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FLOTSAM AND JETSAM Release Self-Titled 12th Studio Album
May 20th, 2016

Phoenix, Arizona-based thrash metal group Flotsam And Jetsam issued their self-titled 12th studio full-length album on May 20th, 2016 through AFM Records.

The outing marked the band’s first to feature guitarist Steve Conley, bassist Michael Spencer and drummer Jason Bittner (Shadows Fall).

Mixing and mastering was handled by Chris “The Wizard” Collier. Cover artwork duties fell to Andy Pilkington, meanwhile.

The track listing is as follows;

01. ‘Seventh Seal’
02. ‘Life Is A Mess’
03. ‘Taser’
04. ‘Iron Maiden’
05. ‘Verge Of Tragedy’
06. ‘Creeper’
07. ‘L.O.T.D.’
08. ‘The Incantation’
09. ‘Monkey Wrench’
10. ‘Time To Go’
11. ‘Smoking Gun’
12. ‘Forbidden Territories’

Flotsam And Jetsam’s line-up was as follows;

Eric “AK” Knutson (vocals)
Steve Conley (guitar)
Michael Gilbert (guitar)
Michael Spencer (bass)
Jason Bittner (drums, Shadows Fall)

The track ‘Forbidden Territories’ was originally scheduled for inclusion on second outing No Place For Disgrace (May 1988), but didn’t appear.

A music video was filmed for the track ‘Life Is A Mess’. In addition, official lyric videos were created for the songs ‘Iron Maiden’, ‘Time To Go’, ‘Seventh Seal’ and ‘Monkey Wrench’. All five clips can be viewed below.

Eleventh studio record Ugly Noise was released in December 2012.