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│ + Flotsam And Jetsam - Flotsam And Jetsam + │
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│║ Release Information ║ │
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│║ Release Date.May-30-2016 Encoder......L3.97 -V2 --vbr-new ║ │
│║ Genre........Thrash Metal Graber.......EAC ║ │
│║ Year.........2016 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │
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│║ Ripper.......anthem Songs........12 ║ │
│║ Covers.......Yes Url... www.flotsam-and-jetsam.com ║ │
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│║ Release Notes ║ │
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│║ Artist : Flotsam And Jetsam Rating : You Decide! ║ │
│║ Album : Flotsam And Jetsam Label : AFM ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ During the last couple of years there have been ║ │
│║ revolving doors in the lineup but vocalist Eric ║ │
│║ A.K. has kept the band intact with founding ║ │
│║ member Michael Gilbert returning to the band in ║ │
│║ 2010 after a decade away. Lately, Michael ║ │
│║ Spencer, who was in the band for a year in the ║ │
│║ late eighties and helped penned their legendary ║ │
│║ No Place For Disgrace album has returned to the ║ │
│║ band to fill the void when long time bassist ║ │
│║ Jason Ward left. Flotsam and Jetsam has also ║ │
│║ recruited guitarist Steve Conley and drummer ║ │
│║ Jason Bittner known for his time in Shadow Fall ║ │
│║ and Toxik. We also need to mention that the ║ │
│║ mention that the two founding members Kelly ║ │
│║ David-Smith and Edward Carlson left the band in ║ │
│║ 2014, both have been an integral part of the ║ │
│║ band ever since they formed in 1984. So there ║ │
│║ was a natural skepticism from a few fans when ║ │
│║ the band presented their new album and lineup. ║ │
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│║ The first track I heard from the album was Iron ║ │
│║ Maiden, a speed metal anthem that sounds a bit ║ │
│║ like Iron Maiden (the band) on steroids. With ║ │
│║ blazing twin guitars and Eric A.K.'s melodic ║ │
│║ singing on top. Damn, the expectations rose to ║ │
│║ an extreme high for me personally and now after ║ │
│║ listening to the full album for a few days I'm ║ │
│║ slightly disappointed with the full product, ║ │
│║ mainly because the band's sound is quite ║ │
│║ different on the rest of the tracks. The track ║ │
│║ Iron Maiden is the best song the band has ║ │
│║ written since Suffer the Masses from 1990's When ║ │
│║ the Storm Comes Down, no doubt. Iron Maiden is ║ │
│║ an old school sounding track that could have ║ │
│║ been a part of the bands classic debut album ║ │
│║ Doomsday for the Deceiver. It's a glimpse of ║ │
│║ what this album could have been and it's ║ │
│║ satisfying that the band still got it in them ║ │
│║ but I'm a bit saddened that the rest of the ║ │
│║ tracks on this album are more leaning towards a ║ │
│║ darker thrash sound that the band has cultivated ║ │
│║ for a decade or so. ║ │
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│║ But don't worry, the rest of the album is not an ║ │
│║ offspring to the bands experimental nineties. ║ │
│║ Nope, quite the contrary. In some way this is a ║ │
│║ typical Flotsam and Jetsam album, everything the ║ │
│║ band has delivered over the years is stirred ║ │
│║ down into one album, The heaviness and mid-tempo ║ │
│║ crunch combined emotional song patterns and ║ │
│║ melodic guitar work has become what we expect ║ │
│║ from new Flotsam and Jetsam albums and you'll ║ │
│║ get a ton of that stuff here. So this is perhaps ║ │
│║ why they decided to self-title their 12th studio ║ │
│║ album.s ║ │
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│║ It feels a bit like we're back on the track that ║ │
│║ Flotsam started with on 2005's Dreams of Death. ║ │
│║ When the band finally understood that the ║ │
│║ alternative rock and groove they delivered in ║ │
│║ the nineties wasn't as good as the thrash sound ║ │
│║ the band cultivated in the late eighties. Since ║ │
│║ then the production values as the overall ║ │
│║ impression of the band has improved ║ │
│║ significantly. Flotsam and Jetsam's new self- ║ │
│║ titled album is a proof of that, things are ║ │
│║ tight and professional and at the same time more ║ │
│║ in the old school vein compared to their last ║ │
│║ couple of albums. ║ │
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│║ The album has some serious musicianship behind ║ │
│║ it and newcomers Steve Conley and Jason Bittner ║ │
│║ deliver some solid work here. I'm actually ║ │
│║ really impressed by Jason Bittner's expressive ║ │
│║ drum work. I think he has given the band a more ║ │
│║ metallic edge with his concise drumming. The ║ │
│║ guitar work by old timer Michael Spencer and new ║ │
│║ comer Steve Conley is also top notch, delivered ║ │
│║ in a typical Flotsam fashion, melodic and heavy ║ │
│║ at the same time. ║ │
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│║ Flotsam and Jetsam's new album might very well ║ │
│║ be the best album they have released since ║ │
│║ 1990's When the Storm Comes Down. At least from ║ │
│║ a metal perspective. ║ │
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│║ 2016 is stacking up to be a pretty good year for ║ │
│║ thrash with solid albums from Megadeth, Anthrax, ║ │
│║ Exumer, Destruction, Metal Church and now we can ║ │
│║ add Flotsam and Jetsam's self-titled album to ║ │
│║ the list of good thrash metal albums of 2016. ║ │
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│║ Eric A.K. - Vocals ║ │
│║ Michael Gilbert - Guitars ║ │
│║ Steve Conley - Guitars ║ │
│║ Michael Spencer - Bass ║ │
│║ Jason Bittner - Drums ║ │
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│║ Release Tracklist ║ │
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│ 01 - Seventh Seal [05:50] │
│ 02 - Life Is a Mess [04:21] │
│ 03 - Taser [04:13] │
│ 04 - Iron Maiden [03:41] │
│ 05 - Verge of Tragedy [05:20] │
│ 06 - Creeper [05:34] │
│ 07 - L.O.T.D. [04:48] │
│ 08 - The Incantation [01:39] │
│ 09 - Monkey Wrench [04:16] │
│ 10 - Time to Go [04:20] │
│ 11 - Smoking Gun [04:55] │
│ 12 - Forbidden Territories [06:45] │
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│ Total Length : [55:42 minn │
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│ ║ Greetings To: ║ │
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│ Too all people who contributes to make this │
│ archive of good music in a exceptional conditions │
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