Live Review: Clutch, live in London

The cult blues rockers rolled into London for a packed-out show

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They say in certain cities you are never more than seven feet away from a rat, which is a fairly impressive statistic, built over centuries of stealth survivalism and unchartered reproduction. The same could almost be said for Clutch fans – you’re never too far away from one, and with good reason. They speak a universal code of rock that, let’s be honest, you’d have to be dead inside not to feel moved by.

Amit Sharma

Amit has been writing for titles like Total GuitarMusicRadar and Guitar World for over a decade and counts Richie Kotzen, Guthrie Govan and Jeff Beck among his primary influences. He's interviewed everyone from Ozzy Osbourne and Lemmy to Slash and Jimmy Page, and once even traded solos with a member of Slayer on a track released internationally. As a session guitarist, he's played alongside members of Judas Priest and Uriah Heep in London ensemble Metalworks, as well as handling lead guitars for legends like Glen Matlock (Sex Pistols, The Faces) and Stu Hamm (Steve Vai, Joe Satriani, G3).