Primus announce new album, expand tour

Primus will release their ninth album, The Desaturating Seven, on September 29 via ATO. It’s the followup to 2014’s Primus & the Chocolate Factory with the Fungi Ensemble and it’s the first album with the classic lineup of Les Claypool, Larry LaLonde, and Tim “Herb” Alexander since 1995’s Tales from the Punchbowl [Editor’s Note: *screaming*]. You can listen to the strange-as-ever (as is their canon) lead single “The Seven” below.

Primus are currently touring with Clutch, and they’ve also added many more tour dates for the fall.

In case you’ve forgotten, the musicians in Primus have quite the metal “pedigree.” There is the famous story of Metallica not allowing bassist Les Claypool to join due to his musician’s prowess, and, of course, we all forget how Larry LaLonde helped further death metal at its impetus. Take a minute and read through the liner notes of Possessed’s Seven Churches if you are still unsure. As for Primus themselves, maybe revisit their more canonical albums: Sailing the Seas of Cheese, Pork Soda, and so on. You will be surprised just how heavy this band can get, however strange.

Primus — 2017 Tour Dates
8/1 – Milwaukee, WI – Eagles Ballroom*
8/2 – Mankato, MN – Vetter Stone Amphitheater*
8/4 – Cedar Rapids, IA – McGrath Amphitheater*
8/5 – Kansas City, MO – Crossroads*
8/6 – Dallas, TX – South Side Ballroom*
8/8 – Tempe, AZ – Marquee Theater*
8/9 – Las Vegas, NV – The Joint*
8/11 – Bonner, MT – Kettlehouse Amphitheater*
8/12 – Troutdale, OR – Edgefield*
8/13 – Eugene, OR – Cuthbert Amphitheater*
8/15 – Seattle, WA – Marymoor Park*
8/17 – Stateline, NV – Hard Rock Hotel & Casino*
8/18 – Berkeley, CA – Greek Theater*
10/20 – San Antonio, TX – Sunken Gardens
10/21 – Houston, TX – White Oak Lawn
10/22 – Austin, TX – Austin City Limits Live
10/24 – Nashville, TN – War Memorial
10/25 – Richmond, VA – The National
10/27 – Albany, NY – Palace Theater
10/28 – Washington DC – The Anthem*
10/29 – Port Chester, NY – Capitol Theater
10/31 – Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Steel
11/2 – Akron, OH – Goodyear Theater
11/3 – Cincinnati, OH – The Taft Theater
11/4 – Louisville, KY – Palace Theater
11/5 – St. Louis, MO – Peabody Theater
11/7 – Knoxville, TN – Tennessee Theater
11/9 – Atlanta, GA – Tabernacle
11/10 – Orlando, FL – Hard Rock Hotel
11/11 – Clearwater, FL – Ruth Eckerd Hall
11/13 – New Orleans, LA – Civic Theatre
12/29 – Los Angeles, CA – The Wiltern
12/30 – Los Angeles, CA – The Wiltern

* – w/ Clutch