Tomahawk Return, Announce First Live Shows In 13 Years

Back in 1999, Faith No More/Mr. Bungle frontman Mike Patton started the noise-rock supergroup Tomahawk with the Jesus Lizard guitarist Duane Denison, Melvins/Cows bassist Kevin Rutmanis, and John Stanier, the absolute beast of a drummer who’d already been in Helmet and who would later join Battles., as Stereogum reports.

Consequence independently reported that patton opened up about Faith No More’s apparent breakup with Consequence’s Kyle Meredith.

They played their last live shows in 2016. (NME)

Last updated February 25, 2026.