Flattbush is a heavy metal band[1] from Bellflower, California, a small city within South Central Los Angeles county.
Founding member of Faith No More, Billy Gould, signed the band onto his label, Koolarrow Records, in 2001.
Smash the Octopus was Flattbush's debut release for Koolarrow Records, consisting of 13 tracks recorded and mixed in April 2003 in San Francisco by Billy Gould (Faith No More) and engineered by Mark Pistel (Meat Beat Manifesto, Consolidated, Spearhead).
Flattbush's second album Seize the Time was released on September 9, 2006, produced once again by Billy Gould.
In addition, Flattbush has openly espoused Marxism and leftist ideals, and glorifying the People's Movement in their website, lyrics, liner notes, and imagery since 2001.