Released April 1992 Length 13:39 Artist Clutch Label Earache Records | Recorded 1992 Producer Clutch, Larry Packer Release date 1992 | |
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Studio Uncle Punchy Studios, Silver Springs,Maryland Passive Restraints
(1992) Transnational Speedway League
(1993) Genres Heavy metal, Hardcore punk | ||
Clutch passive restraints
Passive Restraints is the second EP by the band Clutch, released in April 1992 on the famous Heavy Metal label, Earache Records.
Contents
Clutch passive restraints
Recording and release
It was a three song EP with some early Punk/Metal tracks that don't make the live set list much any more, though they were a good example of their influence by bands such as the Bad Brains. It hasn't ever had much live set coverage, with the exception of 'High Calibre Consecrator', over the years either. Neil Fallon, the vocalists, has stated, about hearing the Bad Brains for the first time, on their debut self-titled album, Bad Brains, that:
"..Upon listening though [to the album], I was totally confused. I had nothing to compare it to. It was freakish. But after repeated listens, there was that eureka moment, and ever since then they have been on the loftiest of rock pedestals"It had a reissue called Impetus in 1997 with extra songs.
Background
The second EP from Clutch was also to become a rare find. It was released on CD and 12" vinyl, but according to Earache Records the 12" is not longer available. It was also the second album produced/engineered with Lawrence "Uncle Punchy" Packer at his studios in their home state of Maryland.
Track listing
All tracks written by Clutch
Personnel
Production
Songs
1Passive Restraints3:02
2Impetus3:30
3High Caliber Consecrator7:04