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 ...

Faith No More’s ‘The Real Thing’ at 30: How They Switched Singers & Delivered a Classic. When Faith No More were about to begin work on their third album in late 1988, they knew they had ...

Charismatic new singer, groundbreaking new sound, a rap-metal classic in the making – this is how Faith No More’s The Real Thing helped usher in the alt-rock decade ...

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 ...

Happy anniversary to Faith No More's game changing album, The Real Thing.. As 1989 arrived, Faith No More were in a state of flux. The group had released a pair of modestly successful albums with ...

Faith No More's 1989 alterna-metal classic 'Real Thing' will be reissued in a deluxe edition with a bonus disc of rarities. Stream all 11 cuts here.

Patton agreed with the sentiment. “The Real Thing didn't really sound so much like the Faith No More I was a fan of, so I think I was a little thrown for a loop on that, but in a good way,” he ...

26 years after its original release, 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 ...

Spurred by a lazy crossword clue in The Onion (36 down, four letters: “Faith No More’s only hit”), MetalSucks contributor Anso DF dedicates every single day in August to celebration and exploration of ...

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 ...