Tomahawk is the debut album by Mike Patton

Mike Patton

Michael Allan "Mike" Patton is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer, and actor, best known as the lead singer of the metal/experimental rock band Faith No More. He has also sung for Mr...

's supergroup

Supergroup (music)

In the late 1960s, the term supergroup was coined to describe "a rock music group whose performers are already famous from having performed individually or in other groups"....

 of the same name

Tomahawk (band)

Tomahawk is an experimental alternative metal/alternative rock supergroup from the United States. They formed in 2000 when Fantômas, ex-Mr. Bungle and Faith No More singer/keyboardist Mike Patton and ex-The Jesus Lizard guitar player Duane Denison started swapping tapes with the intention of...

. The album is somewhat of a concept album

Concept album

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, documenting the events, emotions, and psychology of a serial killer. The opening track, "Flashback" is chronologically the final part of the story. In this track the serial killer is in session with a hypnotherapist, regressing to his childhood where the traumas and experiences which would shape his future crimes are explored. Each other track represents a different stage in the vicious cycle that many psychologists believe serial killers fall into before finally being caught in "Laredo".

Track listing

1. "Flashback" – 2:58
2. "101 North" – 5:13
3. "Point and Click" – 3:09
4. "God Hates a Coward" – 2:39
5. "POP 1" – 3:25
6. "Sweet Smell of Success" – 3:48
7. "Sir Yes Sir" – 2:09
8. "Jockstrap" – 3:51
9. "Cul de Sac" – 1:44
10. "Malocchio" – 2:42
11. "Honeymoon" – 3:07
12. "Laredo" – 4:16
13. "Narcosis" – 2:39

Personnel

• Mike Patton
  Mike Patton
  Michael Allan "Mike" Patton is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer, and actor, best known as the lead singer of the metal/experimental rock band Faith No More. He has also sung for Mr...
  
   - Vocals, keyboards
  Keyboard instrument
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  , samples
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• Duane Denison
  Duane Denison
  Duane Denison is an American guitarist. Denison currently plays for Th' Legendary Shack Shakers, The Jesus Lizard, which he recently re-united with after a 9-year break-up, and Tomahawk. He has played for Firewater. He began his musical career by studying classical guitar. Denison and ex-Ministry...
  
   - Guitar
  Guitar
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• Kevin Rutmanis
  Kevin Rutmanis
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   - Bass guitar
  Bass guitar
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• John Stanier
  John Stanier (drummer)
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   - Drum
  Drum
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• Joe Funderburk - Engineer, Mixing
• JD Wilkes - Harmonica
  Harmonica
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   on Point and Click
• Lynd Ward
  Lynd Ward
  Lynd Kendall Ward was an American artist and storyteller, and son of Methodist minister and prominent political organizer Harry F. Ward. He illustrated some 200 juvenile and adult books...
  
   - Artwork
  Cover art
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Chart performance

Chart	Peak
U.S. Independent Albums Independent Albums The Billboard Independent Albums is a chart of the highest-selling independent music albums and extended plays in the United States, compiled by Nielsen SoundScan and published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is used to list artists who are not signed to major labels...	20
U.S. Top Heatseekers Top Heatseekers Top Heatseekers refers to either of two separate "Breaking and Entering" music charts issued weekly by Billboard Magazine: the Heatseekers Albums chart or the Heatseekers Songs chart. They were introduced by Billboard in 1993 with the purpose of highlighting the sales by new and developing musical...	31
Australian Album Chart ARIA Charts The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June...	37