Clutch: New Album Sunrise on Slaughter Beach Available to Preorder
At the risk of actual honesty, I’ll tell you that my anticipation for the new Clutch album, the title of which was revealed last week as Sunrise on Slaughter Beach, is not unalloyed. I don’t get the band’s press releases anymore if they’re being sent out, and that one stings. Clutch are a heavy rock institution, and they by no means need press from me, but after being in touch with the band and covering them for the better part of 20 years, to think this is the first record since Pure Rock Fury that I’m on the outs in terms of coverage is kind of a bummer. The music industry, such as it is, offers perennial opportunities to be humbled. If you think this sounds like privileged whining, fine, I don’t care. Nobody’s out here asking for a signed 2LP or whatever, I just feel like a rube chasing down the PR.
Still, as noted, I am very much looking forward to the Sept. 16 arrival of Sunrise on Slaughter Beach — got my preorder in for the CD and whenever they do whatever special edition they hopefully will I’ll get that too — and the singles they have out so far are choice. Expect more place-names to be dropped and ultra-groove to come, and rejoice, there’s new Clutch on the way. And of course they’ll be hand-delivering it to their waiting fanbase on tour, as is their wont.
Art (which is fantastic), info, dates and videos follow. The band are in Europe now for fests and more, as you can see:
PRE-ORDER NOW!
Sunrise On Slaughter Beach
Available World Wide on Sep 16.
Pre-Order Now at
ClutchMerch.com
Produced by @tomdalgety
Art by @jaredmuralt
Sunrise On Slaughter Beach, the band’s thirteenth studio album – a slamming summary of everything that makes the band great and another giant leap forward into career longevity.
Track Listing:
1. Red Alert (Boss Metal Zone)
2. Slaughter Beach
3. Mountain Of Bone
4. Nosferatu Madre
5. Mercy Brown
6. We Strive For Excellence
7. Skeletons On Mars
8. Three Golden Horns
9. Jackhammer Our Names
TOUR DATES:
ClutchOnTour.com
UK/Europe:
Jul 23 – Nordfjordeid, NOR – Malakoff Festival – Fly
Jul 26 – Belfast, N.IRL. – Limelight – SOLD OUT – Bus pickup Manchester UK
Jul 27 – Dublin, IRL- Academy – SOLD OUT – Bus
Jul 30 – Gijon, SPA – Tsunami Fest Xixon – Fly
Aug 1 – Porto, PRT – Hard Club – Van
Aug 2 – Lisboa, PRT – Cineteatro Capitólio – Van
Aug 4 – Kostrzyn nad Odra, POL – POL’AND’ROCK, CZAPLINEK – Bus rest of tour
Aug 5 – Wacken, GER – Wacken Open Air Festival
Aug 6 – Leipzig, GER – Re Generation Fest.
Aug 7 – Erlangen, GER – E-Werk
Aug 9 – Jeromer, CZE – Brutal Assault Festival
Aug 11 – Eschwege, GER – Open Flair Festival
Aug 12 – Le Locle, CHE – Rock Altitude Festival
Aug 13 – Puttlingen (Saarbrücken), GER – Rocco del Schlacko
Aug 14 – Rottenburg o.d Tauber, GER – Taubertal Festival
Aug 15 – Budapest, HUN – Sziget Festival
Aug 18 – Saint Nolff, FRA – Motocultor Festival
Aug 19 – Charleville-Mezieres, FRA – Cabaret Vert Festival
Aug 20 – Hasselt, BEL – Pukkelpop Festival
Aug 21 – Luxemburg, LUX – Den Atelier
Aug 23 – Copenhagen, DNK – Store Vega
Aug 24 – Oslo, NOR – Sentrum Scene – SOLD OUT
Aug 25 – Goteborg, SWE – Liseberg Festival (Headliner)
Aug 26 – Stockholm, SWE – Grona Lund Festival (Headliner)
Aug 27 – Malmo, SWE – KB
Clutch w/ Helmet, Quicksand & JD Pinkus
Sep 13 Toronto, ON @ Rebel
Sep 15 Boston, MA @ House of Blues
Sep 16 New York, NY @ Palladium Times Square
Sep 17 Baltimore, MD @ Hammerjacks
Sep 18 Raleigh, NC @ The Ritz
Sep 20 Pittsburgh, PA @ Stage AE
Sep 21 Philadelphia, PA @ Franklin Music Hall
Sep 23 Louisville, KY @ Louder than Life*
Sep 24 Nashville, TN @ Marathon Music Works
Sep 25 Atlanta, GA @ The Eastern
Sep 27 Lake Buena Vista, FL @ House of Blues
Sep 29 Houston TX @ Warehouse Live
Sep 30 Dallas, TX @ The Factory in Deep Ellum
Oct 01 Oklahoma City, OK @ Diamond Ballroom
Oct 02 Austin, TX @ Emo’s
Oct 04 Phoenix, AZ @ Van Buren
Oct 05 Los Angeles, CA @ The Regent
Oct 07 Sacramento, CA @ Aftershock*
Oct 08 Boise, ID @ Knitting Factory Concert House
Oct 09 Portland, OR @ Roseland Theatre
Oct 10 Seattle, WA @ Showbox SODO
Oct 12 Salt Lake City, UT @ the Depot
Oct 13 Denver, CO @ Fillmore Auditorium
Oct 14 Kansas City, MO @ Uptown Theater
Oct 15 West Des Moines, IA @ Val Air Ballroom
Oct 16 Chicago, IL @ Concord Music Hall
*Clutch only
More dates here: https://linktr.ee/clutchofficial
CLUTCH:
Neil Fallon – Vocals/Guitar
Tim Sult – Guitar
Dan Maines – Bass
Jean-Paul Gaster – Drums/Percussion
www.facebook.com/clutchband
www.instagram.com/clutchofficial
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www.youtube.com/user/officialclutch
Unfortunately J.J. I think Clutch have crossed the cash cow Rubicon a wee while ago, I’m not saying the band members don’t care otherwise, far from it, but the behemoth that is now CLUTCH! is a wholly different beast. Hey ho $$$$