the ride was fun while it lasted, but what remains is just plain icky. And you definitely don't want it in your CD player."<ref name="pitchf">{{cite web |url=http://pitchforkmedia.com/record-reviews/f/faith-no-more/album-of-the-year.shtml |title=Faith No More: Album of the Year: Pitchfork Review |last=Stomberg |first=Jeremy |work=[[Pitchfork Media|Pitchfork]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20011031194017/http://pitchforkmedia.com/record-reviews/f/faith-no-more/album-of-the-year.shtml |archive-date=October 31, 2001 |access-date=January 22, 2017}}</ref> Following the album's release, Faith No More toured with [[Limp Bizkit]] in 1997, who were frequently booed by Faith No More's fans.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.negele.org/cvdb2/index.php?id=59|title=September 20, 1997 Philadelphia, Electric Factory gig review|access-date=March 11, 2023|archive-date=December 3, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211203172435/http://www.negele.org/cvdb2/index.php?id=59|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thecurrent.org/feature/2019/01/15/faith-no-more-small-victories|title=Rock and Roll Book Club: 'Small Victories' tells the story of Faith No More|first=Jay|last=Gabler|website=www.thecurrent.org}}</ref>

In early 1998, rumors of Faith No More's imminent demise began; commencing with a post to Faith No More [[newsgroup]] alt.music.faith-no-more claiming Mike Patton had quit the band in favor of side projects. This rumor, denied at the time, proved to be at least partly true. Faith No More played their last show in Lisbon, Portugal on April 7, 1998.<ref name="fnm.com">{{cite web | title = Faith No More Biography| publisher = Faith No More Official Site| url = http://www.fnm.com/bio.shtml | access-date = May 5, 2007}}</ref> The band cancelled their planned support tour for [[Aerosmith]] and on April 20, Billy Gould released a statement by email and fax, saying "[T]he decision among the members is mutual" and "the split will now enable each member to pursue his individual project(s) unhindered." The band "thank[ed] all of those fans and associates that have stuck with and supported the band throughout its history."

===Reformation (2009–2012)===
Rumours that Faith No More would reunite for shows in the [[United Kingdom|U.K.]] in the summer of 2009 were circulating in late November 2008,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.Net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=109861 |title=Faith No More Reunion In The Works? |website=Roadrunnerrecords.com |date=November 29, 2008 |access-date=May 19, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100419114527/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=109861 |archive-date=April 19, 2010 }}</ref> but were originally dismissed by bassist Billy Gould. He explained: "If anything like this were to happen, it would have to come from the band, and I haven't spoken with any of them in over a year. So as far as I know, there isn't anything to talk about, and I'm pretty sure that if you were to contact Patton, he would tell you the same thing."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/faith_no_more_not_reuniting.html |title=Faith No More Not Reuniting &#124; Music News |website=Ultimate-guitar.com |access-date=May 19, 2015}}</ref>

However, on February 24, 2009, after months of speculation and rumors, Faith No More announced they would be reforming with a line-up identical to the ''[[Album of the Year (Faith No More album)|Album of the Year]]'' era,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://faithnomore.ipower.com/error.shtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090325213918/http://www.fnm.com/news/|url-status=dead|title=::official FAITH NO MORE site:: Error::|archive-date=March 25, 2009|website=Faithnomore.ipower.com}}</ref> embarking on a reunion tour called ''[[The Second Coming Tour (Faith No More)|The Second Coming Tour]]''. To coincide with the band's reunion tour, Rhino released the sixth Faith No More compilation, ''[[The Very Best Definitive Ultimate Greatest Hits Collection]]'', a double album that includes their hit singles and b sides & rarities, in the U.K. on June 8.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=118969 |title=Faith No More: 'The Very Best' Greatest-Hits Collection Due In June |website=Roadrunnerrecords.com |access-date=November 15, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120104041202/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=118969 |archive-date=January 4, 2012 }}</ref> Faith No More then played in major European festivals including [[Download Festival]] in the U.K. in June, [[Hurricane Festival|Hurricane]] and [[Southside Festival|Southside]] festivals in Germany,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hurricane.de/ |title=Hurricane Festival in Scheeßel – Bands, Tickets, alle Infos zum Hurricane – Hurricane Festival |website=Hurricane.de |date=April 30, 2015 |access-date=May 19, 2015}}</ref> [[Greenfield Festival]] in [[Switzerland]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.greenfieldfestival.ch/ |title=Greenfield Festival: Intro |website=Greenfieldfestival.ch |date=May 13, 2015 |access-date=May 19, 2015}}</ref> [[Hove Festival]] in [[Norway]] and [[Roskilde Festival]] in [[Denmark]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.Net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=119147 |title=Faith No More Confirmed For Denmark's Roskilde Festival |website=Roadrunnerrecords.com |date=April 30, 2009 |access-date=May 19, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090504103448/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=119147 |archive-date=May 4, 2009 }}</ref> among other dates. The tour continued into 2010 with appearances at the [[Soundwave (Australian music festival)|Soundwave Festival]] in [[Australia]]n cities throughout February and March.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=125224 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120912212231/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=125224 |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 12, 2012 |title=Faith No More, Jane's Addiction, Him Confirmed For Australia's Soundwave Festival |website=Roadrunnerrecords.com |date=August 13, 2009 |access-date=May 19, 2015 }}</ref> During their tour, the band added covers to their repertoire including "[[Poker Face (Lady Gaga song)|Poker Face]]" by [[Lady Gaga]], "[[Ben (song)|Ben]]" by [[Michael Jackson]] and "[[The Scream (album)|Switch]]" by [[Siouxsie and the Banshees]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpFr5qSXIfk |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/WpFr5qSXIfk| archive-date=December 11, 2021 |url-status=live|title=Faith No More – Switch and Stripsearch Live Melbourne February 25, 2010 |website=YouTube |date=February 28, 2010 |access-date=May 19, 2015}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

After an eleven-month hiatus, Faith No More played four shows in South America in November 2011. On the first date (November 8, 2011), the band played a "mystery song", which led to speculation of new material.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=165875 |title=Faith No More Performs Mystery Song In Argentina (Video) |website=Roadrunnerrecords.com |date=November 9, 2011 |access-date=May 19, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111214083502/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=165875 |archive-date=December 14, 2011 }}</ref>

In November 2011, the band performed the entire ''King for a Day... Fool for a Lifetime'' album at the Maquinaria Festival in Chile with Trey Spruance on guitar.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.mxdwn.com/2011/09/22/topstory/faith-no-more-to-play-classic-king-for-a-day-album-with-trey-spruance-in-santiago-chile/ |title=Faith No More to Play Classic King For a Day Album with Trey Spruance in Santiago, Chile |website=mxdwn.com |date=2011-09-22 |access-date=2024-12-06}}</ref>

They played at the [[Sonisphere Festival#France 2|Sonisphere France]] in France on July 7, 2012, and toured throughout Europe during that year.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120710144236/http://www.blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=170043|url-status=dead|title=Blabbermouth.net|website=Blabbermouth.net|archive-date=July 10, 2012|access-date=October 12, 2019}}</ref> They added new covers during the 2012 shows, including "[[Niggas in Paris]]" by [[Jay Z]]/[[Kanye West]], "[[Never Gonna Give You Up]]" by [[Rick Astley]] and the internet meme song "Trololo" by [[Eduard Khil]].<ref name="ad">{{cite web | url=http://www.faithnomorefollowers.com/2019/02/faith-no-more-comprehensive-list-of.html | title=FAITH NO MORE a comprehensive list of COVERS and AD LIBS | date=February 4, 2019 }}</ref> Faith No More became temporarily inactive again. Mike Patton spent 2013 touring with his reformed rock supergroup [[Tomahawk (band)|Tomahawk]],<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://consequence.net/2013/01/interview-duane-denison-of-tomahawk/|title=Interview: Duane Denison (of Tomahawk)|date=January 29, 2013|magazine=[[Consequence of Sound]]}}</ref> while the band's other members also pursued their own side projects. In July 2013, Billy Gould confirmed that the band's hiatus would not be permanent, saying "We will do something again only when all members are with the focus on that, and ready for the challenge. This is not the time... yet."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.faithnomoreblog.com/2013/07/faith-no-more-could-there-be-more.html|title=Faith No More – Could there be more? ~ Faith No More Blog|website=Faithnomoreblog.com|access-date=December 17, 2015|archive-date=January 14, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190114221405/http://www.faithnomoreblog.com/2013/07/faith-no-more-could-there-be-more.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In a 2015 interview, Roddy Bottum said that the band originally intended to reform with guitarist Jim Martin for their reunion tour, but it did not happen.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/faith-no-more-keyboardist-explains-original-guitarist-jim-martins-absence-from-reunion/|title=FAITH NO MORE Keyboardist Explains Original Guitarist JIM MARTIN's Absence From Reunion|website=Blabbermouth.com|date=March 24, 2015|access-date=March 24, 2015}}</ref>

===''Sol Invictus'' and hiatus (2015–2018)===
On May 29, 2014, Faith No More posted a message (along with a photograph of Mike Patton) on their Twitter account, saying that "the reunion thing was fun, but now it's time to get a little creative." On July 4, Faith No More played their first show in two years at [[Hyde Park, London|Hyde Park]] in London, supporting [[Black Sabbath]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/black-sabbath/76416 |title=NME News Black Sabbath to headline Barclaycard British Summer Time |website=Nme.com |date=March 30, 2014 |access-date=May 19, 2015}}</ref> At that show, Faith No More debuted two new songs "Motherfucker" and "Superhero" (also known by fans as "Leader of Men").<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/faith-no-more-debuts-new-music-at-londons-hyde-park-video-available/ |title=Faith No More Debuts New Music At London's Hyde Park; Video Available |work=Blabbermouth.net |date=July 4, 2014 |access-date=July 4, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://loudwire.com/faith-no-more-new-songs-london-poland-shows/ |title=Faith No More Perform Two New Songs in Concert |website=Loudwire.com |date=July 6, 2014 |access-date=July 6, 2014}}</ref> On August 20, the band posted "The Reunion Tour is over; in 2015 things are going to change." These tweets led to speculation that the band was working on new material.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/news/3296726/faith-gearing-new-album/ |title=Is Faith No More Gearing Up For A New Album? |website=Bloody-disgusting.com |date=May 30, 2014 |access-date=May 30, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/FaithNoMore/status/501855115330854912|title=The Reunion Tour is over; in 2015 things are going to change.|first=Faith No|last=More|website=[[Twitter]]|date=August 19, 2014}}</ref> On August 30, Gould said that the band is "considering doing something new", and may begin work on a new studio album at some point in the not-too-distant future, explaining, "to do something creative would be a really good thing to do."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/faith-no-more-is-considering-doing-something-new-says-basist-billy-gould/ |title=Faith No More Is 'Considering Doing Something New,' Says Bassist Billy Gould |work=Blabbermouth.net |date=August 31, 2014 |access-date=September 2, 2014}}</ref> On September 2, Bill Gould revealed to ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' that the band had begun work on a new album.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/faith-no-more-to-release-first-album-in-18-years-plot-u-s-tour-20140902 |title=Faith No More to Release First Album in 18 Years, Plot U.S. Tour |magazine=Rollingstone.com |date=September 2, 2014 |access-date=September 2, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/its-official-faith-no-more-begins-recording-first-studio-album-since-1997s-album-of-the-year/ |title=It's Official: Faith No More Begins Recording First Studio Album |work=Blabbermouth.net |date=September 2, 2014 |access-date=September 2, 2014}}</ref> Faith No More headlined the final edition of Australia's [[Soundwave (Australian music festival)|Soundwave]] in February and March 2015.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/slipknot-faith-no-more-judas-priest-soundgarden-confirmed-for-australias-soundwave/ |title=Slipknot, Faith No More, Judas Priest, Soundgarden Confirmed For Australia's Soundwave |work=Blabbermouth.net |date=August 20, 2014 |access-date=August 23, 2014}}</ref>

The band released their seventh studio album, ''[[Sol Invictus (album)|Sol Invictus]]'', in May 2015.<ref name="facebook.com"/> The songs on the album were influenced by [[The Cramps]], [[Link Wray]] and [[Siouxsie and the Banshees]].<ref name="revolver">{{cite web |first=Jon |last=Wiederhorn |url=http://www.revolvermag.com/news/interview-faith-no-more-give-update-from-the-studio.html |title=Interview: Faith No More Give Update from the Studio |work=Revpmver |date=November 4, 2014 |access-date=November 12, 2014}}</ref> Speaking to ''[[Revolver (magazine)|Revolver]]'', Gould described the song "Cone of Shame" as "blues-based rock and roll" that also draws from [[black metal]]. Describing the song "Matador", he said: "parts of it remind me of the first Siouxsie and the Banshees album. We used real pianos and that brings this organic quality to it to the music".<ref name="revolver" /> The second single from the album, "Superhero", was shared by the band on March 1, 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://overblown.co.uk/faith-no-more-share-superhero/|title=Faith No More Share "Superhero"|website=overblown.co.uk|publisher=Overblown|last1=Coughlan|first1=Jamie|date=March 2015 }}</ref>

In August 2016, the band performed two concerts with former lead singer [[Chuck Mosley]] to celebrate the reissue of their debut album ''[[We Care a Lot]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Faith No More reuniting with original singer Chuck Mosley for pair of shows|url=https://consequence.net/2016/08/faith-no-more-reuniting-with-original-singer-chuck-mosley-for-pair-of-shows/|website=Consequence of Sound|access-date=November 11, 2017|date=August 18, 2016}}</ref> The band was billed as "Chuck Mosley & Friends" for the two shows and featured the lineup of Mosley, Mike Bordin, Billy Gould, Jon Hudson and Roddy Bottum.<ref>{{cite web|title=Faith No More to Reunite with Original Singer Chuck Mosley for Two Shows|url=http://diffuser.fm/faith-no-more-chuck-mosley-reunion-shows/|website=Diffuser.fm|date=August 17, 2016 |access-date=November 11, 2017}}</ref>

Former Faith No More singer [[Chuck Mosley]] died on November 9, 2017. The cause was described as "the disease of addiction.” He was 57 years old.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/former-faith-no-more-singer-chuck-mosley-dead-at-57/|title=Former FAITH NO MORE Singer CHUCK MOSLEY Dead At 57|work=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|date=November 10, 2017|access-date=November 10, 2017}}</ref>

In February 2018, it was announced that a documentary film on the late former Faith No More frontman Chuck Mosley had begun production; titled ''Thanks. And Sorry: The Chuck Mosley Movie'', the film is being directed and edited by [[Drew Fortier]] and produced by Douglas Esper.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/documentary-about-former-faith-no-more-singer-chuck-mosley-in-the-works/|title=Documentary About Former FAITH NO MORE Singer CHUCK MOSLEY In The Works|date=February 6, 2018|work=BLABBERMOUTH.NET|access-date=May 29, 2018|language=en-US}}</ref>

===Second reunion, cancelled tour and future of the band (2019–present)===
On November 23, 2019, Faith No More updated its official website and social media accounts with an image of the band's eight-pointed star logo in front of a snow-covered mountain top, accompanied by a clock counting down to November 26, 2019; on the latter date, the band announced its first shows in five years set to take place in Europe in June 2020, including Sunstroke Festival in Ireland, [[Hellfest (French music festival)|Hellfest]] in France and Tons of Rock in Norway.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/is-faith-no-more-plotting-another-comeback/|title=Is FAITH NO MORE Plotting Another Comeback?|work=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|date=November 23, 2019|access-date=November 25, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/faith-no-more-announces-first-2020-tour-dates/|title=FAITH NO MORE Announces First 2020 Tour Dates|work=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|date=November 26, 2019|access-date=November 26, 2019}}</ref> Less than twenty-four hours later, the Mad Cool Festival in Madrid, Spain, scheduled for July 2020, was added to the list of the band's festival dates.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/faith-no-more-confirms-more-european-festival-appearances/|title=FAITH NO MORE Confirms More European Festival Appearances|work=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|date=November 28, 2019|access-date=November 30, 2019}}</ref> They subsequently rescheduled most of its tour dates, including the Australian and European legs, to 2021 because of the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.fnm.com/|title=Faith No More|work=fnm.com|access-date=May 17, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/faith-no-more-reschedules-european-tour-for-spring-summer-2021/|title=FAITH NO MORE Reschedules European Tour For Spring/Summer 2021|work=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|date=May 26, 2020|access-date=May 26, 2020}}</ref> The band was scheduled to play two shows at the [[Banc of California Stadium]] in Los Angeles with [[System of a Down]], [[Helmet (band)|Helmet]] and [[Russian Circles]], which were initially set to take place May 22–23, 2020, but were postponed twice due to the pandemic,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/system-of-a-down-korn-and-faith-no-more-announce-los-angeles-stadium-concert/|title=SYSTEM OF A DOWN, KORN And FAITH NO MORE Announce Los Angeles Stadium Concert|work=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|date=February 3, 2020|access-date=February 7, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/system-of-a-down-korn-and-faith-no-more-add-second-los-angeles-stadium-concert/|title=SYSTEM OF A DOWN, KORN And FAITH NO MORE Add Second Los Angeles Stadium Concert|work=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|date=February 6, 2020|access-date=February 7, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/system-of-a-down-korn-faith-no-more-los-angeles-concerts-rescheduled-for-may-2021/|title=SYSTEM OF A DOWN, KORN + FAITH NO MORE: Los Angeles Concerts Rescheduled For May 2021|work=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|date=May 22, 2020|access-date=May 26, 2020}}</ref> and Faith No More was replaced by [[Korn]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/korn-replaces-faith-no-more-on-system-of-a-down-west-coast-shows/|title=KORN Replaces FAITH NO MORE On SYSTEM OF A DOWN West Coast Shows|work=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|date=September 15, 2021|access-date=February 28, 2022}}</ref> The band was scheduled to play additional shows in September 2021 but these were also cancelled with Patton citing mental health reasons.<ref name=":0" />

In a 2022 interview with ''[[The Guardian]]'', Patton disclosed that he had not spoken to the members of Faith No More since the initial show cancellations, leaving the band's future in question.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://consequence.net/2022/07/mike-patton-opens-up-mental-health/|title=Mike Patton opens up on mental health struggles: "I became ... afraid of people"|first=Spencer|last=Kaufman|date=July 19, 2022|access-date=March 11, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/faith-no-mores-mike-patton-discusses-battling-alcoholism-during-the-pandemic-3333760|title=Faith No More's Mike Patton discusses battling alcoholism during the pandemic|first=Arusa|last=Qureshi|website=[[NME]] |date=October 21, 2022|access-date=March 11, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/oct/19/mike-patton-on-the-return-of-dead-cross-this-record-was-forged-through-covid-cancer-and-alcoholism|title=Mike Patton on the return of Dead Cross: 'This record was forged through Covid, cancer and alcoholism'|first=Matt|last=Mills|date=October 19, 2022|access-date=March 11, 2023|newspaper=The Guardian}}</ref> In October 2024, keyboardist Roddy Bottum stated that Faith No More is on a "semi-permanent hiatus".<ref name="theprp 2024"/> Bordin confirmed in an April 2025 interview on the ''Let There Be Talk'' podcast that Patton is "clearly unwilling to do shows with" the band, due to his commitments with Mr. Bungle.<ref name="blabbermouth april 2025"/> In October 2025, Bottum reiterated doubts of over another Faith No More reunion, clarifying: "I don't think anyone's sort of up for it at this point. We had a bunch of shows that we were gonna play, and they got canceled, just for various reasons. But I don't think the course that we were on has fixed itself."<ref name="blabbermouth october 2025"/>

==Musical style and influences==
[[File:Public Image Ltd. live 27 10 2013 photo 1.JPG|thumb|Faith No More's music was compared to English rock band [[Public Image Ltd]]]]
Faith No More's music is generally considered to be [[alternative metal]],<ref name="vox">''Vox'' magazine, June 1997.</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/song/we-care-a-lot-mt0003679600|title=We Care a Lot - Faith No More &#124; Song Info &#124; AllMusic|access-date=August 27, 2020|via=www.allmusic.com}}</ref> [[experimental rock]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.themorningbulletin.com.au/news/faith-no-more-preview-new-album-soundwave/2558755/|title=Faith No More preview new album at Soundwave|work=Rockhampton Morning Bulletin|access-date=May 17, 2015}}</ref> {{nowrap|[[funk metal]]}},<ref name="chuckdead">{{cite magazine |last1=Breihan |first1=Tom |title=Chuck Mosley, Former Faith No More Frontman, Dies at 57 |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/chuck-mosley-dead-faith-no-more-frontman-was-57-1057277 |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=July 16, 2020 |date=November 10, 2017 |quote=Mosley joined the band in 1983. He sang on their first two albums, 1985's ''We Care a Lot'' and 1987's ''Introduce Yourself''. With those two albums, the band helped establish the sound of California funk-metal,}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|first= James |last= Rotondi |journal= [[CMJ|CMJ New Music Monthly]] |issue= 83 |date= July 2000 |page= 46 |issn= 1074-6978 |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=qCoEAAAAMBAJ&q=%22funk+metal%22&pg=PA46 |title= Sacramento Kings – the deftones rule}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xR7MdpuSlAEC |title=All Music Guide: The Definitive Guide to Popular Music |page=145 |first1=Vladimir |last1=Bogdanov |first2=Chris |last2=Woodstra |first3=Stephen Thomas |last3=Erlewine |publisher=Hal Leonard Corporation |year=2001 |isbn=9780879306274}}</ref> [[alternative rock]],<ref name="mp">{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mike-patton-mn0000489554/biography|title=Mike Patton {{!}} Biography & History|last=Prato|first=Greg|website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=March 9, 2020}}</ref> and [[rap metal]].<ref name="mp" /> As Faith No Man, their sound was described as [[post-punk]].<ref>{{cite magazine|first= Steven |last= Blush |author-link=Steven Blush |title= Obscure No More |magazine= [[Spin (magazine)|Spin]] |date= August 1990 |volume= 6 |issue= 5 |page= 16 |issn= 0886-3032 |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=otG9qgDiY1cC&pg=PA19-IA3}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.loudersound.com/features/faith-no-more-your-essential-guide-to-every-album|title=Faith No More: your essential guide to every album|date=January 18, 2020|website=[[Metal Hammer]]|access-date=March 19, 2020}}</ref> The band's first single from 1983, "[[Quiet in Heaven/Song of Liberty]]", was labelled as a "solid [[post-punk]]/pre-[[gothic rock|goth]] single".<ref name="amg">{{cite web |url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r573762|pure_url=yes}} |title=Song of Liberty/All Quiet in Heaven – Overview |access-date=April 23, 2012 |first=Bradley |last=Torreano |website=[[AllMusic]]}}</ref> These elements endured during their tenure with Chucky Mosley, with [[AllMusic]] comparing their first album to early [[Public Image Ltd]] works.<ref>{{cite web |url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r7077|pure_url=yes}} |title=We Care a Lot – Overview |access-date=August 23, 2008 |last=Prato |first=Greg |website=[[AllMusic]]}}</ref> By the mid-1980s, [[Billy Gould]] stated the band were in a "weird spot", as their eclectic sound didn't fit in with the burgeoning [[hardcore punk]] and alternative rock movements of the era.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/faith-no-more-interview-with-bill-gould-we-were-playing-this-weird-music-and-we-just-got-lucky-a7156161.html|title=Faith No More founding member Bill Gould talks about We Care A Lot|date=July 26, 2016|website=The Independent|access-date=November 11, 2017}}</ref> 

Upon Mike Patton's arrival in 1988, the band began to expand their sound range even further, merging disparate genres such as [[synth-pop]],<ref name="heavyrock">{{cite book |last1=Gittins |first1=Ian |title=The Periodic Table of Heavy Rock |date=2015 |publisher=Random House |isbn=978-1-78503-165-6}}</ref> [[thrash metal]],<ref name="allmusic" /> and [[circus music|carousel music]]<ref name="allmusic" /> on ''The Real Thing''. ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' states that by 1997, the band were "too heavy for the [[post-grunge]] pop hits of [[The Verve]] and [[Third Eye Blind]] [and] too arty to work comfortably with the [[nu metal]] knuckle-draggers they spawned."<ref name="RS">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/faith-no-more-how-rocks-most-contrarian-band-made-up-and-came-back-20150512?page=9|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150514164103/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/faith-no-more-how-rocks-most-contrarian-band-made-up-and-came-back-20150512?page=9|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 14, 2015|title=Page 9 of Faith No More: How Rock's Most Contrarian Band Made Up and Came Back – Rolling Stone|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=May 17, 2015}}</ref> Over the course of their career, they have experimented with [[heavy metal music|heavy metal]], [[funk]], [[hip hop music|hip hop]], [[progressive rock]],<ref name="autogenerated2">{{cite web |last=Thomas |first=Stephen |url=http://music.yahoo.com/ar-314275-bio--Faith-No-More |title=Faith No More Biography on Yahoo! Music |website=Music.yahoo.com |access-date=November 15, 2010 |quote=With their fusion of heavy metal, funk, hip-hop, and progressive rock, Faith No More has earned a substantial cult following. |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080821085429/http://music.yahoo.com/ar-314275-bio--Faith-No-More |archive-date=August 21, 2008 }}</ref> alternative rock, [[hardcore punk]], [[polka]], [[Country music|country]], [[easy listening]], [[jazz]], [[samba]],<ref>{{cite news|author=Neil Strauss |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1998/04/23/arts/the-pop-life-horde-festival-offers-a-surprise.html?pagewanted=3&src=pm |title=The Pop Life; Horde Festival Offers a Surprise |newspaper=The New York Times |date=April 23, 1998 |access-date=March 18, 2011 |quote=Faith No More, the 15-year-old San Francisco rock band known for its energetic mix of punk, jazz, heavy metal, alternative rock, samba, polka, and easy-listening, has broken up.}}</ref> [[ska]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/faith-no-more-sol-invictus|title=Faith No More: Sol Invictus – Album Review – Slant Magazine|website=Slantmagazine.com|date=May 18, 2015|access-date=January 9, 2017}}</ref> [[bossa nova]],<ref name="FAQ 32">{{cite web |url=http://old.fnm.com/faq/#32 |title=Faith No More Frequently Asked Questions |website=Old.fnm.com |editor=Agatha Samborska |access-date=December 24, 2011}}</ref> [[hard rock]], [[pop music|pop]],<ref name="Greg Prato">{{cite web|author=Greg Prato |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/album-of-the-year-r277267/review |title=Album of the Year review |website=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=March 14, 2011 |quote=Outstanding tracks blend hard rock and pop melodicism the way only FNM can. Album of the Year was a fitting way for one of alternative rock's most influential and important bands to end its career.}}</ref> [[soul music|soul]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hoyesarte.com/blogs/caja-de-ritmos-2/2287-faith-no-more-rey-por-un-dia.html|title=Evidence is the quiet moment, a piece of easy listening and soul masterfully played (Translated from Spanish)|website=Hoyesarte.com|date=June 15, 2009|access-date=December 24, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120423115310/http://www.hoyesarte.com/blogs/caja-de-ritmos-2/2287-faith-no-more-rey-por-un-dia.html|archive-date=April 23, 2012}}</ref> [[trip hop]],<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.clashmusic.com/features/faith-no-more-the-complete-guide | title=Faith No More: The Complete Guide | publisher=[[Clash (magazine)|Clash]] | date=February 7, 2014 | access-date=September 30, 2020 | author=Hopkins, Ben}}</ref> [[gospel music|gospel]],<ref name="Allmusic review">{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/king-for-a-day-fool-for-a-lifetime-r209425/review |title=King for a Day, Fool for a Lifetime – Faith No More |author=Greg Prato |website=AllMusic |access-date=December 24, 2011}}</ref> and [[lounge music]].<ref>{{cite web|author=Ned Raggett |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-real-thing-r7079 |title=The Real Thing – Faith No More |website=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=May 19, 2015}}</ref>

Faith No More's lyrics have been described as "bizarrely humorous". When interviewed about his lyrics, Patton responded, "I think that too many people think too much about my lyrics. I am more a person who works more with the sound of a word than with its meaning. Often I just choose the words because of the rhythm, not because of the meaning."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://old.fnm.com/faq/#30 |title=Faith No More Frequently Answered Questions |editor=Samborska, Agatha |access-date=July 8, 2011}}</ref>

In addition to the band's subsequently more apparent [[heavy metal music|metal]] influences, like [[Black Sabbath]] and [[Ozzy Osbourne]], Bordin acknowledged many [[gothic rock]] and [[post-punk]] bands as early influences, including [[Siouxsie and the Banshees]],<ref name="revolver"/> [[The Cure]], [[Psychedelic Furs]], [[Echo and the Bunnymen]], [[Killing Joke]], Public Image Ltd, and [[Theatre of Hate]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://zildjian.com/Artists/B/Mike-Bordin |title=Zildjian Artists&#124;Mike Bordin Artist Page |website=Zildjian.com |access-date=May 19, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190510105323/https://zildjian.com/Artists/B/Mike-Bordin |archive-date=May 10, 2019 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Upon reforming, Faith No More returned to these influences on ''[[Sol Invictus (album)|Sol Invictus]]''.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rock/faith-no-more-mike-patton-new-album-sol-invictus-6568772/|title=Faith No More's Mike Patton: 'I Don't Care Who Listens' to Our New Album|date=May 19, 2015|magazine=Billboard}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/faith-no-more-how-rocks-most-contrarian-band-made-up-and-came-back-20150512 |title=Faith No More: How Rock's Most Contrarian Band Made Up and Came Back |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=May 12, 2015 |editor=Weingarten, Christopher R. |access-date=January 24, 2018}}</ref>

==Legacy==
In a 2015 article by [[Artistdirect]], the musicians [[Duff McKagan]], [[Chino Moreno]], [[Serj Tankian]], [[Corey Taylor]], [[Max Cavalera]] and [[Jonathan Davis]] all praised the band for their significance and influence.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.artistdirect.com/entertainment-news/article/faith-no-more-get-praise-from-deftones-slipknot-system-of-a-down-and-more/11696753-all |title=Faith No More Get Praise from Deftones, Slipknot, System of a Down and More |website=Artistdirect.com |access-date=May 19, 2015 |archive-date=May 10, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150510202223/http://www.artistdirect.com/entertainment-news/article/faith-no-more-get-praise-from-deftones-slipknot-system-of-a-down-and-more/11696753-all |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[Nirvana (band)|Nirvana]] bassist, and co-founder, [[Krist Novoselic]] cited Faith No More as a band that "paved the way for Nirvana" in the late 1980s.<ref>{{cite web|author=Published Wednesday, March 11, 2009, 2:50pm EDT |url=http://www.digitalspy.com/music/news/a149302/novoselic-fnm-paved-way-for-nirvana.html |title=Novoselic: 'FNM paved way for Nirvana' – Music News |website=Digital Spy |date=March 11, 2009 |access-date=April 11, 2012}}</ref> [[Robert Plant]], singer of [[Led Zeppelin]], mentioned the then [[Chuck Mosley]]-led Faith No More as one of his favorite bands in a 1988 interview with ''[[Rolling Stone]]''.<ref name="rsplant">{{cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/the-rolling-stone-interview-robert-plant-19880324|title=Robert Plant: The Rolling Stone Interview|website=Rollingstone.com|date=March 24, 1988}}</ref> Plant and Faith No More subsequently toured together following ''The Real Thing''{{'}}s release.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.faithnomoreblog.com/2013/01/roddy-bottum-fan-q-and-the-answers.html|title=Roddy Bottum Fan Q and A – The Answers|access-date=November 26, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161016231605/http://www.faithnomoreblog.com/2013/01/roddy-bottum-fan-q-and-the-answers.html|archive-date=October 16, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Scott Ian]] of [[Anthrax (American band)|Anthrax]] has also named Faith No More as one of his favorite bands.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wikimetal.com.br/site/interview-scott-ian-anthrax/ |title=Interview with Scott Ian (Anthrax) |website=Wikimetal.com.br |date=May 2012 |access-date=May 19, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.negele.org/db/index.php?band=2&year=1992&month=12&id=1262 |title=SKY magazine December 1992 |website=Negele.org |date=July 13, 2001 |access-date=May 19, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160110234823/http://www.negele.org/db/index.php?band=2&year=1992&month=12&id=1262 |archive-date=January 10, 2016 }}</ref> [[Alexander Julien]] of [[Vision Eternel]] named Faith No More as his favorite band in numerous interviews and has listed it as a major influence on his music.<ref name="TranscendingtheMundaneInterview2023">{{Cite web |last=Van Put |first=Brett |date=March 13, 2023 |title=Vision Eternel Interview |url=https://transcending-the-mundane.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/TTM32.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230313210956/https://transcending-the-mundane.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/TTM32.pdf |archive-date=March 13, 2023 |access-date=July 14, 2023 |website=Transcending the Mundane |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="ItsPsychedelicBabyMagazineInterview">{{Cite web |last=Breznikar |first=Klemen |author-link=Klemen Breznikar |date=December 24, 2020 |title=Vision Eternel Interview |url=https://www.psychedelicbabymag.com/2020/12/vision-eternel-interview.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201224130050/https://www.psychedelicbabymag.com/2020/12/vision-eternel-interview.html |archive-date=December 24, 2020 |access-date=July 12, 2023 |website=[[It's Psychedelic Baby! Magazine]] |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="IdioteqInterview">{{Cite web |last=Montoya |first=John |date=December 27, 2020 |title=Examining Vision Eternel's New Record "For Farewell of Nostalgia," as Alexander Julien explains heartbreak |url=https://idioteq.com/examining-vision-eternels-new-record-for-farewell-of-nostalgia-as-alexander-julien-explains-heartbreak |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201228144632/https://idioteq.com/examining-vision-eternels-new-record-for-farewell-of-nostalgia-as-alexander-julien-explains-heartbreak |archive-date=December 28, 2020 |access-date=July 12, 2023 |website=Idioteq |language=en-US}}</ref> In interviews with ''The PRP'', [[Mushroomhead]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 3, 2001 |title=Interview with Mushroomhead |url=http://www.theprp.com/interviews/mushroomhead.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010331115234/http://www.theprp.com/interviews/mushroomhead.html |archive-date=March 31, 2001 |access-date=2024-08-20 |website=The PRP}}</ref> [[Lostprophets]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 21, 2001 |title=Interview with Lostprophets |url=http://www.theprp.com/interviews/lost.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010208124633/http://www.theprp.com/interviews/lost.html |archive-date=February 8, 2001 |access-date=2024-08-20 |website=The PRP}}</ref> [[The Dillinger Escape Plan]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 1, 2000 |title=Interview with Dillinger Escape Plan |url=http://www.theprp.com/interviews/dillinger.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010417002026/http://www.theprp.com/interviews/dillinger.html |archive-date=April 17, 2001 |access-date=2024-08-20 |website=The PRP}}</ref> [[American Head Charge]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=2000 |title=Interview with American Head Charge |url=http://www.theprp.com/interviews/interview25.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010210225232/http://www.theprp.com/interviews/interview25.html |archive-date=February 10, 2001 |access-date=2024-08-20 |website=The PRP}}</ref> [[Dog Fashion Disco]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=2000 |title=Interview with Dog Fashion Disco |url=http://www.theprp.com/interviews/interview55.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010210224500/http://www.theprp.com/interviews/interview55.html |archive-date=February 10, 2001 |access-date=2024-08-20 |website=The PRP}}</ref> [[Grüvis Malt]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=2000 |title=Interview with Gruvis Malt |url=http://www.theprp.com/interviews/interview26.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010210224522/http://www.theprp.com/interviews/interview26.html |archive-date=February 10, 2001 |access-date=2024-08-20 |website=The PRP}}</ref> and [[Vex Red]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 25, 2001 |title=Interview with Vex Red |url=http://www.theprp.com/interviews/vexred.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010417003118/http://www.theprp.com/interviews/vexred.html |archive-date=April 17, 2001 |access-date=2024-08-20 |website=The PRP}}</ref> each listed Faith No More as a major influence. [[The Fierce and the Dead]] have cited them as a key influence.<ref name="FaithNoMore">{{cite web |last=Feazey |first=Kevin |date=17 November 2019 |title=The Fierce & The Dead on Faith No More |url=https://atthebarrier.com/2019/11/17/the-fierce-the-dead-on-faith-no-more/ |access-date=5 July 2025 |website=At The Barrier}}</ref>

[[Corey Taylor]] (frontman for both [[Slipknot (band)|Slipknot]] and [[Stone Sour]]) told [[Loudwire]] in 2015 that if it wasn't for Faith No More, he "wouldn't be here today." While recovering from an attempted suicide at his grandmother's house, he saw the band perform "Epic" live on the [[1990 MTV Video Music Awards]] and the performance inspired him to begin writing and performing music again.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ek922pOajRQ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/ek922pOajRQ| archive-date=December 11, 2021 |url-status=live|title=Slipknot's Corey Taylor - Wikipedia: Fact or Fiction? (Part 1)|date=July 22, 2015 |publisher=[[YouTube]]|access-date=October 12, 2019}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

They were voted No.&nbsp;52 on [[VH1]]'s "100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.vh1.com/shows/dyn/the_greatest/62186/episode_wildcard.jhtml?wildcard=/shows/dynamic/includes/wildcards/the_greatest/hardrock_list_full.jhtml&event_id=862767&start=41 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070627182248/http://www.vh1.com/shows/dyn/the_greatest/62186/episode_wildcard.jhtml?wildcard=/shows/dynamic/includes/wildcards/the_greatest/hardrock_list_full.jhtml&event_id=862767&start=41 |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 27, 2007 |title=100 greatest artists of hard rock (60–41) |access-date=July 9, 2008 |publisher=[[VH1]]}}</ref> The band is credited for inventing the [[alternative metal]] genre which began in the 1980s and that fuses [[Heavy metal music|metal]] with other genres, including [[alternative rock]].<ref name="autogenerated1">{{cite book | title=Metal: The Definitive Guide | year=2007 | author=Garry Sharpe-Young | page=482 | isbn=978-1-906002-01-5 | publisher=Jawbone Press | location=London, England}}</ref> Tim Grierson of [[About.com]] said the band "helped put alternative metal on the map."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://rock.about.com/b/2013/01/09/mike-patton-doesnt-see-a-future-for-faith-no-more.htm |title=Mike Patton Doesn't See a Future for Faith No More |website=Rock.about.com |access-date=July 2, 2013 |archive-date=May 14, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130514024132/http://rock.about.com/b/2013/01/09/mike-patton-doesnt-see-a-future-for-faith-no-more.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> Faith No More has also been credited for influencing [[nu metal]] bands, such as [[Limp Bizkit]], [[Korn]], and [[Sevendust]],<ref name="Essi Berelian 2005 p. 259">Essi Berelian (2005), ''The Rough Guide to Heavy Metal'', p. 259, "Faith No More must be counted among the pioneers [of nu metal]"</ref> primarily due to the popularity of "[[Epic (Faith No More song)|Epic]]", and other early material that featured rap and rock crossovers. [[Papa Roach]] vocalist [[Jacoby Shaddix]], a self-confessed fan of the band, stated in a 2015 interview "They fused some of that hip-hop and rock together. They were one of the earliest bands to do that, and definitely pioneers to a whole genre. If you listen to Korn, if you listen to how the bass and the drums lock up, it's quite similar to how Faith No More was doing it in their early years."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.songfacts.com/blog/interviews/jacoby_shaddix_of_papa_roach/|title=Jacoby Shaddix of Papa Roach : Songwriter Interviews|website=Songfacts.com|access-date=January 25, 2017}}</ref> Papa Roach guitarist [[Jerry Horton]] also listed Faith No More as a major influence when the band was starting out.<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 1999 |title=Interview with Papa Roach |url=http://www.theprp.com/interviews/interview41.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010417211646/http://www.theprp.com/interviews/interview41.html |archive-date=April 17, 2001 |access-date=2024-08-20 |website=The PRP}}</ref> In a 2019 interview on the Australian channel [[Rage (TV program)|Rage]]'s Midnight Show, [[Tobias Forge]], leader of the Swedish rock band [[Ghost (Swedish band)|Ghost]], explained what the band meant to him by saying, "In the 90s there were a few bands that I liked a lot, and still like to this day, that are consecutively hard to niche. One band is Faith No More. Who knows what they play? No one knows really. It's a synth band? No. Is it a heavy metal band? No, not really. It's just a really, really good rock band."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newfaithnomore.com/2019/07/04/ghosts-tobias-forge-praises-hard-to-define-faith-no-more/ |title=Ghost's Tobias Forge praises hard-to-define Faith No More|date=July 4, 2019|access-date=June 14, 2020}}</ref>

The band and their 1990{{ref label|noteA|note1|none}} single "[[Epic (Faith No More song)|Epic]]" have frequently been cited as an example of an '80s or '90s [[one-hit wonder]].<ref>''"VH1 100 Greatest One-Hit Wonders"'', ''VH1'' Channel, reported by [https://web.archive.org/web/20020604060310/http://www.vh1.com/shows/series/100_greatest/one_hit_wonders/ Archived copy] VH1.com.</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=March 21, 2012 |title=5 One-Hit Wonders Who Deserve Your Respect |url=http://www.cracked.com/blog/5-one-hit-wonders-who-deserve-your-respect |access-date=April 18, 2017 |work=cracked.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=September 7, 2011 |title=The Best One-Hit Wonders of the '90s |url=http://flavorwire.com/206721/the-best-one-hit-wonders-of-the-90s/view-all |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190226234919/http://flavorwire.com/206721/the-best-one-hit-wonders-of-the-90s/view-all |archive-date=February 26, 2019 |access-date=April 18, 2017 |work=flavorwire.com}}</ref> The band's original final record ''Album of the Year'' experienced high sales in countries such as Australia (where it went Platinum),<ref>{{cite certification|region=Australia|certyear=1997| access-date = 2024-12-22}}</ref> New Zealand and Germany, while being deemed a commercial failure in their native US.

=== Covers and tributes ===
Faith No More have been covered by prominent metal acts such as [[36 Crazyfists]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/song/digging-the-grave-mt0046506882|title=Digging the Grave – 36 Crazyfists – Song Info – AllMusic|website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=January 25, 2017}}</ref> [[Apocalyptica]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/apocalyptica-mn0000594121/biography|title=Apocalyptica – Biography & History – AllMusic|website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=April 18, 2017}}</ref> [[Atreyu]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/song/epic-mt0009459768|title=Epic – Atreyu – Song Info – AllMusic|website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=January 25, 2017}}</ref> [[Between the Buried and Me]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/song/malpractice-mt0003488914|title=Malpractice – Between the Buried and Me – Song Info – AllMusic|website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=January 25, 2017}}</ref> [[Disturbed (band)|Disturbed]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.revolvermag.com/news/exclusive-disturbed-premiere-%E2%80%9Cmidlife-crisis%E2%80%B3-from-%E2%80%98the-lost-children%E2%80%99.html|title=Exclusive: Disturbed Stream Faith No More Cover, "Midlife Crisis," From 'The Lost Children'|date=November 7, 2011|website=Revolvermag.com|access-date=January 25, 2017}}</ref> [[Five Finger Death Punch]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/song/from-out-of-nowhere-mt0044019615|title=From Out of Nowhere – Five Finger Death Punch – Song Info – AllMusic|website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=January 25, 2017}}</ref> [[Helloween]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/metal-jukebox-mw0000671643|title=Metal Jukebox – Helloween – Songs, Reviews, Credits – AllMusic|website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=January 25, 2017}}</ref> [[Ill Niño]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/song/zombie-eaters-mt0032053161|title=Zombie Eaters – Ill Niño – Song Info – AllMusic|website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=January 25, 2017}}</ref> [[Korn]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/korn-covers-faith-no-more-asking-alexandria-covers-slipknot-on-metal-hammers-decades-of-destruction-cd/|title=KORN Covers FAITH NO MORE, ASKING ALEXANDRIA Covers SLIPKNOT On METAL HAMMER's 'Decades Of Destruction' CD|date=September 8, 2016|website=Blabbermouth.net|access-date=January 25, 2017}}</ref> [[Machine Head (band)|Machine Head]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/machine-head-cover-metallica-s-battery-for-master-of-puppets-tribute/|title=MACHINE HEAD Cover METALLICA's 'Battery' For 'Master Of Puppets' Tribute|date=January 31, 2006|website=Blabbermouth.net|access-date=January 25, 2017}}</ref> [[Papa Roach]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/song/naked-in-front-of-the-computer-mt0007417538|title=Naked in Front of the Computer – Papa Roach – Song Info – AllMusic|website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=January 25, 2017}}</ref> [[Redemption (band)|Redemption]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/redemption-new-album-samples-posted-online/|title=REDEMPTION: New Album Samples Posted Online|date=April 22, 2005|work=blabbermouth.net|access-date=April 18, 2017}}</ref> [[Revocation (band)|Revocation]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.guitarworld.com/news/revocation-release-cover-faith-no-mores-surprise-youre-dead/14369?page=20|title=Revocation Release Cover of Faith No More's "Surprise! You're Dead!"|website=Guitarworld.com|date=January 27, 2012|access-date=November 11, 2017}}</ref> [[Sentenced]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/song/digging-the-grave-bonus-track-mt0042814256|title=Digging the Grave [Bonus Track] – Sentenced – Song Info – AllMusic|website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=January 25, 2017}}</ref> [[Slaves on Dope]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/slaves-on-dope-to-release-covers-ep-vol-1-tomorrow/|title=SLAVES ON DOPE To Release 'Covers EP Vol. 1' Tomorrow|date=April 22, 2013|website=Blabbermouth.net|access-date=January 25, 2017}}</ref> and [[Trail of Tears (band)|Trail of Tears]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/trail-of-tears-to-issue-third-album/|title=TRAIL OF TEARS To Issue Third Album|date=September 9, 2002|work=blabbermouth.net|access-date=April 18, 2017}}</ref> [[Slaves on Dope]] wrote and recorded the song "No More Faith" as a tribute to Faith No More; they also chose to record a cover of "War Pigs" because Faith No More had done it.<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 12, 2000 |title=Interview with Slaves On Dope |url=http://www.theprp.com/interviews/slavesondope.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010417235050/http://www.theprp.com/interviews/slavesondope.html |archive-date=April 17, 2001 |access-date=2024-08-20 |website=The PRP}}</ref> 

In October 2000, a tribute album organized by Faith No More's former manager [[Warren Entner]] was first announced.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":4">{{Cite web |date=March 24, 2001 |title=Interview with Abe Cunningham of Deftones |url=http://www.theprp.com/interviews/deftones2.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010405182959/http://www.theprp.com/interviews/deftones2.html |archive-date=April 5, 2001 |access-date=2024-08-20 |website=The PRP}}</ref><ref name=":5">{{Cite web |date=December 28, 2000 |title=More Faith |url=http://www.theprp.com/oldnews/41151.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20011110231049/http://www.theprp.com/oldnews/41151.html |archive-date=November 10, 2001 |access-date=2024-08-20 |website=The PRP |quote=More information has surfaced on the upcoming Faith No More tribute album which is currently in the works. The latest addition to the tribute, is the band Primer 55 who tentatively plan to cover the track "Digging The Grave", which came from the groups 1995 effort "King For A Day, Fool For A Lifetime". Papa Roach are also on board for the project and plan to cover the track "The Gentle Art Of Making Enemies" which also comes from the aforementioned album. Papa Roach were in fact originally set to hit the studio to track their cover of the song recently, but have now delayed those plans until a label for the release is decided upon. Meanwhile, another rumored contribution for the disc which is being put together by former Faith No More and current Deftones manager, Warren Entner, is the Deftones covering "RV", a track which originally surfaced on the 1992 classic, "Angel Dust". Other artists rumored to be involved in the project are Taproot and System Of A Down although it is unsure as of yet which songs they will cover if they are included. No release date has been set for the album as of yet, although more details are expected to be released shortly.}}</ref> It was set to feature principally high-profile nu-metal and alternative metal bands, including [[Papa Roach]] (covering "The Gentle Art of Making Enemies"),<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=October 18, 2000 |title=Papa Roach FNM Tribute |url=http://www.metalhammer.co.uk/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20001019053601/http://www.metalhammer.co.uk/ |archive-date=October 19, 2000 |access-date=2024-08-20 |website=[[Metal Hammer]] |quote=Papa Roach, North California's hottest new rock band, have exclusively revealed to Metal Hammer that they are recording a track for a forthcoming Faith No More tribute album. The band will shortly record 'The Gentle Art Of Making Enemies', a track which appeared on FNM's overlooked classic 'King For A Day… Fool For A Lifetime'. Coby Dick, the Roach's lead singer, told the 'Hammer: "Faith No More really inspired a lot of bands and 'King For A Day…' is in my all-time top five albums. I don't know who else if on the album but I think Korn and Deftones will also record tracks. We're very excited about it and I can't wait to get in the studio.}} [https://groups.google.com/g/alt.music.faith-no-more/c/-sxTtBrZ3Uo/m/ACGMLj6GnQEJ Alt URL]</ref><ref name=":2">{{cite news |last=D'Angelo |first=Joe |date=February 13, 2001 |title=Faith No More Tribute To Feature Papa Roach, Disturbed |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1439351/20010213/faith_no_more.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010223220947/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1439351/20010213/faith_no_more.jhtml |archive-date=February 23, 2001 |access-date=April 27, 2010 |publisher=MTV}}</ref> [[Korn]] (covering "Surprise! You're Dead!"),<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":3">{{Cite web |date=January 31, 2001 |title=Faith No More |url=http://www.whitetrashdevil.com/page.php?load=news_archive_music_jan |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010425230717/http://www.whitetrashdevil.com/page.php?load=news_archive_music_jan |archive-date=April 25, 2001 |access-date=2024-08-20 |website=WhiteTrashDevil |quote=More news on the upcoming as-yet-untitled Faith No More tribute album: Disturbed are set to cover "Midlife Crisis," Deftones are covering "RV," Primer 55 is covering "Digging The Grave," Taproot is covering either "Ricochet" or "Cuckoo For Caca," Papa Roach will be covering "The Gentle Art Of Making Enemies," and Korn is covering "Surprise Your Dead." Other rumored acts include System Of A Down, Slipknot, Incubus and Fear Factory. The album is expected to be released sometime later this year, although it is currently unknown which label will release it.}}</ref> Disturbed (covering "Midlife Crisis"),<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3" /> [[Taproot (band)|Taproot]] (covering "Ricochet"),<ref>{{Cite web |last=Webb |first=Brian |date=March 27, 2001 |title=Interview: Taproot |url=http://www.theprp.com/interviews/taproot2.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010613202610/http://www.theprp.com/interviews/taproot2.html |archive-date=June 13, 2001 |access-date=2024-08-20 |website=The PRP}}</ref><ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3" /> [[Deftones]] (covering "RV"),<ref name=":4" /><ref name=":1" /><ref name=":3" /> [[Primer 55]] (covering "Digging the Grave"),<ref name=":3" /> [[System of a Down]] (covering "Cuckoo for Caca"),<ref>{{Cite web |date=February 13, 2001 |title=Keep the Faith |url=http://www.theprp.com/oldnews/41156.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20011008175602/http://www.theprp.com/oldnews/41156.html |archive-date=October 8, 2001 |access-date=2024-08-20 |website=The PRP |quote=Taproot will be contributing their cover of the track "Ricochet" to the upcoming Faith No More tribute album. In other news, Disturbed have already recorded their version of "Midlife Crisis" for the effort and band front man David Draiman commented on it stating: "We've been Faith No More fans for a while and I think it's a tremendous honor to be making a contribution to this tribute album, Our version stayed true to the original, but we definitely did it the Disturbed way. It's much more aggressive." Meanwhile, Deftones DJ, Frank also recently commented on the status of their contribution saying that they have yet to pick a song to cover, though it looks more than likely that they will show up on the album. The current rumored lineup for the disc so far is as follows: Primer 55 covering "Digging The Grave". Taproot covering "Ricochet". Papa Roach covering "The Gentle Art Of Making Enemies". Disturbed covering "Midlife Crisis". System Of A Down covering "Cuckoo For Caca". Korn covering "Surprise Your Dead". Other acts who are rumored to also be contributing to the disc include Slipknot, Incubus and Fear Factory. No release date for the effort has been set yet, though its quite possible that it may surface in stores this summer/fall.}}</ref><ref name=":3" /><ref name=":6">{{Cite web |date=January 30, 2001 |title=Midlife Sickness |url=http://theprp.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010202033500/http://theprp.com:80/ |archive-date=February 2, 2001 |access-date=2024-08-20 |website=The PRP |quote=Disturbed have now chosen their selection for the upcoming and as yet to be titled Faith No More tribute album. They will be covering the track "Midlife Crisis", which comes from the groups 1992 classic "Angel Dust". Other artists tentatively lined up for the disc include:<br />The Deftones covering "RV"<br />Primer 55 covering "Digging The Grave"<br />Taproot covering either "Ricochet" or "Cuckoo For Caca"<br />Papa Roach covering "The Gentle Art Of Making Enemies"<br />Korn covering "Surprise Your Dead"<br />While, other acts who are rumored to also be contributing to the disc include System Of A Down, Slipknot, Incubus and Fear Factory. The album is expected to be released sometime later this year, although it is currently unknown which label will release it. Meanwhile, in related news, Papa Roach performed their cover of "The Gentle Art Of Making Enemies" live during last night, Monday January 29th's performance in London, England at the Astoria.}}</ref> as well as [[Fear Factory]],<ref name=":3" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=March 11, 2001 |title=Interview with Christian Olde Wolbers (Bass) of Fear Factory |url=http://www.theprp.com/interviews/fearfactory.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010417004141/http://www.theprp.com/interviews/fearfactory.html |archive-date=April 17, 2001 |access-date=August 20, 2024 |website=The PRP}}</ref> [[Slipknot (band)|Slipknot]],<ref name=":3" /><ref name=":6" /> [[Incubus (band)|Incubus]],<ref name=":3" /><ref name=":6" /> and [[Slaves on Dope]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 18, 2000 |title=No More Papa |url=http://www.theprp.com/oldnews/41144.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030119033506/http://www.theprp.com/oldnews/41144.html |archive-date=January 19, 2003 |access-date=2024-08-20 |website=The PRP |quote=A Faith No More tribute album is in the works and will feature tracks from today's heavier acts, so far Papa Roach have been confirmed for the album and will be recording their version of the song "The Gentle Art Of Making Enemies" in the near future for the disc which will hit stores sometime next year. Other bands rumored to be included on the album include the Deftones, Korn and Slaves On Dope.}}</ref> Though several of the bands recorded their songs, a record label was never set and this tribute was never released.<ref name=":5" /> [[Papa Roach]] notably performed "The Gentle Art of Making Enemies" during its 2001 European tour,<ref name=":6" /> while Disturbed performed "Midlife Crisis" on its 2001 North American headlining tour.<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 16, 2001 |title=New Sickness |url=http://theprp.com/oldnews/41160.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010417220755/http://theprp.com/oldnews/41160.html |archive-date=April 17, 2001 |access-date=2024-08-20 |website=The PRP}}</ref> In reaction to the news of this Various Artists tribute, Patton posted the following on his Ipecac Recordings website on February 20, 2001: "FNM Tribute Record - ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ Who cares? Do you really want to hear bands ruin great songs? Mike's reaction...... "let sleeping dogs lie""<ref>{{Cite web |last=Patton |first=Mike |date=February 20, 2001 |title=Okay! Stop the whining. Here is your news update. I'll try to answer as many questions as I can think of. |url=http://www.ipecac.com:80/news.php |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010412110914/http://www.ipecac.com:80/news.php |archive-date=April 12, 2001 |access-date=2024-08-20 |website=[[Ipecac Recordings]]}}</ref> In a July 2003 interview with ''CounterCulture'', when asked about this tribute Patton responded "No idea. Don't really care as long as I get my cut."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Canak |first=Danny |date=July 5, 2003 |title=Tomahawk : Mike Patton Bungle no more? |url=https://www.counterculture.co.uk/interview/tomahawk-mike-patton-2.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030602132353/https://www.counterculture.co.uk/interview/tomahawk-mike-patton-2.html |archive-date=June 2, 2003 |access-date=2024-08-20 |website=CounterCulture}}</ref>

In 2002, another tribute album, titled ''[[Tribute of the Year: A Tribute to Faith No More]]'' (a reference to Faith No More's ''[[Album of the Year (Faith No More album)|Album of the Year]]''), was released compiled by Legion Records and released by [[Underground Inc.]] It features 30 Faith No More songs covered by mostly underground and independent [[hardcore punk]], [[industrial metal|industrial]], and alternative metal acts, including [[Hate Dept.]], [[Tub Ring]], [[Bile (band)|Bile]], and [[Yellow No. 5 (band)|Yellow No. 5]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/a-tribute-of-the-year-tribute-to-faith-no-more-mw0000222366|title=A Tribute of the Year: Tribute to Faith No More – Various Artists – Songs, Reviews, Credits – AllMusic|website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=January 24, 2017}}</ref>

In 2023, [[The Lucid]] along with [[Violent J]] ([[Insane Clown Posse]]) released a re-imagining of "Epic" titled "Sweet Toof"; keeping the music unchanged but re-writing all lyrics and vocal melodies except for a callback to the original chorus during the outro.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kennelty |first=Greg |date=2023-01-20 |title=THE LUCID & INSANE CLOWN POSSE's VIOLENT J Reimagining FAITH NO MORE's "Epic" Is Something |url=https://metalinjection.net/new-music/the-lucid-insane-clown-posses-violent-j-reimagining-faith-no-mores-epic-is-something |access-date=2024-11-19 |website=Metal Injection |language=en-US}}</ref>

===Feud with the Red Hot Chili Peppers===
After the release of ''[[The Real Thing (Faith No More album)|The Real Thing]]'', a feud developed between Faith No More and fellow [[funk]]-influenced Californian group [[Red Hot Chili Peppers]], whom they had previously played with on [[The Uplift Mofo Party Tour]], while [[Chuck Mosley]] was still Faith No More's lead singer. Patton and Chili Peppers' frontman [[Anthony Kiedis]] have been involved in a near 35-year old feud stemming from his accusations of Patton imitating his mannerisms and image for Faith No More's 1989 music video "[[Epic (Faith No More song)|Epic]]".<ref name="nickharper">{{cite book |last1=Harper |first1=Nick |title=Marshall: The Book of Loud |date=2016 |publisher=Hachette UK |page=66 |isbn=9781784722555 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0fOpCwAAQBAJ&q=%22KIEDIS%22+%22MR+BUNGLE%22&pg=PT65}}</ref><ref name="2020book">{{cite book |last1=Bogosian |first1=Dan |title=Red Hot Chili Peppers FAQ: All That's Left to Know About the World's Best-Selling Alternative Band |date=2020 |publisher=Rowman & Littlefield |isbn=9781493051427 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pezSDwAAQBAJ&q=%22style+of+his+own%22+%22kiedis%22&pg=PA13 |access-date=7 June 2020}}</ref><ref name="rhcpbook">{{cite book |last1=Apter |first1=Jeff |title=Fornication: The Red Hot Chili Peppers Story |date=December 15, 2009 |publisher=Omnibus Press |isbn=978-0-85712-065-6}}</ref><ref name="la">{{cite web|url=http://www.laweekly.com/music/do-faith-no-more-and-the-red-hot-chili-peppers-still-hate-each-other-5508133|title=Do Faith No More and the Red Hot Chili Peppers Still Hate Each Other?|first=Chaz|last=Kangas|date=April 21, 2015|access-date=January 9, 2017}}</ref> Much of the animosity of Patton's feud with Kiedis involved his other band Mr Bungle, with very few recent comments attacking Faith No More. Over the years, media attention often exaggerated tensions between the two bands, including TV personalities such as [[Greg Gutfeld]].<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rock/fox-news-red-hot-chili-peppers-worst-band-on-the-planet-video-7486858/|title=Fox News Calls Red Hot Chili Peppers 'Worst Band on the Planet'|date=August 23, 2016|magazine=Billboard}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/fox-news-red-hot-chili-peppers-diss/|title=Fox News Presenter Dubs Red Hot Chili Peppers "Worst Band on the Planet"|website=Vice.com|date=August 24, 2016 }}</ref> Despite this, various members of Faith No More and Red Hot Chili Peppers appear to have remained on good terms since the initial controversy. Regarding the perceived conflict, Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist [[Flea (musician)|Flea]] stated in a 1996 interview, "There was never any fight between us, that was a bunch of bullshit created by the media. I mean I think they're a good band. Maybe there was some things said between [[Anthony Kiedis|Anthony]] and the singer [Patton], but it all means nothing to me. [...] Those guys in the band are nice people and there's no fight, let's not fight."<ref>{{cite web|author=Flea|title=Flea talks about Faith No More|date=August 28, 2013 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5XBBMMJDTE |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/T5XBBMMJDTE| archive-date=December 11, 2021 |url-status=live|publisher=[[M6 (TV channel)|M6]]|access-date=October 15, 2014}}{{cbignore}}</ref> At a 2014 show in [[Brooklyn]], Red Hot Chili Peppers also notably covered a portion of the Chuck Mosley-era song "[[We Care a Lot (song)|We Care a Lot]]".{{r|la}}

==Concert tours==
* 1979–1984: Early shows
* 1985–1986: We Care a Lot Tour
* 1987–1988: Introduce Yourself Tour
* 1989–1991: The Real Thing Tour
** 1989: [[Damaged Justice]] Tour (North American leg from September 3, 1989)
* 1992–1993: Angel Dust Tour
** 1992: [[Use Your Illusion Tour]] (European leg)
** 1992: [[Guns N' Roses/Metallica Stadium Tour]] (July 17-removed September 21)
* 1995: King for a Day Tour
* 1997–1998: [[Album of the Year Tour]]
* 2009–2012: [[The Second Coming Tour (Faith No More)|The Second Coming Tour]]
* 2015: [[Soundwave (Australian music festival)|Soundwave Tour]]
* 2015: [[Sol Invictus Tour]]

==Band members==
{{Main|List of Faith No More band members}}
===Final members===
*[[Mike Bordin]] – drums, percussion, backing vocals (1979–1998, 2009–2021)
*[[Billy Gould]] – bass, backing vocals (1979–1998, 2009–2021)
*[[Roddy Bottum]] – keyboards, rhythm guitar, backing vocals (1983–1998, 2009–2021)
*[[Mike Patton]] – lead vocals (1988–1998, 2009–2021)
*Jon Hudson – lead guitar, backing vocals (1996–1998, 2009–2021)

===Key former members===<!--These former members all recorded on the full-length studio albums, thus are 'key' former members.-->
*[[Chuck Mosley]] – lead vocals (1984–1988); died 2017{{efn|name=a|group=main}}
*[[Jim Martin (musician)|Jim Martin]] – lead guitar, backing vocals (1984–1993)
*[[Trey Spruance]] – lead guitar (1993–1995){{efn|name=b|group=main}}
*[[Dean Menta]] – lead guitar (1995–1996)

==Awards and nominations==
;[[Brit Awards]]
{{awards table}}
|-
| 1991 || Faith No More || [[Brit Award for International Group|International Group]] || {{nom}}
{{end}}

;[[Grammy Awards]]
{{awards table}}
|-
| 1990 || "[[The Real Thing (Faith No More album)|The Real Thing]]" || [[Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance|Best Metal Performance]] || {{nom}}
|-
| 1991 || "[[Epic (Faith No More song)|Epic]]" || [[Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance|Best Hard Rock Performance]] || {{nom}}
|-
| 1993 || "[[Angel Dust (Faith No More album)|Angel Dust]]" || [[Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance|Best Hard Rock Performance]] || {{nom}}
{{end}}

;[[Metal Hammer Golden Gods Awards]]
{{awards table}}
|-
| 2015 || ''[[Sol Invictus (Faith No More album)|Sol Invictus]]'' || Best Album || {{won}}
{{end}}

'''Metal Storm Awards'''
{{awards table}}
|-
| 2015 || ''Sol Invictus'' || Best Alternative Metal Album<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.metalstorm.net/awards/archive.php?year=2015|title=Metal Storm Awards 2015 - Metal Storm|website=Metalstorm.net|access-date=October 12, 2019|archive-date=July 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210711184557/http://www.metalstorm.net/awards/archive.php?year=2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> || {{won}}
{{end}}

;[[MTV Video Music Awards]]
{{awards table}}
|-
| 1990 || "[[Epic (Faith No More song)|Epic]]" || [[MTV Video Music Award for Best Rock Video|Best Heavy Metal/Hard Rock Video]] || {{nom}}
|-
| 1991 || "[[Falling to Pieces]]" || [[MTV Video Music Award for Best Art Direction|Best Art Direction in a Video]] || {{nom}}
|-
| 1991 || "[[Falling to Pieces]]" || [[MTV Video Music Award for Best Rock Video|Best Heavy Metal/Hard Rock Video]] || {{nom}}
|-
| 1991 || "[[Falling to Pieces]]" || [[MTV Video Music Award for Best Visual Effects|Best Visual Effects in a Video]] || {{won}}
|-
| 1993 || "[[A Small Victory]]" || [[MTV Video Music Award for Best Art Direction|Best Art Direction in a Video]] || {{nom}}
{{end}}

==Discography==
{{Main|Faith No More discography}}
;Studio albums
*''[[We Care a Lot]]'' (1985)
*''[[Introduce Yourself]]'' (1987)
*''[[The Real Thing (Faith No More album)|The Real Thing]]'' (1989)
*''[[Angel Dust (Faith No More album)|Angel Dust]]'' (1992)
*''[[King for a Day... Fool for a Lifetime]]'' (1995)
*''[[Album of the Year (Faith No More album)|Album of the Year]]'' (1997)
*''[[Sol Invictus (album)|Sol Invictus]]'' (2015)

==See also==
* [[List of bands from the San Francisco Bay Area]]
* [[List of alternative metal artists]]
* [[List of funk metal and funk rock bands]]

==Notes==
:1. {{note label|noteA|note1|none}} The song was recorded in 1988 and first appeared on 1989's ''The Real Thing'', although it gained popularity after being released as a single in 1990.
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{{efn|name=a|Live guest appearances in 2010, 2015, and 2016.}}
{{efn|name=b|Live guest appearance in 2011.}}
}}

==References==
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==Bibliography==
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* {{cite book |last=Chirazi |first=Steffan |date=1994 |title=Faith No More: The Real Story |publisher=Penguin USA |isbn=1-8981411-5-0}}.
*Prato, Greg (2013). ''The Faith No More & Mr. Bungle Companion''. Createspace. {{ISBN|1-4936966-6-1}}.
*Harte, Adrian (2018). ''Small Victories: The True Story of Faith No More''. Jawbone Press. {{ISBN|1-9110363-7-8}}.
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==External links==
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* {{Official website}}
* {{AllMusic}}
* {{Discogs artist}}

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