After Primus went on hiatus at the turn of the century, lead singer and driving force Les Claypool said that the years that followed were some of the “most prolific, creative periods” of his life. “I ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The future Primus, from John Hoffman's audition process. L-R: Let Lalonde, John Hoffman, Les Claypool. (Credit: Cage Claypool) ...

When Primus first hit it big, its music was a wildly unpredictable mixture of dizzying thrash, cartoonish quirkiness and the best bass playing since the emergence of Rush's Geddy Lee. But every Primus ...