Tag Archives: Fantomas

Holy Shit – Mike Patton is singing the National Anthem tomorrow at the Rams/Cowboys game!

Posted by on January 11, 2019

We were just closing down shop for the weekend at Metal Insider when we got some late breaking news that is a phenomenal way to kick off your Friday afternoon/night – Mike Patton will be singing the National Anthem at tomorrow’s Rams/Cowboys NFC finals game! The Faith No More/Dead Cross/Tomahawk/everything-else-cool vocalist has one of the […]

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Clutch, Fantomas added to already packed SoCal Tool show

Posted by on May 15, 2017

Of all the shows that Tool is playing this Summer, the Glen Helen Amphitheater shows in Southern California was already the biggest show on the tour. While the quartet are playing some festival shows in New York and Boston, this show, featuring Primus, Melvins and The Crystal Method, was practically them headlining their own festival. […]

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Spotify Playlist: Hyborian share list of favorite science fiction-themed metal songs

Posted by on March 14, 2017

On Friday (17) Hyborian will be releasing their debut album, the accurately-titled Hyborian Vol. 1. The stoner rock band’s album tells a story about an intergalactic time traveling being called The Traveller and is inspired by the Conan series style of writing. With that in mind, singer/guitarist Martin Bush made a playlist of his favorite Sci-Fi- […]

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Black Friday Record Store Day releases announced

Posted by on October 21, 2014

Black Friday is November 28, and it’ll be here before you know it! The official listing for this years Black Friday Record Store Day has been announced and there are some gems out there this year, like the Ronnie James Dio/Dio & Friends release, Dio and Friends Stand Up and Shout For Cancer, a Fantomas box set, and of course […]

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Dave Lombardo To Play On New Sepultura Album

Posted by on June 14, 2013

One of the highlights of last year’s Orion Fest was watching Sepultura‘s set.  Derrick Green has gotten slagged because he’s not Max Cavalera, but they’re still a vital band with an amazing back catalogue. And now they have arguably the most famous metal drummer of the last 30 years helping out on their album. Andreas Kisser […]

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Check Out Tomahawk On ‘Fallon’

Posted by on June 4, 2013

Last night, Tomahawk played Late Night With Jimmy Fallon, where they ran through “White Hats/Black Hats” from Oddfellows, their first album in six years. While we’d hesitate to call them a supergroup, that’s perhaps the best way to describe a band featuring Mike Patton (Faith No More, Fantomas, Mr. Bungle), Duane Denison (The Jesus Lizard), John Stanier (Helmet), […]

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Video: Mike Patton Records Voiceovers For ‘The Darkness II’ Video Game

Posted by on February 23, 2012

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31hvVHJcFuo[/youtube] Last year, it was announced that Mike Patton was reprising his role as The Darkness in The Darkness II. After numerous delays, the sequel to the video game series finally was released earlier this month. And to promote The Darkness II, GameSpot has premiered a video of the Faith No More/ Mr. Bungle recording his […]

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Melvins (Lite) Releasing A New Album This June

Posted by on February 20, 2012

As if this year wasn’t already jam packed with highly anticipated releases, the Melvins have announced details regarding a new album. Titled Freak Puke, the record will be released on June 5 via Ipecac Records. However, Freak Puke is slightly different from the sludge rock band’s previous 20 albums. This album will actually be released […]

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Tomahawk Joined By Former Mr. Bungle Bassist, Continue Work On New Album

Posted by on February 15, 2012

As you know, Mike Patton loves to keep himself busy with various projects, including a few film scores. So it wasn’t a complete shock when one of his other bands Tomahawk, also featuring ex-The Jesus Lizard guitarist Duane Denison and Battles/ex-Helmet drummer John Stanier, revealed via Facebook last November that a new album was on […]

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Mike Patton Sings “The Christmas Song” For John Zorn’s Holiday Album

Posted by on October 20, 2011

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5HNkrBKV83c[/youtube] Is there anything Mike Patton can’t do? He automatically gains respect for Faith No More and Mr. Bungle. But not many artists can pull off singing in an avant-garde metal supergroup like Fantomas AND release an Italian rock-meets-orchestra project like Mondo Cane. He even rocks at doing video game/movie voicework! That’s why as odd […]

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