Polish record label Metal Mind is reissuing Flotsam and Jetsam's three albums released on MCA records with bonus tracks including their 1995 masterpiece Drift.
The run is limited to 2000 copies, which is a shame, since these albums have been out of print for over 10 years and are next-to-impossible to find.
Drift is one of my favorite albums ever. The lyrics were penned by bass player Jason B. Ward shortly after the suicide of his brother Jeff Ward (who used to play drums in NIN's touring band). To describe it in one word, i'd use "grim."
This is some of the best metal you'll ever hear. Drift is Flotsam at their artistic peak. Everything is perfect. Eric A.K.'s vocals never sounded better. The guitar work is great. The bass is awesome. The drums are incredible. The emotional intensity of this album is what really blows me away. From the opener "me" to the coughing-on-pitch fade out of "Poet's Tell," There's a lot of rage and fury, but also a deep grief and sense of loss. A line of sarcasm runs through every song from the bitter to the bittersweet. They have other good albums, to be sure, (The also-reissued Cuatro (MCA 1993) is very good, and High (metal blade records, 1997) is also excellent) but Drift is really something else. I'm tempted to go out on a limb and call it the best metal album of the 90's.
Get it while you can.
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