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FLOTSAM AND JETSAM Drummer: "Our New Record Is About 75% Written..."

FLOTSAM AND JETSAM drummer Craig Nielsen has issued the following update:

"Sorry for the ridiculously long time since the last update, but it was worth the wait.

Let me be the first to confirm that we will be playing on the killer Metal Mania festival on March 8th in Katowice, Poland, with MEGADETH, OVERKILL, and so many other great bands.

This is the biggest festival in Eastern Europe and it will be at the end of our 9 show European tour that starts on March 1st, bringing us to such cool cities as Barcelona, Budapest, Vienna, Frankfurt, and more. We are extremely pumped for this tour and the complete itinerary will be posted within 2 weeks.

Also this weekend, on December 14 we play at The Jumping Turtle in San Marcos (San Diego), and on Saturday, the 15th, at The Whiskey on the Sunset Strip in Hollywood. Our last Hollywood show at the House of Blues about 15 months ago, with ARMORED SAINT and DEATH ANGEL, sold out and was one of the best performances from Flotsam And Jetsam ever and we are hoping to repeat or even outdo that level of intensity once again.

Finally, our new record is about 75% written and we plan on getting into recording mode within months. I know every band always says this, but we aim to make the very best record and will settle for NO filler songs and only the most primal vibe.

Again, I will post more tour ionfo as soon as contracts are signed.

A big FLOTS TIL DEATH!!!! Out..."

FLOTSAM AND JETSAM Drummer Checks In, Begins Tracking For New Album In August

FLOTSAM AND JETSAM drummer Craig Nielsen has checked in with the following update:

"All of the details have been sorted out and the band is extremely pumped and in peak form to begin our new studio record. We are very fortunate to be part of the Driven Music Group family and we look at this opportunity as a new beginning to reach new highs and more fans than ever. The label has been very interactive, accomodating and generous in their dealings with us so far and we feel part of something starting from the ground up, with nothing but promise and sincere commitment. The commitment this time goes very much right back from us to them. In addition to being on this new label, as you may have heard, this record, as with all Driven releases, will be given the full force and prestige of Warner Brothers distribution, as announced recently by the President and CEO of Warner Music Group himself. We simply couldn't ask for more. The songs are 10 times more fresh than the last four records combined. Challenging, fast, moody, melodic and powerful. Drums begin tracking on August 17th. I will give an update on the process and any potential release dates as they materialize."