New Faith No More album worth the wait
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EIGHTEEN years after releasing their last studio album, Faith No More returns in rude, crude health.
“Sol Invictus” kicks off in menacing fashion with the album’s eponymous, piano-led track, before exploding into life with single “Superhero” that — thanks to a repetitive vocal line — outstays its welcome despite a blistering start.
Thankfully, it’s all uphill from there.
From “Sunny Side Up” to the album’s closing track, “From the Dead,” Faith No More 2.0 doesn’t set a foot wrong over the course of the next 30 minutes.
As ever, the band’s not-so-secret weapon is frontman Mike Patton, whose voice is capable of flipping from touching falsetto to larynx-ripping raw screams all within a single line.
“Sol Invictus” shimmers to a glorious, harmonic close with the lines: “Back from the dead/I can see the end — welcome home my friend” — and it’s good to have them back.
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