CLUTCH SET TO KICK OFF NORTH AMERICAN TOUR WITH COHEED AND CAMBRIA

Highly respected hard rock / metal powerhouse CLUTCH will kick off a North American co-headlining tour alongside progressive rock unit Coheed and Cambria tonight in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The month-long trek will conclude on November 29 in NYC.

Inarguably one of heavy music's most recognizable bands, CLUTCH has constantly evolved, always set standards and never followed trends, resulting in a strong succession of first-rate, engrossing hard rock albums. Impossible to categorize, CLUTCH has accumulated a massive, devoted following over the course of its career thanks to its gargantuan rock n' blues stomp, releases characterized by intelligent wordplay, exemplary musicianship and subtle humor and an ambitious touring schedule second to none.

CLUTCH is touring in support of its latest full-length release, From Beale Street to Oblivion (DRT Entertainment). The critically-acclaimed album has met to shining praise in the months following its March, 2007 release. Produced by Joe Barresi (Tool, Queens of the Stone Age, The Melvins), the release has been hailed as "the band's finest hour."

CLUTCH features vocalist / instrumentalist Neil Fallon, guitarist Tim Sult, bassist Dan Maines, organist Mick Schauer and drummer / percussionist Jean-Paul Gaster.