The discography of Clutch, an American rock band, consists of fourteen studio albums, five live albums, three compilation albums, five extended plays, twenty singles, nineteen music videos, and two video albums.
Clutch was formed in 1991 by vocalist Neil Fallon, guitarist Tim Sult, bassist Dan Maines and drummer Jean-Paul Gaster. The group debuted with Pitchfork, an EP released in October that same year. The band built a local following through constant gigging and released their second EP Passive Restraints through Earache). Clutch was signed by the East West Records label and released their full-length debut Transnational Speedway League. A self-titled album appeared two years later, which afforded the band some mainstream exposure.
Clutch then signed with major label Columbia for 1998's The Elephant Riders, but released 1999's Jam Room on their own River Road Records label.
In 2001 the band signed with Atlantic for the release of Pure Rock Fury, which included guest appearances from members of Spirit Caravan and Sixty Watt Shaman.
Their sixth album, Blast Tyrant, appeared three years later and was the first through DRT Entertainment, followed by Robot Hive/Exodus in 2005, which featured the first lineup change since the early 1990s; the addition of organist Mick Schauer. 2007 saw the release of From Beale Street to Oblivion, and in the next year their first video, entitled Full Fathom Five: Video Field Recordings, which was accompanied by a CD version Full Fathom Five: Audio Field Recordings.
In 2009, Clutch released Strange Cousins from the West on their own label, Weathermaker Music. The band was once again a four-piece, without Schauer in the line-up.
In 2013, they released their tenth studio album Earth Rocker again through Weathermaker, their highest charting record in the US at the time. It peaked at number 15 on the Billboard 200 chart.
In 2015, they released Psychic Warfare on Weathermaker, peaking at number 11 on the Billboard 200. That same year, they also released a compilation album, La Curandera, exclusively on pink vinyl, as part of the Ten Bands, One Cause campaign for breast cancer awareness.
In 2018, the band released Book of Bad Decisions on Weathermaker, their twelfth studio album.
In 2022, Clutch released Sunrise on Slaughter Beach on Weathermaker, their thirteenth studio album.
The band's fourteenth album, Wasted Lands, will be released on Weathermaker on January 22, 2027.
Albums
Studio albums Year Album details Peak chart positionsSalesUSUSHeat.USInd.NORUK Below the top 100: 1993 Transnational Speedway League: Anthems, Anecdotes and Undeniable Truths Released: June 17, 1993 Label: East West Formats: CD, CS, LP — — — — —US: 114,847+ 1995 Clutch Released: May 9, 1995 Label: East West Formats: CD, CS, LP — 33 — — —US: 138,730+ 1998 The Elephant Riders Released: April 14, 1998 Label: Columbia Formats: CD, CS 104 1 — — —US: 88,377+ 1999 Jam Room Released: October 1, 1999 Label: River Road Records Formats: CD — — — — — 2001 Pure Rock Fury Released: March 13, 2001 Label: Atlantic Formats: CD 135 3 — — —US: 100,000 2004 Blast Tyrant Released: March 23, 2004 Label: DRT Formats: CD 147 4 4 — —US: 59,963+ 2005 Robot Hive/Exodus Released: June 21, 2005 Label: DRT Formats: CD 94 — 7 — — 2007 From Beale Street to Oblivion Released: March 27, 2007 Label: DRT Formats: CD 52 — 4 39 112 2009 Strange Cousins from the West Released: July 14, 2009 Label: Weathermaker Formats: LP, CD 38 — 5 — 95 2013 Earth Rocker Released: March 15, 2013 Label: Weathermaker Formats: LP, CD 15 — 3 13 50US: 80,000 2015 Psychic Warfare Released: October 2, 2015 Label: Weathermaker Formats: LP, CD 11 — 2 — 20 2018 Book of Bad Decisions Released: September 7, 2018 Label: Weathermaker Formats: LP, CD 16 — 2 — 13 2022 Sunrise on Slaughter Beach Released: September 16, 2022 Label: Weathermaker Formats: LP, CD, digital 89 — 12 — — 2027 Wasted Lands Released: January 22, 2027 Label: Weathermaker Formats: LP, CD, digital — — — — — "—" denotes a release that did not chart.
Live albums Year Album details 2002 Live at the Googolplex Released: 2002 Label: River Road Formats: CD 2004 Live in Flint, Michigan Released: November 22, 2004 Label: River Road Formats: CD 2007 Heard It All Before: Live at the HiFi Bar Released: December 13, 2007 Label: New Found Frequency Formats: CD 2008 Live at the Corner Hotel Released: April 4, 2008 Label: New Found Frequency Formats: CD Full Fathom Five: Audio Field Recordings (2007–2008) Released: September 9, 2008 Label: Weathermaker Formats: CD 2010 Strange Cousins at the Prince Released: February 25, 2010 Label: liveband.com.au Formats: CD, MP32020Live from the Doom Saloon Vol. 2
Released: August 7, 2020 Label: Weathermaker Music Format: LP Vinyl 2020Live from the Doom Saloon Vol. 3
Released: December 18, 2020 Label: Weathermaker Music Format: LP Vinyl 2021Live from the Doom Saloon Vol. 4
Released: November 26, 2021 Label: Weathermaker Music Format: LP Vinyl 2023PA Tapes - Copenhagen 23 Aug. 2022
Released: March 3, 2023 Label: Weathermaker Music Format: Digital Download 2023PA Tapes - Norfolk 25 Apr. 1993
Released: April 25, 2023 Label: Weathermaker Music Format: Digital Download 2023PA Tapes - Seattle 10 Oct. 2022
Released: July 12, 2023 Label: Weathermaker Music Format: Digital Download 2023PA Tapes - Nashville 24 Sep. 2022
Released: September 12, 2023 Label: Weathermaker Music Format: Digital Download 2023PA Tapes - Portland 9 Oct. 2022
Released: November 14, 2023 Label: Weathermaker Music Format: Digital Download
Compilation albums Year Album details 2003 Slow Hole to China: Rare and Unreleased Label: River Road Records Formats: CD, LP 2005 Pitchfork & Lost Needles Released: July 12, 2005 Label: Megaforce Formats: CD2015La Curandera Released: September 28, 2015 Label: Weathermaker Formats: LP2020Monsters, Machines, and Mythological Beasts Released: March 27, 2020 Label: Weathermaker Formats: Digital2020The Weathermaker Vault Series, Volume 1 Released: November 27, 2020 Label: Weathermaker Formats: CD, LP, Digital2024Slow Hole to China (2024 Remaster) Released: 5 July, 2024 Label: Weathermaker Formats: CD, LP, Digital
Video albums Year Album details 2008 Full Fathom Five Released: November 11, 2008 Label: Weathermaker Formats: DVD 2010 Live at the 9:30 Label: Weathermaker Formats: DVD
Extended plays Year EP details 1991 Pitchfork Label: Inner Journey Formats: Vinyl, CD 1992 Passive Restraints Label: Earache Formats: Vinyl, CD 1997 Impetus Label: Earache Formats: CD 2012 Pigtown Blues Label: Weathermaker Formats: Vinyl 2014 Run, John Barleycorn, Run Label: Weathermaker Formats: Vinyl
Singles Year Song Peak chart positions AlbumUSMain. 1995 "Tight Like That" — Clutch 1998 "The Elephant Riders" — The Elephant Riders 2001 "Careful with That Mic..." 24 Pure Rock Fury "Immortal" — 2002 "Pure Rock Fury" — 2004 "The Mob Goes Wild" 39 Blast Tyrant 2005 "10001110101" — Robot Hive/Exodus "Mice and Gods" — 2007 "Electric Worry" 38 From Beale Street to Oblivion 2009 "50,000 Unstoppable Watts" — Strange Cousins from the West 2012 "Pigtown Blues" — Non-album single 2013 "Earth Rocker" — Earth Rocker "Crucial Velocity" — 2015 "X-Ray Visions" — Psychic Warfare2018"Gimme the Keys" —Book of Bad Decisions"How to Shake Hands" —"Hot Bottom Feeder" —"In Walks Barbarella" —2026"The Drifter Returns" — Wasted Lands"Wasted Lands" — "—" denotes a release that did not chart.
Music videos Year Song Director(s) 1992 "Wicker" Hillary Johnson, Melissa Alonso 1993 "A Shogun Named Marcus" Dan Winters 1998 "The Soapmakers" unknown 2002 "Pure Rock Fury" Stephen Smith 2004 "The Mob Goes Wild" Bam Margera 2005 "Burning Beard" Jeremy Hunt 2007 "Electric Worry" Stephen Smith 2009 "50,000 Unstoppable Watts" Jeremy Hunt 2013 "Crucial Velocity" Aisha Tyler 2015 "X-Ray Visions" Dan Winters 2016 "A Quick Death in Texas" Dave Brodsky "Gone Cold" Aisha Tyler 2018 "How to Shake Hands" unknown "Hot Bottom Feeder" "In Walks Barbarella" 2019 "Ghoul Wrangler" David Brodsky "Evil" "Fortunate Son" 2020 "Willie Nelson"Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: 2022 "Red Alert (Boss Metal Zone)" "Slaughter Beach" 2026 "Wasted Lands"
Other appearances Year Song Album 2000 "Cross-Eyed Mary" (Jethro Tull cover) Sucking the 70's 2006 "Red Hot Mama" (Funkadelic cover) Sucking the 70's: Back in the Saddle Again 2007 "King of Arizona" Viva la Bands, Vol. 2
Unreleased material and B-sides In addition to Slow Hole to China (remastered and re-released in 2009), Pitchfork & Lost Needles and Basket of Eggs, Clutch frequently hides B-sides or "Easter Eggs" on their albums. Some of these may be found in import version of classic albums, in deluxe packages (such as Earth Rocker: Deluxe Edition), in remasters and re-releases (such as those re-released on Weathermaker Music with bonus and live tracks), or as singles and EPs. Clutch has also released such songs for Record Store Day and even movie soundtracks. Some of these standalone songs, not generally attached to albums such as Slow Hole to China, Pitchfork and Lost Needles or Basket of Eggs, include:
For Record Store Day 2014, Clutch released "Run, John Barleycorn, Run" as a split single with Lionize, featuring their song "Ether Madness". For 2015, Clutch released their 2009 album From Beale Street to Oblivion as a 2-LP set on purple vinyl, limited to 1,300 copies. For 2016, Clutch released an exclusive 12-inch vinyl EP with the two bonus tracks from their 2015 album "Psychic Warfare", containing "Mad Sidewinder" and "Outland Special Clearance", limited to 3,000 copies.
References
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