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Primus

American rock band

Musical groupmusical groupQ741836

Also known as Primate

Founded: 1984
Members / parts: Les Claypool(since 1984)
, Todd Huth(1984–1989)
, Jay Lane(1988–2013)
+3 more
Genre: progressive rock
, progressive metal
, alternative rock
+1 more
Label: Caroline Records
Country of origin: United States
Formed in: El Sobrante

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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.

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Discography: Primus discography
Website: primusville.com language: English
Start of work period: 1984
Social media followers: 52,553(February 4, 2023) x (twitter) numeric user id: 8790412
50,097(March 1, 2022) x (twitter) numeric user id: 8790412
48,925(January 3, 2021) x (twitter) numeric user id: 8790412
45,845(May 10, 2018) x (twitter) numeric user id: 8790412
Different from: Prudnickie Zakłady Obuwia "Primus"
Official name: Primus

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