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Hailing from Germantown, Maryland USA, Clutch offers a blend of Funk,
Metal and Stoner-Rock; the quartet were formed in the summer of 1991 by
high-school friends vocalist+guitarist Neil Fallon, guitarist Tim Sult,
bassist Dan Maines and drummer Jean Paul Gaster.
Around this time they started booking tours around the region and the
following year released an independent single entitled "Pitchfork".
The official debut full-length album, "Transnational Speedway League:
Anthems, Anecdotes & Undeniable Truths", was issued in 1993 on
EastWest Records.
The band made their first Billboard's Heatseekers chart appearance two
years later with their self-titled album which was supported with a tour
opening for Pantera.
In 1998, Clutch inked a new deal with Columbia Records who released "The
Elephant Riders", the record shot to #1 on the Top Heatseekers Albums
chart and became their first Billboard Top 200 chart entry at #104.
The group's next album appeared a year later, but their self-released
fourth LP, "Jam Room", failed to chart.
The year 2001 saw the Maryland rockers sign to Atlantic Records and the
release of "Pure Rock Fury"; this album reached the #135 slot
on The Billboard Top 200 list spawning "Careful With That Mic...",
their first Mainstream Rock top 30 hit single.
Since its inception Clutch has played a countless amount of live shows
with several NuMetal acts such as Deftones,
System Of A Down, Sevendust
and many more.
In the spring of 2004 the quartet issued their sixth album, "Blast
Tyrant", on DRT Entertainment, it debuted at #4 on The Billboard
Top Independent chart and yielded the powerful Mainstream Rock top 40
hit "The Mob Goes Wild".
They returned in mid-2005 with "Robot Hive / Exodus", reaching
#94 on The Billboard 200 chart, this album included the Metal-radio single
"10001110101".
Clutch has finalized the tracklisting for its new album, "From Beale
Street To Oblivion", due on March 20 via DRT Entertainment; the album
release is preceded by "Power Player", a brand new song which
can be heard on DRT Entertainment's inaugural podcastand and the official
single "Electric Worry".
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