Blast Tyrant
| Blast Tyrant | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Studio album by Clutch | ||||
| Released | March 23, 2004 - May 10, 2011 (reissue) | |||
| Recorded | 2003 | |||
| Genre | Stoner rock, Blues rock, Punk, Heavy metal, Hardcore punk | |||
| Length | 54:31 | |||
| Label | DRT Entertainment - Weathermaker Music | |||
| Producer | Machine and Clutch | |||
| Clutch chronology | ||||
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 Basket of Eggs | ||||
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [1] |
| Classic Rock | [2] |
| Sputnikmusic | [3] |
| PopMatters | (favorable) [4] |
Blast Tyrant is the sixth full-length studio album by the band Clutch and was released March 23, 2004, but has since had a reissue on May 10, 2011. It was the first release with DRT Entertainment by the band.[5]
Album information
The unabridged title of the album is Blast Tyrant Atlas of the Invisible World with Illustrations of Strange Beasts and Phantoms.
A reissue of the album was released through Clutch's own label Weathermaker Music,[6] and contains the original album along with a second bonus disc, entitled Basket of Eggs, which is a collection of acoustic versions of songs, from 2001 to 2011 by the band, including the 'Polar Bear Lair Demos'. The music video for the song "The Mob Goes Wild" was created by Ryan Dunn.[7] Unlike some reissues the band have done, or some of the 'import' versions of their albums to begin with, the track listing of the original album remains the same.
It is a mixture of the genres they have become known to use in their albums, with more of the blues rock they had started to embody compared to the previous album, though there is still some heavy tracks, like "Mercury", "The Regulator" and "The Mob Goes Wild", as well as some stoner rock compilations and the hardcore punk roots they have.
In popular culture
The song "The Mob Goes Wild" is a downloadable song on Rock Band 2 and the song "The Regulator" was featured in the The Walking Dead episode "Nebraska".
Track listing
All songs Written by Clutch © 2004 (ASCAP) and Sea Gator Music
Original Album
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Mercury" | 3:00 |
| 2. | "Profits of Doom" | 3:12 |
| 3. | "The Mob Goes Wild" | 3:32 |
| 4. | "Cypress Grove" | 2:45 |
| 5. | "Promoter (of Earthbound Causes)" | 3:14 |
| 6. | "The Regulator" | 5:25 |
| 7. | "Worm Drink" | 3:13 |
| 8. | "Army of Bono" | 4:36 |
| 9. | "Spleen Merchant" | 2:38 |
| 10. | "(In the Wake of) The Swollen Goat" | 3:01 |
| 11. | "Weathermaker" | 0:47 |
| 12. | "Subtle Hustle" | 2:46 |
| 13. | "Ghost" | 4:37 |
| 14. | "(Notes from the Trial of) La Curandera" | 5:49 |
| 15. | "WYSIWYG" | 5:49 |
Total length: |
54:31 | |
Basket of Eggs (2011 bonus disc)
Tracks 1-4 were recorded between September 2010 & January 2011; track 5 was live in a Milwaukee radio station in 2001; tracks 6-10 were recorded in July 2002 and are known as the "Polar Bear Lair Demo's', of which 6,7 & 10 are previously unreleased tracks by the band.[8][9][10]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Box Car Shorty's Confession (acoustic)" | 2:59 |
| 2. | "The Regulator (acoustic)" | 5:30 |
| 3. | "Basket of Eggs (acoustic)" | 3:43 |
| 4. | "Tight Like That (acoustic)" | 4:55 |
| 5. | "Drink to the Dead (live acoustic)" | 4:28 |
| 6. | "Cattle Car" | 2:58 |
| 7. | "Walpole Man" | 4:22 |
| 8. | "Promoter" | 3:06 |
| 9. | "La Curandera" | 4:06 |
| 10. | "Steve Doocy" | 4:04 |
Total length: |
38:11 | |
Personnel
- Neil Fallon – vocals, guitar, organ
- Tim Sult – guitar
- Dan Maines – bass
- Jean-Paul Gaster – drums
Production
- Produced by Clutch and Machine
- Recorded and Mixed by Machine
- Drums were Recorded at Water Music, Hoboken, NJ
- Pro-Tools by Nick Rowe and Assisted by Ted Young
- Guitars and Vocals were Recorded at The Machine Shop, Hoboken, NJ
- Additional Production of Vocals and Guitars Recorded in Jean-Paul Gaster's living room
- Mixed at the The Machine Shop, Hoboken, NJ
- Mastered by Ue Nastasi at Sterling Sound
- Artwork by Encarnacion Hernandez
Chart performance
Album - Billboard (North America)[11]
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | The Billboard 200 | #147 |
| 2004 | Top Heatseekers | #4 |
| 2004 | Top Independent Albums | #9 |
Singles - Billboard (North America)[12]
| Year | Song | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | "The Mob Goes Wild" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | #39 |
References
- ↑ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Clutch Blast Tyrant review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-11-28.
- ↑ Callwood, Brett (February 2005). "Clutch 'Blast Tyrant'". Classic Rock. 76. London, UK: Future Publishing Ltd. p. 93.
- ↑ "Clutch - Blast Tyrant". Sputnikmusic. 19 February 2007. Retrieved 2011-11-28.
- ↑ Begrand, Adrien (19 October 2004). "Clutch: Blast Tyrant". PopMatters. Retrieved 2011-11-28.
- ↑ "Pro Rock". www.pro-rock.com. Retrieved 2016-02-22.
- ↑ "DELUXE BLAST TYRANT PACKAGE IN STORES TODAY". 2011-05-10. Retrieved 2011-05-18.
- ↑ "Ryan Dunn Trivia". Top 5000. Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 24 September 2011.
- ↑ "Music Review: Clutch – Blast Tyrant [2-CD Reissue Edition]". Blogcritics. Retrieved 2016-02-13.
- ↑ "Clutch (3) - Blast Tyrant". Discogs. Retrieved 2016-02-13.
- ↑ "Clutch - Blast Tyrant/Basket of Eggs CD Album". www.cduniverse.com. Retrieved 2016-02-13.
- ↑ "Blast Tyrant Billboard Albums". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-11-28.
- ↑ "Blast Tyrant Billboard Singles". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-11-28.