Hey have u guys heard of a band called Primer 55. Their pretty good.

I dig primer 55.



Set it off is a good song. Jahred is in it.

Yeah, Primer 55 is the shit. They arent together anymore though are they? I haven't heard anything about them in a long time.

Yeah they split up a few years ago. I just bought Introduction to Mayhem on Ebay :) !!!!

Yeah Primer 55 is the shit. Intro To Mayhem is killer. Track 3 "Supa Freak Love" is just too great. Track 9 and 13 are also great tracks. I know track 9 is the one with Jahred. Can't remember the name to track 13.

I thought The New Release was a much better album than ITM. It has a very original sound to it that their first album just didn't pull off. ITM was very repetitive in it's song structure for nearly every song. It got old after awhile I still like it - Loose, Supa Freak Love, and a few others kick ass - but I'd have to say that TNR is easily the superior. Besides, Ricochet is one of the coolest fucking songs ever. headbanger

I have AWESOME news. Primer 55 have reformed and have already started writing a new album. This article was taken from Blabbermouth.net:

According to a posting by SOULFLY bassist/ex-PRIMER 55 guitarist Bobby Burns on the PRIMER 55 MySpace page, PRIMER 55 has reformed and has begun writing material for a new album, tentatively due next year. "Jason Luttrell [vocals] and I are working on some new tunes we plan to start recording sessions by the end of the year!" Burns writes. "Every PRIMER 55 fan that's been with us from day one knows that every time we work together it's different and this new shit will be another step in a new direction for us both... Jason and I have tried to work together off and on for the past few years but addictions and inner turmoil stopped all attemps cold. But now for the first time in a long time shit seems fresh again. It's been years and you guys and gals are still here so you deserve it!!!! We love you all and we thank you for being here for us and with us through all of the bullshit!!! SO, now we just sit and wait to see what comes next!!!!!!"

PRIMER 55 released three albums before splitting up more in 2003: 1999's "As Seen On TV" (Fat Static), 2000's "Introduction to Mayhem" (Island), and 2001's "The New Release" (Island).

(Thanks: Dan Holmi)

Fuckin' Awesome! Great news, thnx.

Well, apparently Jason Lutrell has left the band. They already have a new vocalist by the name of Heath Joyce from the band IGM. I'm not familiar with their work, so I don't know what to think. But the official statement from the rest of P55 has been made in their new blog on MySpace:

I always heard Jason was a real sack of shit, and this pretty much sets it in stone. Nice of him to get his band back together after 5 years and then fuck up when they've barely re-started. I may have liked him as a vocalist, but I honestly think they will be better off without him. Hopefully now the band can actually get things done.

Jason was the reason Primer 55 disbanded the first time.

That sucks; I was really happy to hear about them reuniting; I just hope that the new vocalist can bring them in the right direction. The New Release is an amazing record, right down to the instruments and lyrics. These guys have potential to make great music, hopefully it works out.

I just hope this doesn't hinder the progress of their next album. And I hope it still comes out good. I'm looking forward to the Family for Life DVD/CD too.

All of the CD tracks are tracks I've already heard before.

Track listing:

1) Site to Side

2) Disconnected

3) Never Did Never Will

4) Bullshit

5) Drive It

6) Release

7) Texas (Acoustic)

8) My Girl (Acoustic)

9) This Life (Acoustic)

All of these tracks are from compilations, bootlegs, etc. and have been available already; still I'm looking forward to the DVD.

Well I remember when they announced they are getting back together Bobby was saying he was skeptical of working Jay due to past issues,

jasons a fag

idc aslong as they fuckin blow my speakers out

as for that cd/dvd sounds like a kool package thats gunna be available, those acoustic songs will be interesting as well

I think they should have put a few more tracks on the CD. For instance they could of added:

10) Appetite For Destruction (NWA Cover)

11) G'S (As Seen On TV) This version is way heavier then off of ITM

12) Violence (As Seen On TV Version)

13) Against The Wall

14) Supa Freak Love (As Seen On TV Version) Sounds different then off of ITM

15) Slip Away

16) Tripin' The Head (As Seen On TV Version) More raw and heavy

Hey.....these guys r amazing but i was wondering every1's opinion on Family For Life....IMO this was the worse out of the ITM and The New Release, i did actually enjoy the Texas Acoustic
So you think they went in the right direction with this CD?

What direction? They threw together some old b-sides and accoustic shit along with some live footage on a DVD...it's not a real album.

no im just sayin that i want to hear a new album instead of these bsides n shit even tho the DVD was kool

i wanted to ask if they were startin up a new album, any1 know?

They are on tour now, Bobby said they will start writing and recording new material soon!

Can't wait for some new Primer

I'm pretty sure a majority of their material, since they stated almost 2 years ago that they have begun writing. I'd probably expect a mid-summer release for their next album.

the new singer sucks though, i just found this video from last month of them performing loose
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=exhuyPFerwY

Eh...he wasn't terrible, but he's no Jason, that's for sure. The quality wasn't that great either. Didn't seem like there were that many people there at that show...

Well hopefully this guy sounds better on actual recorded material.

That's what I was thinking. The quality was terrible all around...he will probably sound better on the record.

ouchh that was bad....it sounds like a high school garage band covering Loose....ouchh

does anyone know what Jason is up to....a new band or wuts goin on?

If I had to guess, I would say getting high off his mind on at least 10 different drugs.

I remember when listen to primer 55 playing the dave Mirra Game, "loose" got a solid hook and a good rhytm, before I look for his debut album but not find that cd on my town, my friend pass me "Introduction of mayhem",damn that albun really rocks. I like "Supa freak love","Pigs","Set It Off(The Jahred Rap's So Weak As fuck)","loose","dose","hate" and "Tripinthehead" the best of that album.
The New Release sucks like the paris hilton's porno movie.
only save "This Life" and "Hesitation".

is good hear new stuff of this guys.


i had some rarities of primer,like "bullshit","Slip Away","Drive It","No Sleep" and other shits.

never heard the tv version of Tripin the head,g's...

The New Release kicks the shit out of ITM....easily. ITM is only decent, but it's so generic and formulaic that it gets old very fast. TNR was a very original album that fused several different styles that ended up working very well for the most part, and it remained pretty heavy for the majority of it. I can only hope that they evolve farther on the next record.

I agree, I absolutely love TNR; I went down to San Diego to sell some of my old CD's (I used to do that a lot) and I found that album in the bargain bin for a few bucks. Since I was selling so many CD's to them they gave me it for free!

I hope their material in the future is a nice combo of everything they have done so far, with some new elements added in there...I also hope the new singer doesn't suck!

what???!!!!!
i thought ITM was ther best CD by far!!
the energy of a great hardcore band is in every song and the vox is like no kind when doin the screams\yells
and plus the song titles r genius as well with titles like, Loose, Set It Off, Supafreak Love, etc., who wouldnt like hearing those titles screamed out wit hardcore riffs in the background?!?

i really do not like that guy they have singing for them know, he just does not fit the band well. Bobby should just call it a day and stick with Soulfly.

they have a new voaclist, i didnt even know about it until i saw it on their myspace page. his name is Don޲ny Pol޲ins޲ke.

heres a pic of him


i hope this guy sounds better than heath joyce.

They got ANOTHER new vocalist? That was fast. I guess the rest of the band thought that the other dude sucked, as well.

Haha! Thank God...I was scared for Primer 55

well, I can't imagine that DRP is the new vocalist of primer 55 cause he is already in a band called S.O.R.E. and they were supposed to release a new album this year

Primer 55 one of my favorite bands Introduction to Mayhem is fuckin awesome, The New release is okay. Can't wait to hear some new music.