Clutch sets 2027 tour with Corrosion of Conformity, Agnostic Front and Chuck Ragan

Greg Maki

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Maryland rock institution Clutch has released “Beware the Fever,” the new single from its forthcoming 14th studio album, “Wasted Lands” (Jan. 22, 2027, Weathermaker Music; pre-order here). The song arrives the announcement of the band’s “Give the People What They Want” 2027 headline tour with special guests Corrosion of Conformity, Agnostic Front and Chuck Ragan.

Stream “Beware the Fever” here, and watch the music video below.

Following “The Drifter Returns” and the 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 said, “They’re the perfect backdrop for all manner of strangeness.”

“‘Beware the Fever’ started out as a lark,” Fallon continued. “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 said: “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 thru town.’ This song is easily one of my favorites 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.” The record was written with the stage firmly in mind, pairing the band’s riffs and rhythmic instincts with more melodic, chord-driven songwriting.

“Wasted Lands” track listing:

The Drifter Returns
Stage Fright
Loaf ‘N Jug
High Class Action Lawsuit
Chestburster
Beware the Fever
Wound Collector
Colorado Fuel and Iron
Streets Are His
The Green Skull
Wasted Lands
The Message Is Clear

Clutch has 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

Those songs will have plenty of road ahead of them. The newly announced dates begin with a Feb. 5 show in Honolulu, Hawaii, before the mainland run kicks off Feb. 28 in Cleveland, Ohio, crossing the United States and visiting Vancouver in Canada before closing April 4 in Brooklyn, New York.

Corrosion of Conformity, Agnostic Front and Chuck Ragan will join the headline dates. Honolulu features local support, while the Joshua Tree festival appearance does not include the touring support acts.

Ticket pre-sales will run throughout the week, with the general on-sale start at 10 a.m. local time Friday, Nov. 13.

Artist presales begin Tuesday, November 10 at noon ET, followed by local and venue presales at 2pm ET. Knotfest.com and Blabbermouth presales begin Wednesday, November 11 at 2pm ET. All presales end Thursday, November 12 at 10pm local time. Tickets go on general sale Friday, November 13 at 10am local time. Find tickets and more information here.

Tour dates:

* With local support
** Festival appearance without Corrosion of Conformity, Agnostic Front or Chuck Ragan

Australia tour:
With Corrosion of Conformity

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