Ask Dale

[homeless_dad]

Fantomas are working on a new album. I know the details but cannot reveal anymore than that. I am good friends with Husky Huskolds who engineers for Mike Patton.

I hope this is true! Great news! I was worried that the band was over.

Same here.  Rockin good news!

[Metalhead Cow]

Here's some questions I would ask:

-How were you introduced to ribbon crashers and Pete Englehart's line of metallic instruments?
-I've noticed in recent live youtube videos Dale doing the "gravity blast" one handed roll on his snare drum. When did he learn to do that?
-Will there be a new Altamont record? Does he have any songs written or in the works?
-Are Melvins done with full length studio albums after Freak Puke?
-How is his hearing these days, and how has he protected his ears, throughout all the years of heavy pounding with heavy sticks on heavy drums, crashing on ride cymbals, etc. Does he have any hearing problems as a result?
-Favorite horror movies?
-If he hadn't had pursued music, what would his career path had been?
-Has he ever posted on the melvins.net?
-What other Melvins albums would he like to perform live with the band, other than the albums played during the residency shows?
-Any plans on playing Hospital Up, Inhumanity and Death, I'll Finish You Off, or PG x 3 live?
-What would his advice be to a young drummer today hoping to make a career playing in a band?
-Any plans on recording with Lustmord again?

All good questions there. A few i know the answers of. 

That one handed snare drum roll is great. He plays it left handed too!!! 

Thanks.  And he does those one handed rolls so cleanly with his left hand! I can barely do it with my right hand. I wonder if he got this book:

http://www.amazon.com/Official-Freehand-Technique-Johnny-Rabb/dp/1423461533

[Metalhead Cow]

Fantomas are working on a new album. I know the details but cannot reveal anymore than that. I am good friends with Husky Huskolds who engineers for Mike Patton.

I hope this is true! Great news! I was worried that the band was over.

Same here.  Rockin good news!

Yeah, especially since Buzz has been pointing out in recent interviews that they haven't been in the studio since 2003. 

[John Schuller]

Fantomas are working on a new album. I know the details but cannot reveal anymore than that. I am good friends with Husky Huskolds who engineers for Mike Patton.

I hope this is true! Great news! I was worried that the band was over.

Same here.  Rockin good news!

Yeah, especially since Buzz has been pointing out in recent interviews that they haven't been in the studio since 2003. 

Husky does amazing work. I really wish that I could speak of the details that I know regarding the new Fantomas. Let me just say the concept and execution of this record is something that will be amazing.

[John Schuller]

Here are the things about the new Fantomas recordings that I do NOT know:

1. When it will be recorded or released
2. Whether Dale or Dave will be drumming

[dead mike]

Let me just say the concept and execution of this record is something that will be amazing.

Is it Mike Patton farting onto a hi-hat? It's Patton farting onto a hi-hat, isn't it? I so would buy that.

[JUDY]

I'd buy it, too. Has anyone here seen that FNM reunion video of Patton swallowing a shoe lace and singing with it down his throat and then vomiting it back up? What a man. What. A. Man.

I'm willing to bet Dave will be on drums. As much as I love Dale, it's really not Fantomas without Dave.....

If they duel, it might be different. Dale drums a bit faster when he's rocking with Coady.

New Fantomas is something I've been wanting for a long, long time. I hope it happens very soon.

[FartLips]

I'd buy it, too. Has anyone here seen that FNM reunion video of Patton swallowing a shoe lace and singing with it down his throat and then vomiting it back up? What a man. What. A. Man.

I'm willing to bet Dave will be on drums. As much as I love Dale, it's really not Fantomas without Dave.....

If they duel, it might be different. Dale drums a bit faster when he's rocking with Coady.

New Fantomas is something I've been wanting for a long, long time. I hope it happens very soon.

i thnk they said it would be godflesh's drummer.

[JUDY]

No shit. Really? I mean, I'm not doubting that he can do the job, but it's gotta be Lombardo. It's just gotta!!
*rubs hand by eye and cries a little

Where did you hear this? I demand answers. Is it because Slayer is recording again or another reason?

[FartLips]

No shit. Really? I mean, I'm not doubting that he can do the job, but it's gotta be Lombardo. It's just gotta!!
*rubs hand by eye and cries a little

Where did you hear this? I demand answers. Is it because Slayer is recording again or another reason?

i wanna say it was in a patton interview posted in the music section. or maybe i'm getting it mixed up with tomahawk, but stanier is back. dig around in music for patton interviews(specifically fantomas topics). (and i agree it should be dave.)

[black stallion]

a new Fantomas without Patton would be awesome

[jules]

a new Fantomas without Patton would be awesome

I always dreamed of a Fantomas with Gibby.

[(((O)))]

a new Fantomas without Patton would be awesome

Think it was someone on here ages ago who said with Lombardo, Dunn and Buzz in your band they should be recording masterpieces!!

[JUDY]

a new Fantomas without Patton would be awesome

Think it was someone on here ages ago who said with Lombardo, Dunn and Buzz in your band they should be recording masterpieces!!

Well if it turns out to be Dale, Buzz, and Trevor, we can just smile and call it FREAK PUKE 

[buddy holiday]

a new Fantomas without Patton would be awesome

I always dreamed of a Fantomas with Gibby.

hell yes!