Fantômas (Fantômas album)

Fantômas
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 27, 1999 (1999-04-27)
Recorded1999
StudioBrilliant (San Francisco)
GenreAvant-garde metal
Length42:46
LabelIpecac
ProducerMike Patton
Fantômas chronology
Fantômas
(1999)
The Director's Cut
(2001)

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

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Chronicles of Chaos8.5/10[2]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal7/10[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.TitleLength
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.Untitled0:03
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

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

  1. ^ a b Prato, Greg. "Fantomas - Fantômas : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards : AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved August 24, 2012.
  2. ^ Bromley, Adrian (August 12, 1999). "CoC : Fantomas – Fantomas: Review". Chronicles of Chaos. Retrieved June 30, 2016.
  3. ^ 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.