Thrash metal lifers Flotsam And Jetsam are getting ready to issue their sixteenth studio album, “Rats In The Temple” on August 28th through Napalm Records. 13 songs will appear on that record, with frontman Eric “A.K.” Knutson stating of it:
“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!!!”
With a first single still pending, a press release had the following to say about what you can expect from the new full-length:
”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 Mary and 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.’
“Rats In The Temple” track listing:
01 – “Harvesting The Hate“
02 – “Damnation“
03 – “Absolution“
04 – “Blame the Knife“
05 – “Rats in the Temple“
06 – “The Ghost behind my Door“
07 – “First on the Spike“
08 – “The Edge of Nowhere“
09 – “Last Rites“
10 – “A Taste for War“
11 – “Her Blood your Pain“
12 – “Anthem for the Broken“
13 – “Not Going down that Way“
Album pre-orders are available now through lnk.to/FlotsamAndJetsam-RatsintheTemple.
