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 ...

, a San Francisco-based band, have recorded approximately 100 songs over the course of their career; this includes material from six studio albums, one live album, and numerous B-side tracks and out-takes. Faith No More were founded in 1981 as Sharp Young Men, and changed their name to Faith. No Man before releasing the 1982 double A-side single "Quiet in Heaven" / "Song of Liberty". Upon assuming the name Faith No More, the band's first two full-length 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 ...

'', were driven mostly by new vocalist Chuck Mosley and the "metallic guitar" of Jim Martin, blending elements of

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and

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. Mosley was later replaced by

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vocalist

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, who added lyrics to the already-written music for 1989's '' The Real Thing''. Their next studio album, '' Angel Dust'', moved away from the band's rap-influenced sound to experiment with different musical genres; a trend which became much more pronounced on the 1995 album '' King for a Day... Fool for a Lifetime''. Between the recording of the latter two albums, Martin left the band. Reports are mixed as to whether he quit or was fired; however he had stopped contributing to the band's output during the recording of ''Angel Dust'', leaving bass player Billy Gould to record guitar parts for "

Another Body Murdered "Another Body Murdered" is a 1993 single by Faith No More and Boo-Yaa T.R.I.B.E., taken from the soundtrack album for the film '' Judgment Night''. The brainchild of Cypress Hill's manager, Happy Walters, the soundtrack paired rock and hip-hop ...

", the band's contribution to the ''Judgment Night'' soundtrack. Martin's guitarist role was filled during the recording for ''King for a Day... Fool for a Lifetime'' by Patton's Mr. Bungle bandmate

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, and on the accompanying tour by roadie

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. While recording their final album, ''

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'', the band was joined by guitarist

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. Hudson was also present for the band's collaboration with

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, which produced two songs, including the single "

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". In 1998, they released the compilation '' Who Cares a Lot? The Greatest Hits'', which contains a number of previously unreleased songs. Among Faith No More's best known songs are " We Care a Lot", an "antiprotest" song which exists in a different version on each of the Mosley-fronted albums; "

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", a breakthrough hit which spent three weeks at number one in Australia and made the top ten in the United States; and " Midlife Crisis", which has featured in the 2004 video game '' Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas''. The band officially split up in April 1998, reforming again in 2009 for a series of tours. The band's first album since reuniting, ''

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'', was released in 2015, preceded by the single " Motherfucker".

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;Bibliography * * ;Album notes * * * * * * * * * * * * * ;Singles notes * "Quiet in Heaven" / "Song of Liberty" (Single notes). Faith. No Man. Ministry of Propaganda. 1982. * " From Out of Nowhere" (Single notes).

. Slash Records. 1989. * " Songs to Make Love To" ( EP notes).

. Slash Records. 1993. * "

Digging the Grave "Digging the Grave" is a 1995 single by Faith No More, from their fifth studio album, '' King for a Day... Fool for a Lifetime''. Produced by Andy Wallace in the Bearsville Studios, the song was borne out of a period of transition for the gr ...

" (Single notes).

. Slash Records. 1995. * "

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" (Single notes).

. Slash Records. 1995. * " Ashes to Ashes" (Single notes).

. Slash Records. 1997. {{featured list

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