Clutch vocalist and lyricist Neil Fallon is beloved for his distinctive voice. That gravely bass has been imitated by bands all over the world, like the Ohio-based Mississippi Bones and Sweden’s Blind Dog. Outside of Clutch, his voice has let him spearhead the Hard Rock act The Company Band and the Metal group Dunsmuir (and […]
Read More Neil Fallon’s Voice: The Pipes Behind Clutch’s SoundStoner Rock’s roots go back quite a few decades. The earliest agreed upon instances of Stoner Rock were in Black Sabbath’s debut album in 1969, but we continued to see glimpses of the genre over the next few years: Pink Floyd expanded Psychedelia and Space Rock, Led Zeppelin showed that riffing and jamming could be […]
Read More Best Stoner Rock Bands By DecadeAs one of the faces on Stoner Rock’s Mount Rushmore, Neil Fallon deserves to rest on every laurel he’s earned. Fortunately for us, he’s never been one to sit still. Instead, the Clutch frontman has always been willing to mentor up-and-coming bands and lend his vocals to established acts. Known for the fire in his […]
Read More Ranking Neil Fallon’s Guest Appearances: From Dozer to VolbeatClutch is perhaps the most respected active band anywhere close to the Stoner Rock genre today. Sure, there’s Queens of the Stone Age, but Josh Homme has always been too polarizing a figure, and he’s consistently pushed the band further and further outside of the Stoner Rock genre and further onto the dance floor. Monster […]
Read More Bands That Sound like Clutch: Meet Mississippi Bones, Five Horse Johnson, Lionize, and The Bakerton GroupThe 1990s was a hell of an age for Rock music. Bands like Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Alice in Chains, Soundgarden, and the Smashing Pumpkins redefined what the genre could be. And while these advances largely took place in the northern states (especially Washington (Seattle) and Illinois (Chicago)), even more was happening in Southern California, where […]
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