Primus just broke the news via Facebook that that longtime drummer Tim "Herb" Alexander has parted ways with the band, with Alexander himself claiming that he has "lost his passion for playing". His temporary fill-in is Danny Carey of Tool while a permanent replacement for Alexander is expected to join in time for the upcoming 'Sessanta Tour' (also featuring Puscifer and A Perfect Circle) in the spring of 2025.

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Puscifer, A Perfect Circle and Primus will join forces for a North American tour 'Sessanta V2.0' in the spring of 2025. It is the follow-up to this year's first edition of 'Sessanta' tour, which celebrated the 60th birthday of Maynard James Keenan, the lead singer of Tool, Puscifer and A Perfect Circle.

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Alternative/funk metal legends Primus just announced a spring/summer 2024 U.S. tour, with Coheed And Cambria co-headlining on most dates, and All Them Witches, Guerilla Toss, Too Many Zooz, Fishbone and Fantastic Negrito opening on separate dates; ticket details are available here. The tour will see Primus continue promoting their latest EP Conspiranoid, released back in April 2022, and the band are reportedly planning to release new music later this year or next year.

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After releasing Conspiranoid EP last April, American veterans Primus now unveil a new official video for the track "Follow The Fool". The clip was directed by Cage Claypool.

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Progressive/experimental rock/metal veterans Primus have detailed their new EP, entitled Conspiranoid. it will officially land in stores on April 22 through ATO Records. The band also present an opening track, 11-minute long "Conspiranoia".

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American long-running experimental/alternative rockers Primus have recorded some new material which they plan to release as a 3-song EP in the near future. The centerpiece of the new music output will be a 13-minute track titled "Conspiranoia." More info and details coming soon. Stay tuned.

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After completing a successful U.S. tour (where they played Rush's classic 1977 album A Farewell To Kings its entirety) and revealing that they were working on a new record, Primus have announced the second touring cycle of their 'Tribute To Kings Tour', where they will again perform the aforementioned Rush album in full. The tour will run from April through June 2022, and supporting acts include Battles, Black Mountain and The Black Angels.

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In a recent interview with The Spokesman, Primus bassist and vocalist Les Claypool revealed that the band has been working on ideas for their next album, which will be their first since 2017's The Desaturating Seven, but is not expected to be out too soon.

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Primus and Mastodon have announced an extensive spring / summer tour across the States'. Support on the road will come from JJUUJJUU​ and All Them Witches on respective, select dates. The complete schedule of tour dates can be found below the official tour flyer.

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Primus has announced a new album, The Desaturating Seven, to be released September 29th via ATO, and have released a new track. This is the first Primus album since 1995 to feature the classic lineup of Les Claypool, Larry LeLonde, and Tim Alexander. They have also expanded their tour, and will be playing in Brooklyn on Halloween. You can stream the song "The Seven" here.

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Hard rockers Clutch are joining forces with Primus for a co-headline tour with full sets from each band and no openers or support. See the dates for the "An Evening with Primus and Clutch" tour below. In May, Clutch will also tour with The Sword in the U.S.

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Primus' drummer Tim "Herb" Alexander continues to face health issues, suffering a new heart attack. Alexander survived the heart attack and revealed the news via his Instagram account. He says he is home now and doing well, but taking it easy. Back in 2014, Alexander had his first heart attack and was hospitalized. He missed part of Primus' touring. Eventually, he returned to the group's lineup to help in the support of their 2014 album, Primus & The Chocolate Factory With The Fungi Ensemble.

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Primus is back and stranger than ever with their new studio album, Primus & The Chocolate Factory With The Fungi Ensemble, a tribute to the weird and wonderful world of Willy Wonka that hits shelves on October 21st on ATO Records and is available for pre-order now. Below, you can listen to Primus' rework of "Pure Imagination". Anyone else thinks this will be delicious?

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Green Naugahyde, the new album from US alternative metal band Primus, which doesn't hit stores until September 13th, is currently streaming in its entirety at South Park's Facebook Page as part of South Park's "Year of the Fan". Head over to that location and check it out. Previous news about the band's upcoming effort can be found over here.


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"Tragedy's A' Comin", the new song from experimental rockers Primus has debuted exclusively at SPIN.com. The song comes off of the band's upcoming seventh studio album entitled Green Naugahyde, which drops on September 13th.

Claypool had this to say about the tune: "Lyrically, this is me focusing on eventual demise or at least the notion that big rain is coming and at some point I'm going to get pretty fucking wet. Who says lemmings can't dance as they go over the cliff?"

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