“Little Lord Fentanyl” marks PRIMUS‘s return with their first studio recording since the Conspiranoid EP in 2022. This blistering and surreal anthem, a twisted fable rich in groove and dark humor, features a captivating guest appearance by Maynard James Keenan (TOOL, A PERFECT CIRCLE, PUSCIFER), whose distinct voice slithers through the track with sinister delight.
This single also celebrates the official studio debut of drummer John Hoffman, who hails from Shreveport. Hoffman joined PRIMUS earlier this year, triumphing over 6,100 other hopefuls worldwide in a global audition process aptly named the “Interstellar Drum Derby.”
“Little Lord Fentanyl” showcases the intricate, playful rhythms of Hoffman, whose unconventional style — described by Stereogum as a “weightless bustle of high-velocity flurries, METERS-y swamp-pocket, and cartoonish cymbal clutches” — has brought renewed fire to PRIMUS since he officially joined the band earlier this year. His unlikely journey from Louisiana jam nights to the PRIMUS drum throne was recently chronicled in a feature interview with Stereogum, as well as the band’s “Interstellar Drum Derby” YouTube series.
The release of “Little Lord Fentanyl” comes in the midst of PRIMUS‘s spring run on the “Sessanta” tour — a collaborative outing with A PERFECT CIRCLE and PUSCIFER celebrating Keenan‘s 60(ish) birthday — and ahead of their “Onward & Upward” summer headline tour, which kicks off July 5 in Paso Robles, California.
Source: metaladdicts.com
