American rock band

Faith No More Faith No More is an American rock band from San Francisco, California, formed in 1979. Before settling on the current name in July 1983, the band performed under the names Sharp Young Men and later Faith No Man. Bassist Billy Gould, keyboardist/r ...

has had nearly fifteen band members, many for such a short period of time they were not documented, including: five vocalists, including Mike Morris; seven guitarists, also including Mike Morris; as well as two keyboardists; one drummer; and one bassist. The band, consisting of Mike Morris, Billy Gould, Wade Worthington, and Mike Bordin, first formed in 1979 under the name Faith No Man, recording just one release. Wade left shortly afterward and was replaced by

Roddy Bottum Roswell Christopher Bottum (born July 1, 1963) is an American musician, best known as the keyboardist for the San Francisco alternative metal band Faith No More. He is also guitarist and co-lead vocalist for the pop group Imperial Teen, best kno ...

. In 1982 the entire band, minus Mike Morris, quit to form Faith No More. During this time they went through the majority of their long list of vocalists and guitarists, Courtney Love being the third and longest-standing vocalist at the time. They then settled on Chuck Mosley and Jim Martin, with whom they recorded and released their first two studio albums, '' We Care a Lot'' and ''

Introduce Yourself ''Introduce Yourself'' is Faith No More's second studio album, released in 1987. Due to the limited availability of the first album, ''We Care a Lot'' (until it was re-released on CD years later), many, including the band, once considered this ...

''. After the tour for ''Introduce Yourself'' the band fired Mosley and hired Mike Patton from the experimental band

Mr. Bungle Mr. Bungle is an American experimental rock band formed in Eureka, California in 1985. Having gone through many incarnations throughout their career, the band is best known for music created during their most experimental era. During this time, ...

. This was Faith No More's longest-standing lineup and featured the most releases, including the studio albums '' The Real Thing'' and '' Angel Dust''. Following the departure of Jim Martin in late 1993 the band went without a guitarist until starting the writing of the follow-up to ''Angel Dust'', '' King for a Day... Fool for a Lifetime'', for which they hired

Trey Spruance Preston Lea "Trey" Spruance III (born August 14, 1969) is an American composer, producer, and musician who co-founded the experimental rock band Mr. Bungle. He is also leader of the multi-genre outfit Secret Chiefs 3. Originally a guitarist and ...

, also of Mr. Bungle. Spruance left before the tour and was replaced by

Dean Menta Dean Menta (born July 23 1966) is an American music editor and composer living in Los Angeles, California. Biography In 1995, Dean Menta became involved in the band DUH and appeared on their second album ''The Unholy Handjob''. Menta went on t ...

. Menta was then replaced by Jon Hudson before the recording of the band's final album, ''

Album of the Year Album of the Year, often abbreviated to AOTY, may refer to: Awards * ARIA Award for Album of the Year, Australia * Brit Award for British Album of the Year, UK * Grammy Award for Album of the Year, US * Juno Award for Album of the Year, CA * Lati ...

''. Faith No More split up in 1998. In February 2009, Faith No More announced they would be re-forming for a European tour that began in June in Brixton Academy, London, and then

Download Festival Download Festival is a British-created rock festival created by Terrance Gough, held annually at the Donington Park motorsport circuit in Leicestershire, England (since 2003); in Paris, France (since 2016); at Parramatta Park, Sydney (since 201 ...

in Donington Park, the UK's biggest rock festival.Adams, Jason
"Faith No More reunion update: 'We Care a Lot' because this is 'Epic'!"
'' Entertainment Weekly''. February 23, 2009. Since their reformation, the lineup has been identical to the final lineup prior to the band's 1998 breakup.

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