Clutch - Wasted Lands CD ***PRE ORDER***

"With each album we’ve challenged ourselves to cover new ground, to experiment with various styles we find inspiring and to make the best recordings possible. We do this all while staying true to the only sound we know how to make. After decades of writing songs, recording albums and playing thousands of shows we have created a musical language that is unique to the four of us. As a band we are well aware that by this point the music we create is larger than the four of us could make individually. I believe our fans appreciate us for the honesty and intention of our music. Wasted lands is music for the four of us as much as it is for the fans we have made over the 36 years we have been a band."

Side A :
1. The Drifter Returns / 2. Stage Fright / 3. Loaf 'N Jug / 4. High Class Action Lawsuit / 5. Chestburster / 6. Beware The Fever

Side B :
1. Wound Collector / 2. Colorado Fuel and Iron / 3. Streets Are His / 4. The Green Skull / 5. Wasted Lands / 6. The Message Is Clear

Produced by Jeremy Martin (Vein.fm, Fleshwater), AGONIZE tracked their latest offering with an emphasis on preserving the human9 element, deliberately avoiding click tracks and excessive editing to maintain the natural grit that defines their sound. Highest Form showcases the band's ability to craft memorable metal-influenced hardcore while maintaining a deliberately ugly, unrefined aesthetic that harkens back to the genre's roots.

Drawing inspiration from the likes of Meshuggah, Pantera, and Terror, AGONIZE crafts songs that balance technical prowess with deliberate restraint, avoiding the trap of overcomplicated riffs that lose sight of their core impact. Songs like opener “STRANGE REFLECTION” incorporates big metal riffing with rhythm that undeniably belongs to hardcore. Closing track “IN THE VACANT LOT”  hints at future creative directions, incorporating atmospheric elements that expand their sonic palette without compromising their fundamental heaviness.

Beyond the music, AGONIZE extends their creative vision through DIY-filmed music videos shot on vintage equipment, producing horror-influenced visuals that feel like something the viewer shouldn’t be watching. Each member brings creative influences from outside the music world into Agonize's visual aesthetic, incorporating elements from horror films, video games, and graphic art, while vocalist Spencer Guerrero's work as a tattoo artist directly shapes the band's distinctive imagery and album artwork. This holistic approach to their art reflects the band's commitment to crafting an authentic representation of their hometown Savannah, showcasing the Southern Darkness that lives beneath its picturesque surface.

AGONIZE’s vision is squarely set on making hardcore musically and visually as dangerous as possible. With a heavy slate of shows already announced, AGONIZE’s 2025 is just beginning.