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Passive Restraints is the second EP by American rock band Clutch, released in April 1992 via Earache Records.

Passive Restraints
EP by Clutch
Released	April 1992
Recorded	1992
Studio	Uncle Punchy Studios (Silver Springs, Maryland)
Genre	Stoner rock, post-hardcore
Length	13:39
Label	Earache Records
Producer	Clutch, Larry Packer
Clutch chronology
Pitchfork (1991) Passive Restraints (1992) Transnational Speedway League (1993)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Recording and release

It was a three-song EP with some early punk/metal tracks that don't make the live set list much anymore, though they were a good example of their influence by bands such as Bad Brains. Vocalist Neil Fallon stated, after hearing Bad Brains on their debut self-titled album, Bad Brains:[2]

"..Upon listening though [to the album], I was totally confused. I had nothing to compare it to. It was freakish. But after repeated listens, there was that eureka moment, and ever since then they have been on the loftiest of rock pedestals"[3]

The EP hasn't had much live coverage; the only song to feature fairly regularly in their live shows to date being 'High Calibre Consecrator'.

A reissue called Impetus was released in 1997 with extra songs.[4]

Background

The second EP from Clutch was also to become a rare find. It was released on CD and 12" vinyl, but according to Earache Records the 12" is no longer available. It was also the second album produced/engineered with Lawrence "Uncle Punchy" Packer at his studios in their home state of Maryland.

Track listing

All tracks written by Clutch.

Personnel

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

Production

• Produced by "Uncle Punchy" Lawrence Packer at Uncle Punchy Stoudios in Silver Spring, Maryland

References

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