Description

2008 digipak reissue with 5 bonus tracks and a bonus video. Limited 2000 numbered copies

Founded in 1981 Flotsam And Jetsam was to rise above the thrash melee with a strong debut album ‘Doomsday For The Deceiver’. In spite of this strong start, unfortunately the band are known in many media circles more for being the source of Metallicas Jason Newsted and despite major label back up have struggled to rid themselves of that stigma. Nevertheless, Flotsam And Jetsam, signing to MCA Records, would stick to their guns releasing a string of commendable metal albums and put in punishing tour schedules that never betrayed a sniff of compromise. 1992’s adventurous ‘Cuatro’ outing, produced by Neil Kernon at Dotch City Sound in Glendale, although a solid release, regrettably did little to improve their status. On an international scale, Flotsam And Jetsams sales frustratingly hovered around the quarter of a million mark for each album release, a trend that would continue. Looking back youll find an underrated album that was released during the horrible grunge years and really went totally unnoticed. The first two tracks here; Natural Enemies and Swatting At Flies are fantastic numbers and should please old thrashers. Qatro was a good album released in bad times and it deserves a couple of spins in your cd-player, even if it’s 20 years past due.

Track listing:
1. Natural Enemies
2. Swatting At Flies
3. Message
4. Cradle Me Now
5. Wading Through The Darkness
6. Double Zero
7. Never To Reveal
8. Forget About Heaven
9. Secret Square
10. Hyperdermic Midnight Snack
11. Are You Willing
12. (Ain’t Nothing Gonna) Save This world
13. Date With Hate
14. Wading Through The Darkness-radio edit
15. Wading Through The Darkness-industrial mix
16. Cradle Me Now-edit version
17. Wading Through The Darkness-video