Primus’ cover of Peter Gabriel’s “Intruder” proved a collaborative effort featuring members of Tool and Mastodon, PRP reports. During the group’s headlining show July 5 at the Greek Theater in Los Angeles, Mastodon members Brann Dailor and Troy Sanders provided assistance with the cover. Additionally, Danny Carey, Primus’ previous fill-in drummer, helped with the rendition.
According to Rolling Stone, Primus and Mastodon recently concluded a lengthy 43-date U.S. tour. The co-headlining tour supported recent projects by both bands. In 2017, Primus released their ninth album, The Desaturating Seven, a concept album centered around the 1978 children’s book, The Rainbow Goblins, by Italian author Ul de Rico.
According to Consequences of Sound, frontman Les Claypool said of their 2017 record, “The dark imagery and beauty of the art struck me immediately and I thought, ‘This would make good fodder for a piece of music.’ The use of color and darkness both in the paintings and the writing was compelling and now, near two decades later, the metaphor of greed, gluttony, and deceit vs unity of the masses is eerily relevant. I brought the notion to the Primus guys and they were all for it. Plus, I figured it’s about time someone brought ‘Goblin Rock’ back to the fold.”
Mastodon released their seventh LP, Emperor of Sand, in 2017 along with their EP, Cold Dark Place, that featured the new song, “Toes to Toes,” and three tracks from recording sessions of Once More Round the Sun (2014).
Primus has recently stepped up their covers game. On June 29, punk icon Jello Biafra joined the band to cover Dead Kennedy’s political anthem, “Holiday in Cambodia,” at the Greek Theater in Berkeley, CA.
Watch Primus cover “intruder” along with Peter Gabriel’s original, released in 1980.
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