Maryland rock institution CLUTCH have released “Beware The Fever,” the haunting new single from their forthcoming fourteenth studio album, Wasted Lands, due 22nd January 2027 via Weathermaker. Bringing banjo onto a CLUTCH record for the first time, the release arrives alongside the announcement of the band’s mammoth Give The People What They Want 2027 USA headline tour with special guests Corrosion of Conformity, Agnostic Front and Chuck Ragan.
Watch the “Beware The Fever” music video HERE.
Stream “Beware The Fever” HERE.
Pre-order Wasted Lands HERE.
Following “The Drifter Returns” and the riotous title track, “Beware The Fever” takes Neil Fallon’s lyrical storytelling into a landscape inspired by the ghost towns of Appalachia and central Pennsylvania. These are communities whose most prosperous days lie generations behind them, where industrial decline and supernatural unease make particularly sinister companions. As Fallon explains:
“They’re the perfect backdrop for all manner of strangeness. “Beware the Fever” started out as a lark. I played some random melodies on a poorly tuned Deering Goodtime banjo and JP put a hip-hop beat to it. I thought that would be the end of it. Boy was I wrong. As a result of this, I now spend a lot of my free time watching banjo tutorial videos and the algorithm is really pushing AARP benefits and retirement properties in the Ozarks. Beware!”
Drummer Jean-Paul Gaster shares:
“The music for “Beware The Fever” came to life in what I believe to be record time for our band. It started with one of those pre-recorded drum loops. This time Neil recorded some banjo parts first. He followed up with some electric guitar and then bass to create the massive chorus. The whole process took less than 20 minutes. I loved the music right away. I remember listening to the instrumental demo over and over again wondering what Neil might sing on it. It was months later while in pre-production with Machine that we finally heard those amazing lyrics. “Beware the fever running through town”. This song is easily one of my favourites on the record. The banjo you hear on the album is from that first demo Neil played in the Doom Saloon one afternoon in January of 2026.”
Written and recorded at the band’s longtime Frederick, Maryland base, the Doom Saloon, Wasted Lands reunites CLUTCH with producer Machine for their fifth album together and their first since 2015’s Psychic Warfare. Their first full-length since 2022’s Sunrise on Slaughter Beach, the record was written with the stage firmly in mind, pairing the band’s formidable riffs and rhythmic instincts with more melodic, chord-driven songwriting. It arrives 22nd January 2027 through the band’s own Weathermaker Music.
Pre-order the album HERE.
“Wasted Lands” Track Listing:
2. Stage Fright
3. Loaf ‘N Jug
4. High Class Action Lawsuit
5. Chestburster
7. Wound Collector
8. Colorado Fuel And Iron
9. Streets Are His
10. The Green Skull
11. Wasted Lands
12. The Message Is Clear
Those songs will have plenty of road ahead of them. The newly announced dates begin with a 5th February 2027 show in Honolulu before the mainland run kicks off 28th February in Cleveland, crossing the US and visiting Vancouver before closing 4th April at Brooklyn Steel. Along the way, CLUTCH will bring the tour to venues including Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium and Los Angeles’ The Wiltern, with a 20th March festival appearance at Mojave Experience in Joshua Tree.
Corrosion of Conformity, Agnostic Front and Chuck Ragan join the headline dates. Honolulu features local support, while the Joshua Tree festival appearance does not include the touring support acts.
Artist presales begin Tuesday, 10th November at 5pm (UK), 12pm (ET), followed by local and venue presales at 7pm (UK) / 2pm (ET). Knotfest.com and Blabbermouth presales begin Wednesday, 11th November at 7pm (UK) / 2pm (ET). All presales end Thursday, 12th November at 10pm local time. Tickets go on general sale Friday, 13th November at 10am local time.
Find tickets and further information HERE.
CLUTCH
Give The People What They Want
2027 US Headline Tour Dates
With Corrosion of Conformity, Agnostic Front and Chuck Ragan
Fri, Feb 5 | Honolulu, HI | The Republik*
Sat, Feb 27 | Green Bay, WI | Epic
Sun, Feb 28 | Cleveland, OH | Agora Theatre
Tue, Mar 2 | Pittsburgh, PA | Stage AE
Wed, Mar 3 | Grand Rapids, MI | GLC Live at 20 Monroe
Fri, Mar 5 | Detroit, MI | The Fillmore Detroit
Sat, Mar 6 | Chicago, IL | Ramova Theatre
Sun, Mar 7 | St. Paul, MN | Palace Theatre
Tue, Mar 9 | Denver, CO | Fillmore Auditorium
Wed, Mar 10 | Salt Lake City, UT | Rockwell at The Complex
Fri, Mar 12 | Portland, OR | Roseland Theater
Sat, Mar 13 | Seattle, WA | Showbox SoDo
Sun, Mar 14 | Vancouver, BC | Queen Elizabeth Theatre
Tue, Mar 16 | Sacramento, CA | Channel 24
Wed, Mar 17 | Los Angeles, CA | The Wiltern
Fri, Mar 19 | Las Vegas, NV | Brooklyn Bowl
Sat, Mar 20 | Joshua Tree, CA | Mojave Experience at Joshua Tree Lake & Resort**
Sun, Mar 21 | Phoenix, AZ | The Van Buren
Tue, Mar 23 | Austin, TX | Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheater
Wed, Mar 24 | Dallas, TX | House of Blues
Fri, Mar 26 | Lake Buena Vista, FL | House of Blues
Sat, Mar 27 | Atlanta, GA | The Eastern
Sun, Mar 28 | Nashville, TN | Ryman Auditorium
Tue, Mar 30 | Raleigh, NC | The Ritz
Wed, Mar 31 | Richmond, VA | The National
Fri, Apr 2 | Philadelphia, PA | The Fillmore Philadelphia
Sat, Apr 3 | Uncasville, CT | Mohegan Sun Arena
Sun, Apr 4 | Brooklyn, NY | Brooklyn Steel
* With local support
** Festival appearance without Corrosion of Conformity, Agnostic Front or Chuck Ragan
Find tickets and further information HERE.
CLUTCH WASTED LANDS AUSTRALIA TOUR 2027
With Special Guests Corrosion of Conformity
Sat, Jan 23 | Perth | Metropolis Fremantle
Mon, Jan 25 | Brisbane | Eatons Hill Hotel
Wed, Jan 27 | Sydney | Enmore Theatre
Fri, Jan 29 | Melbourne | Forum Theatre
Sat, Jan 30 | Adelaide | Froth & Fury Festival
Find tickets and further information HERE.
CLUTCH have assembled an extensive variety of physical pre-order items. The standard black vinyl edition, cassette, and standard CD will be available everywhere, alongside the following exclusive editions:
- Red vinyl, exclusive to clutchmerch.com
- Red CD, exclusive to clutchmerch.com
- Yellow Smoke vinyl, exclusive to US independent retail
- Green Smoke vinyl, exclusive to Amazon.com
- Sea Blue Smoke vinyl, exclusive to TalkShopLive
- Blue vinyl, available internationally through HMV in the UK, JBL in Germany, FNAC in France and JB in Australia
Wasted Lands will be released worldwide on 22nd January 2027 via Weathermaker Music. To pre-order the album and see all music and apparel products available in the US and additional territories, go to: clutchmerch.com. UK fans, select items from clutchmerch.com now offer domestic shipping!
Clutch are:
Neil Fallon – Vocals
Tim Sult – Guitar
Dan Maines – Bass
Jean-Paul Gaster – Drums
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