---
title: "Primus"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/primus"
genre: "Funk Metal"
country: "United States"
formed: 1984
---

# Primus

**Primus** is a funk metal band, from United States, active 1984 to present.

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.

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

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Primus |
| Genre | Funk Metal |
| Parent genre | Alternative Metal |
| Origin | El Sobrante, United States |
| Formed | 1984 |
| Releases in catalog | 18 |

## Genres

[Funk Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/funk-metal)

## Line-up

| Musician | Instruments | Years | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Bryan “Brain” Mantia](https://themetalnet.com/musician/bryan-brain-mantia) |  |  | Current |
| [Les Claypool](https://themetalnet.com/musician/les-claypool) |  |  | Current |
| [Larry LaLonde](https://themetalnet.com/musician/larry-lalonde) |  |  | Current |
| [DJ Disk](https://themetalnet.com/musician/dj-disk) |  |  | Current |
| [Tim Alexander](https://themetalnet.com/musician/tim-alexander) |  |  | Current |

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1990 | [Frizzle Fry](https://themetalnet.com/album/8632863d-318a-3dd7-8f33-2d292a44a2c8) | Album |
| 1991 | [Sailing the Seas of Cheese](https://themetalnet.com/album/a7c4f177-8de8-366f-87f4-aa851ae32012) | Album |
| 1992 | [Making Plans for Nigel: Cheesy EP 1](https://themetalnet.com/album/771e49f5-8cf1-3c61-82d5-b8caf38677c1) | EP |
| 1992 | [Making Plans for Nigel: Cheesy EP 2](https://themetalnet.com/album/6f156456-bdc4-39c0-826c-2c66b2a7890d) | EP |
| 1992 | [Miscellaneous Debris](https://themetalnet.com/album/6cc709ff-6e6d-3219-ae58-ef7f0f546773) | EP |
| 1993 | [Pork Soda](https://themetalnet.com/album/83e9f236-6687-3123-ad41-7338f4c22117) | Album |
| 1995 | [Tales From the Punchbowl](https://themetalnet.com/album/8e1055fe-66e7-3c2b-983e-c58675666fb3) | Album |
| 1997 | [Brown Album](https://themetalnet.com/album/8f72160a-93f2-388f-ab65-89aa83a68a54) | Album |
| 1998 | [Rhinoplasty](https://themetalnet.com/album/b99d8164-5869-35b9-ac29-2b730fa30160) | EP |
| 1999 | [Antipop](https://themetalnet.com/album/e831feab-e4bf-37f0-8cb5-797e5a0e5237) | Album |
| 2003 | [Animals Should Not Try to Act Like People](https://themetalnet.com/album/b88ac5ed-b393-3525-bf01-9d7dcb2fb9b3) | EP |
| 2010 | [June 2010 Rehearsal](https://themetalnet.com/album/ed1b5570-7d74-4fb3-b5a7-6bd8a4743b56) | EP |
| 2011 | [Green Naugahyde](https://themetalnet.com/album/17d426ab-f395-4988-96d9-203962c6bf45) | Album |
| 2014 | [Primus & the Chocolate Factory With the Fungi Ensemble](https://themetalnet.com/album/e967d9cd-fa80-4a86-86c6-817bca7904c6) | Album |
| 2017 | [The Desaturating Seven](https://themetalnet.com/album/44109b19-30e8-4901-8fb3-b6926d54a14c) | Album |
| 2022 | [Conspiranoid](https://themetalnet.com/album/677c5b88-ffe1-4fa9-8c7b-d983876cf205) | EP |
| 2024 | [Sessanta E.P.P.P.](https://themetalnet.com/album/efd89972-036c-422c-9909-e414f8dd152a) | EP |
| 2026 | [A Handful of Nuggs](https://themetalnet.com/album/c473c8eb-ca00-4926-8852-5dfecd0b116b) | EP |

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- [Red Hot Chili Peppers](https://themetalnet.com/band/red-hot-chili-peppers) (listened together)
- [Nine Inch Nails](https://themetalnet.com/band/nine-inch-nails) (listened together)
- [Alice in Chains](https://themetalnet.com/band/alice-in-chains) (listened together)
- [Queens of the Stone Age](https://themetalnet.com/band/queens-of-the-stone-age) (listened together)
- [Faith No More](https://themetalnet.com/band/faith-no-more) (listened together)
- [Soundgarden](https://themetalnet.com/band/soundgarden) (listened together)
- [System of a Down](https://themetalnet.com/band/system-of-a-down) (listened together)
- [Tool](https://themetalnet.com/band/tool) (listened together)
- [Deftones](https://themetalnet.com/band/deftones) (listened together)
- [Stone Temple Pilots](https://themetalnet.com/band/stone-temple-pilots) (listened together)
- [Jane’s Addiction](https://themetalnet.com/band/jane-s-addiction) (listened together)

## Official and external links

- facebook: https://www.facebook.com/primusville
- youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCClDrz9Pj6Ku6X9bWANkOCg
- x: https://twitter.com/primus
- spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/64mPnRMMeudAet0E62ypkx
- instagram: https://www.instagram.com/primusville/
- deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/4056
- apple music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/105588
- website: https://www.primusville.com/
- bandcamp: https://primusband.bandcamp.com/

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