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“I said, ‘Hey, you guys want to jam on some Isley Brothers?’ Nobody laughed”: Les Claypool remembers his audition for Metallica

Now he’s made a concept album with Sean Lennon

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“We played a song or two, and I said, ‘Hey, you guys want to jam on some Isley Brothers?’ Nobody laughed”: Les Claypool looks back on his disastrous Metallica audition

Following the death of the sorely missed Cliff Burton, James Hetfield and co. auditioned the bassist of the then-emerging band Primus

Guitar World

‘We did Disneyland on mind-altering substances’: Primus frontman Les Claypool on being rock’s great joker – and why Metallica rejected him

After going platinum in the 90s and writing the South Park theme, bassist extraordinaire Claypool discusses the AI-themed concept album he’s made with Sean Ono Lennon

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"We’ve actually worked together on a bunch of stuff over the years that hasn’t even come out." Why Willow Smith is the only guest vocalist on Sean Lennon and Les Claypool's wild new concept album about AI destroying everything

"She’s just really open-minded and experimental"

Louder

Primus announce first UK and European tour in almost a decade

Les Claypool's alt. rock mavericks line up first full European tour since 2017

Metal Hammer

“We’d jump off roofs or off bridges into water, knock the wind out of ourselves and almost die. We lived very aggressively because that’s who we were”: The story of Mate. Feed. Kill. Repeat. – the secret debut album that started Slipknot’s ascent

Before Corey Taylor and before the nu metal takeover, Slipknot launched their career with a DIY release that put the Des Moines scene on notice

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"Firmly at the top of our wish lists for a very, very long time." Weird 90s alt-rock legends Primus have announced their first European show in almost a decade, headlining ArcTanGent Festival with Chelsea Wolfe and Cult Of Luna

A truly legendary band are going to be joined by a modern titan and one of the best heavy bands of this century in Bristol next Summer

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Should You Buy ALH Stock After the Alliance Laundry IPO?

The commercial laundry maker made a strong debut on the markets.

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“In the time I was involved in attempting to play his parts, never really could I have captured the essence of him”: Buckethead reflects on his time in Guns N’ Roses as Slash pays tribute to the elusive virtuoso

The man with the bucket on his head and magic in his fingers says an emotional thank you to Slash after the rock icon described his guitar playing as “next level”

Guitar World

Primus Micron III camping stove review: a super light option for the gram counters who still want a hot meal at the end of their hike

The Micron III has a boiling speed that'll give Jetboil a run for its money and is half the price to boot

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“I was instantly in a band because nobody wanted to play bass back then”: How Eddie Van Halen led to Les Claypool picking up the bass – and how he nearly joined Kirk Hammett’s band

The Primus bassist and Metallica lead guitarist attended the same high school – and very nearly ended up in the same band

Guitar World

“Paul Reed Smith sent me two amazing guitars because I lost all but one of my PRSs. That’s been one of the upsides”: Larry LaLonde lost his home in the LA wildfires, but Primus' new drummer, and two new PRSs, are keeping him focused

As a player who always wanted to be weird, LaLonde is in the right band. Recent adventures include saving the guitar Alex Lifeson gave him from a wildfire, dealing with 7,000 drummer applications, and raiding a Guitar Center when Primus' gear got stuck in snow

Guitar World

"I wish I'd took some mushrooms." Bill Burr on how teaming up with Primus and Tool members helps his stand-up

Comedian Bill Burr reflects on performing Too Many Puppies with Primus in Los Angeles

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I Just Learned Something Wild About South Park's Theme Song, And How Primus Recorded It

Come on down to South Park and learn about some studio tricks

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“The guy everyone is so serious about, it all started with ‘not by the hair of my chinny-chin-chin’”: How a novelty 90s comedy song gave Tool’s Maynard James Keenan his first hit

Before Tool broke big, Maynard James Keenan was squealing like a pig on a 90s hit

Guitar World

“The first thing that I grabbed when I was like, ‘We’ve got to get the hell out of here’ was the double-neck that Alex Lifeson gave me”: Primus’ Larry LaLonde opens up on losing his house and nearly all his gear in the devastating California wildfires

LaLonde estimates that he lost about 58 guitars in the wildfire, including the “Sailing on the Seas of Cheese” Strat he had since high school

Guitar World

“It got stuck in the snow. We were like, ‘The truck’s not making it, the gear is not making it”: Primus’ Larry LaLonde on how he and Les Claypool ended up with off-the-rack gear from Guitar Center right before a show

The guitar and bass behemoths eventually auctioned off the Strat and P-Bass they bought at the last minute for charity

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Thinking about switching to barefoot hiking boots? You just got even more to choose from, as Vivobarefoot releases two new contrasting styles - built for fast hiking and the toughest of environments

The Primus Trail Flow Mid hiking boots are a super-lightweight pair, while the limited edition Desert ESC boots are built for blistering heat and sandy trails

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The best camping stoves for cooking like a pro in the wild, tested

Forget soggy sandwiches! From pocket-sized burners to multi-hob wonders, these camping stoves came top in our tests

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This new Primus camping stove is lighter than your Garmin watch and boils water in under 4 minutes, so you can "move quickly and explore further"

The featherweight Primus Micron III weighs just 2oz and fits in your pocket

The future of wild camping? Primus unveils 58g pocket stove with serious power

Primus is betting on a fast-and-light future with its tiniest, mightiest stove yet

Louder

“Rock'n'roll is a volatile thing... this is not an accounting office”: the story of Rated R, Queens Of The Stone Age’s strange, brilliant breakthrough record

The tale of Josh Homme & co.’s excellent second album, which turns 25 this month, and how metal icon Rob Halford came to make a cameo on it.

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“The biggest challenge was not to come off like Tenacious D. It could easily be interpreted as some form of parody”: How Primus made an album about goblins and rainbows while trying not to mention goblins and rainbows

2017’s The Desaturating Seven was Les Claypool’s bid to explore the darkness of a 1970s children’s story, harnessing the influences of King Crimson, Tool and Sean Lennon

Metal Hammer

Primus share new single Little Lord Fentanyl, their first new music for three years

Little Lord Fentanyl is the band's first new studio track since 2022’s Conspiranoid EP, and features new drummer John Hoffman and guest Maynard James Keenan

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The 12 best new metal songs you need to hear right now

Death Angel, Primus and Loathe lead this week's best new metal songs, plus new music from Shadows Fall, Turnstile, Chthonic and more.

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