Fantômas is an alternative metal (dubbed dada-metal by one [1] (http://www.fantomas-lives.com/)) band formed by singer Mike Patton, guitarist King Buzzo, bass guitarist Trevor Dunn and drummer Dave Lombardo. Patton named the group after Fantômas, a villain featured in a series of crime novels popular in France before World War I. Alternative metal is a branch of heavy metal music, characterized by some heavy metal trappings, but usually a pronounced experimental edge, including unconventional lyrics, odd tempo, unusual musical instruments or extended techniques. ... Dadaism or Dada is a post-World War I cultural movement in visual art as well as literature (mainly poetry), theatre and graphic design. ... Mike Patton (born Michael Allen Patton, January 27, 1968) is an American musician. ... The classical guitar typically has 3 nylon and 3 nickel-wound strings. ... Buzz Osborne is a founding and current member of The Melvins and is also currently a member of Fantômas and Venomous Concept. ... Fender Precision Bass Bass Guitar is a commonly spoken phrase used to refer to the electric bass and horizontal acoustic basses, a stringed instrument similar in design to the electric guitar, but larger in size, commonly fretted and sometimes fretless and with a lower range. ... Trevor Dunn is an American musician. ... For other kinds of drums, see drum (disambiguation). ... Dave Lombardo Dave Lombardo is a drummer, best known as a founding member of Slayer. ... Fantômas, a fictional master criminal and villain, is the subject of a series of early- 20th century French detective thrillers. ... Snidely Whiplash, a stereotypical villain. ... A novel is an extended work of written, narrative, prose fiction, usually in story form; the writer of a novel is a novelist. ... Ypres, 1917, in the vicinity of the Battle of Passchendaele. ...

Fantômas are unique in several ways: Patton rarely sings conventional lyrics with the group, preferring his own bizarre style of voice music or scat singing. They have also recorded an album of motion picture theme music. Voice instrumental music is the term used for compositions and improvisations for the human voice. ... Scat singing is vocalizing either wordlessly or with nonsense words and syllables as employed by jazz singers who create the equivalent of an instrumental solo using only the voice. ... For other uses see film (disambiguation) Film refers to the celluliod media on which movies are printed Film — also called movies, the cinema, the silver screen, moving pictures, photoplays, picture shows, flicks, or motion pictures, — is a field that encompasses motion pictures as an art form or as part of...

Discography

• 1999 Fantômas (aka 'Amenaza Al Mundo')
• 2001 The Director's Cut
• 2002 Millennium Monsterwork 2000 w/Melvins
• 2004 Delìrium Cordìa
• 2005 Suspended Animation

1999 is a common year starting on Friday of the Common Era, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Fantômas is the debut album by Mike Pattons supergroup by the same name. ... 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Directors Cut is an album by Mike Pattons supergroup Fantômas. ... 2002 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Millennium Monsterwork 2000 is a live album by Fantômas and The Melvins which was released in 2002 through Ipecac Recordings. ... The Melvins, 2002 (Kevin Rutmanis (left), Dale Crover (center), King Buzzo (right)) The Melvins are a rock music band, usually a trio, with singer/guitarist Buzz Osborne (aka King Buzzo) and drummer Dale Crover being constant; several bass guitarists have been through the group. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and is the current year. ...

External links

• Official Site (http://www.ipecac.com/bio.php?id=3)