PRIMUS Returns With Twin Releases In October

The mighty PRIMUS — bassist Les Claypool, guitarist Larry Lalonde and drummer Tim Alexander — return this fall with a formidable one-two-three punch. October 17 will bring twin releases: their first-ever retrospective CD "They Can't All Be Zingers: The Best Of Primus" (Interscope/UMe) and a new DVD "Blame It On The Fish" (on their own Frizzle Fry Inc. imprint),subtitled "An Abstract Look at the 2003 Primus Tour De Fromage", their triumphant reunion trek.

Next, the band who has been described as ingenious and imaginative, satirical and sarcastic, original and outlandish, will head out on the road for a major North American headlining tour launching November 1 in Austin and wrapping December 9 in Phoenix. Known as one of the most acclaimed and influential underground alternative rock phenomenons of the '90s and beyond, PRIMUS deliver sonic fireworks live like, well, no one else.

The 16-selection "They Can't All Be Zingers" spans the band's career from 1990 to 2003, featuring all of its original Modern Rock hits — "Jerry Was A Race Car Driver", "My Name Is Mud" and the Grammy-nominated "Wynona's Big Brown Beaver" — plus fan favorites and a previously unreleased, extended version of "Shake Hands With Beef". "They Can't All Be Zingers" also marks the first time that PRIMUS' Interscope Records catalog has been digitally remastered.

In addition, "They Can't All Be Zingers" includes "Over The Falls" from 1997's "The Brown Album" (which sported the original "Shake Hands With Beef"),"Coattails Of A Deadman" from 1999's "Antipop" — on which they collaborated with Tom Waits — and "Mary The Ice Cube" from the 2003 DVD+EP "Animals Should Not Try To Act Like People", which debuted at #44 on the Billboard Top 200 and was certified video platinum.

"Blame It On The Fish" is the third DVD release from PRIMUS and follows "Hallucino-Genetics Live 2004". Years in the making, this DVD of the band's 2003 reunion tour — which was augmented by ambitious sets and innovative multi-media installations — contains live performance footage, interview segments, candid behind the scenes shots and intense visual imagery. Not a typical concert film, "Blame It On The Fish" is a surreal sensory adventure pushing the limits of visual artistry. The main feature film is 70 minutes and is accompanied by over 90 minutes of bonus material. In addition to dozens of additional scenes, the extras also include a 30-minute futuristic documentary about the band set in the year 2065 and interviews with the then-102-year-old bandleader Les Claypool.

"Blame It On The Fish"'s director Matt Powers also directed the award-winning film "Never Been Done Been Done (The Jon Comer Story)" and was director of photography for Les Claypool's "Electric Apricot (Quest for Festeroo)". Fans will luxuriate in live performances of PRIMUS favorites including "Mr. Krinkle", "Jerry Was A Racecar Driver", "Over The Electric Grapevine" and many more.

Tour dates are as follows:

Nov. 01 - Austin, TX - Music Hall
Nov. 03 - Houston, TX - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
Nov. 04 - Dallas, TX - Will Rogers Auditorium
Nov. 06 - Atlanta, GA - Tabernacle
Nov. 08 - Washington, DC - DAR Constitution Hall
Nov. 09 - New York, NY - Roseland
Nov. 10 - Philadelphia, PA - Tower Theatre
Nov. 12 - Boston, MA - Orpheum Theatre
Nov. 14 - Detroit, MI - State Theatre
Nov. 15 - Toronto, ON - Kool Haus
Nov. 17 - Chicago, IL - Aragon Ballroom
Nov. 18 - Milwaukee, WI - Eagles Ballroom
Nov. 19 - Minneapolis, MN - Orpheum Theatre
Nov. 21 - Denver, CO - Fillmore
Nov. 28 - Eugene, OR - Hult Center
Nov. 29 - Vancouver, BC - Orpheum Theatre
Nov. 30 - Seattle, WA - Paramount Theatre
Dec. 02 - Berkeley, CA - Berkeley Community Theatre
Dec. 03 - Sacramento, CA - Memorial Auditorium
Dec. 05 - San Jose, CA - San Jose Civic Center
Dec. 06 - Los Angeles, CA - Palladium
Dec. 08 - San Diego, CA - Rimac
Dec. 09 - Phoenix, AZ - Mesa Amphitheatre