Three years after the break-up of Faith No More and Mike Patton had become busier than ever with a multitude of very different projects. By 2001, Fantômas had already established themselves as one of the most unpredictable forces in experimental music. Their self-titled debut was a chaotic collision of comic-book violence, avant-garde composition and extreme metal. Rather than build on that formula, The Director's Cut swerved into entirely different territory: a loving but de