Clutch

AEG Presents Clutch: Give the People What They Want!

With support from Corrosion of Conformity, Agnostic Front, and Chuck Ragan.

Wednesday, March 10
Doors: 6:00 PM
All ages
Rockwell at The Complex

On sale Friday, November 13 at 10:00 AM

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. Like those bands, CLUTCH’s supporters 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 that 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.

A worldwide cabal of fans and critics cherish the band’s dense and diverse catalog of underground classics, released through major labels, indies, and, since 2009, CLUTCH’s own Weathermaker imprint. Sunrise on Slaughter Beach, the band’s thirteenth studio album, is a summary of what makes the band great and another leap forward in its career.

“There’s no question that Clutch etched themselves a name in the pantheon of great rock bands,” Lambgoat wrote in 2004. Classic Rock Magazine 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 band’s live shows have included tours with Slayer, System of a Down, and Marilyn Manson, 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 13 studio albums and assorted releases since 1991, they’ve earned a reputation as one of the best around.

Lineup:
- Neil Fallon — vocals/guitar
- Tim Sult — lead guitar
- Dan Maines — bass
- Jean-Paul Gaster — drums

Selected discography:
- Sunrise on Slaughter Beach (2022)
- Book of Bad Decisions (2018)
- Psychic Warfare (2015)
- Earth Rocker (2013)
- Strange Cousins from the West (2009)
- From Beale Street to Oblivion (2007)
- Robot Hive/Exodus (2005)
- Blast Tyrant (2004)
- Pure Rock Fury (2001)
- Jam Room (1999)
- The Elephant Riders (1998)
- Clutch (1995)
- Transnational Speedway League: Anthems, Anecdotes & Undeniable Truths (1993)