The Director's Cut by Fantomas

Pros: Artistic, crazy, intense, dark, haunting, whacky
Cons: Too artistic for some(annoying?), nothing you can consider "catchy", also very short

Fantomas is yet another project by Mike Patton. The album Director's Cut is Fantomas first al ...

Pros: Mike Patton has great taste in music. Excellent selection of themes redone creatively.
Cons: Patton sings very little, so don't expect "Epic". Thrashy but brief pandemonium in spots.

I am of the epinion that Mike Patton is a genius. At the very least, the man has cojones of unbreakable steel. Recognizing that the music industry is in a terminal state of disrepair, he has decided to raise the cultural middle finger and release a bunch ...

Pros: Big horror melodies, giant guitars, unique vocals.
Cons: -

Fantomas is a super-group comprised of Mike Patton (Mr. Bungle, ex-Faith No More, Loveage, Tomahawk), Trevor Dunn (Mr. Bungle), Buzz Osborne (The Melvins), and Dave Lombardo (fvcking SLAYER!). Mr. Patton is known mostly for his vocal contortions,...

Pros: Brilliantly talented members. Mike Patton. A little less chaotic then there first release.
Cons: It's short, but I guess that's what we have to expect from this band.

Fantômas is: Mike Patton-Vocals
Dave Lombardo-Drums
Buzz 'King Buzzo' Ozzborne-Guitar
Trevor Dunn-Bass

Back in 1999 Mike Patton(of Mr. Bungle, Faith No More, Tomahawk, and many other bands)...

Pros: Actual SONGS, some very good...
Cons: Stubborn refusal to go ahead and make the album we want to hear

Fantomas - The Director's Cut is the second album from the metal-group-that-isn't-a-metal-group. The first time around, Fantomas made an album of what amounted to calculated noise, a collection of un-organized riffs and beats that was frustrating...

Pros: Brilliant musicians combined with creativity, originality, and best of all...Mike Patton.
Cons: Short album (little over half hour), themed music.

The debut stunned us, it shocked us, and to some it was revered as an amazing compilation of musicians, sounds, and ideas. Yet, by now, one should realize that Fantomas is in no way a replacement of Faith No More, nor should it be thought of as one....

Pros: A satisfying Patton excursion. Dark and thick with 'Nostalgia-Noir'.
Cons: It needs a sequel!

~Behold the seedy sounds of this Sin-o-Matic 2001 Fantomas release. We have 15 'Takes', plus the mysterious 'Take 13'. We have material based entirely on Motion Picture and T.V. scores ranging from 1955 to 1992, all on the darker side of things. We have ...