Flotsam & Jetsam – Flotsam & Jetsam (May 20, 2016)

Flotsam and Jetsam is a band from Phoenix, Arizona with a legacy that goes back well over 30 years. Originally signed to Metal Blade Records in the mid 80’s, Flotsam and Jetsam released their highly acclaimed debut Doomsday for The Deceiver in July of 1986. In January 2015 vocalist Eric AK, guitarists Mike Gilbert and Steve Conley, bassist Michael Spencer, and drummer Jason Bittner got in a room together to start rehearsing for upcoming 2015 European tour dates, and to commence writing for the band’s next record. After a 5-month initial writing process, the band completed 18 rough ideas to start having Bittner track drums to. At first, the band thought about a double release but realized it would be better to concentrate on an album’s worth of killer material by what essentially is a new band with a 30-year history. The band secured Chris Collier (Prong/KXM) to produce the band’s “return to form”, as well as AFM Records to provide the much-needed label support that the metal veterans required. The end result is the self-titled effort Flotsam & Jetsam which is the culmination of a year of hard work showing five very distinct personalities and influences come together for common goal of creating another soon to be metal classic, as well as another pillar in the foundation of a band that has managed to stay alive and current amongst an ever-changing music scene. (adapted from Amazon)