Editing Flotsam and Jetsam (band) (section)

=== 1986–1989: ''Doomsday for the Deceiver'' and ''No Place for Disgrace'' ===
Flotsam and Jetsam recorded their debut album ''[[Doomsday for the Deceiver]]''<ref name="LarkinHR" /> in Los Angeles, with producer [[Brian Slagel]] and engineer Bill Metoyer. The album was released on July 4, 1986, and was the first in ''[[Kerrang!]]''{{'}}s history to achieve the 6K rating.{{cn|date=May 2025}}

Newsted, who was also the band's main lyric writer, departed soon after to join [[Metallica]],<ref name="LarkinHR" /> replacing their bassist [[Cliff Burton]], who died in a bus accident. On Halloween night 1986, he played his last gig with Flotsam and Jetsam.<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Baltin|first1=Steve|title=Q&A: Jason Newsted On New Album and Reconnecting With Metallica|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/q-a-jason-newsted-on-new-album-and-reconnecting-with-metallica-20130502|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=May 2, 2013}}</ref> The band had asked another local bassist Phil Rind of [[Sacred Reich]] to fill in for a short time. They then hired Michael Spencer from the Sacramento band Sentinel Beast. Flotsam and Jetsam signed a deal with Metallica's then-label [[Elektra Records]] before opening for [[Megadeth]] in 1987 on the ''[[Peace Sells... but Who's Buying?|Peace Sells]]'' [[Wake Up Dead Tour|tour]] in Europe and North America. After touring with Megadeth, the band played selected shows in America with [[Slayer]], [[Dark Angel (band)|Dark Angel]], [[Possessed (band)|Possessed]], [[Celtic Frost]], [[Sacred Reich]] and [[Excel (band)|Excel]].<ref name=metallipromo />

Michael Spencer left Flotsam and Jetsam shortly after a U.S. tour in the fall of 1987; his replacement was [[Troy Gregory]].<ref name="LarkinHR" /> Their second studio album, ''[[No Place for Disgrace]]'', was released in May 1988, and includes a cover of [[Elton John]]'s hit "[[Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting]]",<ref name="LarkinHR" /> for which a music video was shot. The band toured heavily behind ''No Place for Disgrace'' throughout 1988 and 1989. They opened for [[King Diamond]] in North America, and supported [[Megadeth]], [[Testament (band)|Testament]] and [[Sanctuary (band)|Sanctuary]] in Europe on the ''[[So Far, So Good... So What!]]'' [[So Far, So Good...So What! Tour|tour]]. The band also toured or played shows with [[Testament (band)|Testament]], [[Crumbsuckers|The Crumbsuckers]], [[Fates Warning]], [[Destruction (band)|Destruction]], [[Metal Church]], [[Death Angel]], [[Dirty Rotten Imbeciles|D.R.I.]], [[Acid Reign]] and [[Kreator]], and landed a billing for festivals, such as Milwaukee Metalfest, and played at Aardschokdag twice (in May 1988 and April 1989).<ref name=metallipromo /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.songkick.com/festivals/1188978-aardschokdag/id/22260873-aardschokdag-1989|title=Aardschokdag 1989 Arnhem Line-up, Photos & Videos Apr 1989|website=Songkick.com|access-date=June 12, 2017}}</ref>