Faith No More were one of the most distinct, unusual and unpredictable bands of their era. They might have started out playing a zeitgeist-y brand of funk metal, but they soon grew tired of genre conventions. By the time they released 1992’s astonishing Angel Dust album, all bets were off. From then on, they dabbled in suave lounge-core, scabrously heavy metallic riffing and some oddly faithful covers of everything from The Bee Gees to... er... the Eastenders theme music.
As such, they are a band that inspired thousands of musicians, but are extremely difficult to replicate. Here, five new bands that capture their restless creative spirit.
