https://www.high-endrolex.com/18

Clutch Revisit “Passive Restraints” for Weathermaker Vault Series

Posted in Bootleg Theater on November 16th, 2020 by JJ Koczan

clutch passive restraints

Look, I’m perfectly willing to go on record and say I’ve never been a Lamb of God fan. My first real exposure to the band was seeing them live in 2000 at an event hosted by my college radio station, selling their merch and when Randy Blythe came up and couldn’t find a box of CDs, accusing me of stealing it — I told him, “dude I haven’t sold one of your records, I don’t know what you think I’d do with a whole box of them,” which is not a line I regret — and trying to get me fired.

Well, I’d get myself fired without his help eventually and for something entirely unrelated, but the sour taste left in my mouth from that incident hardly dissipated as the band went on to inherit Pantera‘s fanbase and emerge as one of their generation’s leading metal bands. Was it the worst thing Blythe ever did? Well, there was that time a guy died. Did my lack of on-boardness hold Lamb of God back or cause them to lose sleep? Likely not.

So here come Clutch with a redux of “Passive Restraints,” taken from the 1992 EP of the same name, and they brought Blythe into the studio to guest on vocals as he’s apparently done a couple times on stage. Fine.

I’ll look forward to when the entire Weathermaker Vault Series comes out later this month and furrowing my brow when this song comes on. You care? Nah.

Here’s the video:

Clutch, “Passive Restraints” official video

Clutch has released its new single “Passive Restraints” today. “Passive Restraints” originally appeared as the title track to the bands 2nd EP released in 1992. This newly recorded version is part of the Weathermaker Vault Series and features guest vocals by Randy Blythe from Lamb of God. Clutch and Blythe have collaborated on this track live for several years now, the last time at European festival appearances in the summer of 2019. The song can be streamed on Spotify at this location: https://orcd.co/passiverestraints and on the band’s official YouTube Channel: https://tinyurl.com/yy2575t7

The upcoming official video for the song was directed by David Brodsky (The Black Dahlia Murder, Papa Roach).

“Passive Restraints’ was one of the first Clutch songs I wrote lyrics to,” states frontman Neil Fallon. “It was a staple of Clutch sets for years but fell by the wayside as we wrote more and more songs over the years. When we toured with Lamb of God a few years back, Randy would often ask us to bring it back into rotation. We dragged our feet, and finally, we caved. And we were glad we did. The last time Clutch played Copenhell, Randy joined us on stage to perform the song. We decided to re-record it for the WM Vault Series and thought it was only fitting to have Randy join us.”

The single “Passive Restraints” comes from the upcoming album “WeatherMaker Vault Series Vol. I” out on Friday November 27th.

CLUTCH:
Neil Fallon – Vocals/Guitar
Tim Sult – Guitar
Dan Maines – Bass
Jean-Paul Gaster – Drums/Percussion

Clutch on Thee Facebooks

Clutch on Instagram

Clutch on Twitter

Clutch Website

Clutch on YouTube

Tags: , , , , ,