Psychic Warfare

Psychic Warfare
Studio album by Clutch
Released October 2, 2015
Recorded The Machine Shop, Austin TX; The Doom Saloon, Frederick
Genre Stoner rock, Blues rock
Length 39:38
Label Weathermaker
Producer Machine
Clutch chronology
Earth Rocker
(2013)
Psychic Warfare
(2015)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Metal Injection[2]
Pitchfork[3]
AntiHero Magazine[4]

Psychic Warfare is the eleventh studio album by the band Clutch, released on October 2, 2015, through the band's own label Weathermaker Music.[5]

Album Info

It has been released on CD and a special 12" Vinyl record.[6]

It was produced and mixed by Machine (aka Gene Freeman), who also worked with the band on previous albums Pure Rock Fury, Blast Tyrant and Earth Rocker.

The album package features photography and artwork by Dan Winters, who has been collaborating with Clutch since their 1993 debut album Transnational Speedway League.

Commercial performance

The album debuted at No. 1 on the Top Rock Albums chart and No. 11 on Billboard 200, selling 26,000 copies in the first week. This is the best chart ranking achieved on both charts by the band as well as their best weekly sales.[7]

Track listing

All music written by Clutch except "Your Love is Incarceration" written by Clutch & Eugene Freeman (aka Machine). All lyrics by Neil Fallon.

No.TitleLength
1."The Affidavit"  0:25
2."X-Ray Visions"  3:42
3."Firebirds!"  3:00
4."A Quick Death in Texas"  3:57
5."Sucker for the Witch"  3:21
6."Your Love Is Incarceration"  3:14
7."Doom Saloon"  1:12
8."Our Lady of Electric Light"  3:51
9."Noble Savage"  2:49
10."Behold the Colossus"  3:51
11."Decapitation Blues"  3:11
12."Son of Virginia"  7:15

Personnel

Production

Charts

Chart (2015) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[8] 23
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[9] 65
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[10] 155
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[11] 186
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[12] 12
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[13] 46
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[14] 18
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[15] 46
UK Albums (OCC)[16] 20
US Billboard 200[17] 11
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[18] 2
US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard)[19] 1
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[20] 1

References

  1. Yeung, Neil Z. "Psychic Warfare - Clutch". Allmusic. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  2. Rowe, Riley. "Clutch - Psychic Warfare". Metal Injection. Retrieved 2016-02-18.
  3. Camp, Zoe. "Clutch - Psychic Warfare". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2016-05-18.
  4. Woroniak, Thomas (2 November 2015). "Album Review: CLUTCH - Psychic Warfare". AntiHero Magazine.
  5. "Clutch "Psychic Warfare" CD - Weathermaker". www.indiemerch.com. Retrieved 2016-02-12.
  6. "Clutch "Psychic Warfare" 12" - Weathermaker". www.indiemerch.com. Retrieved 2016-02-12.
  7. Rutherford, Kevin (October 14, 2015). "Clutch Grasps First Top Rock Albums No. 1 With 'Psychic Warfare'". Billboard.
  8. "Australiancharts.com – Clutch – Psychic Warfare". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 12, 2015.
  9. http://oe3.orf.at/m/charts/stories/2602614/
  10. "Ultratop.be – Clutch – Psychic Warfare" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 10, 2015.
  11. "Ultratop.be – Clutch – Psychic Warfare" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 10, 2015.
  12. "Clutch – Chart history" Billboard Canadian Albums Chart for Clutch. Retrieved October 13, 2015.
  13. "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH. Retrieved October 12, 2015.
  14. "Swedishcharts.com – Clutch – Psychic Warfare". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 11, 2015.
  15. "Swisscharts.com – Clutch – Psychic Warfare". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
  16. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 9, 2015.
  17. "Clutch – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Clutch. Retrieved October 13, 2015.
  18. "Clutch – Chart history" Billboard Independent Albums for Clutch. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
  19. "Clutch – Chart history" Billboard Top Hard Rock Albums for Clutch. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
  20. "Clutch – Chart history" Billboard Top Rock Albums for Clutch. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
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