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===''Sol Invictus'' and hiatus (2015β2018)=== On May 29, 2014, Faith No More posted a message (along with a photograph of Mike Patton) on their Twitter account, saying that "the reunion thing was fun, but now it's time to get a little creative." On July 4, Faith No More played their first show in two years at [[Hyde Park, London|Hyde Park]] in London, supporting [[Black Sabbath]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/black-sabbath/76416 |title=NME News Black Sabbath to headline Barclaycard British Summer Time |website=Nme.com |date=March 30, 2014 |access-date=May 19, 2015}}</ref> At that show, Faith No More debuted two new songs "Motherfucker" and "Superhero" (also known by fans as "Leader of Men").<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/faith-no-more-debuts-new-music-at-londons-hyde-park-video-available/ |title=Faith No More Debuts New Music At London's Hyde Park; Video Available |work=Blabbermouth.net |date=July 4, 2014 |access-date=July 4, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://loudwire.com/faith-no-more-new-songs-london-poland-shows/ |title=Faith No More Perform Two New Songs in Concert |website=Loudwire.com |date=July 6, 2014 |access-date=July 6, 2014}}</ref> On August 20, the band posted "The Reunion Tour is over; in 2015 things are going to change." These tweets led to speculation that the band was working on new material.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/news/3296726/faith-gearing-new-album/ |title=Is Faith No More Gearing Up For A New Album? |website=Bloody-disgusting.com |date=May 30, 2014 |access-date=May 30, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/FaithNoMore/status/501855115330854912|title=The Reunion Tour is over; in 2015 things are going to change.|first=Faith No|last=More|website=[[Twitter]]|date=August 19, 2014}}</ref> On August 30, Gould said that the band is "considering doing something new", and may begin work on a new studio album at some point in the not-too-distant future, explaining, "to do something creative would be a really good thing to do."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/faith-no-more-is-considering-doing-something-new-says-basist-billy-gould/ |title=Faith No More Is 'Considering Doing Something New,' Says Bassist Billy Gould |work=Blabbermouth.net |date=August 31, 2014 |access-date=September 2, 2014}}</ref> On September 2, Bill Gould revealed to ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' that the band had begun work on a new album.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/faith-no-more-to-release-first-album-in-18-years-plot-u-s-tour-20140902 |title=Faith No More to Release First Album in 18 Years, Plot U.S. Tour |magazine=Rollingstone.com |date=September 2, 2014 |access-date=September 2, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/its-official-faith-no-more-begins-recording-first-studio-album-since-1997s-album-of-the-year/ |title=It's Official: Faith No More Begins Recording First Studio Album |work=Blabbermouth.net |date=September 2, 2014 |access-date=September 2, 2014}}</ref> Faith No More headlined the final edition of Australia's [[Soundwave (Australian music festival)|Soundwave]] in February and March 2015.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/slipknot-faith-no-more-judas-priest-soundgarden-confirmed-for-australias-soundwave/ |title=Slipknot, Faith No More, Judas Priest, Soundgarden Confirmed For Australia's Soundwave |work=Blabbermouth.net |date=August 20, 2014 |access-date=August 23, 2014}}</ref> The band released their seventh studio album, ''[[Sol Invictus (album)|Sol Invictus]]'', in May 2015.<ref name="facebook.com"/> The songs on the album were influenced by [[The Cramps]], [[Link Wray]] and [[Siouxsie and the Banshees]].<ref name="revolver">{{cite web |first=Jon |last=Wiederhorn |url=http://www.revolvermag.com/news/interview-faith-no-more-give-update-from-the-studio.html |title=Interview: Faith No More Give Update from the Studio |work=Revpmver |date=November 4, 2014 |access-date=November 12, 2014}}</ref> Speaking to ''[[Revolver (magazine)|Revolver]]'', Gould described the song "Cone of Shame" as "blues-based rock and roll" that also draws from [[black metal]]. Describing the song "Matador", he said: "parts of it remind me of the first Siouxsie and the Banshees album. We used real pianos and that brings this organic quality to it to the music".<ref name="revolver" /> The second single from the album, "Superhero", was shared by the band on March 1, 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://overblown.co.uk/faith-no-more-share-superhero/|title=Faith No More Share "Superhero"|website=overblown.co.uk|publisher=Overblown|last1=Coughlan|first1=Jamie|date=March 2015 }}</ref> In August 2016, the band performed two concerts with former lead singer [[Chuck Mosley]] to celebrate the reissue of their debut album ''[[We Care a Lot]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Faith No More reuniting with original singer Chuck Mosley for pair of shows|url=https://consequence.net/2016/08/faith-no-more-reuniting-with-original-singer-chuck-mosley-for-pair-of-shows/|website=Consequence of Sound|access-date=November 11, 2017|date=August 18, 2016}}</ref> The band was billed as "Chuck Mosley & Friends" for the two shows and featured the lineup of Mosley, Mike Bordin, Billy Gould, Jon Hudson and Roddy Bottum.<ref>{{cite web|title=Faith No More to Reunite with Original Singer Chuck Mosley for Two Shows|url=http://diffuser.fm/faith-no-more-chuck-mosley-reunion-shows/|website=Diffuser.fm|date=August 17, 2016 |access-date=November 11, 2017}}</ref> Former Faith No More singer [[Chuck Mosley]] died on November 9, 2017. The cause was described as "the disease of addiction.β He was 57 years old.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/former-faith-no-more-singer-chuck-mosley-dead-at-57/|title=Former FAITH NO MORE Singer CHUCK MOSLEY Dead At 57|work=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|date=November 10, 2017|access-date=November 10, 2017}}</ref> In February 2018, it was announced that a documentary film on the late former Faith No More frontman Chuck Mosley had begun production; titled ''Thanks. And Sorry: The Chuck Mosley Movie'', the film is being directed and edited by [[Drew Fortier]] and produced by Douglas Esper.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/documentary-about-former-faith-no-more-singer-chuck-mosley-in-the-works/|title=Documentary About Former FAITH NO MORE Singer CHUCK MOSLEY In The Works|date=February 6, 2018|work=BLABBERMOUTH.NET|access-date=May 29, 2018|language=en-US}}</ref>
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