| Impetus | |
| Type: | EP |
| Artist: | Clutch |
| Cover: | Clutch - Impetus.jpg |
| Released: | 1997 |
| Recorded: | 1991–1992 |
| Studio: | Uncle Punchy Studios (Silver Spring, Maryland) |
| Length: | 19:24 |
| Label: | Earache Records |
| Prev Title: | Clutch |
| Prev Year: | 1995 |
| Next Title: | The Elephant Riders |
| Next Year: | 1998 |
Impetus is a reissue of the EP Passive Restraints by the band Clutch in 1997.
The EP has two tracks added to it from the Naive album, a compilation of bands that Earache Records put out in 1992, which has since been unavailable due to a lawsuit from Evian, as the album cover looked exactly like the bottled water logo it uses.[1] The contents of this EP are the same as the original, with a demo version of the title track added, and the song "Pile Driver" from the 12" vinyl edition of Pitchfork from 1991.[2]
In late 2018, the EP was reissued on vinyl, using the artwork from the original three-track Passive Restraints release.
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