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Clutch
Clutch performing at First Avenue, Minneapolis
Clutch performing at First Avenue, Minneapolis
Background information
Origin Germantown, Maryland, United States
Genre(s) Stoner rock
Heavy metal
Funk metal[1]
Blues rock
Hardcore punk (early)[2]
Years active 1990–present
Label(s) Atlantic, Columbia, DRT, Earache, Eastwest, Inner Journey Records, Megaforce, River Road Records
Associated acts The Bakerton Group, Five Horse Johnson, The Company Band
Website www.pro-rock.com
Members
Neil Fallon
Tim Sult
Dan Maines
Jean-Paul Gaster
Mick Schauer

Clutch is a United States based musical group from Germantown, Maryland. Germantown is an urbanized Census-designated place in Montgomery County, Maryland in the United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Stoner rock and stoner metal are interchangeable terms describing sub-genres of rock and metal music Funk rock (also typed as funk-rock) is a music genre that fuses Funk and rock elements Blues-rock is a hybrid musical genre combining Bluesy improvisations over the 12-bar blues and extended Boogie jams with Rock Hardcore punk (now usually referred to as simply hardcore) is a subgenre of Punk rock that originated in North America in the late 1970s In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Atlantic Records ( Atlantic Recording Corporation) is an American Record label best known for its many recordings of Rhythm & blues, Rock Columbia Records is an American Record label founded in 1888 Columbia is the oldest surviving Brand name in pre-recorded sound being the first record company DRT Entertainment was a New York City based Independent record label founded in 2003 by Derek Shulman, Ron Urban and Theodore For the medical condition known as "earache" see Otalgia. East West Records is an American Record label, owned by Warner Music Group, and operates under WMG's Independent Label Group. Megaforce Records has been the Record label for bands in the heavy metal genres and also rock genres including Metallica, Anthrax, Testament The Bakerton Group is instrumental Bluesy Jam band and the side project of the Stoner rock outfit Clutch. Five Horse Johnson is an American Blues-rock band formed in 1995 from Toledo Ohio. The Company Band is a Rock supergroup fronted by Neil Fallon of Clutch and Rev Neil Fallon (born October 25, 1971 in Gaithersburg Maryland) is the lead singer and occasional rhythm guitarist for the rock band Clutch Tim Sult is the guitarist for Stoner rock / Funk metal / Hard rock band Clutch. Jean-Paul Gaster is the American drummer for rock band Clutch. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Germantown is an urbanized Census-designated place in Montgomery County, Maryland in the United States. They have been playing together since the early 1990s, and released their first EP, Pitchfork, in October 1991.

Contents

Biography

Each Clutch album is marked by a distinct and cohesive sound. The musical style of the band has migrated from metallic hardcore punk to hard rock. Hardcore punk (now usually referred to as simply hardcore) is a subgenre of Punk rock that originated in North America in the late 1970s Hard rock (also referred to as heavy rock) is a variation of Rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage and Psychedelic rock The band has also integrated funk influences into their rock sound. Funk is an American musical style that originated in the mid- to late-1960s when African American musicians blended Soul music, Soul Strong blues influences have also become prominent in the releases of the later years as vocalist/guitarist Neil Fallon notes: "We've been really conscious of the blues over the last couple of years, and you have to admit that the blues really is the source of all rock and roll. The Blues is a vocal and instrumental form of Music based on the use of the Blue notes It emerged as an accessible form of self-expression I think it's important to go to the source to find that inspiration. "[3]

The lyrics of Clutch songs have progressed from early releases that were marked with an angry, serious tone to latter releases that are characterized by intelligence, wordplay, and subtle humour. Humour or humor (see spelling differences) is the tendency of particular cognitive experiences to provoke Laughter and provide Amusement The songs make frequent references to history, mythology, popular culture, and religion; for example, "I Have the Body of John Wilkes Booth", from the self-titled album, tells the story of a fisherman who discovers the corpse of Lincoln's assassin in the Susquehanna River. History is the study of the past particularly the written record Those who study history as a Profession are called Historians Etymology The word mythology (from the Greek grc μυθολογία mythología, meaning "a story-telling a legendary lore" Popular culture (or pop culture) is the Culture — patterns of human activity and the symbolic structures that give such activities significance and importance — A religion is a set of Tenets and practices often centered upon specific Supernatural and moral claims about Reality, the Cosmos Abraham Lincoln assassination John Wilkes Booth (May 10 1838 – April 26 1865 was an American stage actor who assassinated Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the Abraham Lincoln (February 12 1809 &ndash April 15 1865 the sixteenth President of the United States, successfully led his country through its greatest internal AssassiNation is the sixth album by Krisiun, released in 2006 on Century Media. The Susquehanna River (originally "Sasquesahanough" per the 1612 John Smith map is a River located in the northeastern United States. Jam Room's "Release the Kraken" inserts a hero called "Useless the Younger" into the movie Clash of the Titans. Kraken ( kra’ ken ˈkrɑːkɘn or ˈkreɪkɘn) are legendary Sea monsters of gargantuan size said Clash of the Titans is a 1981 Fantasy and Mythology movie based on the myth of Perseus. The lyrics also contain some surrealistic imagery, as in this quote from Robot Hive/Exodus's "Burning Beard": "Every time I look out my window/ same three dogs looking back at me. Surrealism is a cultural movement that began in the early-1920s and is best known for the visual artworks and writings of the group members Every time I open my windows/ cranes fly in to terrorize me. "

Neil and Clutch performing in 2007.
Neil and Clutch performing in 2007.

Clutch formed in 1991 and built a local following through constant gigging. Following the initial 7" single release of "Passive Restraints" on the Earache label, Clutch was signed by the EastWest Records label. The debut LP, Transnational Speedway League, was released in 1993. It was followed by a self-titled album two years later that afforded Clutch mainstream exposure. The band moved to the larger Columbia label for 1998's Elephant Riders release, and many thought the group might join their sonic cousins Korn and Deftones in the alternative metal winner's circle. That did not quite happen, but it did not matter, because a quality fan base continued to thrive for Clutch.

Pure Rock Fury appeared in 2001 on the Atlantic label. The title track was initially released as the first single. The program director for North Carolina rock station, WXQR (Rock 105), Brian Rickman, suggested that the label switch singles to another track from the album: "Careful With That Mic. North Carolina ( is a state located on the Atlantic Seaboard in the southeastern United States WXQR 1055 is eastern North Carolina 's oldest rock radio station " Atlantic did so, and Clutch was afforded a surprise hit single. The follow-up tracks, "Immortal" and "Open Up The Border" were also well-received by American rock stations.

The similarly uncompromising Blast Tyrant came three years later, their first for DRT Records. The band once again enjoyed more rock radio airplay and heavy rotation on the Music Choice cable service thanks to the single "The Mob Goes Wild. " Its accompanying video was directed by Bam Margera, and featured Margera's close friends Ryan Dunn and Brandon DiCamillo. Brandon Cole "Bam" Margera (born September 28 1979 is a professional Skateboarder television and radio personality and daredevil. Ryan Matthew Dunn (born June 11, 1977 in Medina Ohio) is an American reality television personality best known for his appearances on Brandon Ralph DiCamillo (born November 15, 1976 in West Chester Pennsylvania; also known as "Dico" is an American actor stuntman and screenwriter

Their seventh full-length album, Robot Hive/Exodus, followed in 2005 and featured the first lineup change since the early 1990s: the addition of organist Mick Schauer. Among Clutch's numerous side releases were a groove-based album, 2000's Jam Room, as well as Live at the Googolplex and the rarities record Slow Hole to China, both issued in 2003. The 2005 release Pitchfork & Lost Needles combined Clutch's 1991 Pitchfork 7 with unreleased demos and early tracks.

In the fall of 2006, the band hit the studio with producer Joe Barresi (Kyuss, Melvins, Tool) to record their next album, From Beale Street to Oblivion which was released in March 2007. Joe Barresi is an American record engineer and producer who has worked with bands such as Kyuss, The Melvins, Queens of the Stone Age, Tomahawk Kyuss (ˈkaɪəs KAI-us was an influential Stoner rock / Desert rock band originally from Palm Desert California. The Melvins is an American Sludge metal band that usually perform as a Power trio. Tool is an American rock band that was formed in 1990 in Los Angeles, California. The album was leaked onto the internet in early March. Critical reaction has been overwhelmingly positive; the magazine Metal Hammer called it a "future classic, the best album the group has ever produced, and easily a front runner for album of the year. Metal Hammer (sometimes MetalHammer) is a monthly heavy metal magazine in the United Kingdom, Ireland and in Germany "

While the band has not recovered their previous radio airplay with subsequent releases, Clutch have accumulated a devoted cult following. A cult following is a group of fans devoted to a specific area of Pop culture. The following has been cultivated by an ambitious touring schedule; the band often performs more than 100 shows per year.

Clutch also receives air play on Sirius Satellite Radio on channels Octane and Faction.

Members

Other projects

In the late 1990s, Clutch and its sibling project The Bakerton Group (an instrumental jam band composed of Clutch members Maines, Sult, Gaster, and Schauer) formed an independent record label, River Road Records, to release their own music. Neil Fallon (born October 25, 1971 in Gaithersburg Maryland) is the lead singer and occasional rhythm guitarist for the rock band Clutch An electric guitar is a type of Guitar that uses pickups to convert the vibration of its steel-cored strings into an electrical current which is made louder A harmonica is a free reed Wind instrument which is played by blowing air into it or drawing air out by placing lips over individual holes (reed chambers or Tim Sult is the guitarist for Stoner rock / Funk metal / Hard rock band Clutch. An electric guitar is a type of Guitar that uses pickups to convert the vibration of its steel-cored strings into an electrical current which is made louder The electric bass guitar (also called electric bass, or simply bass; ˈbeɪs as in "base" is a Stringed instrument played primarily with the Jean-Paul Gaster is the American drummer for rock band Clutch. A drum kit (also drum set or trap set) is a collection of Drums Cymbals and sometimes other Percussion instruments such as cowbells The organ (from Greek όργανον – organon "organ instrument tool" is a Keyboard instrument of one or more divisions each The Bakerton Group is instrumental Bluesy Jam band and the side project of the Stoner rock outfit Clutch. An instrumental is a Musical composition or recording without Lyrics or any other sort of Vocal music; all of the Music is produced by Jam bands (or jambands) are musical groups whose albums and live performances relate to a fan culture which originated with the 1960s group Grateful Dead and continued River Road does not sign any other artists. The Bakerton Group has released one 3-track EP, Space Guitars and a self-titled full length album.

Neil Fallon is also the singer for The Company Band. The Company Band is a Rock supergroup fronted by Neil Fallon of Clutch and Rev

Drummer Jean-Paul Gaster made an appearance on the album The Mystery Spot of blues-rock band Five Horse Johnson. Five Horse Johnson is an American Blues-rock band formed in 1995 from Toledo Ohio. The album was released on May 23, 2006 via Small Stone Records. Events 1430 - Siege of Compiègne: Joan of Arc is captured by the Burgundians while leading an army to relieve Compiègne Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Small Stone Records is an American Record label based in Detroit MI. [4] In 2007, Jean-Paul Gaster collaborated with Opeth keyboardist Per Wiberg and Kamchatka guitarist Thomas Andersson on a project. Opeth is a Swedish heavy metal band that formed in 1990 in Stockholm. Per Wiberg (born June 8 1968) is the Keyboardist for the Swedish progressive death metal band Opeth, and a member of Kamchatka are a Swedish Power trio highly influenced by late 1960s and early 1970s blues-rock bands [5]

Discography

Main article: Clutch discography

Notes

  1. ^ http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:axfqxqr5ldhe
  2. ^ http://www.guitarplayer.com/article/clutchs-tim-sult/aug-07/31022 Guitar Player Magazine – Clutch's Tim Sult
  3. ^ Clutch Feature Interview At Blistering.com
  4. ^ CLUTCH Drummer Featured On New FIVE HORSE JOHNSON Album. Discography of the band Clutch. Discography Albums EPs and live releases Singles Compilations & Soundtracks B-Sides/ Transnational Speedway League Anthems Anecdotes and Undeniable Truths is the first full-length album by rock band Clutch. Clutch is the second full-length album by rock band Clutch. It was released in May 1995 on East West Records, and contains 13 The Elephant Riders is the third full-length album by rock band Clutch. Jam Room is the fourth full-length album by rock band Clutch. Pure Rock Fury is the fifth full-length album by rock band Clutch. Live at the Googolplex is a live album by rock band Clutch, compiled from various live recordings in 2001 and 2002. Slow Hole to China Rare and Unreleased is an album by rock band Clutch, consisting of various previously-unreleased recordings Blast Tyrant is the sixth full-length studio album by rock band Clutch. Robot Hive/Exodus is the seventh full-length studio album by rock band Clutch. Pitchfork & Lost Needles is a Clutch album released in 2005 The first four tracks are a re-release of the band's 1991 demo 7" Pitchfork From Beale Street to Oblivion is the eighth full-length studio album by rock band Clutch. Retrieved on 2007-07-27. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1214 - Battle of Bouvines: In France, Philip II of France defeats John of England.  “CLUTCH drummer Jean Paul Gaster makes an appearance on the new FIVE HORSE JOHNSON album, "The Mystery Spot", which was released on May 23 via Small Stone Records”
  5. ^ OPETH Keyboardist, CLUTCH Drummer Collaborate On New Project. Retrieved on 2007-07-27. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1214 - Battle of Bouvines: In France, Philip II of France defeats John of England.  “OPETH keyboardist Per Wiberg recently collaborated on a new project with CLUTCH drummer Jean-Paul Gaster. ”

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