Neil Fallon (born October 25, 1971) is an American musician, best known as the lead singer and occasional rhythm guitarist and keyboardist for the rock band

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. He is also the lead singer for

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and Dunsmuir, and joined

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on guitar starting with their ''El Rojo'' album. Fallon has provided guest vocals on the songs "Two Coins for Eyes" and "Empire's End" on the 2008 album ''

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'' by Swedish stoner rock band

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; "Crazy Horses" by Throat; "Slippin' Out" by Never Got Caught; "Mummies Wrapped in Money" by Lionize; and "Blood and Thunder" by

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, on their 2004 album ''

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''; "Transistors of Mercy" by Polkadot Cadaver, on their 2013 album ''

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''; "Ayatollah of Rock 'n' Rolla" by

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, on their 2013 album '' Savages''; and appears on the song "Die to Live" on

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's seventh studio album ''

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''. Fallon's younger sister Mary Alice Fallon-Yeskey appears on the

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show ''

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'' as office manager of Charm City Cakes in Baltimore, Maryland. In September 2013, Fallon announced that Clutch would have to postpone their September tour (except for a hometown show in Baltimore, Maryland at the Shindig Festival), due to personal health issues. Fallon released a statement through the band's Facebook page saying "Dear friends, this week I've learned that a childhood injury to the neck, a genetic predisposition for spinal disease, and 20 some years of head banging will exact a toll. I've been diagnosed with an ugly case of cervical spinal stenosis and two herniated discs." Fallon had surgery on September 17, 2013 and the band resumed their tour in October. This ordeal inspired Fallon's lyrics in "Decapitation Blues", a track on Clutch's eleventh studio album, ''

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''. Fallon has a degree in English literature, as he graduated from the

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with a B.A. in English in 1993. He lives in

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with his family."Musician to musician: Jason Varnadore talks with Neil Fallon of Clutch", i
''The Frederick News-Post''
April 18, 2013.

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