FAITH NO MORE released their masterpiece "Angel Dust" on June 8th, 1992, through Slash/Reprise Records. Widely considered one of the most adventurous and influential albums of the 1990s, "Angel Dust" defied every expectation set by the band's mainstream breakthrough "The Real Thing." Mike Patton's vocal acrobatics ranged from crooning to screaming across tracks that fused metal, funk, jazz, and avant-garde experimentalism. Songs like "Midlife Crisis," "A Small Victory," and the haunting "Everything's Ruined" created a blueprint that influenced everyone from TOOL to DEFTONES to SYSTEM OF A DOWN. The album's refusal to repeat a winning formula made it a commercial disappointment initially but secured its legacy as a genre-defining classic.
