---
title: "Primitive Man"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/primitive-man"
genre: "Sludge Metal"
country: "United States"
formed: 2012
---

# Primitive Man

**Primitive Man** is a sludge metal band, from United States, active 2012 to present.

Primitive Man is an American doom metal band from Denver, Colorado, composed of Ethan Lee McCarthy on vocals and guitar, Jonathan Campos on bass, and Joe Linden on drums. They are known for an extremely harsh sound – combining funeral doom, noise music, and black metal elements – and blunt nihilistic outlook. Their third studio album Immersion was released through Relapse Records in 2020.

Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primitive_Man_(band)

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Primitive Man |
| Genre | Sludge Metal |
| Parent genre | Doom Metal |
| Origin | Denver, United States |
| Formed | 2012 |
| Releases in catalog | 13 |

## Genres

[Sludge Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/sludge-metal) · [Black Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/black-metal) · [Doom Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/doom-metal)

## Line-up

| Musician | Instruments | Years | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Ethan Lee McCarthy](https://themetalnet.com/musician/ethan-lee-mccarthy) | Guitar, Lead vocals |  | Current |
| [Jonathan Campos](https://themetalnet.com/musician/jonathan-campos) | Bass | 2012 to present | Current |
| [Joe Linden](https://themetalnet.com/musician/joe-linden) | Drums (drum set) | 2016 to present | Current |

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2013 | [Scorn](https://themetalnet.com/album/7df25421-cee7-44f7-9478-2abaea577931) | Album |
| 2014 | [Primitive Man / Fister](https://themetalnet.com/album/fb3f83ef-257d-466d-b749-b50015bdb023) | EP |
| 2015 | [Home Is Where the Hatred Is](https://themetalnet.com/album/246a060b-b4e8-47c4-a68d-d1ad203bf5b4) | EP |
| 2016 | [Primitive Man / Northless](https://themetalnet.com/album/2244c613-0e34-41ec-91bc-68b268f73621) | Album |
| 2016 | [Split](https://themetalnet.com/album/066b0cc0-1ef7-4530-afe1-01e9990f5592) | EP |
| 2017 | [Caustic](https://themetalnet.com/album/7347c5c6-b253-4c41-bdc2-78676374ecf8) | Album |
| 2017 | [Fear / A Life of Turmoil](https://themetalnet.com/album/73124984-612e-463c-bf73-0335375b84ec) | EP |
| 2017 | [Steel Casket](https://themetalnet.com/album/476e9e4e-261c-4dae-befd-5dd02acc9ab8) | Album |
| 2019 | [Primitive Man / Hell](https://themetalnet.com/album/ef92dd93-83c9-49a4-bb93-8349db9d2295) | EP |
| 2020 | [Immersion](https://themetalnet.com/album/a99c80c8-ad58-43e2-b7a0-eaa2d0c2c660) | Album |
| 2022 | [Insurmountable](https://themetalnet.com/album/3d86aa2d-4578-4a79-9639-b572b1ea5779) | Album |
| 2023 | [Suffocating Hallucination](https://themetalnet.com/album/7277dcbf-4d03-4844-bbc7-f8a4028ffb42) | Album |
| 2025 | [Observance](https://themetalnet.com/album/d8691347-2936-42f9-81c2-2028caeb26a3) | Album |

## Related bands

- [Full of Hell](https://themetalnet.com/band/full-of-hell) (listened together)
- [The Body](https://themetalnet.com/band/the-body) (listened together)
- [Unearthly Trance](https://themetalnet.com/band/unearthly-trance) (listened together)
- [Conan](https://themetalnet.com/band/conan) (listened together)
- [Eyehategod](https://themetalnet.com/band/eyehategod) (listened together)
- [High on Fire](https://themetalnet.com/band/high-on-fire) (listened together)
- [Inter Arma](https://themetalnet.com/band/inter-arma) (listened together)
- [Dragged Into Sunlight](https://themetalnet.com/band/dragged-into-sunlight) (listened together)
- [Cough](https://themetalnet.com/band/cough) (listened together)
- [Bell Witch](https://themetalnet.com/band/bell-witch-4a53fa0a) (listened together)
- [Indian](https://themetalnet.com/band/indian) (listened together)
- [Godflesh](https://themetalnet.com/band/godflesh) (listened together)

## Official and external links

- bandcamp: https://primitivemandoom.bandcamp.com/
- youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4_fTVmkuYlzcV8OY24UeRg
- facebook: https://www.facebook.com/primitivemandoom
- x: https://twitter.com/PRIMITIVEMANE
- metal archives: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Primitive_Man/3540357063
- spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3XmsLcTDR20TF8CGBThNEx
- instagram: https://www.instagram.com/primitivemandoom/
- deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/5010448
- apple music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/419043546
- website: https://www.primitivemandoom.com/

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Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/primitive-man](https://themetalnet.com/band/primitive-man). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt