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Faith No More appear on the cover of the next issue of Revolver, which will hit newsstands on March 31 and is available for purchase online right now. You can view the cover below, which was shot by Revolver Photography Director Jimmy Hubbard.

You also can read an excerpt from the issue's cover story, written by Senior Writer Dan Epstein. In this section, vocalist Mike Patton, bassist Bill Gould and keyboardist Roddy Bottum talk about the band's breakup and how they came back together.

On April 19, 1998, the members of Faith No More made a bid to regain control of their individual destinies by breaking up the band. Gould sent out a press release announcing the band's mutual decision to call it a day. "The split will now enable each member to pursue his individual project(s) unhindered," read the release.

"We broke up under pretty shitty circumstances," Bottum recalls. "We'd gone through so much together, doing what we had to do to get from Point A in the back of a crappy '66 Dodge, to a point where I don't even know how to set up my keyboard stand, because somebody sets it up for me. To get from Point A to Point B is a really long, long road. And for people, good friends, to get from that point to that point at the age that we were, it was really, really a strain on relationships. So by the time we broke up, it was kind of like we never really wanted to see each other again," he laughs. "I mean, that's where we were! It was kind of like going through war together—working together, making decisions together, doing finances together, making art together, living together — it was so much more difficult than any marriage would be, or any friendship would be. It was just really hard on us. So by the time we broke up, it was like, 'Enough!'"

Whenever any well-loved band breaks up, the question of "When are you getting back together?" inevitably becomes part of the conversation. With Faith No More, the odds of a reunion were slim, indeed; though the band's legend and influence continued to grow after its demise, FNM's four core members all seemed happily active in their post-FNM lives. Gould and Patton both started their own labels, Koolarrow Records and Ipecac Recordings, in 1999; Gould went on to produce a wide variety of bands, and collaborated on recording projects with Korn's James "Munky" Shaffer and former Dead Kennedys frontman Jello Biafra, while Patton's discography (which includes several albums with his bands Fantômas and Tomahawk) seemed to expand on almost a weekly basis. Bottum continued to record and tour with Imperial Teen, and got into film scoring; Bordin continued to play with Ozzy, and also filled in for David Silvera on Korn's 1999-2000 tour. "Everybody just went in different directions," says Gould.

But in 2009, Faith No More surprised the world by announcing that they were reuniting their 'Album of the Year' lineup to play some tour dates in the United Kingdom. "We hadn't seen each other in 10 years," says Bottum. "So when we kind of came back to a group place, everyone was 10 years older, 10 years more mature; everyone was really like going out of their way in a crazy, over the top way to ask, 'Are you okay with this? I'm cool with this, are you?' We were making room for each other's creativity in a real grown-up way," he laughs. "Whereas, where we started was just such a bratty place to be, you know?"

"The Second Coming Tour," as it was dubbed, eventually took the band around the world in 2009 and 2010, though they played only a handful of dates in the United States. "When we first got back together, there wasn't actually a lot of interest from promoters in the States in bringing us out," Gould explains. "It was weird; how we're perceived in the States is so much different than in the rest of the world. We have a lot of fans in the States, but the media and the promoters primarily see us as this one-hit wonder that had a hit in 1989, or whatever."

Musically, the band was stronger than ever, thanks to the additional decade of playing under their respective belts. Fans kept their fingers crossed for a new Faith No More album, but the band publicly pooh-poohed the notion, and was reluctant to even discuss the issue amongst themselves. Finally, frustrated with performing set lists made up entirely of old Faith No More songs and various covers, Gould emailed a file of some new music that he'd been working on to the rest of the band.

"I kind of had to break that ice," he says. "Because nobody was talking about making new music. I know I brought it up, but the subject would always change. Nobody ever said no, but nobody ever said yes, either. So finally, I was like, 'I'm gonna say something—at least I'll know where we're at!'" Much to Gould's surprise, everyone responded positively to the track, which eventually became "Matador," the first new Faith No More song to appear in the band's set list in fifteen years.

"Honestly, 'Matador' felt so obvious," says Bottum. "Not in a bad way, but like a comfortable shoe. It felt like somewhere we go typically as a band. We have this language among the four of us that's sort of unique and inherent to people who sort of grow up together; we have a go-to language that we all relate to really well. So hearing it was like, 'Oh yeah, that. I get it!'"

Inspired by the positive band (and audience) reception afforded "Matador," Gould began working with Bordin and Hudson on additional demos for what would eventually become 'Sol Invictus.' "I was very shocked to hear that they'd been working on stuff," laughs Patton. "One night a couple of years ago, I was hanging out with Bill, and he was like, 'I was just working on some stuff. Do you want to hear it?' He played me some stuff, and I was like, 'This is fucking great!' He was like, 'Well, would you like to sing on it?' 'Well yeah, of course!'

"I didn't even know that it was Faith No More music, at first," Patton continues. "But then he told me, 'No, this is stuff that I wrote for us!' And I was a little taken aback… I didn't know what to say. I was flattered, put it that way. I was like, 'Damn! You wrote this shit thinking of me? Like us?' Because my head wasn't even near that space; I was somewhere else.

"Relationships are complicated—put it that way, okay? Maybe some lines of communication [between us] hadn't been exactly open. But I was beside myself, like, 'Oh my god, yeah! Of course! I know exactly what to do!'"

 

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GWAR's GWAR B-Q has returned! This year's festival will be celebrating the band's 30 years together. The event is set for August 14 through 16, and will take place at Hadad's Lake in Richmond, Virginia. Check out a trailer for the event below and let us know what you think in the comments!

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Hard-rock outfit Wilson are shitter aficionados. They've been rating toilets on the road for a while on their own blog, and now they're bringing their expertise to RevolverMag.com. The band is currently on the road with Halestorm and Nothing More, from whence they will be educating us on their various bathroom encounters. Here, singer Chad Nicefield drops blog No. 11.

You can call me the SCATMAN today ,ladies and germs! We are literally ONE block away from the "red light district" in Hamburg, Germany tonight... so I thought I'd take a moment to cleanse the ol' sphincter, just in case I wanted to get involved in any enema play after the show!

This toilet is definitely a little more Wilson "speed" with barely enough space between my arms and the TP dispenser against the wall, this porcelain goddess takes the urinal cake for the filthiest "poop shoot" on the tour thus far! I had to reach up in the TP holder to get a handful of poop smear paper, which made me feel like I was groping the inside of a woman's uterus...the shit was all slimy and putrid! But hey, there's a plunger! I give it a nod for the power-wall-flusher but all in all Hamburg felt a lil' like a Cheeseburg without the cheese.

4 out of 10. Step it up Germany!

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YouTuber Joey Siler has released a video of Kitties in Chains, an Alice in Chains parody band, performing their song, "Cat in the Box." Check it out below and let us know what you think in the comments!

For more on Joey Siler, you can follow him on Facebook and Youtube.

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Stoner rock group Connoisseur will be releasing their new album, 'Stoner Justice,' this summer via Tankcrimes. In anticipation, the band has teamed up with Revolver to premiere a new song, "Orc Summer." Check it out below and let us know what you think in the comments!

For more on Connoisseur, follow them on Facebook and Twitter.

 

Connoisseur Tour Dates:

So Stoned In SoCal Weekend
3/26 Bakersfield, CA @ Jerry's Pizza
3/27 Santa Monica, CA @ The Spot
3/28 Los Angeles @ Los Globos (all ages matinee - 3pm)
3/28 Los Angeles, CA @ 5 Star Bar
3/29 San Francisco, CA @ DNA Lounge

Connoisseur / Deadpressure Weekend Warriors
4/24 Sacramento, CA @ The Colony
4/25 Santa Cruz, CA @ Caffe Pergolesi
4/26 Oakland, CA @ Golden Bull

…And Stoner Justice For All Summer Tour
5/22 Oakland, California @ Metro Operahouse
5/24 Ashland, Oregon @ Club 66
5/25 Eugene, Oregon (matinee show)
5/25 Salem, Oregon @ The Wisp House (late show)
5/26 Seattle, Washington @ Black Lodge
5/27 Portland, Oregon @ Rotture
5/28 Boise, Idaho @ Shredder
5/29 Salt Lake City, Utah @ Rampdale
5/30 Colorado Springs, Colorado @ Flux Capacitor
5/31 Denver, Colorado @ Club Scum
6/01 Kansas City, Missouri @ Riot Room
6/02 Omaha, Nebraska
6/03 Minneapolis, Minnesota
6/04 Appleton, Wisconsin
6/05 Milwaukee, Wisconsin @ Cocoon Room
6/06 Chicago, Illinois @ The 2040
6/07 Detroit, Michigan @ Sanctuary
6/08 Indianapolis, Indiana @ Sexx Mansion
6/09 Columbus, Ohio @ Spacebar
6/10 Cleveland, Ohio @ Now That's Class
6/11 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania @ Mr Roboto Project
6/12 Buffalo, New York @ Northrup House
6/13 Rochester, New York @ No Cars
6/15 Boston, Massachusetts @ O'Brien's
6/16 Providence, Rhode Island @ Funky Jungle
6/17 Long Island, New York
6/18 Brooklyn, New York @ Acheron.
6/19 Montclair, New Jersey @ Meatlocker
6/20 Trenton, New Jersey @ Mill Hill
6/21 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
6/22 York, Pennsylvania @ Skid Row
6/23 Richmond, Virginia @ Strange Matter
6/24 Baltimore, Maryland @ Sidebar
6/25 Raleigh, North Carolina @ The Maywood
6/26 Atlanta, Georgia @ 529
6/27 Statesborough, Georgia @ Bigshows
6/28 Gainesville, Florida
6/29 Pensacola, Florida @ The Handlebar
6/30 New Orleans, Louisiana @ Siberia
7/01 Baton Rouge, Louisiana
7/02 Houston, Texas @ Black Barbie
7/03 Dallas, Texas
7/04 Austin, Texas @ Lost Well
7/05 San Antonio, Texas @ Korova Basement
7/06 El Paso, Texas
7/07 Albuquerque, New Mexico @ Launchpad
7/08 Phoenix, Arizona @ APT 512 Gallery
7/09 San Diego, California
7/10 Los Angeles, California
7/11 Berkeley, California @ 924 Gilman St

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Tremonti, led by Alter Bridge guitarist Mark Tremonti, have premiered a new song and music video, "Another Heart." Check it out below and let us know what you think in the comments!

The band's album, 'Cauterize,' will be out June 9.

 

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The following is a preview of what's in the April/May 2015 issue of Revolver. You can pick up the new issue on newsstands March 31 or at the Revolver Online Store.

FEATURES
WE ARE HARLOT
Ex-Asking Alexandria's Danny Worsnop is still partying hard

FAITH NO MORE
Metal's superheroes return with a full-on victory

REBEL MEETS REBEL
Attack of the vikings: Primordial's vocalist riffs with Enslaved's guitarist

CANCER BATS
Out of hell... and back!

FEMALE-FRONTED DOOM
These ladies mean business: Royal Thunder, Witch Mountain, Castle, and more.

DEPARTMENTS
IN THE NEWS
Slayer and Between the Buried and Me hit the studio
Plus : Coliseum's cats, heavy metal horrorshows, Fear FestEvil returns, Vinnie Paul and Lzzy Hale dish out advice, and more!

PROFILES
THE BRUTAL TRUTH: Tough questions for Agnostic Front, Nightwish, and Weedeater!
BANDS TO WATCH Like a Storm, Sons of Texas, and more!

IN THE REAR
We review the Randy Rhoads tribute, Apocalyptica, Full Devil Jacket, Gallows, and more!
The Final Word: Emmure's Frankie Palmeri shares a tale from the pit

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New York alt-rock act The Amatory Murder have released a new music video for their song, "My Nightmare." Check it out below and let us know what you think in the comments!

To get "My Nightmare," visit their Bandcamp. For more on The Amatory Murder, follow them on Facebook and Twitter.
 

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This week sees new shit from Oceano, One-Eyed Doll, Strung Out, and more hitting stores. Check out the list of releases below and let us know which ones you're snagging a copy of and which record should be the Album of the Week. Pick your favorite and feel free to vote as many times as you want. Voting ends on Monday, March 30, at noon, when the results will be announced.

UPDATE: The poll has closed. To view the results, click here.

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Veil of Maya have announced details for their new album, 'Matriarch,' which will release May 12 via Sumerian Records. Check out the cover art to the left.

The band has also premiered a new song and music video off the album titled, "Mikasa." Check it out below.

Over the weekend Veil of Maya released a video that teased the new album and song which spoofs the television show 'Breaking Bad.' Titled "Breaking Bands," it features the band as their favorite characters from the hit television show.

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