Primus
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Rank:
466
209 fans
Also known as: Primate (1984)

Country: USA
Label: Interscope Records
 
Links: Official website
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Formed in: 1984
Broke up 2000-2003
 
1984- Alternative metal
1984- Experimental rock

Line-up



1984– Les Claypool - bass, vocals
1989– Larry "Ler" LaLonde - guitars
2025– John "Hoffer" Hoffman - drums
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1998–1999 DJ Disk - turntables
1999 Buckethead - guitars
2014 Danny Carey - drums
2023 -//-
2025 -//-
2017 Dean Ween - guitars
2018 -//-
2022 -//-
2022 David Dreiwitz - bass
2022 Claude Coleman Jr. - drums
2022 Gene Ween - vocals
2022 Trey Parker - vocals
2022 Geddy Lee - bass, vocals
2022 Alex Lifeson - guitars
2022 Glenn McClelland - keyboards
2022 Matt Stone - vocals
2025 -//- drums
2023 Troy Van Leeuwen - guitars
2023 Justin Chancellor - bass
2024 Bryan "Brain" Mantia - drums
2024 Claudio Sanchez - vocals
2024 Puddles Pity Party - vocals
2025 -//-
2026 -//-
2025 MonoNeon - bass
2025 Ty Segall - vocals
2025 Bill Burr - drums
2026 Billy Strings - guitars
1990 Stan Hearne - vocals
1990 Matt "Exxon" Winegar - toy piano
1991 -//- accordion, guitars
1991 Mike Bordin - two-skinned foreskin drum
1991 Tom Waits - vocals
1999 -//- vocals, chamberlin
1998 Isaac Hayes - vocals
1999 Tom Morello - guitars
1999 Martina Topley-Bird - backing vocals
1999 Jim Martin - guitars
1999 James Hetfield - guitars
2000 Ozzy Osbourne - vocals
2014 Sam Bass - cello
2014 Mike D - vibraphone, marimba, tablas
2017 Justin Chancellor - narration
2024 Maynard James Keenan - vocals
2025 -//-
2025 Carina Round - vocals
2026 Puddles Pity Party - vocals
1984 Vincent "Perm" Parker - drums
1984–1985 Peter Libby - drums
1984–1989 Todd Huth - guitars
1985–1986 Robbie Bean - drums
1986–1988 Tim "Curveball" Wright - drums
1988 Jay Lane - drums
2010–2013 -//-
1989 Bryan "Brain" Mantia - drums
1996–2000 -//-
1989–2010 Tim Alexander - drums
2013–2024 -//-
2006–2007 Buckethead - guitars
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1984– Les Claypool - bass, vocals
1989– Larry "Ler" LaLonde - guitars
2025– John "Hoffer" Hoffman - drums
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1998–1999 DJ Disk - turntables
1999 Buckethead - guitars
2014 Danny Carey - drums
2023 -//-
2025 -//-
2017 Dean Ween - guitars
2018 -//-
2022 -//-
2022 David Dreiwitz - bass
2022 Claude Coleman Jr. - drums
2022 Gene Ween - vocals
2022 Trey Parker - vocals
2022 Geddy Lee - bass, vocals
2022 Alex Lifeson - guitars
2022 Glenn McClelland - keyboards
2022 Matt Stone - vocals
2025 -//- drums
2023 Troy Van Leeuwen - guitars
2023 Justin Chancellor - bass
2024 Bryan "Brain" Mantia - drums
2024 Claudio Sanchez - vocals
2024 Puddles Pity Party - vocals
2025 -//-
2026 -//-
2025 MonoNeon - bass
2025 Ty Segall - vocals
2025 Bill Burr - drums
2026 Billy Strings - guitars
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1990 Stan Hearne - vocals
1990 Matt "Exxon" Winegar - toy piano
1991 -//- accordion, guitars
1991 Mike Bordin - two-skinned foreskin drum
1991 Tom Waits - vocals
1999 -//- vocals, chamberlin
1998 Isaac Hayes - vocals
1999 Tom Morello - guitars
1999 Martina Topley-Bird - backing vocals
1999 Jim Martin - guitars
1999 James Hetfield - guitars
2000 Ozzy Osbourne - vocals
2014 Sam Bass - cello
2014 Mike D - vibraphone, marimba, tablas
2017 Justin Chancellor - narration
2024 Maynard James Keenan - vocals
2025 -//-
2025 Carina Round - vocals
2026 Puddles Pity Party - vocals
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1984 Vincent "Perm" Parker - drums
1984–1985 Peter Libby - drums
1984–1989 Todd Huth - guitars
1985–1986 Robbie Bean - drums
1986–1988 Tim "Curveball" Wright - drums
1988 Jay Lane - drums
2010–2013 -//-
1989 Bryan "Brain" Mantia - drums
1996–2000 -//-
1989–2010 Tim Alexander - drums
2013–2024 -//-
2006–2007 Buckethead - guitars
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Discography


1992 Miscellaneous Debris
1992
7.4 7.4
1998 Rhinoplasty
1998
7.1 7.1
2003 Animals Should Not Try To Act Like People
2003
7.7 7.7
2004 Hallucino-Genetics - Three Doses
2004
7.0 7.0
2010 June 2010 Rehersal
2010
7.7 7.7
2022 Conspiranoid
2022
6.5 6.5
2026 A Handful Of Nuggs
2026
8.0 8.0
Detailed discography ››
1986 Primus Sucks Demo
[Demo] 1986
1988 Sausage
[Demo] 1988
1989 Suck On This
[Live] 1989
8.3 8.3
1990 On The Nineties Tip...
[VA] 1990
1991 Jerry Was A Race Car Driver
[Single] 1991
10.0 10.0
1991 Tommy The Cat
[Single] 1991
10.0 10.0
1991 6 Songs
[Demo] 1991
10.0 10.0
1991 Primus Sampler
[Demo] 1991
10.0 10.0
1991 Sailing The Seas Of Cheese Sampler
[Demo] 1991
10.0 10.0
1991 Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey (Music From The Motion Picture)
[VA] 1991
9.0 9.0
1991 Here Come The Bastards
[Single] 1991
10.0 10.0
1992 Making Plans For Nigel
[Single] 1992
8.0 8.0
1992 All Sewn Up / Sinister Exaggerator
[Split] 1992
1992 Cheesy Home Video
[DVD] 1992
1993 The Beavis And Butt-Head Experience
[VA] 1993
8.6 8.6
1993 Pork Soda
[Single] 1993
8.5 8.5
1993 My Name Is Mud
[Single] 1993
8.0 8.0
1993 DMV
[Single] 1993
9.0 9.0
1993 Mr. Krinkle
[Single] 1993
9.0 9.0
1994 Airheads (Soundtrack)
[VA] 1994
9.0 9.0
1994 Woodstock '94
[VA] 1994
9.0 9.0
1995 Wynona's Big Brown Beaver
[Single] 1995
8.0 8.0
1995 Mrs. Blaileen
[Single] 1995
8.0 8.0
1995 Sampler 1995
[Demo] 1995
1996 Southbound Pachyderm
[Single] 1996
7.0 7.0
1997 Shake Hands With Beef
[Single] 1997
8.0 8.0
1997 Over The Falls
[Single] 1997
8.0 8.0
1997 Brown Videos
[DVD] 1997
1998 Videoplasty
[DVD] 1998
1998 Chef Aid: The South Park Album
[VA] 1998
8.0 8.0
1999 Antipop Sampler
[Demo] 1999
9.0 9.0
1999 Electric Uncle Sam
[Single] 1999
9.0 9.0
1999 A Musical Selection 1990 -1997
[Compilation] 1999
1999 A Visual Selection 1990-1997
[DVD] 1999
1999 Celebrity Deathmatch
[VA] 1999
2000 N.I.B. [Collaboration]
[Single] 2000
9.0 9.0
2000 Lacquer Head
[Single] 2000
10.0 10.0
2000 The Family Values Tour 1999 (Live)
[VA] 2000
2000 Nativity In Black II - A Tribute To Black Sabbath
[VA] 2000
7.4 7.4
2002 A Tribute To The Four Horsemen
[VA] 2002
7.0 7.0
2003 Pilcher's Squad
[Single] 2003
2003 Promo De Fromage
[Compilation] 2003
2004 Hallucino-Genetics
[DVD] 2004
8.5 8.5
2006 Blame It On The Fish
[DVD] 2006
2006 They Can't All Be Zingers
[Compilation] 2006
8.6 8.6
2010 Me Llamo Mud
[Single] 2010
9.0 9.0
2011 Lee Van Cleef
[Single] 2011
7.0 7.0
2011 Tragedy's A Comin
[Single] 2011
8.0 8.0
2012 Jilly's On Smack / Eyes Of The Squirrel
[Single] 2012
8.0 8.0
2014 A Primus & The Chocolate Factory Assortment
[Single] 2014
7.0 7.0
2017 The Seven
[Single] 2017
8.0 8.0
2024 Sessanta E.P.P.P.
[Split] 2024
7.4 7.4
2025 Little Lord Fentanyl
[Single] 2025
8.7 8.7
Detailed discography ››
1990 John The Fisherman 9.0 9.0
1990 Too Many Puppies 10.0 10.0
1991 Jerry Was A Race Car Driver 9.3 9.3
1991 Tommy The Cat 10.0 10.0
1993 My Name Is Mud 8.5 8.5
1993 DMV 9.0 9.0
1993 Mr. Krinkle 8.7 8.7
1995 Wynona's Big Brown Beaver 9.0 9.0
1995 Southbound Pachyderm 9.0 9.0
1997 Shake Hands With Beef 9.0 9.0
1997 Over The Falls 9.0 9.0
1999 Lacquer Head 9.5 9.5
2003 The Devil Went Down To Georgia 9.0 9.0
2011 Tragedy's A'Comin' 8.0 8.0
2012 Lee Van Cleef 7.5 7.5
2012 Jilly's On Smack 7.0 7.0
2015 HOINFODAMAN 7.0 7.0
2015 Candy Man 6.0 6.0
2022 Conspiranoia [Lyric video]
[Lyric video]
7.0 7.0
2022 Follow The Fool 9.0 9.0
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1992 Miscellaneous Debris
1992
7.4 7.4
1998 Rhinoplasty
1998
7.1 7.1
2003 Animals Should Not Try To Act Like People
2003
7.7 7.7
2004 Hallucino-Genetics - Three Doses
2004
7.0 7.0
2010 June 2010 Rehersal
2010
7.7 7.7
2022 Conspiranoid
2022
6.5 6.5
2026 A Handful Of Nuggs
2026
8.0 8.0
Detailed discography ››

1986 Primus Sucks Demo
[Demo] 1986
1988 Sausage
[Demo] 1988
1989 Suck On This
[Live] 1989
8.3 8.3
1990 On The Nineties Tip...
[VA] 1990
1991 Jerry Was A Race Car Driver
[Single] 1991
10.0 10.0
1991 Tommy The Cat
[Single] 1991
10.0 10.0
1991 6 Songs
[Demo] 1991
10.0 10.0
1991 Primus Sampler
[Demo] 1991
10.0 10.0
1991 Sailing The Seas Of Cheese Sampler
[Demo] 1991
10.0 10.0
1991 Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey (Music From The Motion Picture)
[VA] 1991
9.0 9.0
1991 Here Come The Bastards
[Single] 1991
10.0 10.0
1992 Making Plans For Nigel
[Single] 1992
8.0 8.0
1992 All Sewn Up / Sinister Exaggerator
[Split] 1992
1992 Cheesy Home Video
[DVD] 1992
1993 The Beavis And Butt-Head Experience
[VA] 1993
8.6 8.6
1993 Pork Soda
[Single] 1993
8.5 8.5
1993 My Name Is Mud
[Single] 1993
8.0 8.0
1993 DMV
[Single] 1993
9.0 9.0
1993 Mr. Krinkle
[Single] 1993
9.0 9.0
1994 Airheads (Soundtrack)
[VA] 1994
9.0 9.0
1994 Woodstock '94
[VA] 1994
9.0 9.0
1995 Wynona's Big Brown Beaver
[Single] 1995
8.0 8.0
1995 Mrs. Blaileen
[Single] 1995
8.0 8.0
1995 Sampler 1995
[Demo] 1995
1996 Southbound Pachyderm
[Single] 1996
7.0 7.0
1997 Shake Hands With Beef
[Single] 1997
8.0 8.0
1997 Over The Falls
[Single] 1997
8.0 8.0
1997 Brown Videos
[DVD] 1997
1998 Videoplasty
[DVD] 1998
1998 Chef Aid: The South Park Album
[VA] 1998
8.0 8.0
1999 Antipop Sampler
[Demo] 1999
9.0 9.0
1999 Electric Uncle Sam
[Single] 1999
9.0 9.0
1999 A Musical Selection 1990 -1997
[Compilation] 1999
1999 A Visual Selection 1990-1997
[DVD] 1999
1999 Celebrity Deathmatch
[VA] 1999
2000 N.I.B. [Collaboration]
[Single] 2000
9.0 9.0
2000 Lacquer Head
[Single] 2000
10.0 10.0
2000 The Family Values Tour 1999 (Live)
[VA] 2000
2000 Nativity In Black II - A Tribute To Black Sabbath
[VA] 2000
7.4 7.4
2002 A Tribute To The Four Horsemen
[VA] 2002
7.0 7.0
2003 Pilcher's Squad
[Single] 2003
2003 Promo De Fromage
[Compilation] 2003
2004 Hallucino-Genetics
[DVD] 2004
8.5 8.5
2006 Blame It On The Fish
[DVD] 2006
2006 They Can't All Be Zingers
[Compilation] 2006
8.6 8.6
2010 Me Llamo Mud
[Single] 2010
9.0 9.0
2011 Lee Van Cleef
[Single] 2011
7.0 7.0
2011 Tragedy's A Comin
[Single] 2011
8.0 8.0
2012 Jilly's On Smack / Eyes Of The Squirrel
[Single] 2012
8.0 8.0
2014 A Primus & The Chocolate Factory Assortment
[Single] 2014
7.0 7.0
2017 The Seven
[Single] 2017
8.0 8.0
2024 Sessanta E.P.P.P.
[Split] 2024
7.4 7.4
2025 Little Lord Fentanyl
[Single] 2025
8.7 8.7
Detailed discography ››

1990 John The Fisherman 9.0 9.0
1990 Too Many Puppies 10.0 10.0
1991 Jerry Was A Race Car Driver 9.3 9.3
1991 Tommy The Cat 10.0 10.0
1993 My Name Is Mud 8.5 8.5
1993 DMV 9.0 9.0
1993 Mr. Krinkle 8.7 8.7
1995 Wynona's Big Brown Beaver 9.0 9.0
1995 Southbound Pachyderm 9.0 9.0
1997 Shake Hands With Beef 9.0 9.0
1997 Over The Falls 9.0 9.0
1999 Lacquer Head 9.5 9.5
2003 The Devil Went Down To Georgia 9.0 9.0
2011 Tragedy's A'Comin' 8.0 8.0
2012 Lee Van Cleef 7.5 7.5
2012 Jilly's On Smack 7.0 7.0
2015 HOINFODAMAN 7.0 7.0
2015 Candy Man 6.0 6.0
2022 Conspiranoia [Lyric video]
[Lyric video]
7.0 7.0
2022 Follow The Fool 9.0 9.0
Detailed discography ››

News


Concerts


07.06.2025 USA - Auburn, WA
A Perfect Circle : North American (Sessanta V2.0) Tour 2025
06.06.2025 USA - Widgefield, WA
A Perfect Circle : North American (Sessanta V2.0) Tour 2025
03.06.2025 USA - Omaha, NE
A Perfect Circle : North American (Sessanta V2.0) Tour 2025
01.06.2025 USA - Saint Paul, MN
A Perfect Circle : North American (Sessanta V2.0) Tour 2025
29.05.2025 USA - Maryland Heights, MO
A Perfect Circle : North American (Sessanta V2.0) Tour 2025 		1
28.05.2025 USA - Grand Rapids, MI
A Perfect Circle : North American (Sessanta V2.0) Tour 2025
25.05.2025 USA - Cuyahoga Falls, OH
A Perfect Circle : North American (Sessanta V2.0) Tour 2025
24.05.2025 USA - Noblesville, IN
A Perfect Circle : North American (Sessanta V2.0) Tour 2025
22.05.2025 CAN - Toronto, OR
A Perfect Circle : North American (Sessanta V2.0) Tour 2025 		1
20.05.2025 USA - Pittsnurgh, PA
A Perfect Circle : North American (Sessanta V2.0) Tour 2025
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07.06.2025 USA - Auburn, WA
A Perfect Circle : North American (Sessanta V2.0) Tour 2025
06.06.2025 USA - Widgefield, WA
A Perfect Circle : North American (Sessanta V2.0) Tour 2025
03.06.2025 USA - Omaha, NE
A Perfect Circle : North American (Sessanta V2.0) Tour 2025
01.06.2025 USA - Saint Paul, MN
A Perfect Circle : North American (Sessanta V2.0) Tour 2025
29.05.2025 USA - Maryland Heights, MO
A Perfect Circle : North American (Sessanta V2.0) Tour 2025 		1
28.05.2025 USA - Grand Rapids, MI
A Perfect Circle : North American (Sessanta V2.0) Tour 2025
25.05.2025 USA - Cuyahoga Falls, OH
A Perfect Circle : North American (Sessanta V2.0) Tour 2025
24.05.2025 USA - Noblesville, IN
A Perfect Circle : North American (Sessanta V2.0) Tour 2025
22.05.2025 CAN - Toronto, OR
A Perfect Circle : North American (Sessanta V2.0) Tour 2025 		1
20.05.2025 USA - Pittsnurgh, PA
A Perfect Circle : North American (Sessanta V2.0) Tour 2025

Forum topics


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31.07.2014 Primus - Announce New Album With Classic Lineup, U.S. Tour in News 3
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19.10.2013 Primus - Green Naugahyde in Albums 23
02.02.2013 Primus - Pork Soda in Albums 5
06.01.2012 Primus - Green Naugahyde in Reviews 8
10.09.2011 Primus - New Album Streaming Online in News 6
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