While West Coast Tool fans will be treated to King Crimson as show openers, those on the East Coast will be primed by the sonic antics of Fantômas.
Though an itinerary is still being plotted, Fantômas, fronted by former Faith No More frontman Mike Patton, are tentatively scheduled to begin their three-week stint with Tool on September 22, according to an Ipecac Records spokesperson.
The tour, supporting the band’s second album, The Director’s Cut (see “Patton Scores With Second Fantômas LP”), will be routed to hit major markets such as New York; Boston; Philadelphia; Portland, Maine; Washington, D.C.; Albany, New York; Charlotte, South Carolina; Raleigh, North Carolina; and Atlanta, among others.
“It’s the yin and yang tour – the band of the 20-minute song meets the band of the 20-second song,” Patton said of the pairing, referring to Tool’s penchant for epic-length tunes and his own group’s tendency to spit out brief bursts of noise.
Tool’s West Coast jaunt with King Crimson begins August 3 at the Red Rocks Amphitheatre near Denver.
Before hooking up with Tool, Fant̫mas Рvocalist Patton, bassist Trevor Dunn (Mr. Bungle), drummer Dave Lombardo (ex-Slayer) and guitarist Buzz Osbourne (Melvins) Рwill hit the road with electronic trio Chicks on Speed beginning September 4, the spokesperson said.
Patton also continues to work on his Peeping Tom project, which is scheduled for release next year on Reprise Records. Lending a hand to the endeavor is eclectic hip-hop guru Dan the Automator (Gorillaz, Handsome Boy Modeling School, Dr. Octagon). Meanwhile, the debut album from Tomahawk – another of the prolific musician’s bands, featuring former Jesus Lizard guitarist Duane Denison – is slated for October by Ipecac (see “Patton Pending: Ex-Faith No More Frontman Preps Five Projects”).
The singer/composer returns Dan the Automator’s favor on the producer’s Nathaniel Merriweather Presents Lovage: Songs to Make Love to Your Old Lady By, also scheduled for an October release, according to a spokesperson from 75 Ark Entertainment. Lovage is the Automator, Patton and Elysian Fields vocalist Jennifer Charles, and the album will feature a cover of Berlin’s “Sex (I’m A…).”
