Moving the guitars forward in the mix paid off in spades for
Clutch
, who continued with their familiar formula of mixing
Led Zeppelin
and
Black Sabbath
on their sophomore album. Without straying at all from its roots, the band adds a little more
funk
to its sound a la
Primus
, which makes for a more consistent set of songs than last time. Not to mention that the stars shine brighter than they did last time around:
"Spacegrass"
alone should have become an instant classic, but following minor rotation on
hard rock
stations, the song -- and the band with it -- was delegated a cult status, compared to the likes of contemporaries
Coal Chamber
Korn
. ~ Jeremy Ulrey