Flotsam And Jetsam "Flotsam And Jetsam (Japan, Rubicon Music, RBNCD-1212)"

Flotsam and Jetsam is the twelfth studio album by the thrash metal band Flotsam and Jetsam, released on May 20, 2016. The song "Iron Maiden" is a tribute to the famous band. This is the only Flotsam and Jetsam album to feature drummer Jason Bittner, who left the band shortly after its release to join Overkill. The track "L.O.T.D." stands for "Legion of the Damned" and was originally written during the "No Place for Disgrace" sessions. "Forbidden Territories" was written by Mike Spencer when he was in Sentinel Beast (who also recorded a version in 2009), as well as a version re-worked by Sentinel Beast guitarist Barry Fischel and recorded by his band Fischel's Beast the same year.

The Sonic Abuse website wrote: "A brutal, thrilling album from start to end, it sees the band demonstrating their versatility and power in equal measure and the results are nothing short of astounding." UK Metal Hammer, rated the album 3 out of 5. Jason Arnopp wrote: "For some reason, Eric AK doesn’t always employ the classic tone that makes his voice unique, but whenever it does return the material feels more distinctive." German Metal Hammer rated the album 4 out of 5, Katrin Riedl wrote that the self entitled album marks a "new beginning" for the band. Sputnik Music wrote the self-titled album "brings back the 80s thrash vibe in a way that even the band’s No Place for Disgrace re-recording couldn’t pull off, and it blends it with the modern moody aggression of The Cold. This blend easily places it in the top 5 of Flotsam and Jetsam’s discography."

Tracklist:

1. Seventh Seal 05:50   
2. Life Is a Mess 04:20  
3. Taser 04:11   
4. Iron Maiden 03:40   
5. Verge of Tragedy 05:19  
6. Creeper 05:33   
7. L.O.T.D. 04:47  
8. The Incantation 01:38  
9. Monkey Wrench 04:15
10. Time to Go 04:19
11. Smoking Gun 04:55   
12. Forbidden Territories 06:44   
13. Once in a Time 05:35

Time:  01:01:06

"Forbidden Territories" aka "Commencement/Forbidden Territories" was written by Mike Spencer when he was in Sentinel Beast, who also recorded a version in 2009, as well as a version re-worked by Sentinel Beast guitarist Barry Fischel and recorded by his band Fischel's Beast the same year. 

Official video: 

— "Life Is a Mess" 

Official lyric videos: 

— "Iron Maiden" 

— "Time to Go" 

— "Seventh Seal" 

— "Monkey Wrench" 

Recording information: 

Mixed and mastered at CMC21 Productions. 

Recorded at Sonic Phish Productions and Gnome Lord Studios. 

Produced by Flotsam and Jetsam. 

Flotsam And Jetsam "When The Storm Comes Down (Japan, WEA Music, WMC5-78)"

When the Storm Comes Down is the third studio album by thrash metal band Flotsam and Jetsam, released in 1990. It was the last album with Troy Gregory on bass guitar, as he left the band in 1991 to join Prong. It was also the first Flotsam and Jetsam album released on MCA Records, and the first not to include songwriting contributions by former bassist Jason Newsted, having co-written material for their first two albums, and having since joined Metallica.

When the Storm Comes Down saw Flotsam and Jetsam take a different direction from their previous two albums, both musically and lyrically, and is the band's only record to be produced by Alex Perialas. The lyrical content of this album includes elements of political and social commentary, mirroring much of the dark and occult-related material from the band's first two albums, Doomsday for the Deceiver and No Place for Disgrace. The album also saw the band starting to move towards a progressive-oriented sound, and its production value has been compared to that of Testament's Practice What You Preach, which was also produced by Perialas and released just before the recording sessions of When the Storm Comes Down started.

It was re-released on June 10, 2008 by Metal Mind Productions. This re-release was a remaster with a bonus track, then limited to 2000 copies; it contains new packaging and liner notes from band members Eric A.K. and Ed Carlson.

Tracklist:

1. The Master Sleeps 04:35   
2. Burned Device 06:26   
3. Deviation 03:04  
4. October Thorns 05:33   
5. No More Fun 03:45
6. Suffer the Masses 06:05
7. 6, Six, VI 05:05
8. Greed 04:24   
9. E.M.T.E.K. 05:49   
10. Scars 04:14
11. K.A.B. 00:25

Time: 49:25  

Trivia:

- The album peaked at #174 on the Billboard 200.

Official music video:

- Suffer the Masses

Recording information:

Recorded at Pyramid Sound, Ithaca, NY, Electric Lady Studios, New York, NY, and Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, CA.

Alex Perialas, Michael Rosen - producers, recording, engineering, mixing at Fantasy Studios, Berkeley

Michael Semanicki, Rob "Wacko" Hunter, Tony Volante - engineering, recording

Teresa Ensenat - A&R, direction

Andy Somers - management

Janie Hoffman - management

T. Step - artwork (logo)

Kosh/Dakos - artwork

mastered at The Hit Factory, New York City

Flotsam And Jetsam "I Am The Weapon [Digipak, Germany, AFM Records, AFM 901-9]"

I Am the Weapon is the fifteenth studio album by American thrash metal band Flotsam and Jetsam, released on September 13, 2024. This album marked the first time since 2010's The Cold that the band recorded more than one album with the same lineup.

Track listing

1. "A New Kind of Hero" 4:50
2. "Primal" 3:53
3. "I Am the Weapon" 3:17
4. "Burned My Bridges" 4:14
5. "The Head of the Snake" 4:41
6. "Beneath the Shadows" 4:15
7. "Gates of Hell" 3:58
8. "Cold Steel Lights" 3:55
9. "Kings of the Underworld" 4:01
10. "Running Through the Fire" 4:53
11. "Black Wings" 5:19

Total length: 47:16

Issued in a 6-panel Digipak with clear tray and a 12-page booklet.

Track durations are not printed on the release.

Recording information:

Produced by Flotsam And Jetsam

Mixed and mastered at Hansen Studios, Ribe, Denmark.

Drums and vocals recorded at Sonicphish Productions.

Guitars recorded at Gnome Lord Studios By Michael Gilbert and Wayne Manor Studios by Steve Conley.

Bass recorded at Seventh Spike Studios.