Editing Primus (band) (section)

== Legacy ==
Primus have been credited as an influence to the [[nu metal]] genre,<ref>Alternative Press (7/02, p. 98) – "... These reissues benefit from keen remastering, making it even more obvious that Primus' crunch has influenced legions of nu-metal soldiers ..."
</ref> being cited as an influence by such bands as [[Limp Bizkit]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Breihan |first=Tom |date=January 30, 2015 |title=Q&A: Wes Borland Tells Us Whether He Really Hates Being In Limp Bizkit, And Why Fleet Foxes Are Bad For Music |url=https://www.stereogum.com/1733483/qa-wes-borland-tells-us-whether-he-really-hates-being-in-limp-bizkit-and-why-fleet-foxes-are-bad-for-music/interviews/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240508201233/https://www.stereogum.com/1733483/qa-wes-borland-tells-us-whether-he-really-hates-being-in-limp-bizkit-and-why-fleet-foxes-are-bad-for-music/interviews/ |archive-date=May 8, 2024 |access-date=October 6, 2024 |website=[[Stereogum]] |quote=In the ’90s we tried to do something with metal, to take it into a new direction, based on combining metal bands with stuff that was on the heels of the grunge movement, like [[Helmet (band) | Helmet]] and Primus and even [[Pantera]] and [[Melvins | the Melvins]] — taking those Helmet slaughterhouse riffs and combining it with like [[Carcass (band) | Carcass]] riffs and treating it more like a hip-hop [[Ministry (band) | Ministry]] song.}}</ref> [[Deftones]],<ref>{{Cite news |last=Jenkins |first=Mark |date=April 10, 1998 |title=DEFTONES' DEFT DIVERSITY |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1998/04/10/deftones-deft-diversity/b179b531-a60b-4a91-bf7d-8989772a4418/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170827031903/https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1998/04/10/deftones-deft-diversity/b179b531-a60b-4a91-bf7d-8989772a4418/ |archive-date=August 27, 2017 |access-date=November 30, 2023 |newspaper=[[Washington Post]] |quote=I think that, being so close to the Bay Area, that when we started out, [[Faith No More]] and Primus were a lot bigger influences. And the [[Bad Brains]] were a huge influence on us.}}</ref> [[Incubus (band)|Incubus]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 16, 2000 |title=SLOWLY BUT SURELY, INCUBUS MOVING UP |url=https://www.courant.com/2000/03/16/slowly-but-surely-incubus-moving-up/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240828183638/https://www.courant.com/2000/03/16/slowly-but-surely-incubus-moving-up/ |archive-date=August 28, 2024 |access-date=October 23, 2024 |website=[[Hartford Courant]] |quote=We were listening to a lot of [[Red Hot Chili Peppers]] and Primus when we were growing up, and we reflected those influences.}}</ref> and [[Korn]].<ref name="OrlandoSentinel">{{cite news |date=November 26, 1999 |title=Les Claypool Leads Moshers Through A Pummeling, Fun Show |url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/orlandosentinel/access/46661412.html?dids=46661412:46661412&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Nov+26%2C+1999&author=Parry+Gettelman+Sentinel%2C+Popular+Music+Critic&pub=Orlando+Sentinel&desc=LES+CLAYPOOL+LEADS+MOSHERS+THROUGH+A+PUMMELING%2C+FUN+SHOW&pqatl=google |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130131183646/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/orlandosentinel/access/46661412.html?dids=46661412:46661412&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Nov+26,+1999&author=Parry+Gettelman+Sentinel,+Popular+Music+Critic&pub=Orlando+Sentinel&desc=LES+CLAYPOOL+LEADS+MOSHERS+THROUGH+A+PUMMELING,+FUN+SHOW&pqatl=google |archive-date=January 31, 2013 |work=Orlando Sentinel}}</ref> Limp Bizkit's frontman [[Fred Durst]], who produced a song on the Primus album ''Antipop'', stated in 1999 "I fucking love Primus. Spawned by pure rhythms, Primus has and always will be the most innovative and original source of groove to influence me in this decade. If you listen you will learn."<ref>''[[Lacquer Head]]'' liner notes. [[Interscope Records]] (2000)</ref> [[Incubus (band)|Incubus]] vocalist [[Brandon Boyd]] said "Primus was one of those bands that myself, [[José Pasillas|José]] from our band, [[Mike Einziger|Mikey]] from our band, the three of us fully bonded over them. We would just crank their music in the car, outdoors."<ref name="origin">{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=teEOcDL2nLc|title=Brandon Boyd Fan First: Incubus Origin Story, 1991 Turning Point, Lucid Dreams, New Solo Music|date=November 22, 2021 |via=www.youtube.com}}</ref>