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Fantômas (Fantômas album)

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Fantômas
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 27, 1999
Recorded1999
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 experimental metal supergroup Fantômas. It was released on April 27, 1999, and was the first album released on Ipecac Recordings.

Content

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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.[citation needed]

The album is designed to serve as a soundtrack to a comic book.[citation needed]

Reception

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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

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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

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

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References

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  1. ^ a b 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.
  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.
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