Primus has announced that Tool drummer Danny Carey will fill in for Primus drummer Tim ‘Herb’ Alexander on the September dates of Primus’ upcoming fall tour in support of their upcoming album Primus and the Chocolate Factory. Alexander, who is currently recovering from an open heart surgery last month, is slated to rejoin Primus’ original lineup in October.

Les Claypool commented on the lineup change in an article for Rolling Stone, saying, “The mighty Tim ‘Herb’ Alexander is a polyrhythmic Viking of extreme and unique talent so the one person that we thought could step into his shoes and do it justice is the one and only Mr. Danny Carey… whereas Herb is the stocky, Easter Island-faced boulder of a drumming human, at nearer to seven feet, Danny Carey is the mighty redwood tree of percussion; towering over his kit like a golden-haired noble sequoia”.

A full list of tour dates is below, and tickets are available on Primus’ website. Stream “Pure Imagination” from the album out October 21st here:

9/12 – Maplewood, MN @ Myth

9/13 – Chicago, IL @ Concord Music Hall

9/12-14 – Chicago, IL @ Riot Fest

9/16 – Fargo, ND @ The Venue

9/17 – Clive, IA @ 7 Flags Event Center

9/19-21 – Denver, CO @ Riot Fest

10/22 – Upper Darby, PA @ Tower Theatre

10/24 – Albany, NY @ Palace Theatre

10/25 – Boston, MA @ Orpheum Theatre

10/26 – Burlington, VT @ Flynn Center for the Performing Arts

10/28 – Waterbury, CT @ Palace Theatre

10/29 – Baltimore, MD @ Hippodrome

10/31 – New York, NY @ Beacon Theatre

11/1 – New Brunswick, NJ @ State Theatre

11/2 – Rochester, NY @ Main Street Armory

11/3 – Detroit, MI @ The Fillmore

11/5 – St. Louis, MO @ Peabody Opera House

11/7 – Cincinnati, OH @ Taft Theatre

11/8 – Atlanta, GA @ Tabernacle

11/9 – Orlando, FL @ Hard Rock Live

11/11 – Miami, FL @ The Fillmore

11/12 – Clearwater, FL @ Ruth Eckerd Hall

11/14 – Biloxi, MS @ Hard Rock Hotel and Casino

11/15 – Austin, TX @ ACL Live at the Moody Theater

11/16 – Dallas, TX @ The Majestic Theatre

11/17 – San Antonio, TX @ The Majestic Theatre

11/19 – Phoenix, AZ @ Orpheum Theatre

11/21 – Los Angeles, CA @ Orpheum Theatre