Shortly after the When the Storm Comes Down tour ended, bassist Troy Gregory departed to join Prong . Holding auditions in Phoenix, the band hired Jason Ward to fill the role. With Ward as their new bassist, Flotsam and Jetsam released their fourth album Cuatro in October 1992. It marked an evolution in style and songwriting, moving from thrash to a slower, slightly more, melodic sound, while also continuing the progressive and technical song structures used on When the Storm Comes Down . The band released four singles this time, two of which (“Swatting at Flies” and “Wading Through the Darkness”) were shot as music videos and both received regular rotation on Headbangers Ball . Flotsam and Jetsam promoted Cuatro with a year-long tour, playing with bands like Body Count , Sepultura , Testament , White Zombie , Nudeswirl and Damn the Machine , as well as doing a US tour with Mercyful Fate , Cathedral and Anacrusis .
Shortly after the When the Storm Comes Down tour ended, bassist Troy
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