Dreams of Death

The number of people willing to "Flots Til Death!" has dropped precipitously since the band's major-label heyday. The band turned out to be too metal for mainstream crossover success, despite a bit of airplay in 1992 with the heavily-hyped "Cuatro", while their move away from thrash roots alienated old-school 1980s fans. Their melodic tendencies and "clean vocals," meanwhile, held little interest for a new generation raised on hardcore, death and black metal. It's not like the material has be...

(47:25) FLOTSAM AND JETSAM gehören zu den vielen Kapellen aus den goldenen Achtzigern, die ihren Zenit längst überschritten haben. Sprich: Seit dem brillanten Speed/Power-Metal-Debüt Doomsday For The Deceiver aus dem Jahre 1986 ging es bei der ehemaligen Combo von Ex-Metallica-Basser Jason Newsted kontinuierlich bergab. Ob die Band aus Phoenix/Arizona mit ihrem neunten Langeisen endlich die