Faith No More had already created two slabs of splendidly twisted noise, but it was the addition of vocalist Mike Patton for third album The Real Thing that sent them tumbling into rock’s ...

When the colorful, if somewhat fishy, music video for Faith No More’s "Epic" became a surprise MTV hit in early 1990, it had been sitting on store shelves as part of The Real Thing for some six ...

When Faith No More were about to begin work on their third album (The Real Thing, out June 20 ... from Humboldt County called Mr. Bungle, and guitarist Jim Martin being a particular fan of ...

Singer-less but not rudderless, the remaining members of the band – drummer Mike Bordin, guitarist Jim ... The change in Faith No More from The Real Thing onwards is so much more than just ...

You can listen to all 11 rarities below. The Real Thing was Faith No More’s first album with singer Mike Patton, who replaced troubled vocalist Chuck Mosley in 1988. Mosley had led the band to a ...

The famed producer does a deep dive into Faith No More's commercial breakthrough. After listening to standout track "Falling to Pieces," Wallace says, "To me, that was the best blend of really ...

Jim was a real contentious person in the band, but I loved him." While the passage of time had softened the other members' negative feelings about Faith No More's '90s self-destruction ...

It was guitarist Jim Martin who suggested ... gig in San Francisco in November 1988. The Real Thing was released the following year – and once MTV picked up ‘Epic’, there was no avoiding Faith No More ...

Happy anniversary to Faith No More's game changing album, The Real Thing. As 1989 arrived ... some rocking licks from guitarist Jim Martin and a truly infectious beat, the song picked up steam ...

“The Real Thing,” Faith No More’s first album with Patton ... reconvened Faith No More (including the band’s final guitarist, Jon Hudson) for a world tour that ended up lasting three ...

As the world nears a decade since Faith No More's last large-scale live show ... with their following albums – 1989's The Real Thing and 1992's Angel Dust – peaking at No. 11 and No. 10 ...

Faith No More's best selling album is finally getting the deluxe re-issue treatment. The Real Thing was the most rock and roll FNM record, and the first of only two with the classic line-up of Mike ...