Clutch release limited edition 7" boxset of "Sunrise on Slaughter Beach"

WHOA…… you’ll want to check this one out, it’s something rather special. Back in September 2022 Clutch released their 13th studio album “Sunrise on Slaughter Beach” and embarked on a UK tour with the new material (check out our gallery / review here HERE).

Well now… the’re releasing a very special and limited version of this amazing album. The album is being released in 7” vinyl format, and the box set contains all of Sunrise On Slaughter Beach on six hand-pressed 7" black vinyl records with three bonus tracks - Boogeyman Blues, Arts & Crafts, and Railroad Daisies - all of which were recorded during the sessions for “Sunrise On Slaughter Beach”.

The special box also contains a 7" turntable mat, an 8-page booklet, and each 7" is packaged in its own album art-themed jacket.

Out this Friday (2nd June) and limited to only 3000 copies. Check out their site here for orders: https://www.clutchmerch.com/

Here's debonair frontman Neil Fallon, in his inaugural unboxing video, to reveal all about it...

Recorded at The Magpie Cage Recording Studio, Baltimore, MD, Sunrise On Slaughter Beach. was produced and mixed by Grammy nominated Tom Dalgety (Ghost, Royal Blood, Pixies) with additional engineering by J Robbins (Jawbreaker, Against Me!, The Sword).

The record introduces some “firsts” into the Clutch canon: vibraphone (from Gaster), theremin (J. Robbins), and female backup vocals from singers Deborah Bond and Frenchie Davis. The album’s nine songs are a diverse ride, destined to please long-time fans and intrigue newcomers alike. It’s a new chapter in an ever-unfolding story which means as much to the fans as it does to the band.

The band have released three official singles - "Red Alert (Boss Metal Zone), We Strive For Excellence and Slaughter Beach.” Sunrise On Slaughter Beach” is the natural culmination of what Clutch began as teenagers in the early ‘90s.

Track Listing:

1. Red Alert (Boss Metal Zone)

2. Slaughter Beach

3. Mountain Of Bone

4. Nosferatu Madre

5. Mercy Brown

6. We Strive For Excellence

7. Skeletons On Mars

8. Three Golden Horns

9. Jackhammer Our Names

10. Boogeyman Blues

11. Arts & Crafts

12. Railroad Daisies

Clutch are soon to be spinning yarns, making heads bang, and toes tap, all across Europe for a number of festival performances, with their continuing US headline tour lined up for later this summer. UK fans, don't miss their set on the main stage at Download Festival on Saturday 10th June - your only chance to catch the band in the UK this year. To see all current live dates, click here.

Clutch shares more in common with The Grateful Dead, Rush, and the Allman Brothers than their heavy riffs and heady twists-of-phrase might suggest. Because like those bands, the supporters who adore Clutch are there for the experience, community, and authentic connection. To love Clutch is to feel a sense of ownership, membership, and belonging.

Seneca Valley High School classmates Neil Fallon (vocals), Tim Sult (guitar), Dan Maines (bass), and Jean-Paul Gaster (drums) share an unshakeable musical and personal bond now three decades strong. Shaped by the same region which birthed Bad Brains, Minor Threat, and Rites Of Spring, Clutch crafts hyper-literate and libertine jams informed by hardcore fury and fuzzy, athletic, stoner rock.

“There’s no question that Clutch etched themselves a name in the pantheon of great rock bands,” Lambgoat wrote in 2004. Classic Rock counted 2013’s “Earth Rocker” and 2015’s “Psychic Warfare” among the 50 Best Rock Albums of the 2010s. Rolling Stone described 2018’s Book of Bad Decisions as “bathed in the grit and liberal fuzz tone that have made their live shows legendary.” The global accolades across their acclaimed catalogue are numerous.

Live shows over the years include tours with Slayer and System Of A Down and more recent co-headlining treks with Dropkick Murphys, Killswitch Engage, and Mastodon. Like Slayer or Iron Maiden, Clutch outlasted rock bands anchored to “hit songs” and the pressure of replicating them. The foursome from Germantown, Maryland, isn’t bound by trends. Across thirteen studio albums and assorted releases since 1991, they’ve earned a reputation as one of the best around.