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8.2

Universal acclaim- based on 12 Ratings

  • Summary: The 11th full-length studio release for the Maryland hard rock band was inspired by science fiction writer Philip Dick.
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  • Record Label: Weathermaker Music
  • Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Alternative Metal, Heavy Metal, Hard Rock
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X-Ray Visions
First thing that I did was buy a pack of smokes Check into a motel and consult my horoscope Sitting on the bed with the briefcase in my... See the rest of the song lyrics
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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 5
  3. Negative: 0 out of 5
  1. Classic Rock Magazine
    Oct 9, 2015
    90
    Psychic Warfare remains in the same succinct and bullish territory that made Earth Rocker such a straightforward joy.
  2. AllMusic
    Oct 9, 2015
    80
    Change is good. Growth is necessary for survival. Fans should not be disappointed.
  3. Kerrang!
    Oct 9, 2015
    80
    It's nothing we've not heard before from Clutch, but it remains superbly head-crushing. [10 Oct 2015, p.52]
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  4. Pitchfork
    Oct 12, 2015
    69
    Clutch work best when they keep the pulley of punchlines and pummeling riffs running at max speed, and as a result, Psychic Warfare proves a tad too meandering to eclipse Earth Rocker or Blast Tyrant
  5. Consequence
    Oct 9, 2015
    50
    Fans of Sult’s style and metallic blues riffs will find a few gems among these tracks, but this is merely par for a Clutch album.

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  1. VagrantPeters
    Oct 11, 2015
    9
    Psychic Warfare is a very strong album for Clutch, probably their best work since Beale Street. It's punchy and heavy in just the rightPsychic Warfare is a very strong album for Clutch, probably their best work since Beale Street. It's punchy and heavy in just the right places. Great lyrics and like all good albums, really gets its hooks into you around the third or fourth listen. It's not their best work, that belonging to Blast Tyrant in my opinion but I really enjoyed it.… Expand
  2. MercilessTRADER
    Nov 4, 2015
    9
    Psychic warfare is a solid album. I would put it in the middle somewhere on a list of my favorites albums, but its Clutch and its a excellentPsychic warfare is a solid album. I would put it in the middle somewhere on a list of my favorites albums, but its Clutch and its a excellent album on its own right. I believe they do have 11 studio albums though, no short list. Psychic warfare like, Beale street, starts off with 2 songs that are joined at the hip and those 2 songs X ray Visions, and Fire birds are two of my favorites also. It progress briskly through the first 4 songs with a nod to ZZ top in there, and then slows for a very good song in Our lady of electric light and a instrumental.. Only to roar back to fast swinging rock with another one of my favorites Noble Savage and ends with a memorable song in Son of Virginia. All and all a admirable effort from Clutch, with a relatively short time period between Earth Rocker. The Rock Rolls on!!… Expand
  4. skyminster
    Jan 6, 2016
    9
    Psychic Warfare's the first Clutch album I've listened to. It's brilliantly bluesy, pure rock, played with so much energy that you want toPsychic Warfare's the first Clutch album I've listened to. It's brilliantly bluesy, pure rock, played with so much energy that you want to join them playing it. The instrumental work is great also, and so are the deep, soulful and aggressive vocals (accompanied by silly lyrics!). It's great fun, and instantly recommendable.

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