Flotsam and Jetsam

Flotsam and Jetsam
Flotsam and Jetsam at the Brutal Assault Festival in 2014
Background information
Also known as	Paradox (1981–1982) Dredlox (1982–1983) Dogz (1983–1984)
Origin	Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
Genres	Thrash metal speed metal
Years active	1981–present
Labels	Driven Music Group Metal Blade Elektra MCA Crash Music AFM
Members	Eric "A.K." Knutson Michael Gilbert Steve Conley Ken Mary Bill Bodily
Website	www.flotstildeath.com

Flotsam and Jetsam is an American thrash metal band made in Phoenix, Arizona, in 1981. Before 1984, the band used three other names: Paradox, Dredlox and Dogz. The current members of the band are singer Eric Knutson, guitarists Michael Gilbert and Steve Conley, bassist Bill Bodily, and drummer Ken Mary. Many people have joined and left the band. Knutson is the only person who has been in the band since 1981. Jason Newsted used to be in the band, but left to join Metallica.

Flotsam and Jetsam have made fourteen studio albums. Their newest album is Blood in the Water. It was released in 2021.

Studio albums

• Doomsday for the Deceiver (1986)
• No Place for Disgrace (1988)
• When the Storm Comes Down (1990)
• Cuatro (1992)
• Drift (1995)
• High (1997)
• Unnatural Selection (1999)
• My God (2001)
• Dreams of Death (2005)
• The Cold (2010)
• Ugly Noise (2012)
• Flotsam and Jetsam (2016)
• The End of Chaos (2019)
• Blood in the Water (2021)