Rise
After releasing an EP on the independent label Propellant Transmissions, Primer 55 signed a contract with Island Records and released their debut album Introduction to Mayhem on January 25, 2000. The album features appearances from Incubus turntablist Chris Kilmore and Hed PE frontman Jared Gomes.
The band toured with Biohazard, Slipknot, Machine Head and Dope before scoring a slot as a second-stage performer on the Ozzfest 2000 festival tour. Then, in September 2000, Primer 55 toured alongside Soulfly, downset., and Slaves on Dope. During this time the band experienced several line-up changes, a pattern that would continue on through the recording of their next album and beyond.
On August 14, 2001, Primer 55 released their second studio album, (the) New Release. It went to No. 1 on the Billboard Heatseekers Chart and No. 102 on the Billboard 200. The album's single, "This Life" peaked at No. 37 on Billboard's Mainstream Rock Tracks Chart. After the album's initial success, it was suddenly shelved by Island Records. Burns told PureGrainAudio, "The album was out 2 months then 9/11 happened and we got lost in that shuffle that was going on in NY at that time."
Despite having their album shelved, the band embarked on "The $12 Riot Tour" on October 31 with Dope, Skinlab and Society 1. The next year, Primer 55 performed as the opening act at the 2002 Gathering of the Juggalos in Peoria, Illinois.
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