Blast Tyrant

Blast Tyrant is the sixth full-length studio album by the band Clutch and was released March 23, 2004, but has since had a reissue on May 10, 2011. It was the first release with DRT Entertainment by the band.[5]

Blast Tyrant
Studio album by Clutch
Released	March 23, 2004 - May 10, 2011 (reissue)
Recorded	2003
Genre	Hard rock, stoner rock, blues rock, alternative metal, funk metal
Length	54:31
Label	DRT Entertainment - Weathermaker Music
Producer	Machine and Clutch
Clutch chronology
Slow Hole to China: Rare and Unreleased (2003) Blast Tyrant (2004) Robot Hive/Exodus (2005)
Basket of Eggs cover

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Classic Rock	[2]
Sputnikmusic	[3]
PopMatters	(favorable) [4]

Album information

The unabridged title of the album is Blast Tyrant Atlas of the Invisible World with Illustrations of Strange Beasts and Phantoms.

A reissue of the album was released through Clutch's own label, Weathermaker Music,[6] and contains the original album along with a second bonus disc, entitled Basket of Eggs, which is a collection of acoustic versions of songs, from 2001 to 2011 by the band, including the "Polar Bear Lair Demos". The music video for the song "The Mob Goes Wild" was created by Ryan Dunn.[7] Unlike some reissues the band have done, or some of the "import" versions of their albums to begin with, the track listing of the original album remains the same.

Track listing

All songs written by Clutch © 2004 (ASCAP) and Sea Gator Music

Original album

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Mercury"	3:00
2.	"Profits of Doom"	3:12
3.	"The Mob Goes Wild"	3:32
4.	"Cypress Grove"	2:45
5.	"Promoter (of Earthbound Causes)"	3:14
6.	"The Regulator"	5:25
7.	"Worm Drink"	3:13
8.	"Army of Bono"	4:36
9.	"Spleen Merchant"	2:38
10.	"(In the Wake of) The Swollen Goat"	3:01
11.	"Weathermaker"	0:47
12.	"Subtle Hustle"	2:46
13.	"Ghost"	4:37
14.	"(Notes from the Trial of) La Curandera"	5:49
15.	"WYSIWYG"	5:49
Total length:		54:31

Basket of Eggs (2011 bonus disc)

Tracks 1-4 were recorded between September 2010 and January 2011; track 5 was live in a Milwaukee radio station in 2001; tracks 6-10 were recorded in July 2002 and are known as the "Polar Bear Lair Demos", of which 6,7 and 10 are previously unreleased tracks by the band.[8][9][10]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Box Car Shorty's Confession (acoustic)"	2:59
2.	"The Regulator (acoustic)"	5:30
3.	"Basket of Eggs (acoustic)"	3:43
4.	"Tight Like That (acoustic)"	4:55
5.	"Drink to the Dead (live acoustic)"	4:28
6.	"Cattle Car"	2:58
7.	"Walpole Man"	4:22
8.	"Promoter"	3:06
9.	"La Curandera"	4:06
10.	"Steve Doocy"	4:04
Total length:		38:11

Personnel

• Neil Fallon – vocals, guitar, organ
• Tim Sult – guitar
• Dan Maines – bass
• Jean-Paul Gaster – drums

Production

• Produced by Clutch and Machine
• Recorded and mixed by Machine
• Drums were recorded at Water Music, Hoboken, New Jersey
• Pro-Tools by Nick Rowe and assisted by Ted Young
• Guitars and vocals were recorded at The Machine Shop, Hoboken, New Jersey
• Additional production of vocals and guitars recorded in Jean-Paul Gaster's living room
• Mixed at the Machine Shop, Hoboken, New Jersey
• Mastered by Ue Nastasi at Sterling Sound
• Artwork by Encarnacion Hernandez

Chart performance

Album - Billboard (North America)[11]

Year	Chart	Position
2004	The Billboard 200	#147
2004	Top Heatseekers	#4
2004	Top Independent Albums	#9

Singles - Billboard (North America)[12]

Year	Song	Chart	Position
2004	"The Mob Goes Wild"	Mainstream Rock Tracks	#39

References

1. Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Clutch Blast Tyrant review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-11-28.
2. Callwood, Brett (February 2005). "Clutch 'Blast Tyrant'". Classic Rock. 76. London, UK: Future Publishing Ltd. p. 93.
3. "Clutch - Blast Tyrant". Sputnikmusic. 19 February 2007. Retrieved 2011-11-28.
4. Begrand, Adrien (19 October 2004). "Clutch: Blast Tyrant". PopMatters. Retrieved 2011-11-28.
5. "Pro Rock". www.pro-rock.com. Retrieved 2016-02-22.
6. "DELUXE BLAST TYRANT PACKAGE IN STORES TODAY". 2011-05-10. Archived from the original on 2012-03-12. Retrieved 2011-05-18.
7. "Ryan Dunn Trivia". Top 5000. Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 24 September 2011.
8. "Music Review: Clutch – Blast Tyrant [2-CD Reissue Edition]". Blogcritics. Retrieved 2016-02-13.
9. "Clutch (3) - Blast Tyrant". Discogs. Retrieved 2016-02-13.
10. "Clutch - Blast Tyrant/Basket of Eggs CD Album". www.cduniverse.com. Retrieved 2016-02-13.
11. "Blast Tyrant Billboard Albums". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-11-28.
12. "Blast Tyrant Billboard Singles". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-11-28.