List of Faith No More band members

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Faith No More in 2010

American alternative metal band Faith No More has had nearly fifteen band members, many for such a short period of time they were not documented, including: five vocalists, eight guitarists, as well as two keyboardists; one drummer; and one bassist.

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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. In 1982 the 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. [1] 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 . After the tour for Introduce Yourself the band fired Mosley and hired Mike Patton from the experimental band Mr. Bungle. 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, also of Mr. Bungle. Spruance left before the tour and was replaced by Dean Menta. Menta was then replaced by Jon Hudson before the recording of the band's final album, Album of the Year . Faith No More split up in 1998. [2]

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 in Donington Park, the UK's biggest rock festival. [3] Since their reformation, the lineup has been identical to the final lineup prior to the band's 1998 breakup.

Members

Current members

ImageNameYears activeInstrumentsRelease contributions
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Billy Gould
  • 1979–1998
  • 2009–present
  • bass
  • guitars
  • backing vocals
All releases
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Mike Bordin
  • drums
  • percussion
  • backing vocals
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Roddy Bottum
  • 1983–1998
  • 2009–present
  • keyboards
  • piano
  • guitars
  • backing vocals
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Mike Patton
  • 1988–1998
  • 2009–present
  • lead vocals
All releases since The Real Thing (1989)
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Jon Hudson
  • 1996–1998
  • 2009–present
  • guitars
  • backing vocals

Former members

ImageNameYears activeInstrumentsRelease contributions
Mike Morris1979–1983
  • lead vocals
  • guitars
"Quiet in Heaven", "Song of Liberty" (1982) (as Faith No Man)
Wade Worthington
  • keyboards
  • backing vocals
Paula Frazer 1984vocalsnone
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Courtney Love [4]
Mark Bowen1983–1984guitars
Jim Martin 1983–1993
  • guitars
  • backing vocals
All releases from We Care a Lot (1985) to Angel Dust (1992)
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Chuck Mosley 1984 [5] –1988 (guest; 2010, 2015, 2016) (died 2017)lead vocals
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Trey Spruance 1993–1994 (guest; 2011) [6] guitars King for a Day... Fool for a Lifetime (1995)
Dean Menta 1995–1996King for a Day single b-sides

Timeline

List of Faith No More band members

Line-ups

PeriodMembersReleases
1979–1983
  • Mike Morris – lead vocals, guitars
  • Wade Worthington – keyboards, backing vocals
  • Billy Gould – bass
  • Mike Bordin – drums
1983
  • Mike Morris – lead vocals, guitars
  • Roddy Bottum – keyboards
  • Billy Gould – bass
  • Mike Bordin – drums
1983–1984
  • Roddy Bottum – keyboards
  • Billy Gould – bass
  • Mike Bordin – drums
1984
  • Mark Bowen – guitars
  • Roddy Bottum – keyboards
  • Billy Gould – bass
  • Mike Bordin – drums
1984
  • Paula Frazer – lead vocals
  • Mark Bowen – guitars
  • Roddy Bottum – keyboards, backing vocals
  • Billy Gould – bass
  • Mike Bordin – drums
1984
  • Courtney Love – lead vocals
  • Mark Bowen – guitars
  • Roddy Bottum – keyboards, backing vocals
  • Billy Gould – bass
  • Mike Bordin – drums
1984–1988
  • Chuck Mosley – lead vocals
  • Jim Martin – guitars, backing vocals
  • Roddy Bottum – keyboards, backing vocals
  • Billy Gould – bass, backing vocals
  • Mike Bordin – drums, backing vocals
1988–1993
  • Mike Patton – lead vocals
  • Jim Martin – guitar, backing vocals
  • Roddy Bottum – keyboards, backing vocals, guitars
  • Billy Gould – bass, backing vocals
  • Mike Bordin – drums, backing vocals
1993
  • Mike Patton – lead vocals
  • Roddy Bottum – keyboards, backing vocals, guitars
  • Billy Gould – bass, guitars, backing vocals
  • Mike Bordin – drums, backing vocals
1993–1994
  • Mike Patton – lead vocals
  • Trey Spruance – guitars
  • Billy Gould – bass, guitars, backing vocals
  • Roddy Bottum – keyboards, backing vocals, guitars
  • Mike Bordin – drums, backing vocals
  • King for a Day... Fool for a Lifetime (1995) unspecified tracks
1995–1996
  • Mike Patton – lead vocals
  • Dean Menta – guitars
  • Roddy Bottum – keyboards, backing vocals, guitars
  • Billy Gould – bass, backing vocals
  • Mike Bordin – drums, backing vocals
1996–1998
  • Mike Patton – lead vocals
  • Jon Hudson – guitars
  • Roddy Bottum – keyboards, backing vocals, guitars
  • Billy Gould – bass, backing vocals
  • Mike Bordin – drums, backing vocals
Disbanded 1998–2009
2009–present
  • Mike Patton – lead vocals
  • Jon Hudson – guitars, backing vocals
  • Roddy Bottum – keyboards, backing vocals, guitar
  • Billy Gould – bass, backing vocals
  • Mike Bordin – drums, backing vocals

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