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Mastodon, Tool, Primus, Coheed and Cambria Members Cover Rush’s ‘Anthem’

Jordan Olds took his Two Minutes To Late Night series to a new level on Monday, releasing a star-studded cover of Rush's "Anthem." Check out the video…
Brenton Blanchet / July 27, 2020

30 Great Albums From 1990 That Deserve Their Own 30th Anniversary Pieces

Every decade takes a couple of years to feel like itself, but the 1990s, in particular, had a soft launch. While 1991 would bring a…
Al Shipley / June 12, 2020

Primus to Perform Rush’s A Farewell To Kings on Upcoming Tour

Primus covering an entire Rush album? You better believe it. The Bay Area trio announced that they'll be hitting the road this summer,…
Daniel Kohn / February 18, 2020

Mastodon and Primus Announce 2018 Summer Tour

Metal behemoths and newly-crowned Grammy winners Mastodon are hitting the road with 90s metal-funk group Primus. Their joint summer U.S. tour kicks off on May 6 at the Red…
Arielle Gordon / January 29, 2018

Primus – “The Scheme”

Primus's new album of reliably bizarre funk metal, The Desaturating Seven, arrives September 29. It's based on Ul De Rico's 1978 children's book The Rainbow Goblins, and it's their first album since…
Anna Gaca / September 6, 2017

A Guide to the Most Anticipated 2017 Fall Releases

This fall, Foo Fighters, Miley Cyrus, Destroyer, and Protomartyr are just a few of the acts with hotly anticipated new releases. Find a preview of the season's most talked-about forthcoming…
SPIN Staff / August 30, 2017

Primus Announce New Album The Desaturating Seven, Release “The Seven”

Primus’s 9th studio album, The Desaturating Seven, is coming out on September 29. It's the maverick, virtuosic circus-funk-metal unit's first album of new material with the band's original line-up…
Winston Cook-Wilson / July 31, 2017

Tool Announce Massive Summer Concert With Primus, the Melvins, and the Crystal Method

Last week, Tool shared a mysterious teaser image with the date "6-24," which many assumed might be related to a new album. It is, instead, the day that…
Winston Cook-Wilson / April 11, 2017

Death Grips Team Up With Primus’ Les Claypool on ‘More Than the Fairy’

Death Grips released their latest album, Bottomless Pit, earlier this month. Prior to that, they'd shared the single "Eh" and a 32-minute instrumental video called "Death Grips…
Rachel Brodsky / May 31, 2016

Primus Offers Five Fans Concert Tickets for Life in ‘Willy Wonka’-Inspired Album Release

Primus' Willy Wonka-inspired album Primus and the Chocolate Factory With the Fungi Ensemble is already streaming thanks to the New York Times, but as its…
Colin Joyce / October 18, 2014

Primus’ ‘Willy Wonka’ Concept Album Is Streaming

This link is your Golden Ticket to listen to Primus' wonderfully bizarre Willy Wonka concept album, Primus & the Chocolate Factory with the Fungi Ensemble, which is currently…
James Grebey / October 14, 2014

Hear Primus’ Wild and Woolly ‘Golden Ticket’ From Their Willy Wonka Tribute Album

On October 21, a certain beloved Bay Area prog-funk posse will release Primus & the Chocolate Factory, which is everything you'd hope it'd be based…
Chris Martins / September 15, 2014

Primus Teamed With Tool’s Drummer Danny Carey For a Grimy Cover of ‘Ænema’

To gear up for the release of their Willy Wonka-inspired concept album, Primus have set out on a small string of tour dates bookended by…
Colin Joyce / September 15, 2014

Primus Is Remaking ‘Willy Wonka’ as a Concept Album

When SPIN spoke to Les Claypool back in March, he noted that fans have come to expect big, theatrical productions from Primus — events like the…
Colin Joyce / July 29, 2014

Les Claypool On His Folksy New Duo De Twang and the Future of Primus

At 50, it's hard to believe Les Claypool was once considered one of the strangest frontmen of his day. An avid fly fisherman like his…
Dan Weiss / March 21, 2014
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