Fantômas (Fantômas album)

Fantômas is the debut studio album by American experimental metal supergroup Fantômas. It was released on April 27, 1999, and was the first album released on Ipecac Recordings.

Fantômas
Studio album by Fantômas
Released	April 27, 1999
Recorded	1999
Genre	Avant-garde metal experimental
Length	42:46
Label	Ipecac
Producer	Mike Patton
Fantômas chronology
Fantômas (1999) The Director's Cut (2001)

Content

The cover depicts the Spanish poster for the 1965 French movie Fantômas se déchaîne, translated in Spanish as "Fantômas amenaza al mundo" ("Fantômas threatens the world"). Because of this, some people refer to this album as Amenaza al Mundo; however, it is officially self-titled.

The album is designed to serve as a soundtrack to a comic book.

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Chronicles of Chaos	8.5/10[2]

Greg Prato of AllMusic said, "if you're looking for something completely original and cutting edge, Fantômas is highly recommended".[1]

Track listing

All songs written by Mike Patton

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Book 1: Page 1"	1:33
2.	"Book 1: Page 2"	1:38
3.	"Book 1: Page 3"	1:08
4.	"Book 1: Page 4"	4:22
5.	"Book 1: Page 5"	0:45
6.	"Book 1: Page 6"	1:11
7.	"Book 1: Page 7"	0:54
8.	"Book 1: Page 8"	1:01
9.	"Book 1: Page 9"	0:47
10.	"Book 1: Page 10"	1:20
11.	"Book 1: Page 11"	0:53
12.	"Book 1: Page 12"	1:58
13.	Untitled	0:03
14.	"Book 1: Page 14"	2:11
15.	"Book 1: Page 15"	2:13
16.	"Book 1: Page 16"	0:57
17.	"Book 1: Page 17"	0:50
18.	"Book 1: Page 18"	5:06
19.	"Book 1: Page 19"	1:21
20.	"Book 1: Page 20"	0:29
21.	"Book 1: Page 21"	0:38
22.	"Book 1: Page 22"	2:11
23.	"Book 1: Page 23"	0:56
24.	"Book 1: Page 24"	0:52
25.	"Book 1: Page 25"	0:52
26.	"Book 1: Page 26"	1:15
27.	"Book 1: Page 27"	1:37
28.	"Book 1: Page 28"	1:35
29.	"Book 1: Page 29"	1:11
30.	"Book 1: Page 30"	0:33
Total length:		42:46

Note: Track 13 is not listed, as thirteen is considered an unlucky number. There is no song on this track, simply the fading out of a cymbal from "Book 1: Page 12", the previous track. The next Fantômas album, The Director's Cut, also has silence in place of track 13.

Personnel

• Mike Patton – vocals, samples, production, album cover artwork
• Dave Lombardo – drums
• Buzz Osborne – guitar
• Trevor Dunn – bass
• Billy Anderson – engineering
• Gummo – engineering
• Different Fur – mixing
• Adam Muñoz – mixing
• George Horn – mastering
• Zuccatosa – album artwork
• John Yates – album artwork
• Greg Werckman – management

References

1. Prato, Greg. "Fantomas - Fantômas : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards : AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
2. Bromley, Adrian (August 12, 1999). "CoC : Fantomas – Fantomas: Review". Chronicles of Chaos. Retrieved 30 June 2016.

External links

• Fantômas at Discogs (list of releases)