Flotsam & Jetsam
It's been a long road for Flotsam & Jetsam, one of American
metal's enduring forces.
Having long since lost the stigma of being
"Jason Newsted's old band", they have, over the course of two
decades, reliably delivered albums of a consistent quality,
always garnering fan and critical appreciation while never quite
making the big time.
Their blend of thrash and straightforward American metal has
scarcely wavered, yet they haven't been afraid to tinker with
the formula, unwilling to rehash the same album over and over.
The last few years have been particularly rough, with vocalist
Eric A.K. quitting after the release of
My God , throwing the
future of the band in serious doubt.
The esteemed James Rivera
(
Helstar )
filled in on some live shows, but it would be a few years before
Eric and the boys were back together, resulting in the band's
ninth album,
Dreams Of Death , released in mid-2005.
Recent album: I Am The Weapon ,
released on September 13, 2024.
Discography
Studio
Video
Doomsday For The Deceiver
1986
Metal Blade
Hammerhead
Iron Tears
Desecrator
Fade to Black
Doomsday for the Deceiver
Metalshock
She Took an Axe
U.L.S.W.
Der Fuhrer
Flotzilla
Eric "A.K." Knutson
Ed Carlson
Michael Gilbert
Jason Newsted
Kelly David Smith
No Place For Disgrace
1988
Elektra
No Place For Disgrace
Dreams Of Death
N.E. Terror
Escape From Within
Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting
Hard On You
I Live You Die
Misguided Fortune
P.A.A.B.
The Jones
Eric "A.K." Knutson
Ed Carlson
Michael Gilbert
Troy Gregory
Kelly David Smith
When The Storm Comes Down
1990
MCA
The Master Sleeps
Burned Device
Deviation
Ocotober Thorns
No More Fun
Suffer the Masses
6, Six, VI
Greed
E.M.T.E.K.
Scars
Eric "A.K." Knutson
Ed Carlson
Michael Gilbert
Troy Gregory
Kelly David Smith
Cuatro
1992
MCA
Natural Enemies
Swatting at Flies
The Message
Cradle me Now
Wading Through the Darkness
Double Zero
Never to Reveal
Forget About Heaven
Secret Square
Hypodermic Midnight Snack
Are you Willing
(Ain't Nothing Gonna) Save this World
Eric "A.K." Knutson
Ed Carlson
Michael Gilbert
Jason Ward
Kelly David Smith
1992 Readers' Album
#15
Drift
1995
MCA
Me
Empty Air
Pick A Window
12 Year Old With A Gun
Missing
Blindside
Remember
Destructive Signs
Smoked Out
Poet's Tell
Eric "A.K." Knutson
Ed Carlson
Michael Gilbert
Jason Ward
Kelly David Smith
1995 Readers' Album
#35
High
1997
Metal Blade
Final Step
Hallucinational
It's On Me
High Noon
Your Hands
Monster
Lucky Day
Toast
High
Everything
Forkboy
Eric "A.K." Knutson
Ed Carlson
Michael Gilbert
Jason Ward
Kelly David Smith
1997 Readers' Album
#29
Unnatural Selection
1999
Metal Blade
Dream Scape
Chemical Noose
Promise Keepers
Liquid Noose
Falling
Fuckers
Brain Dead
Way To Go
Win, Lose Or Dead
Welcome To The Bottom
Eric "A.K." Knutson
Ed Carlson
Mark T. Simpson
Jason Ward
Craig Neilson
1999 Readers' Album
#95
My God
2001
Metal Blade
Dig Me Up To Bury Me
Keep Breathing
Nothing To Say
Weather To Do
Camera Eye
Trash
Praise
My God
Learn To Dance
Frustrate
Killing Time
I.A.M.H.
Eric "A.K." Knutson
Ed Carlson
Mark T. Simpson
Jason Ward
Craig Neilson
Live In Phoenix
VIDEO
2004
Dreams Of Death
2005
Crash Music
Requiescal
Straight To Hell
Parapsychotic
Bleed
Look In His Eyes
Childhood Hero
Bathing In Red
Nascentes Morimar
Out Of Mind
Eric "A.K." Knutson
Ed Carlson
Mark T. Simpson
Jason Ward
Craig Neilson
2005 Readers' Album
#79
Once In A Deathtime
VIDEO
2008
The Cold
2010
Driven
Hypocrite
Take
The Cold
Black Cloud
Blackened Eyes Staring
Better Off Dead
Falling Short
Always
K.Y.A.
Secret Life
Eric "A.K." Knutson
Mark T. Simpson
Jason Ward
Craig Neilson
2010 Readers' Album
#7
Ugly Noise
2012
self-released
Ugly Noise
Gitty Up
Run and Hide
Carry On
Rabbit's Foot
Play Your Part
Rage
Cross the Sky
Motherfuckery
I Believe
To Be Free
Machine Gun
Eric "A.K." Knutson
Ed Carlson
Michael Gilbert
Jason Ward
Kelly David Smith
2012 Readers' Album
#9
No Place For Disgrace - 2014
2014
Metal Blade
No Place for Disgrace
Dreams of Death
N.E. Terror
Escape from Within
Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting
Hard on You
I Live You Die
Misguided Fortune
P.A.A.B.
The Jones
Eric "A.K." Knutson
Ed Carlson
Michael Gilbert
Michael Spencer
Kelly David Smith
2014 Readers' Album
#42
Flotsam And Jetsam
2016
AFM
Seventh Seal
Life Is A Mess
Taser
Iron Maiden
Verge Of Tragedy
Creeper
L.O.T.D.
The Incantation
Monkey Wrench
Time To Go
Smoking Gun
Forbidden Territories
Eric "A.K." Knutson
Steve Conley
Michael Gilbert
Michael Spencer
Jason Bittner
2016 Readers' Album
#9
The End Of Chaos
2018
AFM
Prisoner of Time
Control
Recover
Prepare for Chaos
Slowly Insane
Architects of Hate
Demolition Man
Unwelcome Surprise
Snake Eye
Survive
Good or Bad
The End
Eric "A.K." Knutson
Steve Conley
Michael Gilbert
Michael Spencer
Ken Mary
2018 Readers' Album
#5
Blood In The Water
2021
AFM
Blood in the Water
Burn the Sky
Brace for Impact
A Place to Die
The Walls
Cry for the Dead
The Wicked Hour
Too Many Lives
Grey Dragon
Reaggression
Undone
Seven Seconds 'til the End of the World
Eric "A.K." Knutson
Steve Conley
Michael Gilbert
Bill Bodily
Ken Mary
I Am The Weapon
2024
A New Kind of Hero
Primal
I Am the Weapon
Burned My Bridges
The Head of the Snake
Beneath the Shadows
Gates of Hell
Cold Steel Lights
Kings of the Underworld
Running Through the Fire
Black Wings
Eric "A.K." Knutson
Steve Conley
Michael Gilbert
Bill Bodily
Ken Mary
