Photo by: Dirk Behlau
Clutch have announced Melbourne heavy rock outfit Don Fernando as support for their Melbourne show at the Prince (SOLD OUT) and Sydney show at The Metro. While local hard hitters Brisbane The Black Water Fever and Heavy Roller will open proceedings at The Zoo (limited tickets available).
Towards the end of February Clutch will land in Australia for their first shows since the release of their tenth studio album Earth Rocker (2013), which has fast become the most successful album of the bands twenty four year career, featuring heavily in top ten albums of 2013 lists across the globe, including being the number one album in Metal Hammer UK’s top 50 albums of the year.
Clutch released their 10th studio LP Earth Rocker in March 2013 to glowing reviews and rapturous applause….
“The first half of the record is rich in classic rock’n’roll discourse of speed, confrontation and rugged individuality…It’s tough, potent and as pretentious as a straight right to the body of any flaccid rock’n’roll imitator.”
THE AGE SHORT LIST ★★★★
“There’s little fat: guitarist Tim Sult’s heavy riffs, Neil Fallon’s growling vocals, Dan Maines’s driving bass lines and Jean-Paul Gaster’s tight drumming demand engagement from woe to go, despite elements of similarity across some tracks. And at a little more than 44 minutes they timed it perfectly.”
THE AUSTRALIAN
“… you have to like the way that amid this power surge of an album you can find yourself pulling your cap low and trench coat collar up whenever Gone Cold, with its low key but still menacing bassline and noir-ish twang to its guitar, creep into the room…definitely impressive.”
SYDNEY MORNING HERALD SPECTRUM
Earth Rocker charted at #15 in the Billboard Top 50 and flew into #1 at Metal Radio in the USA, critics hailing it the best record of the bands career that has spanned twenty three years.
Almost twelve years after the release, the band will hit Australian shores to play Soundwave as well as their own national headline shows. It has been a long four years for Aussie Clutch fans, since their last tour in 2010. The time between tours has nothing to do with a lack of love for Australia, and more to do with a love of touring that has seen them take the stage across twelve countries since the release of Earth Rocker.
To celebrate the release of their tenth studio LP, Clutch are releasing Earth Rocker Live, a limited edition, double vinyl picture disk set, that features one LP of the studio recording, and one LP of live tracks recorded from various shows around the world to mirror the track listing of the studio LP.
February can’t come fast enough!
Earth Rocker Live will be available in store now through Weathermaker Music & MGM January 17th 2014
Earth Rocker is available on iTunes & in store now through Weathermaker Music & MGM.
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Tickets on sale Now
Thursday 20th February 2014 The Metro SYDNEY NSW
With Don Fernando
www.metrotheatre.com.au
624 George Street, SYDNEY
Tickets $50 + bf from http://premier.ticketek.com.au/shows/show.aspx?sh=CLUTCH14
Doors open 8pm
Friday 21st February 2014 The Zoo BRISBANE QLD
With Heavy Roller and The Black Water Fever
711 Ann St, Fortitude Valley
Tickets $50 + bf available from http://tickets.oztix.com.au/?Event=40273
Doors open 8pm
Thursday 27th February 2014 Prince Bandroom MELBOURNE VIC
With Don Fernando
29 Fitzroy Street St Kilda, MELBOURNE
www.princebandroom.com.au
Tickets $50 + bf from http://tickets.oztix.com.au/?Event=40268
Doors open 8pm
Also appearing on Soundwave 2014 nationally
Saturday 22nd February Brisbane
Sunday 23rd February Sydney
Friday 28th February Melbourne
Saturday 1st March Adelaide
Monday 3rd March Perth
For full line up and ticketing info go to http://soundwavefestival.com
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