| Psychic Warfare | ||||
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| Released | October 2, 2015 | |||
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| Genre | Stoner rock, hard rock, blues rock | |||
| Length | 39:54 | |||
| Label | Weathermaker Music | |||
| Producer | Machine | |||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 76/100 [1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [2] |
| AntiHero | 8/10 [3] |
| Metal Injection | 8/10 [4] |
| Pitchfork | 6.9/10 [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]
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."
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]
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.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
Track 13-15 are bonus tracks on the deluxe edition.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
Clutch
Technical personnel
| 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 |
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