No matter what you can’t keep a good band down, point proven by veteran thrashers Flotsam And Jetsam who really kick out the jams with their fourteenth studio album Blood In The Water. Formed in 1981 in Phoenix, Arizona, they’ve consistently released heavy material but new drummer Ken K Mary …
Read More »FLOTSAM AND JETSAM release new album ‘Blood In The Water’
FLOTSAM AND JETSAM release the new album ‘Blood In The Water‘ on 4th June, out on AFM Records. FLOTSAM AND JETSAM have seen many of their peers that started at the same time, including Metallica, Megadeth, Slayer and Venom, have their day in the sun. Considered in metal circles as “legendary,” the …
Read More »OVERKILL Launch ‘Welcome To the Garden State’ Documentary Series Part 2!
Legendary New Jersey thrashers OVERKILL will unleash their 19th studio record, ‘The Wings Of War’, on February 22, 2019, via Nuclear Blast. The band have just launched part 2 of their multi-part documentary series entitled ‘Welcome To The Garden States‘. Watch as each of the band members detail their early influences and how it has helped shape …
Read More »Amplified festival 2019 announcement
After an arduous trip with cancelled shows due to unreleased visas, Ukraine’s JINJER gave arguably one of the strongest performances of the entire weekend here at Gloucestershire’s Amplified Festival. You guys wanted them back so here they are in 2019 headlining the Red Stripe Main Stage Friday July 19th …their FIRST EVER UK Festival Headline! With numerous line-up changes …
Read More »Overkill Announces New Drummer Jason Bittner
Announce New Drummer JASON BITTNER! Legendary New Jersey thrashers, OVERKILL, have kept the machine running strong in 2017 with the release of their highly-acclaimed eighteenth album, ‘The Grinding Wheel’, as well as adding another US tour under their belts. Today, the band welcomes another addition to OVERKILL’s history with their new drummer, Jason ‘Sticks’ Bittner (Shadows …
Read More »Dew-Scented Announce New Drummer – Marc Dzierzon
DEW-SCENTED Announces New Drummer! European Tour with FLOTSAM AND JETSAM Kicking off Shortly! Multinational Thrashers DEW-SCENTED Have Announced a New Drummer to Their Ranks. Comments singer Leif Jensen: “We are excited to announce Marc Dzierzon as new drummer for Dew-Scented. As you might have noticed, we have been going back …
Read More »Flotsam and Jetsam – Flotsam and Jetsam
On the 20th May, Flotsam and Jetsam released their album entitled Flotsam and Jetsam. This album marks the band’s 12th album release since their formation in 1981. As a band, Flotsam and Jetsam are intermittent in the way they hold my interest, my two favourite albums by them being No Place …
Read More »Flotsam and Jetsam at Bloodstock 2014
Friday at Bloodstock saw a long overdue return to the UK by Flotsam and Jetsam. Check our Friday review to see what Dennis thought of their performance. Below are some photos from their set… [flickrapi user=”planet mosh” get=”photoset” id=”72157646477033355″ size=”z” count=”100″]
Read More »Bloodstock Open Air – Friday (August 8)
With up to 17,000 diehard metallians once again descending on the heart of south Debyshire, opening the main stage of biggest heavy metal fest in the British Isles can be a somewhat onerous and daunting task – and especially when you are ‘blooding’ (sic) a new line-up… However, it is …
Read More »Flotsam And Jetsam – Ugly Noise
Flotsam And Jetsam are stalwarts in the thrash metal sub-genre, having formed under the direction of drummer Kelly David-Smith in the very early 1980’s. These Phoenix ‘bangers hardly need introduction. This was, at one point in time, a crowd-financed album, and the quality of the output seems to be a …
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