Fantômas – The Director's Cut

Took a chance and ordered a copy. It sounds great, I only wish the packaging was a little better but it’s an unofficial release. Definitely worth it.

Sounds pretty good for an unofficial.
Very silent, no noise.
The Stage could be a bit more open, but it sounds fantastic if you mind that.

another of Patton's finest musical achievements outside his tenure of FNM's classic rock status and Mr Bungle's often bonkers premise is this album. backed by two of the finest musicians of metal King Buzzo and Dave Lombardo (not forgetting Trevor Dunn!) they literally smash and reinterpret some of the silver screen's finest scores. whether its the crazy speed metal treatment The Godfather and Ave Satani get, there are also some outright heavy tracks on here such as Henry's theme and Der Golem. by far the best track is the absolutely enormous remake of the Twin Peaks theme, which blends trip-hop drumming, sludge guitars and some lyrics to compliment the song. There's also some bit of references to his previous bands, such as Experiment in Terror sounding like a late 90s FNM track and the remake of Vendetta having a sort of Mr Bungle California bop to it.

Fantomas would continue to put out good albums, but nothing would top this one. I've recently bought the vinyl press so i hope with that its like rediscovering this classic Patton album all over again.

Is someone can give 1 feedback about the sound of this release? Thank you.

one of the greatest records ever made !!! Patton rules !!!

Legendary album. Deserves to be heard on vinyl. Pretty please?

I don't really think it gets much better than this. I mean really, familiar themes, insane musicianship, it's sort of like got the feel of some serious hardcore, but without any of the schlock. In other words, pure fun.

This album is beautifully glossy, polished to perfection horrock.
Old movie scores give the John Zorn treatment.
6/July/2001 & 28/November/2000 to hear different lyrics, works in progress much of what would go onto this album. 25/7/2000 Viva German TV ran a great interview, ..certain some kind person will have uploaded to Youtube & suggest you check that one out.

This release is quite an accomplishment in my opinion. These modern renditions of old movie themes and T.V. shows are punctuated by Mike Patton's haunting vocals and crushing instrumental performances by King Buzzo, Dave Lombardo, and Trevor Dunn. The standout tracks, in my mind, are "Charade" and "One Step Beyond". A must listen for any music lover.