FLOTSAM & JETSAM - UGLY NOISE (*NEW-GOLD DISC CD, 2022, Brutal Planet Records) *Classic thrash remaster!

BPCD1579 FLOTSAM & JETSAM - UGLY NOISE GOLD DISC 637405143027  

• Authentically licensed and faithfully reissued
• Features the elite GOLDMAX CD with superior audio clarity
• Every CD comes with a FREE Gold Foil-Stamped Collector Card
• Limited to just 1000 Gold Disc CDs world-wide
  
• The original 2013 recording released on Metal Blade Records.
• Remastered in 2022 by Bombworks Sound's, Rob Colwell (The Metal Round-Table)
• 16 panel booklet with lyrics and band pics by NoLifeTilMetal's Scott Water
• Part of the exclusive Metal Icon Series on Brutal Planet Records

Few artists have had the impact of FLOTSAM & JETSAM.  The band put the Power Metal & Thrash crowd on its feet with the 1986 iconic classic, DOOMSDAY and the band never took the foot off the gas - building a legacy of brilliant FULL-ON HEAVY METAL!  Mentioned in the same breath, with hushed reverence as Slayer, Anthrax, Metallica, and Megadeth - Brutal Planet Records brings you elite remasters with all the stuff collector's crave!

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WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING ABOUT UGLY NOISE....

The new album is good, certainly evidence that this band has fuel left in the tank. The best songs on this album are those that have the highest levels of energy. I wouldn't describe the music here as thrash so much as just straight up heavy metal. For me, the best tracks on this album were "Ugly Noise," "Gitty Up," "Rabbits Foot," "Rage," and "Machine Gun." Flotsam and Jetsam certainly continue to demonstrate that they aren't merely old news. Give it a listen.
                   SEA OF TRANQUILITY REVIEW

Ugly Noise is a career-defining record.
                      METAL FORCES MAGAZINE

"Ugly Noise" is a nice mix of Flots old and new. There are the fast parts that bring to mind the classic days of the band and some more melodic moments that can be chalked up to maturity, or even progression. Though it may not be breaking any new barriers in sound and style, "Ugly Noise" is a solid effort from Flotsam & Jetsam. It's dark, heavy and one of those albums that has drawn me in and begs for repeated listens.
                            SCOTT WATERS - NOLIFETILMETAL REVIEWS

ABOUT THE ALBUM
After a decade of existing as an afterthought to metal fans, Phoenix, Arizona’s Flotsam And Jetsam go for broke on Ugly Noise. Featuring the return of original members Michael Gilbert (guitars) and Kelly David Smith (drums), this is the first Flotsam And Jetsam record they have appeared on since 1997’s High.

Initially, the band jammed with their former colleague Jason Newsted (ex-Metallica, Voivod and Echobrain, and currently of Newsted – in case you haven’t been paying attention for the last 30 years) as well, but he ultimately decided not to reunite with the band. Newsted is listed as a co-writer for some of the album’s material however.

Everything on Ugly Noise is a little off-kilter, heavy (although not always fast), groove-oriented, and intense. In that sense it reminds me a good deal of the Drift album (1995). Kicking off with the piano-laden title track, a haunting tone is immediately set. The band tear it up in epic proportions declaring “ugly noise and beautiful lives”, a seemingly intimate idea that should strike a chord with well-adjusted heavy metal fans worldwide.

‘Run And Hide’ is another mid-tempo, bluesy-in-spots, gem that hits you just right, while the vocally adventurous (at least for a Flotsam And Jetsam record) ‘Cross The Sky’ serves as a firm reminder that the boys still have plenty to experiment with. Overall, the song is an affair that doesn’t manage to take off in my opinion, but I love hearing something new from such a classic band.

‘Motherfuckery’ moves along at a fast clip and reminds me of a cross between the angrier moments on The Cold (2010) and Drift, while managing a much tighter and crunchier sound than the material on those albums. It’s a little more pissed off than some of the other tracks. While I’m excited to not hear that sound from start to finish, ‘Motherfuckery’, the slightly more anthemic ‘I Believe’, and ‘Machine Gun’ give fans plenty of reason to raise their fist during the second half of the album. Eric “A.K.” Knutson’s vocals are perfect throughout this album, but these three songs prove his balls are just as big as they were in their heyday. He’s a lot more well-rounded in 2012 (yelling, singing, grunting a bit here and there), keeping him ranked among my very favorite metal vocalists.

While it’s tempting to see this as an immediate return to form, it’s certainly been a process as many of the better elements of The Cold and Dreams Of Death (2005) are present here. The fact is that Flotsam And Jetsam have settled gracefully into the next era of their evolution. Still heavy, still thoughtful, still angry… just not all the time. While I’ve enjoyed all of the band’s albums, Ugly Noise is a career-defining record.