Clutch at the Rust Belt -- October 30.
Friday, October 30, 7:30 p.m.
The Rust Belt, 533 12th Avenue, East Moline IL
With their fourteenth studio album, Wasted Lands, being released this upcoming January, the rockers of Clutch headline an October 30 concert event at East Moline venue The Rust Belt, the group's U.S. fall tour finding them performing with the guest artists of Slomosa and Blood Vulture.
As stated in the band's biography: "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. Because like those bands, the supporters who adore Clutch 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 which 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 slamming summary of everything that makes the band great and another giant leap forward into career longevity.
"Those live shows over the years include 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."
Hailing from Bergen, Norway, Slomosa channels their surroundings into a signature hybrid of stoner rock riffage, grungy hooks, and a concentrated punk punch. The group – Ben Berdous (vocals, guitar), Marie Moe (vocals, bass), Tor Erik Bye (guitar), and Jard Hole (drums) – perfects this sound on their second full-length offering and MNRK Heavy debut LP, Tundra Rock. And the self-described “Gothic sludge” project Blood Vulture is the brainchild of Jordan Olds, who for nearly a decade has moonlighted as Gwarsenio Hall, host of Two Minutes to Late Night, the world’s only heavy metal talk show and a place for the New York-based comedian and his friends and idols to put satirical spins on iconic songs from the likes of Fleetwood Mac and Guns N’ Roses.
Clutch brings their U.S. tour to East Moline alongside Slomosa and Blood Vulture, admission to the 7:30 p.m. concert is $48.18, and more information and tickets are available by visiting TheRustBeltQC.com.
