Primitive Man (band)

Primitive Man
Primitive Man
	Frontman Ethan Lee McCarthy at Roadburn Festival 2015
Background information
Origin	Denver, Colorado, U.S.
Genres	Sludge metal; noise; funeral doom metal; black-doom;
Years active	2012–present
Labels	Relapse
Members	Ethan Lee McCarthy; Jonathan Campos; Joe Linden;
Past members	Bennet Kennedy; Spy Soto;
Website	primitivemandoom.bandcamp.com

Primitive Man is an American doom metal band from Denver, Colorado, composed of Ethan Lee McCarthy on vocals and guitar, Jonathan Campos on bass, and Joe Linden (who has replaced founding member Bennet Kennedy) on drums.^[3] They are known for an extremely harsh sound^[4] – combining funeral doom, noise music, and black metal elements – and blunt nihilistic outlook.^[5] Their third studio album Immersion was released through Relapse Records in 2020.

History

The band was formed in February 2012 by guitarist-vocalist Ethan Lee McCarthy, bassist Jonathan Campos and drummer Bennet Kennedy. In October 2012, the band recorded their debut album Scorn at Flatline Audio under the direction of Dave Otero (Cephalic Carnage, Cattle Decapitation, Cobalt, Catheter). The album was released in cooperation with the labels Throatruiner Records and Mordgrimm. After the release, Isidro "Spy" Soto joined the band as the temporary live and in session drummer. In February 2013, the band released a demo tape titled P//M, which contained eleven songs. In June 2013, the band signed a deal with Relapse Records, who reissued Scorn this summer. In July and August, the band embarked on their first US tour with Reproacher. Since then, the band has done many subsequent tours in the United States, Europe, Japan, Australia, New Zealand and Southeast Asia.^[6]

Members

Current

Ethan Lee McCarthy – guitars, vocals (2012-present)
Jonathan Campos – bass (2012-present)
Joe Linden – drums (2015-present)

Former

Bennet Kennedy – drums (2012-2013)
Spy Soto – drums (2013-2015)

Timeline

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Discography

Studio albums

Scorn (2013)
Caustic (2017)
Immersion (2020)
Suffocating Hallucination (2023) (collaboration with Full of Hell)

EPs

Home Is Where the Hatred Is (2015)
Futility" + "Untitled (2015)
Insurmountable (2022)

Demos

P//M (2013)
Steel Casket (2018)

Splits

With Xaphan (2014)
With Hexis (2014)
With Hessian (2014)
With Fister (2014)
With Northless (2016)
With Sea Bastard (2016)
With Unearthly Trance (2018)
With Hell (2019)

References

^ Kez Whelan (October 10, 2013). "Band of the Day: Primitive Man". Terrorizer. Retrieved November 5, 2017.
^ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 Jeroen (October 11, 2017). "PRIMITIVE MAN – CAUSTIC". GRIMM Gent. Retrieved December 20, 2017.
^ "Primitive Man Biography". Relapse Records. Retrieved November 5, 2017.
^ Ben Hutcherson (October 4, 2017). "For Primitive Man, Misery Is a Way of Life". Retrieved November 5, 2017.
^ Vince Bellino (September 7, 2017). "Track Premiere & Interview: Primitive Man-'Commerce'". Retrieved November 5, 2017.
^ "Relapse Records Official Store". store.relapse.com. Retrieved August 7, 2020.

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[1] Kez Whelan (October 10, 2013). "Band of the Day: Primitive Man". Terrorizer. Retrieved November 5, 2017.

[grimm-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 Jeroen (October 11, 2017). "PRIMITIVE MAN – CAUSTIC". GRIMM Gent. Retrieved December 20, 2017.

[3] "Primitive Man Biography". Relapse Records. Retrieved November 5, 2017.

[4] Ben Hutcherson (October 4, 2017). "For Primitive Man, Misery Is a Way of Life". Retrieved November 5, 2017.

[5] Vince Bellino (September 7, 2017). "Track Premiere & Interview: Primitive Man-'Commerce'". Retrieved November 5, 2017.

[6] "Relapse Records Official Store". store.relapse.com. Retrieved August 7, 2020.

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