Flotsam And Jetsam, Jetsam - Swatting At Flies

Music video by Flotsam And Jetsam, Jetsam performing Swatting At Flies. (C) 1992 Geffen Records

[@NitroModelsAndComics]

Cuatro is mandatory for a metal head. "I never doubted the teachers just the lessons they taught".

[@whateverwhatever5715]

I was 15 when Quatro came out ...the whole album rips ...I ended up winning front row seats to their show at the Newport ( Columbus , Ohio ) at the album signing ...still got my autograph ..

[@deciBelus]

I was 16 mate, close. Still f*ckin' slams many new bands. So underrated people! Masterpiece!

[@ZevenBoneZDowding]

I got to party me Ass off with the whole band in Dirty-Ass Dallas Michael Gilbert was the only one thinking off his wife and bragging about 4 yr old boy at home Whores like doors were flying the rounds and back then It waa party time😅😂

[@Coiltrane]

great riffing ☑ great vocals ☑ good melody ☑ groove ☑

[@notyocheese5317]

and lyrics

[@stevesullivan8963]

This album was a must-have, non-mainstream choice for every metalhead back in the day! Like "War Of Words" by Fight... very metal, awesome perfection! I had it on cassette, remember those?! Lol!

[@DisposableGorilla]

by today's standards, yes, this isn't great. But this came out in 92. How old were you then? were you even born? And at the time there weren't shit tons of massive metal bands to choose from. I'm still a fan of these guys. They are hard working, great performers, and the songs have meaning I can relate to. So, yeah. Thats why I buy it.

[@grego7345]

+InventorGorilla. Apparently, she's not old enough to appreciate great music

[@DisposableGorilla]

G Skip well, younger people are spoiled with tons of choices. But they were a great band regaedless

[@jimruthless]

haha, yeah right, this is exactly the same type of music that Alice in Chains made in the 90's. Flotsam went grunge.

[@DoobieDarrin]

Alice in Chains was a grunge Metal band...F&J were thrash Metal.

[@Angelrat666]

30y later still one of my faves of Flotsam.

[@spencerthu2956]

What I remember is how ahead of their time their sound was...it hit hard and production and guitars and this really heavy chug crunch! I don't remember any other band at that time sounding like this.

[@BenDover-df7or]

FLOTS TILL DEATH. INCREDIBLE BAND

[@JJ-ws5kj]

DEATH BEFORE DISHONOR!!!

[@kathygrant4977]

Incredible!

[@hetfillizer]

One of the 90s Masterpiece🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘

[@Rmissjen9]

This whole album is amazing. My older brother turned me onto them years ago……..

[@michaelstanislaus2586]

Great band, and Cuatro is one of THE most underrated albums of all time. Not just this song, check out that whole album. You won't be disappointed!

[@Ashstrodamus1]

Absolutely. I heard this song(Metalshop) and bought the cassette. Very catchy songs. A classic album.

[@SniffHeinkel]

High is a really good album too.

[@toddm1195]

Still jammin at 58 🥁🎸👊🍺

[@patwhitaker8899]

Fantastic track / video from an incredible high point of this legendary Metal band, "Cuatro". I saw them tour for this album too, with none other than Chris Poland's DAMN THE MACHINE opening for them... and to this day, most people are unaware the 3rd song, "The Message", was co-written by Chris Cornell (R.I.P.).

[@jonathonmanfredi616]

Well hidden gem. I will say i get heaaavy metallica vibes.

[@GonzalorodrigoCorrea]

Yes

[@TheANTICELEB]

Brilliant music. Genial album

[@scrapsass218]

why the fuck they aren't the biggest metal band still baffles me.

[@SnarkyRC]

Because other metal bands ripped them off and became famous.

[@MetalHead-ks9zq]

Because they never made a romantic love song

[@dim7168]

One of their best riffs ever

[@666waughtron666]

F&J were a HUGE part of my childhood. Still great today. I thought this album had some of the best production and it was one of their most diverse outings.

[@kevinb3307]

Neal Kernon did a great job.

[@timcarr1980]

I love this album. I had it on cassette, too! Doomsday was the album that started it all for me.

[@lizd85018]

Those were the days

[@anton2581]

25yrs later and Flotsam still hits a nerve...in a heavy heartfelt badass sort of way. Metal rules still and always!!!😇

[@OjosDeHuever]

Great 90´s metal! i love how F&J managed to stay up to date during without compromising their integrity, unlike many other thrash bands

[@toddstewart9070]

what ever happened to fucking awesome bands like this

[@babayagaforestdweller400]

My red pill began when I was 15!!! Thanks to all the thrash metal, death metal, old school metal. Got me playing the bass! SLAYOOOOR was the first real metal I found in bro’s tape deck mix tape w megadeth, the 80’s & 90’s metal was far beyond its time!!! While my peers were listening to Tiffany I think we’re alone now & Debbie whatever F her name is I was listening to thought provoking, moving, give me chills technical music!!!!

[@msaner77]

Top 10 metal albums of all time. Hands dowm

[@scottea61]

how many local bands in your town were this good?yea....!thought so!

[@robbonez5779]

Plenty...thanks

[@markmeinke6096]

Just got t up you is yard iiguuthe pm one of utiu

[@markmeinke6096]

No question if it u

[@markmeinke6096]

U

[@AgainsttheMediocrity]

"Flotsam and Jetsam", One of The Best Thrash Metal Band. This song is Real Thrash, !!! Long Life & Good Luck to Flotsam !!! We need a "Big 8" , Together with Exodus Testament and Overkill. !!! Thrash Metal is the Best of the Best !!! jajajajajaja

[@robbob5302]

I literally just Googled this song to hear it again. Making this the second time I have ever heard it. Must have left an impression, as I still remembered the chorus in its entirety, 25 years later. ( The part I Googled.)

[@raskullsshako]

Ah yes Flotsam and Jetsam and Jetsam My favorite metal band 😂

[@drizztdourden5239]

LOVE THIS ALBUM🤘

[@hoosier076]

Bass N' guitar riffs excellent as well as the album. One of their best albums as well

[@orlandobarros2359]

Super riffs! Que banda excelente essa!!

[@embassyhotel]

I just went & seen Testament,Flotsam and Jetsam & 4ARM in Toronto on Feb.18/2013 & get to the venue to find out that Overkill had cancelled the rest of their tour dates because Overkill's lead singer Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth has pneumonia.But Flotsam and Jetsam were amazing live & really played a killer set! As well as Testament & 4ARM.

[@SniffHeinkel]

The only thing I ever made in my life was a fist The only thing that ever proved that I exist Broken glass looks best when the sun's goin down Take it from me, I'm broken too And there's lots of us around That feel.

[@021Sweden]

AWESOME AWESOME song .. i remember back in my younger years when i first saw this video on headbangers ball .. fucking AWESOME song and band !!

[@loneranger9485]

VOCALS ARE STILLLLLL ON POINT !!! MOST UNDERRATED BAND EVER🤘🤘🤘🤘

[@JudasSlays2426]

Sanctuary is definitely #1 most underrated. Annihilator is on the list. Raven. I have always dug Flotsam and Jetsam, there definitely a very underrated and...

[@MetalHeadFrank666]

another kick ass tune from Flotsam And Jetsam, just one of many

[@HabeasMortis]

wThis band has a LOT of great songs... This is their best one!

[@loonytunzz]

Quatro... BEST F&J album to date!!!!

[@bradleyduncan8919]

Drift was ....buddy

[@hoosier076]

Bass N' guitar riffs excellent as well as the album

[@frayedends100]

I regret buying it on cd back then. Wish i had the LP.....

[@johnmcaulay5938]

One of their best songs. Amazing band.

[@scrapsass218]

best fuckin metal band ever

[@yamahalangevin7130]

underrated band amazing flotsam

[@stevenboyce4136]

mixed so good

[@vidyaganesha9613]

I never knew flotsam & jetsam before.. But when finally found this, I can say they're amazing.. Just like a mixture between hairy metal vocal style, and thrash metal instruments..

[@godzwater]

this is by far the best of their songs

[@wayne971]

❤ what year was this video made? They were so young. I ❤ flotsam and jetsam

[@fredericc.4202]

Fantastic song !

[@Grumpyoldman60-]

Such and underrated band, they never got the air play they deserved

[@Sebejszczyn]

Flotz were great in Thrash form or more Grungy Heavy Metal form, they're still one of my best metal acts ever. Even new albums are great! Consider, next song on "Cuatro" album - "The Message" was co-written by Criss Cornell.

[@danilomauricioalvaradovasq780]

amo esta banda

[@joedefalco7598]

2021 & still rockin' to this!!

[@alexsaucedo8032]

The only thing i ever made in life was FISK. 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘 LOVE THIS SONG. GREAT ALBUM TOO

[@donsill4312]

These guys were a big inspiration with doomsday for me. I bought this CD later and was pleased they still produced good jam. Underrated! Rock on brothers!

[@johncampbellpercussion]

Unadulterated awesomeness. LOVE this album. I got to meet Mike, Jason and Kelly on this tour.

[@depthoftheoceans]

What a sick song!

[@rubenmedina326]

I saw them them in SO. New Jersey 90' in a fest of many bands and got most albums ( CD' ) a real Metal band , so much resopect for them .

[@chadcassidy1580]

This is so good it needed a 2nd Jetsam!

[@raskullsshako]

Jetsam and Jetsam My favorite metal band 😂

[@samboy1288]

I like Eric A.K.'s voice.

[@kirklandcomputer]

Saw them at ROCKandy in Seattle in the 90's, I still remember parts of the show, Newstead killed it!

[@johnstrika9170]

And how exactly did he kill it when he left the band in 1986 and never returned?

[@frankwells7520]

Jason Ward, maybe?

[@kevinb3307]

You big dummy

[@mikexxx11]

2 words....Fuck yea

[@pyromike24]

I can't even express how jealous I am and how mad at myself I am for missing that show...

[@7narada7]

es un tremendo disco😊😊

[@Simonthehead]

Awesome band - brilliant song!

[@leerector6089]

Actual singing makes the difference.

[@dennishedglin530]

I grew up in Phoenix

[@jeff8425]

cool normal ass dudes Phoenix back in the day. miss them times. killer fuckin band

[@Scott-xj3bb]

Been a long time since I heard these guys

[@christiancreed7195]

I got to meet these guys at Chuck Landis's Country Club in LA a couple years before this came out. My mom owned an indy metal label back then. One of her up and coming bands were with us that night. They were all surprised that after being signed for two albums, the guys in F & J still had day jobs. A carwash in Phoenix, if I remember correctly. I also remember them being really cool and down to earth.

[@ebee3522]

Epic !

[@niwdoog]

awesome band!

[@obsidianlies169]

OK this goes out to the entire planet if anyone has date with hate could you please share it ! thank you !

[@davidphillips57]

this is a Masterwork!!

[@cynthiamorris9586]

This used to be my favorite song, until today, when I am playing now all tunes on here from "Cold", Oh shit!!! Turned on ! And turned me around! Thanks guys!! Keep it up!

[@fartsare2023]

Oldie but goodie.

[@user-yr8ie8cz3g]

GOTTA SEE THESE GUYS LIVE..😳

[@richardpotts1818]

Such a bad ass album as a whole👍

[@Meatpox]

Killer old school...

[@wenmcbrainvansandt5240]

FLOTS UP DRIFTing SOULS GREETINGS from HOPILAND BLOOD BROTHERS Always a killer stoned dead piercing my HOPI EARDRUMS☆●○°°○●☆ Remember me? You BROTHERS of mine banged up my TRAPSET at the HOPI MUSIC FESTIVAL👉🤘👈 also met you BROTHERS at your DRIFT cd release in SCOTTSDALE, AZ party hard by the poolside. Both nights were WILDaf LOVE YOU MY BLOOD BROTHERS. Hit me up, would be fucking GREAT to see you all once again. TEWA WARRIOR STRONG

[@rolfdejonge3915]

🤟😎💥🌟

[@СергейОса-ф1ы]

1992

[@hmdave]

Good stuff for mental health in 2021.

[@canousi]

their two first albums kick ass , and their two last ones even more !!!

[@juancarlosortiz4188]

Ejemplo claro de cómo una producción puede joder unas buenas canciones🤘🤘

[@donniey.8891]

Awesome 🤘🤘🤘

[@HabeasMortis]

Flotsam is in their league, but I'd call Testament over them. Bostaph played for both bands, after all!

[@frankwells7520]

I don't remember Paul drumming for F&J

[@mgs1170]

Cuatro. Gawd Damn.

[@Vulture15A]

Most underrated band in Metal! Fukn badass!!

[@mikefrank6319]

Jasons bass sounds tough. KDS is the most badass drummer ever.

[@driftwood-c4g]

Only 1600 likes. What a travesty

[@lizd85018]

My favorite

[@Metal_Archaeologist]

My favorite tune from the Cuatro LP. thanks for the upload.

[@rickjames9507]

Chug chug chug chug chug chug.

[@herreraparallel777]

@thewag777 100% agree. "The Cold" (2010) is the cherry in the pie.......

[@shizokiller]

@AncientBarbaricEvil good to see that someone else has good taste for music ;) keep banging your head.!!

[@MatthewSnowAvalanche73m1]

oNE OF mY aLL tImE FaVORiTE MeTaL bAnDs

[@christophermassey7824]

Didn't know there was a music video for this song. I listened to Cuatro last night. I'm trying to find a bass cover of "Are You Willing?"

[@SHADOZEDGE]

kickass tune

[@AncientBarbaricEvil]

Great crunch cool vibe...\m/ \m/ Swatting at Flies

[@MrKrunchy144]

Flotz should've been the band to come out of the 80's they got way more talent IMHO of course. Big 4 Flotz , overkill , Vio-lence, prong , big 4 underrated

[@rollthelosingdice]

Exodus, Testament, Death Angel, Annihilator

[@PureTrueMetal]

Sanctuary, Flotsam, Metal Church, Testament.

[@bradleyduncan8919]

Absolutely!!!! 4 of my favs

[@bradleyduncan8919]

Sanctuary.....killer band was in Seattle when they became big

[@rollthelosingdice]

R1Elvis Big 4 you mean...