Clutch Announce New Album Wasted Lands, Unveil Title Track: Stream

Clutch have announced their 14th studio album, Wasted Lands, out January 22nd via Weathermaker Records. The band has also unleashed the title track as the latest single from the LP. Get Clutch Tickets Here The song “Wasted Lands,” which follows previous single “The Drifter Returns,” sees the band sticking to their tried and true heavy rock. Frontman Neil Fallon’s bluesy vocals sit in the comfortable cross-section of Southern rock and and the heavier end of blues rock while the band offers a metallic backbone to a song that wouldn’t be out of place in a bar fight. Fallon elaborated on the inspiration for the title track, saying, “The inspiration for the lyrics in ‘Wasted Lands’ came about when it was brought to my attention that someone had been dragging my name on FaceBook (weird, right?). Apparently, I had reneged on a free t-shirt and dinner. I think it was a prize in a pay to play contest. Not to overstate the obvious, but it was a load of horse hockey. Many people tried to explain to this person that it was not me and that they had been hustled. But they simply would not believe it. So I thought, screw it, no half-measures. You want a monster? Let’s give you one.” Drummer Jean-...