CLUTCH RENOWNED AMERICAN ROCK GROUP TO RELEASE RECORD STORE DAY SPLIT 7” FEATURING NEW CLUTCH SONG “RUN, JOHN BARLEYCORN, RUN” AND “ETHER MADNESS” FROM LIONIZE DUE OUT APRIL 19

DT:      APRIL 16, 2014

FR:      LIBBY COFFEY/MSO PR
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CLUTCH
RENOWNED AMERICAN ROCK GROUP TO RELEASE
RECORD STORE DAY SPLIT 7” FEATURING NEW CLUTCH SONG
“RUN, JOHN BARLEYCORN, RUN” AND
“ETHER MADNESS” FROM LIONIZE
DUE OUT APRIL 19

 ‘EARTH ROCKER’
SET FOR TRIPLE DELUXE (2xCD/DVD) RELEASE
ON JUNE 10, 2014 VIA WEATHERMAKER MUSIC
VIDEOS DEBUT TODAY, APRIL 16 ON BROOKLYN VEGAN AND NOISEY/VICE

 ‘ROBOT HIVE/EXODUS’
CLASSIC CLUTCH ALBUM TO RECEIVE COLLECTOR’S EDITION DOUBLE VINYL RELEASE ON JUNE 10

CLUTCH, live photo 2014, credit Marc Millman:http://tinyurl.com/lxx8gjs

CLUTCH, the acclaimed Maryland-based rock group, have teamed with producer J. Robbins (The Sword, Coliseum) to record the new song “Run, John Barleycorn, Run.” The track will be released on Tuesday, April 19 via Weathermaker Music as a special split 7” single with labelmates Lionize aspart of Record Store Day.

CLUTCH/Lionize split 7” single artwork: http://msopr.com/files/run_john_barleycorn_run_cover.jpg.

On June 10, 2014, CLUTCH will release a triple deluxe version of their acclaimed EARTH ROCKER album via Weathermaker Music.  Released in 2013, EARTH ROCKER was tagged by Rolling Stone on the “Top 20 Metal Albums” list and hailed by the magazine for its fusion of “seething admixtures of jam-band chops, careening blues-punk riffs” (December 2013). The EARTH ROCKER triple deluxe album packagewill include: 1) the full record and brand new songs “Night Hag” and “Scavengers,” 2) “Earth Rocker Live,” a CD audio version of the album performed live; and 3) on DVD “Live In Denver” recorded with seven cameras in 1080i on Nov. 14 at the sold-out Ogden Theatre show in Denver, two videos shot, directed and edited by actress Aisha Tyler: “Gone Cold” (unreleased) and “Crucial Velocity.” To pre-order EARTH ROCKER, visit: www.clutchmerch.com.

Produced, engineered and mixed by Machine (King Crimson, Lamb Of God), EARTH ROCKER’s triple deluxe cover artwork was created by long time CLUTCH art director Nick Lakiotis (see below). EARTH ROCKER continues to garner the group some of the best reviews of their career. Read the critical soundbites so far for EARTH ROCKER here: http://msopr.com/files/clutch-earth_rocker-critical_soundbites.pdf.

Tune-in as Brooklyn Vegan premieres CLUTCH performing “D.C. Sound Attack” Live in Denver off the forthcoming EARTH ROCKER triple deluxe album (2x CD/DVD) out June 10 on Weathermaker Music:

http://tinyurl.com/obrxmtb

Earth Rocker cover artwork by Nick Lakiotis: http://tinyurl.com/lg8ofkk.

Watchbelow as NOISEY premieres a claymation video created by an inspired CLUTCH fan, Curtis Hein, without any input from the band. Curtis spent months working on the clip which features an animated CLUTCH performing “The Wolf Man Kindly Requests…” that will now be included on the forthcoming EARTH ROCKER triple deluxe album out June 10. See the clip on NOISEY, here:

http://tinyurl.com/o93yqtx
 

The group have announced their classic 2005 album Robot Hive/Exodus will receive a collector’s edition double vinyl release on Tuesday, June 10. The beautiful double LP is re-mastered and comes in a re-designed gatefold package boasting some of CLUTCH’s best tracks.

Robot Hive/Exodus artwork: http://msopr.com/files/rhe_front_cover_artwork.JPG.

CLUTCH—NEIL FALLON (vocals, rhythm guitar), TIM SULT (lead guitar), DAN MAINES (bass,), JEAN-PAUL GASTER (drums and percussion)—will launch an overseas tour starting Tuesday, April 22 in Newcastle, UK at the O2 Academy taking them through the European festival circuit through June 29. In July, they’ll return to the U.S. for a handful of shows before joining Jane’s Addiction, Rise Against, Gogol Bordello and Halestorm at the Shindig Festival in Baltimore, MD on Saturday, September 27. Expect the group to announce additional U.S. festival dates and headlining shows in the coming months.

CLUTCH new photo, credit Marc Millman: http://tinyurl.com/lxx8gjs 

Watch the video for “Crucial Velocity” off EARTH ROCKER here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3kwC9VtfxM

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The full EARTH ROCKER triple deluxe tracklisting:

Disc 1 (CD)
1.         Earth Rocker                                                
2.         Crucial Velocity                                                          
3.         Mr. Freedom                         
4.         Night Hag                               
5.         D.C. Sound Attack!                
6.         Unto The Breach                   
7.         Gone Cold                             
8.         The Face                                
9.         Book, Saddle, and Go                       
10        Cyborg Bette                          
11        Oh, Isabella                           
12        Scavengers                            
13        The Wolf Man Kindly Requests…      

Disc 2 (Live Audio CD)
1          Earth Rocker                                      (Houston, TX – House of Blues – 5/25/13)
2          Crucial Velocity                                   (San Antonio, TX – Meltdown Festival – 5/26/13)
3          Mr. Freedom                                       (Houston, TX – House of Blues – 5/25/13)
4          D.C. Sound Attack!                             (Lincoln, ND – Bourbon Theater – 5/23/13)
5          Unto The Breach                                (Indianapolis, IN – The Vogue – 5/19/13)
6          Gone Cold                                           (Lincoln, ND – Bourbon Theater – 5/23/13)
7          The Face                                             (Houston, TX – House of Blues – 5/25/13)
8          Book, Saddle, and Go                        (San Antonio, TX – Meltdown Festival – 5/26/13)
9          Cyborg Bette                                       (Houston, TX – House of Blues – 5/25/13)
10        Oh, Isabella                                         (Indianapolis, IN – The Vogue – 5/19/13)
11        The Wolf Man Kindly Requests…      (Fargo, ND – The Venue – 5/22/13) 

Disc 3 (DVD)
Live In Denver (Ogden Theatre, Nov. 2013)
1          Earth Rocker                                                                        
2          Crucial Velocity                                                                                  
3          Mr. Freedom                                                                         
4          D.C. Sound Attack!                                                                
5          Unto The Breach                                                                   
6          Gone Cold                                                                             
7          The Face                                                                                
8          Book, Saddle, and Go                                                                       
9          Cyborg Bette                                                                          
10        Oh, Isabella                                                                           
11        The Wolf Man Kindly Requests…                 

Music Videos (directed by Aisha Tyler)
            “Gone Cold”
            “Crucial Velocity”       

Bonus video
            “The Wolf Man Kindly Requests…” (Fan created Claymation clip)  

About CLUTCH:
CLUTCH—Neil Fallon (Vocals/Guitar/Keyboards/Harmonica), Tim Sult (Guitar), Dan Maines (Bass) and Jean-Paul Gaster (Drums/Percussion)–have been pushing the boundaries of  heavy rock including hard rock, blues rock, southern stoner rock and alternative/funk metal since their early beginnings as a DC hardcore punk group in 1990. The band quickly became known for their relentless touring schedule and song subjects ranging from John Wilkes Booth to trucks and beer. Tim Sult’s mastery of the wah pedal soon became CLUTCH’s centerpiece during their live shows. Tracks such as “The House that Peterbilt,” “Rock and Roll Outlaw,” “Texan Book of the Dead,” “Bertha’s Big Back Yard” and “Raised by Horses” continue to be fan favorites. With ten studio albums under their beltas well as rarities and live albums, CLUTCH now have their own record label titled Weathermaker Music. Albums include: 12″ single Passive Restraints (Earache), their debut LP, Transnational Speedway League (1993, EastWest), Clutch (1995, EastWest), The Elephant Riders (1998, Columbia), JamRoom (1999, Columbia), Pure Rock Fury (2001, Atlantic) spawned the hit single “Careful with that Mic,” follow-up tracks “Immortal” and “Open Up the Border,” were also well-received by American rock stations. In 2003, they issued Live at the Googolplex (2003, Megaforce) and the rarities record Slow Hole to China (2003, Megaforce). Blast Tyrant (2004, DRT Records) featured the hit single “The Mob Goes Wild” its accompanying video was directed by Bam Margera and featured Margera’s Viva La Bam co-stars; Ryan Dunn, Brandon DiCamillo, and Don Vito. Watch it here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z78PjvfCVTQ&feature=kp.  Pitchfork & Lost Needles (2005, Megaforce Records) combined Clutch’s 1990 Pitchfork 7” release with previously unreleased demos and early tracks. In 2005, organist Mick Schauer joined the band and they released Robot Hive/Exodus (2005, DRT Entertainment) and From Beale Street to Oblivion (2007, DRT Entertainment). From Beale Street to Oblivion was produced by Joe Barresi (Kyuss/Melvins/Queens of the Stone Age/Tool).             In 2009, CLUTCH released Strange Cousins from the West, they followed witha reissue of their 2004 album Blast Tyrant also on Weathermaker Music in 2011. The new edition debuted #26 on the Billboard Hard Rock Top 100 and contained a bonus album known as Basket of Eggs with unreleased songs as well as acoustic versions of previous hits. CLUTCH released their tenth and latest studio album Earth Rocker March 16, 2013 on Weathermaker Music. The album entered the Billboard Top 200 chart at #15 giving the band their highest chart position to date. Earth Rocker reached #1 on the Rock Chart and #4 on iTunes’ overall Top 100 album chart. Earth Rocker was awarded “Album of The Year” by Metal Hammer magazine and garnered a Top 10 spot on Rolling Stone magazine’s “Top 20 Metal Albums of the Year.” To read more critical accolades, visit: http://msopr.com/files/clutch_accolades_2013.pdf. CLUTCH website: www.pro-rock.com. 

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