2020 came in with a bang before it had even started. Last month, Faith No More announced that they would be returning to the fray for a series of European dates next summer. Included in these is a tour of the UK that sees them hit Glasgow, Manchester, Birmingham and London (twice), in what will be the Cali quintet’s first headline appearances on these shores for five years. “I think the world needs a little provocation right now,” says keyboard player Roddy Bottum. “It’s a kind of dark, dark place out there, and I think that bringing our craft and our musical exploration to the planet can only be a good thing.” And how. Formed in San Francisco in 1979, Faith No More rose to prominence in the late 1980s with a slew of albums that dragged the rock mainstream in stranger and heavier...
