Flotsam and Jetsam - 'Harvesting The Hate' (music video)

Falling down, this hole you dig
One more body, underneath these bricks
Watch your world, as it turns to ash
I leave it all behind me now

Why can't you hear me
Why can't you see me

Kiss the flames, and open up your eyes
I destroyed your alibis
You push your fist up to my face
And now you're harvesting, harvesting the HATE

Seeds of wrath, have all been sown
All the pain, that you've paid to own
Bend the truth, until it breaks
I leave it all behind me now

Why can't you see me
Why can't you hear me

Kiss the flames, and open up your eyes
I destroyed your alibis
You push your fist up to my face
And now you're harvesting, harvesting the
Touch the flames, and open up your eyes
I destroyed you alibis

This rapid dark, poison in my veins
A bullet to the heart, of this morbid play
Find what's left, of your right mind
Find what's left, of your right mind

Why can't you hear me
Why can't you see me

Kiss the flames, and open up your eyes
I destroyed your alibis
You push your fist up to my face
And now you're harvesting, harvesting the
Touch the flames, and open up your eyes
I destroyed you alibis
You push your fist into my face
And now you're harvesting, harvesting the HATE
Harvesting the HATE

Full length νούμερο 17 για τους Flotsam and Jetsam. "Rats in the Temple" ο τίτλος και αναμένεται στα τελειώματα του καλοκαιριού. Οι Flotsam and Jetsam δημιουργήθηκαν το μακρινό 1981 (τα τρία πρώτα χρόνια ως Paradox, Dredlox και Dogz). Δεκαπέξι full length albums, δύο συλλογές, δύο live albums, ισάριθμα DVDs και μπόλικα (άνω των είκοσι) singles ο μέχρι τώρα δισκογραφικός τους απολογισμός.

Δελτίο τύπου: «Thrash Metal Icons Flotsam and Jetsam Unleash Gnawing Realism on Rats In The Temple. Can you hear them gnawing? They're almost through the wall.

Thrash metal icons Flotsam and Jetsam, known for their trailblazing blend of blistering thrash and soaring power metal—established on breakthrough records like the Kerrang! championed classic Doomsday for the Deceiver, (1986), No Place for Disgrace, (1988), and Cuatro, (1992) and refined in their current renaissance with the German chart climbing The End of Chaos, (2019), Blood in the Water, (2021), and I Am the Weapon, (2024)-are back with their newest diamond, and Napalm Records debut, Rats In The Temple, out August 28, 2026.

With nearly four decades on the scene, countless world tours, and appearances at prestigious festivals like Wacken, Graspop, Bloodstock, Alcatraz, and Rockhard, they’ve carved their sound down to a fine point, piercing listeners with earth-shattering blast beats, scorching guitars, epic string arrangements, and exalted frontman A.K. Knutson’s unmistakably haunting wail.

As the temple is besieged by vermin, Flotsam and Jetsam line the walls with grim tales of death, abuse, betrayal, and war, inviting listeners into a dark world not too distant from our own. Rats In The Temple opens strong with the stadium-ready hooks and dizzyingly precise performances of "Harvesting The Hate” and “Damnation”, before delving into thrash virtuosity on “Absolution”.

The iconic guitar duo of Michael Gilbert and Steve Conley paint vividly ghoulish images on tracks like “Blame The Knife” and “Rats In the Temple”, then continue to flex their metal muscle on “The Ghost Behind My Door” and “First on the Spike”, invoking pure first-wave excellence with a pummeling modern menace.

“The Edge of Nowhere” builds inescapable suspense before firing listeners out of a gun, full throttle into “Last Rites,” another standout track for the band. The legendary rhythm duo of drummer Ken Mary and bassist Bill Bodily take center stage on the anti-war anthem “A Taste For War,” their methodical syncopation invoking images of tanks and boots on the ground.

“Her Blood Your Pain” brings ornate, medieval guitarmonies before “Anthem For The Broken” goes full balls to the wall, and “Going Down That Way” hits listeners with heavy riffs and even heavier truths. Rats In The Temple remains enthralling throughout, giving listeners entry to numerous of the band's metal chambers, sampling a refined and eclectic serving of influences.

Churning like magma beneath the Earth, Flotsam and Jetsam have only been growing more and more fiery with time, and Rats In The Temple sees the band exploding to the surface in a magnificent and awe-inspiring blaze. For fans new and longstanding, you cannot escape them; they're through the walls.»

Band: Flotsam and Jetsam
Country of origin: United States
Location: Phoenix, Arizona
Formed in: 1984
Genre: Power/Thrash Metal
Lyrical themes: Insanity, Dreams, Drugs, Life, Death, Personal struggles, Humor
Years active: 1981-1982 (as Paradox), 1982-1983 (as Dredlox), 1983-1984 (as Dogz), 1984-present

Video: "Harvesting The Hate"
Director: Lance Gergar
Additional Footage: Kane Roberts
Album: "Rats in the Temple"
Type: Full length
Release date: August 28th, 2026
Label: Napalm Records
Format: CD, 2 12" vinyls, Digital

Track listing:
01. Harvesting the Hate
02. Damnation
03. Absolution
04. Blame the Knife
05. Rats in the Temple
06. The Ghost behind my Door
07. First on the Spike
08. The Edge of Nowhere
09. Last Rites
10. A Taste for War
11. Her Blood your Pain
12. Anthem for the Broken
13. Not Goin' down that Way

Band members:
Eric A.K. - Vocals
Michael Gilbert - Guitars
Steve Conley - Guitars
Bill Bodily - Bass
Ken Mary - Drums, Vocals (backing), Orchestrations

Miscellaneous staff:
Ken Mary - Producer
Jacob Hansen - Mixing, Mastering
Andy Pilkington - Cover art
Shane Eckart - Photography