''Impetus'' is a reissue of the
EP ''
Passive Restraints'' by the band
Clutch
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in 1997.
Album information
The EP has two tracks added to it from the ''Naive'' album, a compilation of bands that
Earache Records
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put out in 1992, which has since been unavailable due to a lawsuit from
Evian
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, as the album cover looked exactly like the
bottled water logo it uses. The contents of this EP are the same as the original, with a demo version of the title track added, and the song "Pile Driver" from the
12" vinyl edition of ''
Pitchfork'' from 1991.
In late 2018, the EP was reissued on vinyl, using the artwork from the original three-track ''Passive Restraints'' release.
Track listing
Personnel
*
Neil Fallon - vocals
*
Tim Sult
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- guitar
* Dan Maines - bass
*
Jean-Paul Gaster - drums
Production
* Produced by "Uncle Punchy" Lawrence Packer at Uncle Punchy Studios in
Silver Spring, Maryland
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Trivia
*The song "Impetus" was featured in the
Tony Hawk's Underground soundtrack.
References
Clutch (band) albums
1997 EPs
Earache Records EPs
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