Style and Influence
Nirvana's bassist, and co-founder, Krist Novoselic cited Faith No More as a band that "paved the way for Nirvana" in the late 1980s.
Bands rising at their prime, such as Metallica, Alice in Chains, Anthrax and Guns N' Roses, have picked Faith No More as one of their favorite bands. They were voted No. 52 on VH1's "100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock". In July 2009, "Epic" come in at No. 46 in Australian radio station Triple J's Hottest 100 Of All Time, as voted by the Australian public.
While Faith No More's first single "Quiet in Heaven/Song of Liberty", was a "solid post-punk/pre-goth single", the band is well known for combining elements of heavy metal with funk, hip hop, progressive rock, alternative rock, hardcore punk, polka, easy listening, jazz, samba, bossa nova, hard rock, pop, soul, gospel, and lounge music. Faith No More became underground, metal, and alternative superstars, and are hailed as "the kings of alternative metal" by fans. Faith No More has also been credited for influencing nu metal bands, such as Limp Bizkit, Korn, and Sevendust. Primarily due to the popularity of "Epic", and other early material that featured rap and rock crossovers. Disturbed have covered "MidLife Crisis" and the track was originally going to be put on a Faith No More tribute album, but it was eventually released on the internet instead. They also re-recorded the song as a B-side track to their album Indestructible, but was instead released on Covered, A Revolution in Sound.
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