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.

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

Track listing
All songs written by Mike Patton

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
 * Brian Simakis credited as Gummo – engineering
 * Different Fur – mixing
 * Adam Muñoz – mixing
 * George Horn – mastering
 * Zuccatosa – album artwork
 * John Yates – album artwork
 * Greg Werckman – management