Clutch (band)
Overview
 
Clutch is an American rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...

 band from Germantown
Germantown, Montgomery County, Maryland
-Demographics:As of the census of 2010, there were 86,395 people, and 30,531 households residing in the area. The population density was 7,999.5 people per square mile . There were 31,807 housing units at an average density of 2,001.9 per square mile...

, Maryland
Maryland
Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...

, formed in 1990. The band's first release was an EP
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...

 entitled Pitchfork
Pitchfork (album)
Pitchfork is the first EP by rock band Clutch. It was released on vinyl in October 1991, and was re-released on CD in 1999. The EP also formed the first four songs of the band's 2005 album, Pitchfork & Lost Needles.-Track listing:...

, which debuted in October 1990. Their first studio album, Transnational Speedway League
Transnational Speedway League: Anthems, Anecdotes, and Undeniable Truths
Transnational Speedway League: Anthems, Anecdotes, and Undeniable Truths is the first full-length album by rock band Clutch. It was released on August 17, 1993 on East West Records...

, was released three years later in 1993. To date, Clutch has released nine studio albums, and several rarities and live albums. They now own their own label, Weathermaker.
Clutch formed in 1990 by Dan Maines (bass) and Jean Paul Gaster (drums) meeting.
 
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