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Koolarrow Updates

February 2, 2015, 12:32 pm
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Welcome to the latest instalment of updates from Billy Gould's Koolarrow Records Label.


First up, Kultur Shock have announced tour dates for there upcoming 'The IX Circles of Europe Tour', in support of their new album "IX". Downloads of the album available here
Tour dates are as follows:
06.2. - France - Paris - La Bellevilloise
07.2. - Germany - Frankfurt - ExZess
10.2. - Denmark - Aarhus - V58
11.2. - Norway - Oslo - John Doe
12.2. - Sweden - Goteborg - Musikens Hus
13.2. - Sweden - Malmo - Moriska Paviljongen
14.2. - Germany - Berlin - Lido
16.2. - Germany - Leipzig - Nato
17.2. - Poland - Wroclaw - Stary Klasztor
18.2. - Czech R. - Prague - Rock Cafe
19.2. - Austria - Vienna - Replugged
20.2. - Croatia - Zagreb - Mochvara
21.2. - Croatia - Rijeka - Palach
23.2. - Slovenia - Ljubljana - Gala Hala
24.2. - Bosnia-Herzegovina - Banja Luka - KSB
25.2. - Bosnia-Herzegovina - Mostar - OKC Abrasevic
26.2. - Monte Negro - Niksic - NK pub
27.2. - Croatia - Split - Kocka
28.2. - Bosnia-Herzegovina - Sarajevo - Dom Mladih Skenderija
01.3. - Serbia - Novi sad - SKC Fabrika
03.3. - Serbia - Belgrade - Mikser House
04.3. - Bulgaria - Sofia - Mixtape 5
05.3. - Turkey - Istanbul - Nublu
06.3. - Turkey - Ankara - Eski Yeni
07.3. - Bulgaria - Varna - Vintage 33
10.3. - Bulgaria - Burgas - NoName club
11.3. - Bulgaria - Plovdiv - Polinero Place
12.3. - Greece - Thessaloniki – EightBall
13.3. - Denmark - Copenhagen - Global
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It sees that Dubioza Kolektiv are filming a new video, the guys published the following on facebook...

What'scooking? #newvideo #shooting #video#happymachine #bluescreen #dubioza #dubiozagram#dubiozakolektiv

Meanwhile they continue to tour their asses off. Here are the latest batch of dates, with the promise of more to come.
26.02 Poppodium 013, TILBURG
27.02 Simplon, GRONINGEN
28.02 Helemaal Melkweg Amsterdam, AMSTERDAM
01.03 Tivoli De Helling, UTRECHT
23.04 Back & Stage Grupo, BILBAO
24.04 Sala Apolo, BARCELONA
25.04 Shôko Madrid, MADRID
30.04 Viña Rock, VILLA ROBLEDO (ALBACETE)
13.06 Territorios Sevilla, SEVILLA
03.07 Mighty Sounds, TABOR

On top of all this, they still have time to play in their local supermarket!!



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The insanely talented Alexander Hacke and Danielle de Picciotto will be presenting their brand new show at these dates in Germany: If you can you should definitely try and get to one of these shows!
15.02.14 D-Freiburg – Slow Club Tickets
18.02.14 D-München – Ampere Tickets
20.02.14 D-Hamburg – MS Stubnitz



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And finally, Flattbush have a show coming up on February 22nd! Still no new news on the long awaited follow up to 2010's brilliant 'Otomatik Attak', but we will keep you updated on any new developments here!

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Reunited - Matt Wallace back onboard

February 4, 2015, 11:47 am
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Billy and Matt

In a post from Matt Wallace's facebook account posted today,which he has generously let us post, Matt reveals that he has been helping Billy Gould mix the upcoming new Faith No More album, which in his words is 'the most creative music of their career' this will be the first time Matt has worked with the guys since the iconic Angel Dust album

Matt Wallace:
Reunited and it feels so good.
Reunited ‘cause we understood.
There’s one perfect fit
And, sugar, this one is it.
We both are so excited ‘cause we’re reunited, hey, hey.
Older? Definitely. Wiser? Maybe. After a two decade long separation, Matt Wallace joined Faith No More as they continue on their inspired musical journey. Their new album was mixed by Matt and Bill Gould (who did a stellar job of producing and playing bass). Nigerian and Argentinian food was enjoyed during the process…oh, and Tommy’s Hamburgers, too.
FNM are making the most creative music of their career and it’s a thrill to be a part of the team again. Buy their record and tickets to their show because, well hell, they’re the mighty Faith No More!!!
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Billy Gould on New album and Ticket Sales

February 4, 2015, 12:16 pm
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Our FNM counterparts Faith No More 2.0 have scored an exclusive interview with Billy Gould, in which the man himself talks about the new album and the recent ticketing situation for the US shows.

On the ticketing situation Billy says: “The ticketing world is something that I haven’t had much interaction with, but this most recent experience has really piqued my interest…I’m not sure what can be done but I am all about investigating possibilities, because when this happens, both the band and the fans get burned.”

Check out the full interview over at 2.0
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Faith No More - New Album - Sol Invictus

February 10, 2015, 1:19 pm
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Photo:Dustin Rabin


"Hypnotic and gothic, we're coming back to where we were with our first album,""Then Patton's being Patton, crooning, screaming, with a bit of soul underneath it all. We've always taken strange influences and smashed them together!"
Those are the words of Billy Gould describing 'Sol Invictus' the ten track new album from Faith No More, to be released on May 18th in the UK and Europe and May 19th in North America.

Track Listing:
1. "Sol Invictus"
2. "Superhero"
3. "Sunny Side Up"
4. "Separation Anxiety"
5. "Cone of Shame"
6. "Rise of the Fall"
7. "Black Friday"
8. "Motherfucker"
9. "Matador"
10. "From the Dead"
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Faith No More to play Rock in Rio

February 14, 2015, 12:40 pm
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Faith No More have been confirmed to play the iconic Rock in Rio Festival in September 2015.
The band last played there in 1991 in which the band gained huge recognition in South America and Brazil in particular.


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Sepultura front man gives his Top Ten FNM Songs

February 14, 2015, 12:46 pm
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It's time for our latest instalment of Faith No More 'Top Ten'.
This weeks list comes from Sepultura vocalist and all round good guy Derrick Green.
Don't forget to let us and Derrick know what you think of his list, and please share your own lists too!

In no particular order here is Derrick's 'Top Ten'

1.) Zombie Eaters.
2.) Last Cup Of Sorrow.
3.) Everything's Ruined
4.) Ashes to Ashes
5.) Stripsearch
6.) Smaller And Smaller
7.) Midnight Cowboy
8.) Crab Song
9.) Faster Disco
10.) Just A Man
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Faith No More -Tokyo - Night One - Review By Roddy

February 17, 2015, 12:20 pm
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Hey guys, it's Roddy, reporting on the eve of our first in this series of shows. shows one and two are in Tokyo. it's been super long since we played here so our expectations were up and we were well rehearsed and prepared. there was a really unfortunate equipment thing that happened with the keyboard which was at one point totally unsurmountable. we worked around it, though, and actually, the show ended up being super special in its own right. 

Billy, Jon, Mike and Mike ended up playing all 'no RB' songs, many in a row, and these are usually super taxing. my hat's off to them, they helped take us out of a rough spot and made for a really different and spontaneous and dynamic sort of a set, the likes of which.... uh.... never ever has happened before and won't again, fingers fucking crossed. trying to wind down.... for those of you in Japan.... expect a WAY different show tomorrow. we carry on. thanks so much for all your interest and the like. best, RB


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Faith No More Tour Posters

February 17, 2015, 1:00 pm
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Once again, Secret Serpents are teaming up with FNM to create another no holds barred poster series including some of the best artists.
Each silkscreened poster in the series is limited to a one-time only edition of just 115 which is signed and numbered by the artist. The artist and poster image will not be released until the day of show, so keep an eye out at their web store or on the Facebook page for the latest info!
The first posters in the series are from Japanese artist Junko Mizuno for the two shows in Tokyo. Opening for Faith No More on these two shows is Antemasque (members of The Mars Volta and At The Drive In).  We also have a handful of matched numbered sets of both nights posters available. Along with the regular edition, there is an edition of only 20 on pastel pearlescent paper. 


FAITH NO MORE  Tokyo 2015 (night 1)

Artist: Junko Mizuno

Band(s): Faith No More, Antemasque
Venue: Studio Coast
City: Tokyo, Japan
Year: 2015
Edition: 115
Dimensions: 18" x 24"
Other info: signed and numbered by Junko Mizuno







FAITH NO MORE Tokyo 2015 (night 2) Artist: Junko Mizuno Band(s): Faith No More, Antemasque Venue: Studio Coast City: Tokyo, Japan Year: 2015 Edition: 115 Dimensions: 18" x 24" Other info: signed and numbered by Junko Mizuno
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New European Tour Dates

February 18, 2015, 11:46 am
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How about some European headline shows and another festival for good measure?

Berlin – Zitadelle – 6th June 2015
On-sale: Friday 20th Feb @ 10.00 CET
http://www.eventim.de/faith-no-more

Krakow - Tauron Arena - 8th June 2015
On-sale: Wednesday 25th Feb @ 09.00 CET
http://shop.metalmind.com.pl/bilety_22,pl.html

Hamburg – Sporthalle – 23rd June 2015
On-sale: Friday 20th Feb @ 09.00 CET
http://www.eventim.de/faith-no-more

Norrköping - Bråvalla Festival – 25th-27th June 2015
On sale now
http://www.eventim.se/bravalla


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Faith No More Debut New Song Cone of Shame

February 18, 2015, 12:18 pm
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Faith No More debuted new song 'Cone Of Shame' in Tokyo!
Roddy Bottum tweets:
Rolling Stone have given a glowing review of the song "The song is like one big crescendo with jangling guitars, crushing rhythms and Patton exclaiming, "You're only happy when you're pissing me off." Read more: Rolling Stone

Check out Cone Of Shame

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Bordin and Bottum Talk Sol Invictus

February 20, 2015, 1:43 pm
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Everybody wants a peice of FNM...Roddy Bottum and Mike Bordin have been busy this week giving interviews to various media outlets, talking about the upcoming new album 'Sol Invictus'



“The way we used to make records was necessarily and unequivocally in a room together making music. Those times have changed for sure,” Bottum says wistfully. “It’s super convenient to make a record these days, but at the same time, we chose to go the analogue route. All of the pianos you hear on the record are real pianos done from our studio. So it did take all of us being there in the same room, but not always at the same time. It’s a convenient age in which we live, it’s easy to get certain stuff done. More in terms of different electronic sounds, or finding different realms of music. But for a band like Faith No More, I feel like we’ve pretty much stuck to the roots. Making music in the band, we’re all really good friends and we respect each other, and we’re all going for a common goal. Stuck there in a room in Oakland.” Roddy tells The Beat



Roddy continues to enthuse over the new album in a separate interview with 13th Floor
MD: Hey, what the heck. It’s one thing to be on the stage and be playing songs from 20 years ago, it’s another thing to be in the studio together working on new stuff. What was the vibe like when you got into the studio?

RB: Well it was different, it was sort of like spread out, like different people came in at different times, there were times when we were all together and working on stuff.

MD: Right.

RB: For the most part it was like people configured in different things. So it was like really highly charged, isolated moments of performance. I went out to San Francisco, everyone else lives in San Francisco, I live in New York and I went out there and did all the piano parts at one point and that was really super tense but a lot of fun. We work together really well, we have a language that we all sort of count on and we all speak together and its an easy go of it. We have such a long history amongst the five of us, four of us and five of us that it’s just very casual, very much like a family, getting together with old friends and it feels good.



Meanwhile Bordin speaks with real excitement to Australian based Music Feeds
“Everything is represented on this album,”  “You’ve got our singer, Mike [Patton], with his range of talents and breadth of skills. Our bass player is particularly talented at creating these atmospheres and environments with his production and arrangements. Everyone’s ideas are in this record. There’s enough rock, there’s enough crunch, there’s enough melody, there’s enough darkness. All the elements are there.

“It’s not just one guy and one thing when it comes to Faith No More. It never has been. It’s about the value that each of us puts on music.”

“The effort and the participation that went into this record was just incredible,” Bordin enthuses. “I’m so excited and I’m so fired up about letting out and finding out what people think of it. I love this record. I really believe in it. I know that not everyone is going to like it – I mean, it’s Faith No More! That is never going to change. It’s never going to be what people expect. For my money, though, it’s a damn good record. It’s the best thing we could do at this time, by far.”

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Faith No More Soundwave Round Up

February 22, 2015, 11:13 am
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It's been an intense couple of days, FNM hit the Soundwave festival in Australia with an almighty bang, going down a storm with fans, press, and festival organisers alike.

Adelaide Picture Galleries at TheMusic 

The band played Bonython Park in Adelaide on Saturday in searing heat which was matched by the bands set. The guys played Motherfucker and Superhero, the first two singles off the upcoming new album 'Sol Invictus' and stormed through 15 other classics.

Adelaide Setlist pic courtesy of Nina Ackerman
Encore...We Care a Lot
              Ashes to Ashes
              Superhero
              Pristina

Melbourne

Melbourne Picture gallery at MusicFeeds
Another great set followed at Melbournes showgrounds on Sunday night...
Roddy Bottum..."good vibe. real sweet crowd. nice friends. all went down smoothly."

Set list:
Motherfucker
Caffeine
Ricochet
From Out of Nowhere
Evidence
Epic
Get Out
Midlife Crisis
Everything’s Ruined
Gentle Art of Making Enemies
Easy
Cuckoo for Caca
King for a Day…
Ashes to Ashes
Superhero

Matador
I Started a Joke
As the Worm Turns

Encore at Melbourne

Reviews....
Theaureview
Metal Hammer

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Roddy Bottum's Sasquatch The Opera

February 25, 2015, 11:04 am
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SASQUATCH, THE OPERA is a short form opera written and composed by Roddy Bottum. 
It is part of Experiments in Opera’s Story Binge festival at Roulette in Brooklyn that takes place April 1 - April 2. 
The story is based on the legend of Sasquatch, half man, half beast, who roams the forest invisibly, pursued and exploited by a backwoods family as part of their elaborate and theatrical side show. Part folklore, part love story, the opera follows the demise of the family and a taboo love affair that blossoms in its aftermath. The three scenes performed in Story Binge are part of an eventual long form opera and will be performed just once on Thursday, April 2.


‘…the impetus for my opera is a theme i’m particularly fond of, that of the gentle giant, the misunderstood monster, the impaired genius with the sensitivity of a child. I reference John Merrick of the Elephant Man, Frankenstein, King Kong and a 100 pound four year old I once saw on Jerry Springer as characters of inspiration. The story centers around a trashy family in the backwoods that takes tourists on tours of the Sasquatch country with a promised sighting of the beast. Beyond that, more significantly, it’s a love story. The opera itself is three scenes of what will eventually be a full form opera. The current instrumentation is timpani, trumpets, synthesizer and drum machine. The artistic exercise is a profound and unique opportunity for me to tell a story through music in an experimental setting and work and collaborate with some of my favorite artists.’


-Roddy Bottum
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Faith No More - Miscellaneous

February 26, 2015, 2:03 pm
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Moss and Lord Bottum
A huge happy birthday to Tim Moss who celebrates his birthday today!

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Well renowned music photographer Ross Halfin has been treating us to some great FNM shots from Soundwave festival via his facebook page and website, including these gems.
Pic Ross Halfin

FNM & Soundgarden. Pic Ross Halfin
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Yet another date to pencil into your diary is June 12th as FNM are confirmed to played the Netherlands annual Pinkpop Festival. Tickets go onsale at 10:00am European time via ticketmaster

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Koolarrow Records very own FLATTBUSH have been announced as support to FNM at one of their North American shows. More updates on this as we get them.
Meanwhile here is a small interview I held with Billy Gould about Flattbush back in 2012


So Bill, how did you find out about Flattbush?
Right about the time we started Koolarrow, we immediately began receiving band demos. Of all the ones we received, by far Flattbush was the most interesting and intriguing of the bunch. Pretty free form and noisy, but there was something to them that was different than all of the other stuff.  John Lepe from Brujeria was my label partner at the time, and as the band was based in Southern California (I live in No. Cal), he began going to their shows and basically striking up a relationship with them...

There must be hundreds of bands that you see and here, what was it about Flattbush that stood out for you and made you sign them up to your record label? 
The first time I saw them play was at a musical event in San Francisco called Pinoise Pop. I thought they were pretty wild, and they had a charisma about them that in a very distant way reminded me of the  Dead Kennedys. John was already totally hot on them and it just made sense.


What was it like producing Flattbush's albums?, were they easy to work with? Was the process easy? did you make many contributions?  
The first album, "Smash the Octopus" was definitely a first attempt: for me, in getting to know them and understand how they work, because they have their own musical language that took a bit for me to get hip to. And to get to know them as people too...and then, there's the studio process. This was a newish experience for them at the time, but they're quick learners. I really didn't make many contributions musically on that album, I was more concerned with how to capture what they were doing as best as I could...

What was it that you tried to achieve on the different albums? 
Plus you also make a guest appearance on the Seize The Time album, whose idea was it to do that? I also hear you play some keyboards on that album, was that fun to do?
I think any album, for any band, involves learning and improving, incorporating and reacting to previous work. I think everyone wanted to take the next step with "Seize", but on top of that they had a new drummer which had a bit of a different way of attacking the music. I did end up doing keys on "Community Organizer" because I just kept hearing this sound in my head, and I'm glad they liked it. It was fun for me, because production is not always creative in the same was as being in a band, but I consider myself a musician first and this made it much more fun for me. Plus, I think the guys liked hearing their song with this totally unexpected sound.


Flattbush not only sing in english but also in their native languages Tagalog and Kapampangan, how hard do you think it is being a band in the US that doesn't always sing in English?
Personally, I think their use of language fits the music perfectly. That said, it definitely makes things a bit harder for them as far as widening their circle of fans....but artistically, it makes no compromises.

The guys are currently working on follow up material to Otomatik Attak, are you involved in that in any way?
These guys basically did Otomatik Attak themselves, and they did an amazing job. Whether they need me on the next one or not is entirely up to them, and I'm happy with whatever they decide.

Finally you know how hard it is being in a band, do you guide the guys (or any of the bands on Koolarrow) in anyway, offer them advice or do you pretty much leave it up to the bands themselves?
The best thing I can do to offer my bands is my perspective and encouragement. The people I respect most in the music world are the ones that have learned to rely on themselves. I try to help in any way that I can, because you're right, it can be a hard road sometimes. Koolarrow is not a large label but I do feel that our bands are doing important things.

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And finally some sad news...US actor Ben Woolf, known for his role as Meep on American Horror Story: Freak Show, and who also featured in the fan made Mr. Bungle video for Retrovertigo has died in hospital after he was struck by a vehicle on Thursday night.I'm sure you will all join us in sending your heart felt wishes to the family and friends of Ben

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Miscellaneous

February 27, 2015, 3:13 pm
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First up, and check out this rather brilliant piece of Artwork featuring Kanye West and Kim Kardashian getting the Mike Patton treatment! courtesy of Matt Jacobs.


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Faith No More will feature on the BBC Radio 1 Rock Show with Daniel P Carter this coming Sunday at 7:00pm, at this time we don't know what the feature is, we can only speculate...maybe the first play of the upcoming single 'Superhero'?

Meanwhile we do know that Brazilian Radio Station 89 FM a Rádio Rock will be playing the studio version of Superhero. The track will air at 5:30pm local time and that will be 20:30 UK time, 21:30 CET and 15:30 west coast this Sunday.


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Roddy has been speaking to the NZ Herald about the new album in a new interview...

"The consensus among the band is it sounds like the way that we started," says Bottum, "(It's got a) back-to-our-roots sort of vibe.
"It has some really sombre tunes, some really high points of energy, lots of peaks and valleys, some lyrics that I'm really fond of, and lots of piano." But he admits the album's creation, over the better part of a year, hasn't always been the easiest process for the five-piece.
Read the full interview here
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Faith No More's date at this years Rock in Rio has been confirmed as the 25th of September




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Faith No More Superhero Debut plus Interview - Listen again

March 1, 2015, 2:06 pm
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The new Faith No More track 'Superhero' received it's world wide debut today via the BBC Radio 1 Rock Show, infact the the new song caused such a sensation it was played twice! In between each play host Daniel P Carter spoke to Billy Gould about the new song and the similarities between the songs riff and the Batman theme tune. Listen here or just listen below...



Simultaneously Marvel.com released the track and a fantastic interview with Bill.
Here are a few cuts from the interview....

Marvel.com: So we’re premiering “Superhero.” What is the song about?
Bill Gould: “Superhero” actually just started from the sound of the song, where it has these pounding drums and it has like this throbbing kind of pulse, and we just called it the “Superhero” song. Because, a lot of the ways we write we visualize things.
Actually this is kind of interesting because we’re probably a unique band in a way. While we write music we’re talking about chord changes and different things like that. What we do is we describe scenes together, and we can visualize the scene and the music kind of comes. We kind of make movie scenes for movies that don’t exist. “Superhero” was one of those where it was definitely a superhero comic, I mean that was just the vibe of the song, and when Mike came to me writing words about it, we were already calling it “Superhero.” So it’s kind of like in the DNA; it’s a comic strip.


Marvel.com: Yeah man, I was super excited. I've listened to "Sol Invictus" a few dozen times. I love it. How long ago did you guys start planning the new record?
Bill Gould: You know, it’s a really weird thing. It’s probably two years ago, two and a half that we actually started working on it. It was a little bit like getting your foot dipped in the water and then continuing to keep going.

We didn’t even tell anybody that we were doing it. I mean, we didn’t tell anybody for about a year. Because we were recording in our rehearsal space, so there were not even any studios that knew we were recording. Nobody did. No engineers, nothing, it was just between ourselves. This was actually very empowering, because there wasn’t any pressure to do anything. We didn’t have to deal with anyone gossiping, or anything like that. We just kind of showed up and just played. So we kept it for about a year and a half, and then it got to the point where it was starting to come together and we told people.

Marvel.com: How do you guys feel about the record now? I’m sure you’ve been listening to it and have been mastering it over and over again, but can you step back from it and look at it in a bigger landscape?
Bill Gould: I can try to. Just bear in mind, I think this was mastered about 10 days ago. I’m still recovering from the process.

That was like a week of mixing and matching, it was like zero sleep and then we hopped on a plane and went to Australia. But I would say, what I really hope we accomplish with this is, where it sounds like us but it doesn’t sound like we used to. It sounds like we are in 2015 and it doesn’t sound old, but at the same time also it doesn’t sound like some propelled record, it sounds like it’s actually an album. That when you hear it, you feel something that’s kind of classic. So that’s kind of what we’re shooting for.

More on Marvel.com: http://marvel.com/news/comics/24157/faith_no_more_brings_superhero_to_marvel#ixzz3TAm4YbUD
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Mike Patton and Jon Hudson Interviews

March 2, 2015, 12:46 pm
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Australian Radio station Triple J scored the first interview with Mike Patton about the new FNM album 'Sol Invictus', and although Billy does most of the talking it is good to hear Mike talking about FNM again.
the interview is available to listen to below.





We are also lucky today as we have got to hear from the usually quite Jon Hudson.
Blake Wright from Gearphoria spoke at length with Jon about the new album, his gear choices for it and his live rig...


Sol Invictus and Album of the Year were made 18 years apart. You’re all older... with almost two decades of life experiences and new influences under your belts. Did you see any of that come out on the new record?

 If I did, it was probably a benefit... or it was something that changed for the better. I think we came back with a renewed enthusiasm to work on things. We wouldn’t have done it if we didn’t want to. That was obviously a plus. We had played live for several years... just playing the existing material without any pressure to go beyond that. Then when it seemed like this was appropriate, we all started to work on it together. The process was different compared to Album Of The Year because technology has changed a lot. Recording techniques haven’t really changed, but today you can do a lot on your own, obviously. You can collaborate in ways you couldn’t before. I think it was probably liberating for the entire band to be able to work on things at our leisure... to be able to get things done without any time constraints. With the recording process we were able to send things back and forth. We hadn’t blocked out a studio for a month so we weren’t all stressed about it. There was not a lot of pressure in that regard.

What is your relationship with some of the older Faith No More songs? Do you enjoy playing those preAlbum Of The Year tunes live? 

I enjoy the older material a lot. We don’t play everything of course. I don’t really try and branch out any further than what is on those respective records. I’m not trying to put my mark on it. There is no need for that. It doesn’t need another ‘signature’ on it. I’m a huge fan of what the other guitar players had done in the band... Jim and Trey. I don’t really think I’d want to be in a band and play for this many years if I really didn’t enjoy the material. There is always something new to be learned by playing older material like this. Just like any other aspect of musicianship. You start to observe things that you might not have picked up on a week before or a month before... or five years before. This might have been most noticeable when we got back together in 2009. The band had basically split up for 10 years. It was really an interesting experience to come back and examine all of the material again after such a break. I don’t think I was the only one that felt that way about it. As you continue on with writing and recording, you tend to compare the things you’ve done in the past with the thing you are currently doing and you reexamine it again. There is never a point where you know something inside and out and there is nothing more to be gained from it. You can always find something new in each one of these songs.

 When did you know that there was going to be a new Faith No More project/album? 

I wasn’t really focused on it too much. We played one new song (Matador) about three years ago. We took a wait-and-see approach, you know. Just let’s see how it goes. The band enjoyed playing a new song... the first one in ages, right? I don’t even recall that there was a lot of discussion about it. If I remember correctly, Bill started writing some stuff maybe about a year after that. Then we all gradually started to work on it. It’s the culmination of a couple of years worth of work.

And recording was at Faith No More home base in the Bay Area around the middle of 2014?

Pretty much. I’d say off and on for about the past year and a half. We tracked drums and bass... and a lot of the guitars were tracked here at our rehearsal studio. I’d say the majority of it, except for vocals.

Read the full interview at Gearphoria

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Faith No More WestFest Round Up

March 4, 2015, 1:18 pm
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Faith No More are now on their way back home after their stint in Australia for the Soundwave shows and New Zealand for Westfest. Here is a small round up from Westfest....

SETLIST:
Motherfucker 
Caffeine 
Ricochet 
Evidence
Epic
Get Out
Midlife Crisis
Last Cup of Sorrow
The Gentle Art of Making Enemies
Easy
(Commodores cover)
Cuckoo for Caca
King for a Day
Ashes to Ashes
Superhero
Encore:
Cone Of Shame
I Started a Joke
(Bee Gees cover)

A few videos have surfaced on youtube and for your viewing pleasure here they are....

 

Review...
Not that much in the way of reviews but the New Zealand Herald have said "Crowds built in the evening as punters finished work for a powerful set by Faith No More, who performed on a stage decorated in thousands of dollars worth of flowers. New songs, like Motherf*****, showed they haven't passed their use-by date just yet, but it was brooding, funk-tinged classics Epic and Last Cup of Sorrowthat really bought back the '90s."
And Under The Radar have a gallery of pictures.

Roddy hanging out with Judas Priest front man Rob Halford at Westfest
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Faith No More Interviews

March 4, 2015, 2:08 pm
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I'm a day or two late to the party on these interviews, that thing called life gets in the way sometimes!

First up we have Mike Bordin spending a whole 30 minutes talking to Rip It Up Radio about 'Sol Invictus' getting old and playing drums



Roddy, Jon and Mike B spoke to Music Feeds in Australia about what inspired them to make 'Sol Invictus'



And finally Billy and Roddy took time out in New Zealand to speak with Hauraki TV

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Matt Wallace on Faith No More

March 8, 2015, 3:49 pm
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Some would call Producer Matt Wallace Faith No More's sixth member, and on Friday Matt opened up about the band via his facebook page, here is what he had to say....



I've been asked a lot lately about what makes Faith No More such an innovative and perplexing musical juggernaut and, so, I thought I'd post some thoughts (instead of my usual attempts at inspiration or political considerations). FNM have long eschewed a defacto leader (although some will argue that, post The Real Thing, Patton carries more 'voting power' as he is the singer) but, generally, they operate like a 5 point spider web with each leg stretching out in different directions. It is that dynamic tension between 5 individuals with disparate musical tastes and with each advocating for his own artistic vision that gives their music it's unique blend of metal/pop/prog rock/art music/etc. They boldly follow their influences and no singular band member is ever told that he can't follow any specific music that excites him. In fact, they seem to encourage each other to pursue their own muses and passions. They work together and ferret out, doggedly pursue and then excavate excellence. Not every song they write and perform is listenable to me but there are some that I listen to over and over again. But, I admire them because they are unafraid to do things that other 'heavy' bands wouldn't do. They know to operate in darkness and light, uplifting and depressing, whimsical and profound. There is no other lead singer (or band) that I know that would write and perform a song like 'Be Aggressive" which is about a very specific act that most other bands with incomplete confidence or a facade of machismo wouldn't have the backbone to pursue, much less the vision to even conceptualize. The fact that Patton is so willing to take on any persona to get the artistic point across is truly inspiring and a band and singer have to be confident of who they are to take on some of the wildly unique perspectives that this band has pursued. There is no other musical group that I know of that does what FNM does. The fact that they still push themselves is a testimony to who they are at their core as band members and as people. I agree that Frank Zappa and Led Zepplin are close contenders (and, of course, inspiration), but, FNM have blazed a more confoundingly unique musical and lyrical territory than any artist or band I know of. It's been an honor to work with them for over 30 years.
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