Flotsam And Jetsam Flotsam And Jetsam 2016 AFM Records As with a lot of Thrash Metal bands beyond the so called ‘Big Four’, Flotsam And Jetsam fall into the category of overlooked due to not being part of the ‘Big Four’. However, that is a huge mistake, Flotsam And Jetsam’s output, as with a lot of their peers has been excellent and consistent over the years. Flotsam And Jetsam’s self-titled album is their 12th studio album and their first release for AFM Records. Flotsam And Jetsam is their first album since 2012’s Ugly Noise, however, Flotsam And Jetsam is a much better album giving the feeling that Flotsam And Jetsam have found their stride again. A trend that seems to be developing is that bands are more than happy to use a producer whose name seems unfamiliar and Flotsam And Jetsam is no different. Flotsam And Jetsam is produced by Chris Collier and just like various other albums released this year, Flotsam And Jetsam is produced well enough, yes it is true that the production on Flotsam And Jetsam is nothing special and does what it sets out to do; Collier has produced a modern sounding Thrash Metal album that still manages to nod at Flotsam And Jetsam’s past. Flotsam And Jetsam begins with one of the best tracks on the album; Seventh Seal and really does set the pace for the album, lyrically, as you could guess, Seventh Seal deals with themes surrounding the Book of Revelations, the pseudo religious themes also continue on L.O.T.D. and Creeper. The irony is that a Christian book provides so much material for metal bands. Suck on that! The rest of Flotsam And Jetsam is a pure slab of Thrash, Taser is straight out of the metal songbook and there’s nothing wrong with that. Every song on Flotsam And Jetsam makes you feel your head subconsciously nodding in rhythm with the beat with Michael Spencer’s bass and Jason Bittner’s drumming providing a formidable rhythm section. The bass on L.O.T.D. is superb and the drums only serve to augment the music. Eric ‘AK’ Knutson’s vocals are spot on throughout the entire of Flotsam And Jetsam, his vocals are able to tread the line between top end Thrash Metal singer and a good Metal singer and nothing showcases this ability more than he best track on Flotsam And Jetsam. Iron Maiden is aptly titled and you guessed it, as it sounds just like a homage to the great band themselves. The music is very The Number of the Beast and Piece of Mind era Maiden with Knutson’s vocals soaring and it makes you realise that it is a massive understatement to say Knutson is a great vocalist, another example of this is Time to Go where Knutsford his high notes easily being able to imitate the vocal of Bruce Dickinson. Flotsam And Jetsam is a great Thrash Metal album, yes there have been better Thrash albums released this year, however there are some excellent songs on Flotsam And Jetsam, a few bits of filler, but all in all, Flotsam And Jetsam is definitely worth buying. 7/10 Adam Iron Maiden (Flotsam And Jetsam)
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