Faith No More are on ‘semi-permanent hiatus’

Faith No More are on a ‘semi-permanent hiatus’the band’s keyboardist revealed Roddy Bottum. The 61-year-old musician, among the ranks of the group since 1983, spoke about the condition of the group in a personal newsletter on Substack. In the update, Bottum talks about some projects in which he is involved, explaining that while Faith No More are on hiatushe remains active with Man On Man, Crickets and Nastie Band, as well as with his indie pop group Imperial Teen with whom he is making a new album.

The latest album published by Faith No More is “Sol Invictus” from 2015 (here is our review), which was followed by a series of concerts beforelast show held by the band in 2016. The lineup led by Mike Patton was supposed to return to the stage in 2020, but the dates were postponed due to the Covid-19 pandemic and, subsequently, the rescheduled shows were canceled the following year.

In a statement shared on social media in 2021 Patton informed fans of the decision to cancel tour dates American band Faith No More, who were due to embark on their first US tour in five years, and Mr. Bungle “for mental health reasons”. In a message shared on Instagram, the musician declared: “I regret to have to communicate that, due to mental health reasons, I cannot continue with the currently scheduled dates by Faith No More and Mr.

Bungle”. He added: “I have problems exacerbated by the pandemic, which are testing me at the moment. .I don’t feel like I can give what I shouldat this point, and I won’t give anything less than 100%. I feel sorry for our fans and I hope to make it up to you soon. The bands support me in this decision and we look forward to working on stage in a healthy way.”

At the same time, apologizing to their audience, Faith No More explained that “going ahead with the tour dates would have had a profoundly destructive effect on Mike”.

The following year, in an interview for the “Guardian”, Mike Patton then revealed that he had sdeveloped agoraphobia and depression during lockdownwhich pushed him to start drinking a lot. “Given the forced isolation, going out was a difficult condition,” he narrated: “and it’s a horrible thing. And the idea of ​​doing more Faith No More shows… it was stressful. It affected me mentally. I don’t know why , but the drinking just…happened.”