Flotsam and Jetsam announce new album “Rats In The Temple”

On August 28, Napalm Records will release Flotsam and Jetsam‘s sixteenth studio album, “Rats In The Temple”, as per theprp. That LP will include thirteen songs. The following was said in a press statement regarding what to anticipate from the upcoming full-length, albeit a first single is still awaited. Get your copy by clicking here.

This record is a BEAST, truly our best effort to date!! Do yourself a favor. Dim the lights, grab a drink, put the headphones on, and crank this up. You will not be sorry you did!!! – Eric “A.K.” Knutson

”Rats In The Temple‘ opens strong with the stadium-ready hooks and dizzyingly precise performances of ‘Harvesting The Hate‘ and ‘Damnation‘, before delving into thrash virtuosity on ‘Absolution.’

The iconic guitar duo of Michael Gilbert and Steve Conley paint vividly ghoulish images on tracks like ‘Blame The Knife‘ and ‘Rats In the Temple,’ then continue to flex their metal muscle on ‘The Ghost Behind My Door‘ and ‘First on the Spike,’ invoking pure first-wave excellence with a pummeling modern menace.

‘The Edge of Nowhere‘ builds inescapable suspense before firing listeners out of a gun, full throttle into ‘Last Rites,’ another standout track for the band. The legendary rhythm duo of drummer Ken Maryand bassist Bill Bodily take center stage on the anti-war anthem ‘A Taste For War,’ their methodical syncopation invoking images of tanks and boots on the ground

‘Her Blood Your Pain‘ brings ornate, medieval guitarmonies before ‘Anthem For The Broken‘ goes full balls to the wall, and ‘Going Down That Way‘ hits listeners with heavy riffs and even heavier truths. “Rats In The Temple” remains enthralling throughout, giving listeners entry to numerous of the band’s metal chambers, sampling a refined and eclectic serving of influences.

Churning like magma beneath the Earth, Flotsam and Jetsam have only been growing more and more fiery with time, and “Rats In The Temple” sees the band exploding to the surface in a magnificent and awe-inspiring blaze. For fans new and longstanding, you cannot escape them; they’re through the walls.’

Tracklist:

1. Harvesting The Hate
2. Damnation
3. Absolution
4. Blame the Knife
5. Rats in the Temple
6. The Ghost behind my Door
7. First on the Spike
8. The Edge of Nowhere
9. Last Rites
10. A Taste for War
11. Her Blood your Pain
12. Anthem for the Broken
13. Not Going down that Way