Tuesday 12 April 2022

Clutch - Red Alert

Maryland maulers CLUTCH have returned with new single "Red Alert (Boss Metal Zone)", taken from their upcoming thirteenth studio album.

The tune, which sees the band poke fun at nonsensical sci-fi conspiracists, arrives with a cinematic video directed by David Brodsky.
CLUTCH is an American rock band from Germantown, Maryland. Since its formation in 1991, the band line-up has included Tim Sult (lead guitar), Dan Maines (bass), Jean-Paul Gaster (drums), and Neil Fallon (vocals, rhythm guitar, keyboards). To date, CLUTCH has released twelve studio albums, and several rarities and live albums. Since 2008, the band has been signed to their own record label, Weathermaker Music.

Frontman Neil Fallon explains:
"Early in 2021, I learned the Boss Metal Zone pedal schematic was being presented as “proof” that the Covid-19 vaccine had an electronic component to communicate with 5G cellular networks. It was, of course, nonsense. It sounded like a Philip K. Dick premise. I didn’t want to write a song specific to Covid-19 vaccines, so I went with the Philip K. Dick angle (again). “Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?” came to mind (replicants, in particular, representing what is real and not real, or is there a difference at all?). The video makes no secret that this is an homage to Philip K. Dick and a future where we have distortion coursing through our veins."

Drummer Jean-Paul Gaster adds:
"'Red Alert (Boss Metal Zone)' is one of the faster cuts on our forthcoming album. It kicks in and hits like a freight train. The intensity of the recording reminds me of our live shows. This song cooks, and I can’t wait to play it on tour!"

Todays tune "Red Alert" is taken from the upcoming thirteenth studio album



CLUTCH are currently on tour across North America, touring with special guests EYEHATEGOD and TIGER CUB.

Apr 27 - Burlington, VT - Higher Ground
Apr 29 - Hampton Beach, NH - Hampton Beach Casino
Apr 30 - Providence, RI - The Strand
May 1 - Stroudsburg, PA - Sherman Theatre
May 3 - Rochester, NY - Anthology
May 4 - London, ON - Music Hall
May 6 - Indianapolis, IN - Egyptian Room
May 7 - Grand Rapids, MI - GLC Live at 20 Monore
May 8 - Columbus, OH - KEMBA Live!
May 10 - Moline, IL - The Rust Belt
May 12 - Tulsa, OK - Cains Ballroom
May 13 - Wichita, KS - The Cotillion
May 14 - Sauget, IL - POP’s
May 15 - Little Rock, AR - The Hall
May 17 - Knoxville, TN - Mill & Mine
May 18 - Charlotte, NC - The Fillmore
May 19 - Daytona Beach, FL - Welcome to Rockville
May 21 - Myrtle Beach, SC - Bike Week
May 22 - Richmond, VA - The National
Jul 19 - Athens, GRC - Release Festival
Jul 23 - Nordfjordeid, NOR - Malakoff Festival
Jul 26 - Belfast, N.IRL. - Limelight
Jul 27 - Dublin, IRL- Academy
Jul 30 - Gijon, SPA - Tsunami Fest Xixion
Aug 1 - Porto, PRT - Hard Club
Aug 2 - Lisboa, PRT - Cineteatro Capitólio
Aug 4 - Kostrzyn nad Odra, POL - Poland Rock
Aug 5 - Wacken, GER - Wacken Open Air Festival
Aug 9 - Jeromer, CZE - Brutal Assault Festival
Aug 11 - Eschwege, GER - Open Flair Festival
Aug 12 - Le Locle, CHE - Rock Altitude Festival
Aug 13 - Puttlingen (Saarbrücken), GER - Rocco del Schlacko
Aug 14 - Rottenburg o.d Tauber, GER - Taubertal Festival
Aug 15 - Budapest, HUN - Sziget Festival
Aug 18 - Saint Nolff, FRA - Motocultur Festival
Aug 19 - Charleville-Mezieres, FRA - Cabaret Vert Festival
Aug 20 - Hasselt, BEL - Pukkelpop Festival
Aug 21 - Luxemburg, LUX - Den Altier
Aug 23 - Copenhagen, DNK - Store Vega
Aug 24 - Oslo, NOR - Sentrum Scene
Aug 25 - Goteborg, SWE - Liseberg Festival
Aug 26 - Stockholm, SWE - Grona Lund Festival
Aug 27 - Malmo, SWE - KB
Nov 11 - Glasgow, UK - 02 Academy
Nov 12 - Newcastle, UK - 02 City Hall
Nov 13 - Leeds, UK - 02 Academy
Nov 15 - Exeter, UK - Great Hall
Nov 16 - Brighton, UK - Brighton Dome
Nov 18 - Hannover, GER - Capitol
Nov 20 - Hamburg, GER - Markthalle
Nov 22 - Berlin, GER - Huxley’s Neue Welt
Nov 23 - Munich, GER - Neue Theaterfabrik
Nov 24 - Wien, AT - Arena
Nov 25 - Zagreb, CRO - Culture Factory
Nov 26 - Milan, IT - Fabrique
Dec 2 - Toulouse, FR - Le Bikini
Dec 3 - Lyon, FR - Le Transbordeur
Dec 5 - Zurich, CH - X-TRA
Dec 6 - Stuttgart, GER - LKA Longhorn
Dec 7 - Frankfurt, GER - Batschkapp
Dec 9 - Cologne, GER - Live Music Hall
Dec 10 - Paris, FR - Bataclan
Dec 13 - Bristol, UK - 02 Academy
Dec 14 - Birmingham, UK - 02 Academy
Dec 15 - Manchester, UK - 02 Academy
Dec 16 - Nottingham, UK - Rock City
Dec 17 - London, UK - The Roundhouse

More info @

Official Clutch Web

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