Sunrise on Slaughter Beach

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Sunrise on Slaughter Beach
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Studio album by
Clutch
ReleasedSeptember 16, 2022 (2022-09-16)
Recorded2021
StudioThe Magpie Cage Recording Studio, Baltimore, Maryland
Genre
Length33:10
Label Weathermaker
Producer Tom Dalgety
Clutch chronology
Book of Bad Decisions
(2018)		Sunrise on Slaughter Beach
(2022)
Singles from Sunrise on Slaughter Beach
  1. "Red Alert (Boss Metal Zone)"
    Released: April 5, 2022 [1]
  2. "We Strive for Excellence"
    Released: June 14, 2022 [2]
  3. "Slaughter Beach"
    Released: August 16, 2022 [3]

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]

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 81/100 [8]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [9]
Blabbermouth.net 8/10 [6]
Classic Rock Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [10]
Distorted Sound8/10 [11]
Kerrang! Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [12]
Metal Hammer Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [13]
Metal Injection9/10 [14]
MetalSucks Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [15]
Rock 'N' Load8/10 [16]
Sputnikmusic3.8/5 [17]

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.TitleLength
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
No.TitleLength
10."Boogeyman Blues"2:55
11."Arts and Crafts"3:33
12."Railroad Daisies"4:16
Total length:43:54

Personnel

Clutch

Additional personnel

Production

Charts

Chart performance for Sunrise on Slaughter Beach
Chart (2022)Peak
position
Australian Digital Albums (ARIA) [19] 7
Australian Hitseekers Albums (ARIA) [19] 12
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [20] 54
Scottish Albums (OCC) [21] 99
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [22] 59
UK Independent Albums (OCC) [23] 23
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC) [24] 4
US Billboard 200 [25] 89
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [26] 12
US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard) [27] 3
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) [28] 16

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