Fantômas (Fantômas album)
| Fantômas | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | April 27, 1999 | |||
| Recorded | 1999 | |||
| Studio | Brilliant (San Francisco) | |||
| Genre | Avant-garde metal | |||
| Length | 42:46 | |||
| Label | Ipecac | |||
| Producer | Mike Patton | |||
| Fantômas chronology | ||||
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Fantômas is the debut studio album by American avant-garde metal supergroup Fantômas. It was released on April 27, 1999, and was the first album released on Ipecac Recordings.
Reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Chronicles of Chaos | 8.5/10[2] |
| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 7/10[3] |
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 | |
Notes
- 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
Fantômas
- Mike Patton – vocals, samples, production, album cover artwork
- Dave Lombardo – drums
- Buzz Osborne – guitar
- Trevor Dunn – bass
Production
- Billy Anderson – engineering
- Brian Simakis credited as Gummo – engineering
- Different Fur – mixing
- Adam Muñoz – mixing
- George Horn – mastering
- Zuccatosa – album artwork
- John Yates – album artwork
References
- ^ a b Prato, Greg. "Fantomas - Fantômas : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards : AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved August 24, 2012.
- ^ Bromley, Adrian (August 12, 1999). "CoC : Fantomas – Fantomas: Review". Chronicles of Chaos. Retrieved June 30, 2016.
- ^ Popoff, Martin (2007). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 3: The Nineties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 152. ISBN 978-1-894959-62-9.