Maryland rock institution Clutch have released “Beware The Fever,” the haunting new single from their forthcoming fourteenth studio album, Wasted Lands. Bringing banjo onto a Clutch record for the first time, the release arrives alongside the announcement of the band’s mammoth Give The People What They Want 2027 headline tour with special guests Corrosion of Conformity, Agnostic Front and Chuck Ragan.
Stream “Beware The Fever” HERE | Watch the accompanying music video HERE | Tour Info & Tickets HERE
Following “The Drifter Returns” and the riotous title track, “Beware The Fever” takes Neil Fallon’s lyrical storytelling into a landscape inspired by the ghost towns of Appalachia and central Pennsylvania. These are communities whose most prosperous days lie generations behind them, where industrial decline and supernatural unease make particularly sinister companions. As Fallon explains, “They’re the perfect backdrop for all manner of strangeness.” He goes on to share
“Beware the Fever” started out as a lark. I played some random melodies on a poorly tuned Deering Goodtime banjo and JP put a hip-hop beat to it. I thought that would be the end of it. Boy was I wrong. As a result of this, I now spend a lot of my free time watching banjo tutorial videos and the algorithm is really pushing AARP benefits and retirement properties in the Ozarks. Beware!”
Drummer Jean-Paul Gaster shares:
“The music for Beware the fever came to life in what I believe to be record time for our band. It started with one of those pre-recorded drum loops. This time Neil recorded some banjo parts first. He followed up with some electric guitar and then bass to create the massive chorus. The whole process took less than 20 minutes. I loved the music right away. I remember listening to the instrumental demo over and over again wondering what Neil might sing on it. It was months later while in pre-production with Machine that we finally heard those amazing lyrics. “Beware the fever running thru town”. This song is easily one of my favorites on the record. The Banjo you hear on the album is from that first demo Neil played in the Doom Saloon one afternoon in January of 2026.”
Written and recorded at the band’s longtime Frederick, Maryland base, the Doom Saloon, Wasted Lands reunites Clutch with producer Machine for their fifth album together and their first since 2015’s Psychic Warfare. Their first full-length since 2022’s Sunrise on Slaughter Beach, the record was written with the stage firmly in mind, pairing the band’s formidable riffs and rhythmic instincts with more melodic, chord-driven songwriting. It arrives January 22, 2027 through the band’s own Weathermaker Music. Pre-order the album HERE.
Clutch | Wasted Lands
Tracklisting
- The Drifter Returns
- Stage Fright
- Loaf ‘N Jug
- High Class Action Lawsuit
- Chestburster
- Beware The Fever
- Wound Collector
- Colorado Fuel and Iron
- Streets Are His
- The Green Skull
- Wasted Lands
- The Message Is Clear
Those songs will have plenty of road ahead of them. The newly announced dates begin with a February 5 show in Honolulu before the mainland run kicks off February 28 in Cleveland, crossing the US and visiting Vancouver before closing April 4 at Brooklyn Steel. Along the way, Clutch will bring the tour to venues including Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium and Los Angeles’ The Wiltern, with a March 20 festival appearance at Mojave Experience in Joshua Tree.
Corrosion of Conformity, Agnostic Front and Chuck Ragan join the headline dates. Honolulu features local support, while the Joshua Tree festival appearance does not include the touring support acts.
Artist presales begin Tuesday, November 10 at noon ET, followed by local and venue presales at 2pm ET. Knotfest.com and Blabbermouth presales begin Wednesday, November 11 at 2pm ET. All presales end Thursday, November 12 at 10pm local time. Tickets go on general sale Friday, November 13 at 10am local time. Find tickets and further information HERE.
CLUTCH
Give The People What They Want
2027 US Headline Tour Dates
With Corrosion of Conformity, Agnostic Front and Chuck Ragan
Fri, Feb 5 | Honolulu, HI | The Republik*
Sat, Feb 27 | Green Bay, WI | Epic
Sun, Feb 28 | Cleveland, OH | Agora Theatre
Tue, Mar 2 | Pittsburgh, PA | Stage AE
Wed, Mar 3 | Grand Rapids, MI | GLC Live at 20 Monroe
Fri, Mar 5 | Detroit, MI | The Fillmore Detroit
Sat, Mar 6 | Chicago, IL | Ramova Theatre
Sun, Mar 7 | St. Paul, MN | Palace Theatre
Tue, Mar 9 | Denver, CO | Fillmore Auditorium
Wed, Mar 10 | Salt Lake City, UT | Rockwell at The Complex
Fri, Mar 12 | Portland, OR | Roseland Theater
Sat, Mar 13 | Seattle, WA | Showbox SoDo
Sun, Mar 14 | Vancouver, BC | Queen Elizabeth Theatre
Tue, Mar 16 | Sacramento, CA | Channel 24
Wed, Mar 17 | Los Angeles, CA | The Wiltern
Fri, Mar 19 | Las Vegas, NV | Brooklyn Bowl
Sat, Mar 20 | Joshua Tree, CA | Mojave Experience at Joshua Tree Lake & Resort**
Sun, Mar 21 | Phoenix, AZ | The Van Buren
Tue, Mar 23 | Austin, TX | Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheater
Wed, Mar 24 | Dallas, TX | House of Blues
Fri, Mar 26 | Lake Buena Vista, FL | House of Blues
Sat, Mar 27 | Atlanta, GA | The Eastern
Sun, Mar 28 | Nashville, TN | Ryman Auditorium
Tue, Mar 30 | Raleigh, NC | The Ritz
Wed, Mar 31 | Richmond, VA | The National
Fri, Apr 2 | Philadelphia, PA | The Fillmore Philadelphia
Sat, Apr 3 | Uncasville, CT | Mohegan Sun Arena
Sun, Apr 4 | Brooklyn, NY | Brooklyn Steel
* With local support
** Festival appearance without Corrosion of Conformity, Agnostic Front or Chuck Ragan
CLUTCH WASTED LANDS AUSTRALIA TOUR 2027
With Special Guests Corrosion of Conformity
Sat, Jan 23 | Perth | Metropolis Fremantle
Mon, Jan 25 | Brisbane | Eatons Hill Hotel
Wed, Jan 27 | Sydney | Enmore Theatre
Fri, Jan 29 | Melbourne | Forum Theatre
Sat, Jan 30 | Adelaide | Froth & Fury Festival
ABOUT CLUTCH
Clutch have spent more than three decades building a career entirely on their own terms. Formed in the D.C. suburbs in 1991 by Neil Fallon, Jean-Paul Gaster, Dan Maines and Tim Sult, the Maryland foursome emerged from the orbit of the city’s hardcore scene before quickly developing a sound that refused easy categorization. Across thirteen studio albums, relentless touring and a musical vocabulary that has pulled from hardcore punk, noise rock, blues, country, funk and heavy rock, Clutch have remained unmistakably themselves. In 2008, they founded their own label, Weathermaker Music, taking full control of their records and establishing the independent model that has carried the band ever since.
Their fourteenth studio album, Wasted Lands, is set for release on January 22nd, 2027 and shows Clutch at full throttle. Their first full-length since 2022’s Sunrise on Slaughter Beach, the record was written with the stage firmly in mind after the band scrapped two earlier batches of material that felt too studio-bound. It also reunites Clutch with producer Machine for the first time since 2015’s Psychic Warfare, following previous collaborations on Pure Rock Fury, Blast Tyrant, Earth Rocker and Psychic Warfare. Wasted Lands pairs the band’s riff-heavy foundations with a more melodic approach to songwriting while still finding room for a few firsts, including Neil Fallon bringing banjo to a Clutch record. Written and hammered into shape together at their longtime Maryland base, the Doom Saloon, it is a direct product of the chemistry, independence and restless musical curiosity that have kept the same four musicians moving forward since 1991.
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