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“Flotsam and Jetsam is an American thrash metal band formed in Phoenix, Arizona in 1981 (initially under names like Paradox and The Dogz before settling on a phrase borrowed from Tolkien's The Two Towers). They emerged as part of the second wave of thrash alongside Sepultura, Testament, and Death Angel, and their 1986 debut Doomsday for the Deceiver became the first album in Kerrang!'s history to receive a perfect "6K" rating. The band is also famously the launching pad for bassist Jason Newsted, who left immediately after the debut to join Metallica. Vocalist Eric "AK" Knutson has remained the constant through nearly four decades and fifteen studio albums, including 2024's I Am the Weapon. Forty-plus years in, Flotsam and Jetsam are still trafficking in the kind of fast, melodic, technically sharp thrash that defined the genre's golden age.”
Flotsam and Jetsam at Holy Diver — thrash metal.
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Holy Diver
Midtown
1517 21st Street, SacramentoCapacity
300
Key venue for Sacramento's rock and metal community. Part of the circuit alongside Ace of Spades and The Boardwalk.
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