Biography

Clutch combined elements of funk, Led Zeppelin, and metal with vocals inspired by Faith No More. Formed in 1991 in Germantown, Maryland, the group included Neil Fallon (vocals), Tim Sult (guitar), Dan Maines (bass), and Jean-Paul Gaster (drums). They built a local following through constant gigging, and after just one 7" single (the classic Earache release "Passive Restraints") Clutch were signed by EastWest Records. Their debut LP, Transnational Speedway League, followed in 1993. A self-titled album appeared two years later and afforded Clutch some mainstream exposure. They jumped to the larger Columbia label for 1998's Elephant Riders, and many thought the group might join its sonic cousins Korn and Deftones in the alternative metal winner's circle. That didn't quite happen. But it didn't matter, because a quality fan base continued to thrive for Clutch. Pure Rock Fury appeared in 2001, and the similarly uncompromising Blast Tyrant came three years later as their first for DRT Records. Their seventh full-length, Robot Hive/Exodus, followed in 2005 and featured the first lineup change since the early '90s, the addition of organist Mick Schauer. Clutch's numerous side releases included 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. Also issued in 2005, 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) to record its next album; the resulting From Beale Street to Oblivion appeared in March 2007. In 2008 Clutch released a CD/DVD compilation of live tracks from shows in New Jersey, Pittsburgh, and Sydney titled Full Fathom Five: Audio Field Recordings 2007-2008 on their own label, Weathermaker Music. The band followed up in 2009 with Strange Cousins from the West before delivering its tenth album, Earth Rocker, in 2013. Buoyed by the success of that album (their highest-charting release ever) and eponymous lead single, Clutch continued their relentless touring through late 2015, when they released their 11th album, Psychic Warfare. ~ John Bush

Top Albums
1. Psychic Warf..	2. Earth Rocker	3. Clutch	4. From Beale S..	5. The Elephant..
6. Blast Tyrant..	7. Transnationa..	8. Slow Hole to..	9. Pure Rock Fu..	10. Robot Hive/E..
11. Robot Hive/E..	12. Blast Tyrant	13. Jam Room	14. Impetus - EP	15. Live in Flin..
16. Pitchfork &a..	17. Full Fathom ..	18. Live At The ..	19. From Beale S..	20. Summer Sound..

Top Songs
	Name	Album	Time	Price
1.	X-Ray Visions	Psychic Warfare	3:42	$1.29
2.	Noble Savage	Psychic Warfare	2:49	$1.29
3.	Quick Death in Texas	Psychic Warfare	3:57	$1.29
4.	Regulator	Blast Tyrant (Deluxe Editio..	5:25	$1.29
5.	Son of Virginia	Psychic Warfare	7:15	$1.29
6.	Firebirds	Psychic Warfare	3:00	$1.29
7.	Your Love Is Incarceration	Psychic Warfare	3:14	$1.29
8.	Our Lady of Electric Light	Psychic Warfare	3:51	$1.29
9.	Sucker for the Witch	Psychic Warfare	3:21	$1.29
10.	Behold the Colossus	Psychic Warfare	3:51	$1.29
11.	Electric Worry	From Beale Street to Oblivi..	5:14	$1.29
12.	10001110101	Robot Hive/Exodus	5:00	$0.99
13.	Mob Goes Wild	Blast Tyrant (Deluxe Editio..	3:32	$1.29
14.	Decapitation Blues	Psychic Warfare	3:11	$1.29
15.	Doom Saloon	Psychic Warfare	1:12	$1.29
16.	Electric Worry	Summer Sound Attack	5:14	$1.29
17.	Spacegrass	Clutch	6:32	$1.29
18.	Regulator	Blast Tyrant	5:25	$0.99
19.	Gone Cold	Earth Rocker	4:20	$1.29
20.	D.C. Sound Attack!	Earth Rocker	4:37	$1.29
21.	Earth Rocker	Earth Rocker	3:31	$1.29
22.	Mr. Freedom	Earth Rocker	2:43	$1.29
23.	Escape from the Prison Planet	Clutch	4:53	$0.99
24.	Affidavit	Psychic Warfare	0:25	$1.29
25.	Face	Earth Rocker	4:22	$1.29

Top Music Videos
1. Electric..	2. The Soap..	3. X-Ray Vi..	4. Book, Sa..	5. Electric..
6. D.C. Sou..

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