Sunrise on Slaughter Beach

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Sunrise on Slaughter Beach
File:Clutch - Sunrise on Slaughter Beach.png
Studio album by
Clutch
ReleasedSeptember 16, 2022
RecordedLate 2021
StudioThe Magpie Cage Recording Studio, Baltimore, Maryland
Genre
Length33:10
LabelWeathermaker
ProducerTom Dalgety
Clutch chronology
Book of Bad Decisions
(2018) 		Sunrise on Slaughter Beach
(2022)
Singles from Sunrise on Slaughter Beach
  1. "Red Alert (Boss Metal Zone)"
    Released: April 5, 2022[1]
  2. "We Strive for Excellence"
    Released: June 14, 2022[2]
  3. "Slaughter Beach"
    Released: August 16, 2022

Sunrise on Slaughter Beach is the thirteenth studio album by American rock band Clutch. It was released on September 16, 2022, through the band's own label Weathermaker Music.[3][4] It is Clutch's first studio album since Book of Bad Decisions in 2018. The album was originally intended as a positive counterpoint to the social volatility and divisiveness caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, but the lyrics eventually touched on a more diverse range of social topics.[5][6]

Reception

At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from professional publications, the album has an average score of 80 based on 9 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[7] According to Blabbermouth, the album fits within Clutch's long-term development, "never taking any drastic left turns, though progression and noticeable change has been evident over time."[5] MetalSucks largely agreed, stating that "Sunrise on Slaughter Beach is your typical Clutch record," but "there’s always a little more going on under the hood of any Clutch offering."[8]

Kerrang! offered a positive review, stating that "13 albums in, Clutch are still uniquely brilliant, master craftsmen of a form at once ingeniously simple and amazingly clever."[9] Metal Injection called the album "grand without pomposity, experimental without an inch of fat and underwritten with grooves so thick you could build a bridge out of them."[10] According to Metal Planet Music, "Clutch have delivered a monster album here. It’s dirty, sludgy, heavy as hell and trippy when it needs to be."[11] According to Rock n' Load, "‘Sunrise on Slaughter Beach’ is a grand entrance into newfound Clutch territory not seen before. Whilst still harnessing their iconic sound, the band have managed to widen their range and prove themselves once more pioneers; unafraid of throwing out a curveball"[12]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Neil Fallon; all music is composed by Clutch.

Sunrise on Slaughter Beach track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Red Alert (Boss Metal Zone)"2:45
2."Slaughter Beach"3:41
3."Mountain of Bone"4:23
4."Nosferatu Madre"3:27
5."Mercy Brown"5:15
6."We Strive for Excellence"2:55
7."Skeletons on Mars"4:10
8."Three Golden Horns"3:26
9."Jackhammer Our Names"3:08
Total length:33:10

Personnel

Clutch

Additional personnel

Production

Charts

Chart performance for Sunrise on Slaughter Beach
Chart (2022) Peak
position
Australian Digital Albums (ARIA)[13] 7
Australian Hitseekers Albums (ARIA)[13] 12
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[14] 54
Scottish Albums (OCC)[15] 99
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[16] 59
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[17] 23
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)[18] 7
US Billboard 200[19] 89
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[20] 12
US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard)[21] 3
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[22] 16

References

  1. ^ Rob Laing (April 5, 2022). "Clutch's new song Red Alert (Boss Metal Zone) pokes fun at the most ridiculous pedal-related conspiracy theory ever". MusicRadar. Retrieved July 19, 2022.
  2. ^ Blabbermouth (June 14, 2022). "CLUTCH Releases Another New Single, 'We Strive For Excellence'". Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved July 19, 2022.
  3. ^ "Clutch Announces 'Sunrise On Slaughter Beach' Album". Blabbermouth.net. July 19, 2022. Retrieved July 19, 2022.
  4. ^ "Clutch confirm 13th album, Sunrise On Slaughter Beach". Kerrang!. Retrieved July 19, 2022.
  5. ^ a b "Sunrise On Slaughter Beach". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. September 12, 2022. Retrieved September 22, 2022.
  6. ^ Schwind, Gary (September 16, 2022). "Clutch Take Heavy and Expansive Approach on 'Sunrise on Slaughter Beach' (ALBUM REVIEW)". Glide Magazine. Retrieved September 22, 2022.
  7. ^ "Sunrise on Slaughter Beach by CLutch". Metacritic.
  8. ^ Keenan, Hesher (September 16, 2022). "Review: Clutch's Sunrise on Slaughter Beach Further Proves Their Excellence". MetalSucks. Retrieved September 22, 2022.
  9. ^ Ruskell, Nick (September 16, 2022). "Album review: Clutch – Sunrise On Slaughter Beach". Kerrang!. Retrieved September 22, 2022.
  10. ^ McKenna, Shaun (September 14, 2022). "Album Review: CLUTCH Sunrise On Slaughter Beach". Metal Injection. Retrieved September 22, 2022.
  11. ^ Hawes, Andy (September 6, 2022). "Album Review : Clutch – Sunrise on Slaughter Beach". Metal Planet Music. Retrieved September 22, 2022.
  12. ^ Sewell, Monty (September 16, 2022). "Clutch // Sunrise On Slaughter Beach // Album Review". R o c k 'N' L o a d. Retrieved September 22, 2022.
  13. ^ a b "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 26 September 2022". The ARIA Report. No. 1699. Australian Recording Industry Association. September 26, 2022. pp. 10, 24.
  14. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Clutch – Sunrise on Slaughter Beach" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
  15. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 8, 2022.
  16. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Clutch – Sunrise on Slaughter Beach". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 25, 2022.
  17. ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 24, 2022.
  18. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 24, 2022.
  19. ^ "Clutch Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 27, 2022.
  20. ^ "Clutch Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 27, 2022.
  21. ^ "Clutch Chart History (Top Hard Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 27, 2022.
  22. ^ "Clutch Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 27, 2022.
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