Year in Rock 2013 Nominee: Clutch

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CLUTCH
Crucial Velocity
From: Earth Rocker
Released: March 19

After two decades of carving their own path to success, Clutch have finally reached a pretty comfortable place in their careers. One could be forgiven for assuming that they might rest on their laurels a bit, and maybe even phone it in a bit on their tenth album. Instead, they sound hungry as ever; Earth Rocker rocks hard, fast and often, a high-octane thrill ride that unquestionably ranks up there with Blast Tyrant and their self titled album as career highlights.

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