Psychic Warfare

Psychic Warfare
Studio album by
Clutch
ReleasedOctober 2, 2015 (2015-10-02)
Studio
GenreStoner rock, hard rock, blues rock
Length39:54
LabelWeathermaker Music
ProducerMachine
Clutch chronology
Earth Rocker
(2013) 		Psychic Warfare
(2015) 		Book of Bad Decisions
(2018)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic76/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
AntiHero8/10[3]
Metal Injection8/10[4]
Pitchfork6.9/10[5]

Psychic Warfare is the eleventh studio album by the band Clutch, It was released on October 2, 2015, through the band's own label Weathermaker Music.[6]

Album Info

Psychic Warfare has been released on: CD, Black & White, Newbury Comics Exclusive 500 Autographed Copy Limited Edition, Transparent Red, & UK Blue Vinyl, "Mad Sidewinder b/w Outland Special Clearance," a Record Store Day 12" 5000 Copy Limited Edition Vinyl Record, as well as a Digital-Only Deluxe Edition with bonus tracks.[7]

Psychic Warfare was produced and mixed by "Machine" (aka Gene Freeman) who also worked with the band on previous albums: Pure Rock Fury, Blast Tyrant and Earth Rocker.

The album-package features photography and artwork by Dan Winters who has been collaborating with Clutch since their 1993 debut album Transnational Speedway League. The album title comes from a line from the song "X-Ray Visions."

Commercial performance

Psychic Warfare debuted at No. 1 on the Top Rock Albums Chart and No. 11 on Billboard 200-- selling 26,000 copies in the first week. This is the best chart-ranking achieved on both charts by the band as well as their best weekly sales.[8]

Track listing

All music written by Clutch except "Your Love is Incarceration" written by Clutch & Eugene Freeman (aka Machine) & "We Need Some Money" written by Chuck Brown & Curtis Johnson. All lyrics by Neil Fallon.

Original release

No.TitleLength
1."The Affidavit"0:25
2."X-Ray Visions"3:42
3."Firebirds!"3:00
4."A Quick Death in Texas"3:57
5."Sucker for the Witch"3:21
6."Your Love Is Incarceration"3:14
7."Doom Saloon"1:12
8."Our Lady of Electric Light"3:51
9."Noble Savage"2:49
10."Behold the Colossus"3:51
11."Decapitation Blues"3:11
12."Son of Virginia"7:15
Total length:39:54

Digital deluxe edition

Track 13-15 are bonus tracks on the deluxe edition.

No.TitleLength
1."The Affidavit"0:25
2."X-Ray Visions"3:42
3."Firebirds!"3:00
4."A Quick Death in Texas"3:57
5."Sucker for the Witch"3:21
6."Your Love Is Incarceration"3:14
7."Doom Saloon"1:12
8."Our Lady of Electric Light"3:51
9."Noble Savage"2:49
10."Behold the Colossus"3:51
11."Decapitation Blues"3:11
12."Son of Virginia"7:15
13."Mad Sidewinder"3:15
14."Outland Special Clearance"3:17
15."We Need Some Money"5:10
Total length:51:36

Personnel

Clutch

Technical personnel

  • Machine – production, engineering & mixing
  • Alberto De Icaza & Jeff Henson – engineering
  • Paul Logus – mastering
  • Dan Winters – art
  • Andrew Massiatte Lopez – design

Charts

Chart (2015) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[9] 23
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[10] 65
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[11] 155
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[12] 186
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[13] 12
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[14] 46
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[15] 18
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[16] 46
Scottish Albums (OCC)[17] 12
UK Albums (OCC)[18] 20
US Billboard 200[19] 11
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[20] 2
US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard)[21] 1
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[22] 1

References

  1. ^ "Reviews for Psychic Warfare by Clutch". Metacritic. Retrieved October 2, 2015.
  2. ^ Yeung, Neil Z. "Psychic Warfare - Clutch". AllMusic. Retrieved September 13, 2016.
  3. ^ Woroniak, Thomas (November 2, 2015). "Album Review: CLUTCH - Psychic Warfare". AntiHero Magazine.
  4. ^ Rowe, Riley (September 30, 2015). "Clutch - Psychic Warfare". Metal Injection. Retrieved February 18, 2016.
  5. ^ Camp, Zoe. "Clutch - Psychic Warfare". Pitchfork. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
  6. ^ "Clutch "Psychic Warfare" CD - Weathermaker". www.indiemerch.com. Retrieved February 12, 2016.
  7. ^ "Clutch "Psychic Warfare" 12" - Weathermaker". www.indiemerch.com. Retrieved February 12, 2016.
  8. ^ Rutherford, Kevin (October 14, 2015). "Clutch Grasps First Top Rock Albums No. 1 With 'Psychic Warfare'". Billboard.
  9. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Clutch – Psychic Warfare". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 12, 2015.
  10. ^ "Ö3 Austria Top40: Longplay-Charts - Ö3 Charts". oe3.orf.at. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
  11. ^ "Ultratop.be – Clutch – Psychic Warfare" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 10, 2015.
  12. ^ "Ultratop.be – Clutch – Psychic Warfare" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 10, 2015.
  13. ^ "Clutch Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 13, 2015.
  14. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Clutch – Psychic Warfare" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
  15. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Clutch – Psychic Warfare". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 11, 2015.
  16. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Clutch – Psychic Warfare". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
  17. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
  18. ^ 15, 2015/7502/ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 9, 2015.
  19. ^ "Clutch Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 13, 2015.
  20. ^ "Clutch Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
  21. ^ "Clutch Chart History (Top Hard Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
  22. ^ "Clutch Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 14, 2015.