Fans will inevitably complain that Clutch’s 13th full-length, and first in almost 4 years, also happens to be their shortest to date. But in the case of Sunrise Of Slaughter Beach, the Maryland natives forego what’s expected and lean into a “quality over quantity” approach to bring listeners nine tracks of some of the best, and easily most diverse, Clutch music of their 30+ year career.
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Listening to Mark Morton’s debut solo album is like listening to the greatest heavy music mixtape of all time. Not only is Anesthetic a coherent flow of genres but the mix of talent involved is a veritable who’s who across the spectrum as well. You have Nu-Metal luminaries (The late Chester Bennington, Papa Roach’s Jacoby Shaddix), Hard Rock Icons (Buckcherry’s Josh Todd, Myles Kennedy), Thrash Metal Gods (Testament’s Chuck Billy) alongside Indie Rawkers (Oni’s Jake Oni), Living Legends (Mark Lanegan), and Singer/Songwriters (Naeemah Maddox) beautifully woven together through Morton’s musical tapestry.
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