Sunrise on Slaughter Beach is the thirteenth studio album by American rock band Clutch. It was released on September 16, 2022, through the band's own label Weathermaker Music.[4][5] It is Clutch's first studio album since Book of Bad Decisions in 2018. The album was originally intended as a positive counterpoint to the social volatility and divisiveness caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, but the lyrics eventually touched on a more diverse range of social topics.[6][7]
The album has an average score of 81 out of 100 on Metacritic based on 6 professional reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".[8] According to Blabbermouth.net, the album fits within Clutch's long-term development, "never taking any drastic left turns, though progression and noticeable change has been evident over time."[6]MetalSucks largely agreed, stating that "Sunrise on Slaughter Beach is your typical Clutch record," but "there’s always a little more going on under the hood of any Clutch offering."[15]Kerrang! offered a positive review, stating that "13 albums in, Clutch are still uniquely brilliant, master craftsmen of a form at once ingeniously simple and amazingly clever."[12]Metal Injection called the album "grand without pomposity, experimental without an inch of fat and underwritten with grooves so thick you could build a bridge out of them."[14] According to Metal Planet Music, "Clutch have delivered a monster album here. It’s dirty, sludgy, heavy as hell and trippy when it needs to be."[18]Rock 'N' Load wrote in their review, "Sunrise on Slaughter Beach is a grand entrance into newfound Clutch territory not seen before. Whilst still harnessing their iconic sound, the band have managed to widen their range and prove themselves once more pioneers; unafraid of throwing out a curveball."[16]
Track listing
All lyrics are written by Neil Fallon; all music is composed by Clutch
Sunrise on Slaughter Beach track listing
No.
Title
Length
1.
"Red Alert (Boss Metal Zone)"
2:45
2.
"Slaughter Beach"
3:41
3.
"Mountain of Bone"
4:23
4.
"Nosferatu Madre"
3:27
5.
"Mercy Brown"
5:15
6.
"We Strive for Excellence"
2:55
7.
"Skeletons on Mars"
4:10
8.
"Three Golden Horns"
3:26
9.
"Jackhammer Our Names"
3:08
Total length:
33:10
Limited Edition / "The Complete Edition" bonus tracks
