Year : 2026 (Digipak Edition)
Style : Thrash Metal
Country : United States
Audio : 320 kbps + all scans
Size : 134 mb
Bio:
Flotsam and Jetsam is a thrash metal band that formed in Phoenix, Arizona in 1981.The group was founded in 1981 under the name “Paradox” by drummer Kelly David-Smith and guitarists Pete Mello and Dave Goulder, who were later joined by bassist Jason Newsted. Jason had answered a newspaper ad that Kelly had placed in the local newspaper looking for a bass player. Jason came to Phoenix with his band "Gangster" from Michigan on their way to California, but Gangster broke up while in Phoenix. Kelly got a call from a couple of his high school friends, Mark Vasquez and Kevin Horton, looking for some people to jam with playing covers of bands such as Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, MSG, and UFO. The band then morphed into “Dredlox” together with the new recruits, Jason was now the main vocalist.Kelly saw "A.K." (Eric A. Knutson) singing "The Goodbye Girl" at his high school talent show. In 1982 they were in the same summer school class and Kelly asked Knutson if he wanted to audition. They put him on 2-week probation and he later joined the band. Due to the provisional nature of his membership, the band referred to Knutson as "the 2 weeker." Ed Carlson, from another local rival band called Exodus (not to be confused with the California Bay Area thrash metal band of the same name), also joined in 1983 after Kevin departure from the band. The name of the band changed into "The Dogz", but it didn't last long. Eventually the band renamed itself 'Flotsam and Jetsam' after writing a song inspired from a chapter of J. R. R. Tolkien's The Two Towers.The band made its live debuts in local clubs and in California and had the opportunity to play with bands such as Megadeth, Armored Saint, Alcatrazz, Malice, Exciter, Mercyful Fate, Riot, Autograph. In 1985 Mark Vasquez stepped out and 17-year-old Michael Gilbert joined the band. Flotsam and Jetsam released two demo tapes Iron Tears and Metal Shock in 1985.They created their first video Hammerhead from the Metal Shock demo: "We taped it in Jason and Ed's apartment living room. We also made a live video at the infamous Bootlegger in Phoenix",(owned by Gloria Cavelara "1985", currently married to Max Cavelera) These videos and the band's demos made a good impression on record labels. After the band contributed to the Speed Metal Hell II and Metal Massacre VII compilations, they then signed a deal with Metal Blade Records.Michael Spencer stepped out shortly after the European tour, his replacement was Troy Gregory, in May of the next year the band released its second opus No Place for Disgrace. According to Michael Spencer, No Place for Disgrace was going to be called Blessing in Disguise, but after his departure, Flotsam's former A&R Michael Alago let Metal Church (who was also on Elektra at the time) use that name for their third album, which was eventually released in February 1989.[6] No Place for Disgrace includes a cover of Elton John's hit "Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting" and therefore a video was shot. The band opened for King Diamond in America and supported Megadeth, Testament and Sanctuary in Europe on the So Far, So Good... So What! tour.Flotsam and Jetsam signed a new deal with mega-giants MCA/Universal in 1989 and began work on their third album When the Storm Comes Down, released in May 1990. The band expected to gain recognition with this album, but it suffered from a variety of mixed reviews.In June 2013 the band headlined at the Warriors of Metal Festival in Columbus Ohio, then returning home, Flotsam hired manager Jeff Keller(JKM). His roster includes the likes of: UDO, Destruction, Lordi, Hirax, Primal Fear, Satan, Suicidal Angels.In 2006 after the successful remix and master of the debut album “Doomsday for the Deceiver”, there was a lot of fan requests to have “No Place for Disgrace” follow the same process. After spending some time at the 25 year mark, the band decided to go forward with this idea. The band had some issues with the original production and definition of some of the parts played, due to the speed it was recorded at. Having had success with Ugly Noise through the PledgeMusic process, the band would be able to again gain the rights to this classic with a re-recording and some minor changes.In the middle of 2013 Flotsam embarked in this monumental task of reviving some songs that for the most part hadn’t been played in 20 years. All tracks (except drums) were done at the Flotsam studio with Michael Gilbert at the helm. In December the project was finished and the re-recording of the classic album "No Place For Disgrace", was again released using PledgeMusic to finance the project.The album, No Place For Disgrace 2014, is set to release on Feb 14th, 2014 world wide through Metal Blade Records distribution. NPFD will feature some of Flotsam's friends from the past as guest musicians, Mark Simpson, Chris Poland, Tory Edwards.Flotsam is currently ramping up for their (29 show) European tour with Sepultura, Legion of the Damned and Mortillery. The tour kick's off on Feb 7th in Bochum, Germany.
Album:
American thrash metal pioneers FLOTSAM AND JETSAM are getting ready to release their explosive Napalm Records debut Rats In The Temple on fan crowds. Arizona legends have been a fixed star in the metal sky for four decades. Also recently, FLOTSAM AND JETSAM showed themselves strong with The End of Chaos (2019) and I Am the Weapon (2024) - a rebirth equal to they capture the shine of the early days, including those not only of Kerrang! as a classic celebrated Doomsday for the Deceiver (1986) and No Place for Disgrace (1988). No wonder that the band still knows how to convince live and now again presents a strong work. Rats In The Temple is a whirlwind: 13 frantic tracks full of artful guitar harmonies, pounding double bass kicks, hypnotically grooving bass lines, and the unmistakably haunting vocals of frontman Eric A.K. Knutson they unleash a sound force that is unparalleled. While – in the spirit of the album title – their temple is infested by rats, FLOTSAM AND JETSAM decorate its walls with gloomy stories of death, abuse, betrayal and war and take the listeners into a oppressive world that comes frighteningly close to our own. Rats In The Temple is the explosive eruption - a firework display as massive as it is impressive. Whether new or long-time fans: there is no escape – FLOTSAM AND JETSAM break through the walls.
Line-Up:
Eric A.K. - Vocals (1984-2001, 2002-present) - See also: ex-The Human Condition, ex-Dogz, ex-Dredlox
Michael Gilbert - Guitars (1984-1999, 2010-present)
Steve Conley - Guitars (2014-present) - See also: Tragul, F5
Bill Bodily - Bass (2020-present) - See also: Contrarian, ex-War of Attrition, ex-Freya, ex-Inhumatus, ex-Toxik
Ken Mary - Drums (2018-present) - See also: Fifth Angel, ex-Knight Fury, ex-Accept, ex-Chastain, ex-David T. Chastain, ex-Impellitteri, ex-James Byrd, ex-TKO, ex-Strike, ex-Alice Cooper, ex-Giuffria, ex-House of Lords, ex-Magdallan, ex-Randy Hansen, ex-Soul Shock Remedy
Tracklist:
01. Harvesting the Hate 04:31
02. Damnation 04:15
03. Absolution 03:32
04. Blame the Knife 04:40
05. Rats in the Temple 04:45
06. The Ghost Behind My Door 04:04
07. First on the Spike 04:08
08. The Edge of Nowhere 03:49
09. Last Rites 04:35
10. A Taste for War 04:44
11. Her Blood Your Pain 04:01
12. Anthem for the Broken 04:23
13. Not Goin' Down That Way 04:48
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