Faith No More are done with teasing when it comes to their new album. The bands bassist Billy Gould has told Rollingstone.com that their first new opus in 18 years is headed for an April 2015 release. The band will release it through their own Reclamation Records imprint label, which is to be distributed by frontman Mike Patton‘s own Ipecac Recordings.
First up from the record is the first single “Motherfucker“, which they debuted live over the summer. That track will be released as a 7″ on November 28th as part of this years Black Friday ‘Record Store Day‘ event. That will be limited to a pressing of 5,000 copies and feature a remix done by J.G. Thirlwell as the b-side.
In news that will likely delight the groups domestic fans, they also plan to finally mount a full US tour in support of the albums release. As part of a Q&A with the aforementioned site, Gould said of the new material:
“I mean… [Laughs.] What I can say is that I think through our experience as musicians over the years, I think what we’re doing reflects where we’ve gone since we made our last record as Faith No More. I think this kicks things up a notch. And I think there’s parts that are very powerful and there’s parts that have a lot of “space.” Everything we do, with our chemistry, the way we play; it’s always going to sound like us. It’s just what we do, that makes us feel good. Hopefully it doesn’t sound like a bunch of 50-year-old men… which we are! [Laughs.]”
He also confirmed that the band became free of their original recording contract around 4-5 months ago, hence the ability to now go it on their own with Reclamation Records.
