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From a technician's standpoint, DRIFT is among Flotsam & Jetsam's finest work, bridging the gap between progressive rock and backstreet thrash. Flotsam & Jetsam has always been a band that defies trends. DRIFT is more visceral than Queensr˙che, more clear-cut than Dream Theater, and fiercer than Fates Warning. Where CUATRO, the band's previous effort, seemed primarily single-driven, DRIFT is album-oriented metal. The band's craft is so sharp and so refined that even the cover of Black Sabbath's "Fairies Wear Boots" sounds like an original Flotsam & Jetsam track.
Flotsam & Jetsam are beginning to sound a little tired on Drift, their fifth album. Nearly a decade after their debut, the band still sounds tight and their musical skills are quite impressive. Nevertheless, there is a distinct lack of new ideas. That in itself wouldn't be so bad but they haven't fashioned strong songs out of their trademark formula, which makes Drift interesting only to the band's most dedicated fans. [The CD was also released with bonus tracks.] ~ David Jehnzen
For every band there comes a moment of truth in their career, a moment where the surrounding circumstances can put the further existence of the band into question. For Flotsam and Jetsam, the thrash metal five piece from Phoenix, Arizona, that moment came around the release of their fifth album, 'Drift'. Between 1992 and 1995 the group went trough some tough experiences, which were sometimes referred to by the band as 'D-hell'. Bassist Jason Ward (who joined Flotsam and Jetsam in 1990) explains: 'We've had success but we've also had to deal with death, divorce, deceit, people playing with your emotions, difficult business decisions, bad timing, yet this band will not die.' The last statement, encouragingly positive, was definitely proven by the release of 'Drift' - a unique album by one of the most influential thrash metal groups ever to walk the face of the earth. Flotsam and Jetsam were originally formed in 1982, at that time using the name Dredlox, which was soon cha
Recorded at Village Productions, Tornillo, Texas.
Flotsam & Jetsam (US): Jason Ward (bass guitar).
Personnel: Michael Gilbert (guitar); Kelly David Smith (drums, cymbals, percussion).
Audio Mixer: Michael Barbiero.
Recording information: Village Productions, Tornilled, TX.
Authors: Eric A.K.; Jason Michael Ward.
Photographer: Ethan Hill.
Flotsam & Jetsam: Eric A.K. (vocals); Michael Gilbert, Edward Carlson (guitar); Jason B. Ward (synthesizer, bass); Kelly David Smith (drums, percussion).
Additional personnel: Neil Kernon (programming).
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