Impetus (album)

Impetus
EP by Clutch
Released	1997
Recorded	1991–1992
Studio	Uncle Punchy Studios (Silver Spring, Maryland)
Genre	Stoner rock post-hardcore alternative metal
Length	19:24
Label	Earache Records
Clutch chronology
Clutch (1995) Impetus (1997) The Elephant Riders (1998)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Impetus is a reissue of the EP Passive Restraints by the band Clutch in 1997.

Album information

The EP has two tracks added to it from the Naive album, a compilation of bands that Earache Records put out in 1992, which has since been unavailable due to a lawsuit from Evian, as the album cover looked exactly like the bottled water logo it uses. ^[2] The contents of this EP are the same as the original, with a demo version of the title track added, and the song "Pile Driver" from the 12" vinyl edition of Pitchfork from 1991. ^[3]

In late 2018, the EP was reissued on vinyl, using the artwork from the original three-track Passive Restraints release.

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Impetus" (Demo)	3:17
2.	"Pile Driver"	2:30
3.	"Passive Restraints"	3:01
4.	"Impetus"	3:31
5.	"High Caliber Consecrator"	7:03

Personnel

• Neil Fallon - vocals
• Tim Sult - guitar
• Dan Maines - bass
• Jean-Paul Gaster - drums

Production

• Produced by "Uncle Punchy" Lawrence Packer at Uncle Punchy Studios in Silver Spring, Maryland

Trivia

• The song "Impetus" was featured in the Tony Hawk's Underground soundtrack.

References

1. AllMusic review
2. "CLUTCH : Discography". www.pro-rock.com. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
3. "CLUTCH : Discography". www.pro-rock.com. Retrieved February 19, 2016.