Depuis leur séparation, il y a dix ans, je m’étais fait une raison : Faith No More ne se reformerait jamais. A mes yeux, c’était un peu comme The Smiths, un groupe qui a marqué son époque mais dont le leader (Morrissey d’un côté, Mike Patton de l’autre) est complètement passé à autre chose. Patton, malgré son projet pop Peeping Tom, semblait s’être complètement désintéressé du formalisme « groupe ». De Tomahawk à Fantomas, en passant par ses projets solos et ses nombreuses participations à divers groupes, on voyait bien combien il n’avait plus envie d’être dans un groupe avec lequel il devrait passer à la télé, à la radio et ce conformément à la logique de l’industrie du disque à laquelle il faisait un beau pied de nez via son label Ipecac.
Ainsi je reste pantois (et excité) depuis l’annonce de la reformation de Faith No More pour une tournée européenne, et ce avec le dernier line-up en date à savoir Mike Patton au chant, Mike Bordin à la batterie, Billy Gould à la basse, Roddy Bottum aux claviers et Jon Hudson à la guitare.
De plus la rumeur voudrait que Faith No More soit au coté de Prodigy, l’une des têtes d’affiches de l’édition 2009 de Rock En Seine.
Ci-dessous, vous pouvez lire le communiqué de presse du groupe :
“Faith No More has always stood out as some sort of unique beast; part dog, part cat–its music almost as schizophrenic as the personalities of its members. When it all worked, it worked really well, even if the chemistry was always volatile. Throughout our 17years of existence, the mental and physical energy required to sustain this creature was considerable and relentless. Though amicable enough, when we finally split, we all followed paths seemingly destined to opposite ends of the universe.
Yet during the entire 10 years that have passed since our decision to break up we’ve experienced constant rumors and requests from fans and promoters alike. Nevertheless, for whatever reason, none of us kept in regular touch, much less to discuss any possibilities of getting together.
What’s changed is that this year, for the first time, we’ve all decided to sit down together and talk about it. And what we’ve discovered is that time has afforded us enough distance to look back on our years together through a clearer lens and made us realize that through all the hard work, the music still sounds good, and we are beginning to appreciate the fact that we might have actually done something right.
Meanwhile we find ourselves at a moment in time with zero label obligations, still young and strong enough to deliver a kickass set, with enthusiasm to not only revisit our past but possibly add something to the present. And so with this we’ve decided to hold our collective breaths and jump off this cliff….
BACK, GOD FORBID, INTO THE MONKEY CAGE!!!
We can only hope that the experience of playing together again will yield results erratic and unpredictable enough to live up to the legacy of FNM.
Who know where this will end or what it will bring up…only the future knows. But we are about to find out! «