Primus

Genres: Metal, Rock, Funk, Alternative Metal, Experimental Rock

Primus

Ranking

  • Rank: #3 of 411 bands on the BandRank leaderboard
  • ELO score: 1174
  • Record: 13 wins, 0 losses, 0 ties in head-to-head votes

Bio

Primus is an American rock band formed in El Sobrante, California in 1984. As of 2026, the band consists of bassist/vocalist Les Claypool, guitarist Larry "Ler" LaLonde, and drummer John "Hoffer" Hoffman. Primus originally formed in 1984 with Claypool and guitarist Todd Huth, later joined by drummer Jay Lane, though the latter two had departed by the beginning of the band's recording career in 1989, replaced by LaLonde and Tim "Herb" Alexander respectively.

Bio source: Wikipedia

Albums

  • Frizzle Fry (1990)
  • Sailing the Seas of Cheese (1991)
  • Pork Soda (1993)
  • Tales from the Punchbowl (1995)
  • Brown Album (1997)

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