Beginning life as Paradox, Dogz, and slightly more embarrassingly, Dredlox, Flotsam and Jetsam has enjoyed/endured somewhat of a staggered career trajectory since 1984. Taking the Metal world by storm with Doomsday For The Deceiver in 1986, the Arizona thrashers delivered the equally impressive No Place For Disgrace a couple of years later, and the world, as they say, looked to be their oyster.Continue reading
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ALBUM REVIEW: Flotsam and Jetsam – Blood In The Water
It’s been a long time coming but Flotsam and Jetsam finally look to have reasserted themselves among the top of the speed metal elite. After arriving on the scene with two undisputed classics back in the late ’80s, the Arizona thrashers fortunes dipped and for a while it seemed that they would only be remembered for those releases and supplying Metallica with bassist Jason Newsted.
Flotsam And Jetsam – The End Of Chaos
You know that old idiom about never judging a book by its cover? Well, as with most things, there are always exceptions to the rule, and (swapping books for record sleeves) the new album by Arizona thrashers Flotsam and Jetsam is definitely one of those exceptions. With the band reintroducing their classic logo a few years ago, it was only a matter of time until they also resurrected their legendary mascot “Flotzilla”, and his return to the artwork for The End Of Chaos (AFM Records) instantly tells you everything you need to know about Flotsam and Jetsam in 2018.Continue reading
Flotsam And Jetsam Books Spring 2019 Headline Tour
Thrash metal legends Flotsam And Jetsam have announced a 2019 headline tour of the USA. Having just supported Hammerfall on a recent tour, and now they are heading back out to support their forthcoming new album, The End of Chaos, due out in November from AFM Records. The band welcomed Ken Mary (Alice Cooper, Accept) as their permanent drummer, since the departure of Jason Bittner to Overkill.Continue reading