Hold your breath, hell just froze over again...

Great news!

So they will most likely be touring with John Hudson on guitar. That's actually fine by me, he was probably the most versatile and tasteful player the band had. Jim Martin was cool, but contrary to what most think, he hardly played a note of guitar on Angel Dust (most of it was Billy Gould, the bassist!)

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And Hudson was also veeery tight live.

But my main argument for Hudson over Martin is simply the fact, that I want to hear these brilliant post-Angel Dust songs and I have a feeling Martin wouldn't be into that.
 
Jim Martin was cool, but contrary to what most think, he hardly played a note of guitar on Angel Dust (most of it was Billy Gould, the bassist!)

No shit? I never knew that. I mean, I like Hudson's playing a lot on "Album of the Year" so I see no problems with this lineup. I only see a problem getting to SEE this lineup if its Europe only but then again, I'm probably off to Germany again sometime this year so maybe I can work it out
 
Things are taking shape:

FAITH NO MORE Officially Confirms Reunion Plans; Band Lineup Revealed - Feb. 25, 2009

FAITH NO MORE bassist Bill Gould has released the following statement to BLABBERMOUTH.NET:

"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 17 years 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 kick-ass 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 knows where this will end or what it will bring up... only the future knows. But we are about to find out!"

FAITH NO MORE 2009 is:

Mike Bordin - Drums
Roddy Bottum - Keyboards
Bill Gould - Bass
Jon Hudson - Guitar
Mike Patton - Vocals
 
God this is great news. I soooo hope it works out and they make another classic album.

Kaz - I didn't believe that could be so true about Jim not playing on AD but you're right. It seems he only played on Jizzlobber. I guess that means that Gould wrote all guitar parts also? I feel so cheated right now. AD has to be one of my favorite albums and I always assumed Jim did all the guitars and wrote the parts. Double WTF?
http://www.fnm.com/band/
 
Billy Gould's post is amazing. Fucking brilliant, such a cool outlook on things. If only more great bands could take this exact same attitude towards reunions.
 
Fuck yeaaah! Now with Wolfmother back let's hope they tour together *wink wink nudge nudge*!