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Passive Restraints

Rate It! Avg: 4.0 (138 ratings)
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Passive Restraints
3:03 $0.99
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Impetus
3:31 $0.99
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High Caliber Consecrator
7:03 $0.99
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Total Tracks: 3   Total Length: 13:37

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More Clutch!!!!!

leigh_oates

We want more Clutch albums on eMusic!

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Where's the rest?

EMUSIC-01EFAD06

Umm, I thought, since I found this artist (and I was really excited) that my brother didn't have anymore, that I would find all their albums and songs. If eMusic can't get all of them, then at least find the ones that have "Space Grass" and "Big News I". I would appreciate it greatly. =)

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second that!

blatanville

the above review is on-the-money: the sound quality here, as it was on many Earache releases, fails to properly capture the full power of these songs -- go for the Impetus EP (also available on emusic) for the better sound quality of the remasters.

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bad audio compared to the Impetus EP

zrosignal

skip this one and just go with the Impetus EP. Its the same 3 songs plus 2 more but the sound quality is much better compared to this one.

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Part metal, part neo-hardcore, part thrash, Maryland’s Clutch has always been an interesting bunch. Over the years, the band has developed into a solid live act, honing its trade through incessant roadwork. If you can find it, Passive Restraints, the band’s first 7″ for grindcore-metal label Earache, takes you back to where it all began, ultimately proving to be a satisfying collection of three of the band’s best songs. Kicking off with “High Caliber Consecration,” the track is a showcase for singer Neil Fallon’s often hilarious, stream-of-consciousness lyrics. As Fallon quips, “My father was black, my mother was Decker, believe my friend it doesn’t get any better…,” the band wraps the singer’s sandpaper voice with a guitar crunch that wouldn’t be out of place on a Sick of It All record. Live favorite “Impetus” features an awesome intro courtesy of monster drummer Jean-Paul Gaster. The track reaches its climax as Fallon howls “I will not relent, I will not relent, I am driven, Impetus, I am driven.” The 7″ ends on a high note with one of the band’s most focused songs, the brooding, dirgy, and later explosive “High Caliber Consecrator” — with the latter portion of the track erupting into an almost Helmet-like guitar assault just before Fallon’s voice gives the track its final push over the edge. – John Franck

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