Two years before their seminal album “Pure Rock Fury“, Germantown Maryland’s Clutch had already wiped the floor with four studio albums having formed in 1991 and big single “A Shogun Named Marcus” dropping in 1993 laying the foundation for what was to come. Here’s a full set from February 1999 in Coney Island New York
Released as a collection of singles and then squished into an EP in July 2020, the debut record “Live Lies Truth Dies” from Stitchfork was born in the muddy swamps of The Hague and the Bundy marshes and carries the torch for Stoner Sludge Metal in Europe with a stomping groove… …the Orchestration at the
Including “A Shogun Named Marcus“, “Pure Rock Fury” and “Escape From the Prison Planet” filmed from the barricade by Brad Nolan at The Metro in Chicago, Illinois on 19th December 2001, here’s a full set from Clutch rescued by Liberated Tape Archive in Mini DV Master Tape Transfer. It’s another one to keep you sane
Citing influences in Clutch and Kyuss, South West Stoner Metal trio Dan Pickering (Guitar and Vocals), Jamie Lee (Bass) and Max Galvin (Drums) joined forces under the moniker Cucaracha to create Southern sounds to drink bourbon to. A helping hand from Jim Saunders who Mixed and Mastered their debut EP so they can take their
Winners of the Dutch Wacken Battle in 2019 that saw them play off against a whole host of other bands to get their opportunity to perform at one of Europe’s largest Metal Festivals, TerraDown gave themselves a huge platform to share their music upon. Citing influences in Amon Amarth, Avatar and Killswitch Engage, Nick Brouwer (Vocals), Jasper
And Clutch have paid tribute to Country star Willie Nelson by naming a new song after him. They’ve allowed David Broadsky to spend their money on a music video that sees vocalist Neil Fallon shave his beard off and lose 20 years. The first new material since 2018’s “Book of Bad Decisions” has everyone talking
Probably the greatest War protest anthem ever written, “Fortunate Son” by Creedence Clearwater Revival has been covered so many times that it’s a fitting tribute in it’s own right. It appeared on the bands 1969 album “Willy and the Poor Boys” and has been featured extensively in popular culture depictions of the Vietnam War and
Not for the first time of late we’ve looked at a bands name or song title and wondered if it’s taken from something else we’ve heard before. In the case of Düsseldorf Germany residents Returner who cite their influences as being Counterparts, Stray From The Path and I Prevail, it seems that the name of
Returning to our shores in December with four shows lined up and support from Graveyard and Kamchatka are the almighty Clutch! Culled from their set at Graspop Metal Meeting in Belgium this past weekend here are “Willie Nelson” and “H.B. Is In Control”. The question is… Will “Pure Rock Fury” and “A Shotgun Named Marcus”
December will also see Clutch, Graveyard and Kamchatka arriving for a quartet of shows at the end of a European Tour before heading home for Christmas. Let’s just hope that classics like “A Shotgun Named Marcus” or even “Pure Rock Fury” get a place in the set that will no doubt feature material from last year’s “Book
