---
title: "Fantômas"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/fantomas"
genre: "Avant-Garde Metal"
country: "United States"
formed: 1998
---

# Fantômas

**Fantômas** is a avant-garde metal band, from United States, active 1998 to present.

Fantômas is an American experimental metal supergroup formed in 1998 in California. It features vocalist Mike Patton, drummer Dave Lombardo (ex-Slayer), guitarist Buzz Osborne (Melvins) and bassist Trevor Dunn. The band is named after Fantômas, a supervillain featured in a series of crime novels popular in France before World War I and in film, most notably in the '60s French movie series.

Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fant%C3%B4mas_(band)

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Fantômas |
| Genre | Avant-Garde Metal |
| Parent genre | Metal |
| Origin | San Francisco, United States |
| Formed | 1998 |
| Releases in catalog | 4 |

## Genres

[Avant-Garde Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/avant-garde-metal) · [Alternative Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/alternative-metal) · [Sludge Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/sludge-metal)

## Line-up

| Musician | Instruments | Years | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Dave Lombardo](https://themetalnet.com/musician/dave-lombardo) | Drums (drum set) | 1998 to present | Current |
| [Mike Patton](https://themetalnet.com/musician/mike-patton) | Lead vocals | 1998 to present | Current |
| [Buzz Osborne](https://themetalnet.com/musician/buzz-osborne) | Electric guitar | 1998 to present | Current |
| [Trevor Dunn](https://themetalnet.com/musician/trevor-dunn) | Electric bass guitar | 1998 to present | Current |

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1999 | [Fantômas](https://themetalnet.com/album/c37c7fb1-3c0b-38c6-9a7a-52ba5378f3f9) | Album |
| 2001 | [The Director’s Cut](https://themetalnet.com/album/c8ca8d8b-1bd1-3ffc-9ade-dbb6f5aaeee6) | Album |
| 2003 | [Delìrium Còrdia](https://themetalnet.com/album/0346585d-0b9a-332c-ae65-fb8cc843e3af) | Album |
| 2005 | [Suspended Animation](https://themetalnet.com/album/de01030a-9c49-3c32-8266-ca4549490302) | Album |

## Related bands

- [Mr. Bungle](https://themetalnet.com/band/mr-bungle) (listened together)
- [Tomahawk](https://themetalnet.com/band/tomahawk) (listened together)
- [Nine Inch Nails](https://themetalnet.com/band/nine-inch-nails) (listened together)
- [Tool](https://themetalnet.com/band/tool) (listened together)
- [Melvins](https://themetalnet.com/band/melvins) (listened together)
- [Primus](https://themetalnet.com/band/primus) (listened together)
- [Queens of the Stone Age](https://themetalnet.com/band/queens-of-the-stone-age) (listened together)
- [Slayer](https://themetalnet.com/band/slayer) (listened together)
- [Metallica](https://themetalnet.com/band/metallica) (listened together)
- [Led Zeppelin](https://themetalnet.com/band/led-zeppelin) (listened together)
- [Rage Against the Machine](https://themetalnet.com/band/rage-against-the-machine) (listened together)
- [The Dillinger Escape Plan](https://themetalnet.com/band/the-dillinger-escape-plan) (listened together)

## Official and external links

- metal archives: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Fant%C3%B4mas/1383
- facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fantomas
- bandcamp: https://fantomasofficial.bandcamp.com/
- deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/1993
- spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/43ltIj8NRBsmOEjDr5Sk10

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Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/fantomas](https://themetalnet.com/band/fantomas). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt