Rock In Review

Clutch rocks their way through Fayetteville, NC…

On September 20, 2008, Clutch headlined a great show at Jester’s Pub in Fayetteville, NC. The supporting line-up was Never Got Caught, Graveyard, and The Sword. Overall, this was a great night for the NC Rock scene!

The first band too play was Never Got Caught from Boston, Mass. Although these guys are a newer band on the Rock scene, they definitely deserved to be on this tour (apart from the fact that their guitarist is Clutch’s guitar tech). Even though there were only a few people in the venue when they played, this power trio played some great tunes and really impressed me.

The second band to play was Graveyard from Sweden. This show being the second show in a week I got to experience this band, I knew what I was in for and I was ready to rock to some Witchcraft style psychedelic grooves! I’m not sure of all the songs they played,but the set list did included a great mix of really fast songs and even more slow, really groovy songs. These four guys continued to impress me in their show and I hope to see them again soon!

The third band to hit the stage was The Sword from Austin, TX. I’ve been waiting to see this great Stoner rock band play for months, and I was not disappointed by any means! Playing from both of their full length albums (Age of Winters and Gods of the Earth), The Sword put on a great show with songs including “Maiden, Mother, and Crone”, “How Heavy This Axe”, “Barael’s Blade”, “Freya”, and more. Overall, The Sword’s set was excellent, their stage presence was excellent, and i definitely can’t wait to see them again!

The final band to play on this long Saturday night was none other than the almighty Rock band Clutch! I haven’t been a Clutch fan for nearly as long as most of the people attending the show, but I definitely had a good time as Clutch played songs from nearly (if not all) all of their albums including songs such as “Mice and Gods”, “Texan Book of the Dead”, “Electric Worry”, and “Gravel Road”. Each of these songs and the others incorporated into the set really showed the reasons why Clutch can be classified under many categories including Rock, Stoner rock, Funk metal, and others. Overall, I really enjoyed their set and I’m busily looking into more and more Clutch material!

As far as the overall night went, this show was definitely worth going to! Really, I would recommend any of these bands to Rock fans for listening and I definitely recommend any Clutch fan to see them live if they haven’t already!

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