title: Primus (band)
text: Primus is een Amerikaanse eclectische-rockband die in 1984 werd opgericht in El Sobrante, Californië. De kernbezetting van de groep bestaat uit zanger en bassist Les Claypool, gitarist Larry "Ler" LaLonde en drummer Tim "Herb" Alexander.
  
  De muziek van Primus is zowel door de metal als funk beïnvloed. Bij het grote publiek is de band, weliswaar anoniem, vooral bekend van de titelmuziek van de tekenfilmserie South Park.
  
  
  
  Bandleden
  
  Huidige leden
   Les Claypool: bas, zang
   Larry "Ler" LaLonde: gitaar
   Tim "Herb" Alexander: drums
  
  Voormalige leden
   Brian Mantia: drums
   Todd Huth: gitaar
   Jay Lane: drums
  
  Discografie
  
  Albums 
  
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  |align="left"|Suck on This||1990||-||||||
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  |align="left"|Frizzle Fry||1990||-||||||
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  |align="left"|Sailing the Seas of Cheese||14-05-1991||-||||||
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  |align="left"|Miscellaneous Debris||12-03-1992||-|||||| ep
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  |align="left"|Pork Soda||20-04-1993||08-05-1993||46||6||
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  |align="left"|Tales from the Punchbowl||23-05-1995||-||||||
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  |align="left"|Brown Album||08-07-1997||-||||||
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  |align="left"|Rhinoplasty||11-08-1998||-|||||| ep
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  |align="left"|Antipop||19-10-1999||-||||||
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  |align="left"|Animals Should Not Try to Act Like People||07-10-2003||-|||||| ep
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  |align="left"|They Can't All Be Zingers||17-10-2006||-|||||| Verzamelalbum
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  |align="left"|June 2010 Rehearsal||05-08-2010||-|||||| ep
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  |align="left"|Green Naugahyde||09-09-2011||17-09-2011||62||2||
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  |align="left"|Primus and the Chocolate Factory with the Fungi Ensemble||21-10-2014||||||||
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  |align="left"|The Desaturating Seven||2017||||||||
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  |align="left"|Green Naugahyde||2011||01-10-2011||84||1||
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  Singles 
  
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  |align="left"|John the Fisherman||1990||-||||||
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  |align="left"|Too Many Puppies||1990||-||||||
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  |align="left"|Mr. Knowitall||1990||-||||||
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  |align="left"|Jerry Was a Race Car Driver||1991||-||||||
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  |align="left"|Tommy the Cat||1991||-||||||
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  |align="left"|Those Damned Blue Collar Tweekers||1992||-||||||
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  |align="left"|Making Plans for Nigel||1992||-||||||
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  |align="left"|My Name Is Mud||1993||-||||||
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  |align="left"|DMV||1993||-||||||
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  |align="left"|Mr. Krinkle||1993||-||||||
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  |align="left"|Wynona's Big Brown Beaver||1995||-||||||
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  |align="left"|Mrs. Blaileen||1995||-||||||
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  |align="left"|Southbound Pachyderm||1995||-||||||
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  |align="left"|Shake Hands with Beef||1997||-||||||
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  |align="left"|Over the Falls||1997||-||||||
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  |align="left"|Lacquer Head||1999||-||||||
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  |align="left"|N.I.B.||2000||-|||||| met Ozzy Osbourne
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  |align="left"|Tragedy's a' Comin' ||2011||-||||||
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  Timeline
  
  Amerikaanse rockband
  Contra Costa County
  Indiegroep
  Noise