''Drift'' is the fifth album by American

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band

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. It was released on April 25, 1995, and is the last of three albums the band released on

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. The album marked something of a departure from Flotsam and Jetsam's previous works. On it, the band musically and lyrically incorporated some elements of industrial music,

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and

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, almost completely abandoning their thrashier sound. ''Drift'' was re-released on June 10, 2008 by

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. The release is remastered with three bonus tracks and limited to 2,000 copies. It also contains new packaging and

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from band members Eric A.K., Jason Ward and Ed Carlson.

Track listing

All songs written by Kelly David-Smith, Eric A.K., Edward Carlson, Michael Gilbert, Jason Ward, Eric Braverman, except where noted

Credits

* Kelly David-Smith – drums * Edward Carlson – guitars * Eric A.K. – vocals * Jason Ward – bass * Michael Gilbert – guitars

References

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