Some more new music from Clutch‘s fourteenth studio album “Wasted Lands” has popped up online. Now’s your chance to hear “Beware The Fever“, the third single from that record which reunites the band with producer Machine (Vision Of Disorder, The Amity Affliction). The blues rockers previously notably worked with him in the past on “Blast Tyrant“, “Earth Rocker” and “Psychic Warfare“.
Diving into the inspiration behind this new track — which introduces banjo to the band’s repertoire for the first time — frontman Neil Fallon shared:
“‘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!”
The song is said to be inspired Appalachian and Pennsylvanian ghost towns and their supernatural mystique, with drummer Jean-Paul Gaster also chiming in:
“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.”
New music isn’t all that the band have on deck for today either, as they have also confirmed the dates for the ‘Give The People What They Want Tour‘. Corrosion Of Conformity, Agnostic Front and Chuck Ragan have picked up the opening sets for that run, presales for which will commence today, November 10th at noon EST. The general onsale will kickoff this Friday, November 13th at 10:00am local time.
Clutch:
02/05 Honolulu, HI – The Republik
With Corrosion Of Conformity, Agnostic Front & Chuck Ragan:
02/27 Green Bay, WI – Epic
02/28 Cleveland, OH – Agora Theatre
03/02 Pittsburgh, PA – Stage AE
03/03 Grand Rapids, MI – GLC Live at 20 Monroe
03/05 Detroit, MI – The Fillmore Detroit
03/06 Chicago, IL – Ramova Theatre
03/07 St. Paul, MN – Palace Theatre
03/09 Denver, CO – Fillmore Auditorium
03/10 Salt Lake City, UT – Rockwell at The Complex
03/12 Portland, OR – Roseland Theater
03/13 Seattle, WA – Showbox SoDo
03/14 Vancouver, BC – Queen Elizabeth Theatre
03/16 Sacramento, CA – Channel 24
03/17 Los Angeles, CA – The Wiltern
03/19 Las Vegas, NV – Brooklyn Bowl
03/20 Joshua Tree, CA – Mojave Experience at Joshua Tree Lake & Resort (Clutch only)
03/21 Phoenix, AZ – The Van Buren
03/23 Austin, TX – Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheater
03/24 Dallas, TX – House of Blues
03/26 Lake Buena Vista, FL – House of Blues
03/27 Atlanta, GA – The Eastern
03/28 Nashville, TN – Ryman Auditorium
03/30 Raleigh, NC – The Ritz
03/31 Richmond, VA – The National
04/02 Philadelphia, PA – The Fillmore Philadelphia
04/03 Uncasville, CT – Mohegan Sun Arena
04/04 Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Steel
Look for “Wasted Lands” to arrive on January 22nd.
