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Larry LaLonde
Larry playing with Serj Tankian in 2007.
Background information
Also known as	Ler
Born	September 12, 1968 (1968-09-12) (age 39) Richmond, California, California, U.S.
Genre(s)	Alternative rock Funk metal Death metal Thrash metal Progressive metal
Occupation(s)	Musician Songwriter
Instrument(s)	Guitar
Years active	1984 - Present
Label(s)	Prawn Song, Interscope, Relativity, Combat, Stray
Associated acts	Primus No Forcefield Possessed Blind Illusion Serj Tankian and The FCC
Notable instrument(s)
PRS Guitars Gibson Les Paul Fender Stratocaster

Larry "Ler" LaLonde (born Reid Lawrence LaLonde on September 12, 1968 in Oakland, California) is a guitarist who currently plays in Primus along with Les Claypool and Tim Alexander. He has also played with Possessed, Blind Illusion, No Forcefield, and the Frank Zappa tribute band "Caca".

Larry Lalonde is married to Shane Stirling who is a model on the CBS television show "The Price is Right".

Contents 1 Biography 1.1 Early career 1.2 Primus 2 Gear 3 Discography 3.1 Possessed 3.2 Blind Illusion 3.3 Corrupted Morrals 3.4 Primus 3.5 with Tom Waits 3.6 No Forcefield 3.7 with Serj Tankian 4 References

Originally inspired by guitarists such as Frank Zappa, East Bay Ray, Jerry Garcia, Jimi Hendrix, and his teacher Joe Satriani,^[1] LaLonde eventually became interested in early thrash metal bands such as Metallica and Slayer. LaLonde formed his first band in high school, a speed metal band called Blizzard. LaLonde left the band later on to join the first generation death metal band Possessed. Possessed's landmark first album, Seven Churches was released in 1985 when LaLonde was just seventeen years old.

Possessed released two less successful albums before breaking up in 1987. LaLonde then joined experimental thrash metal band Blind Illusion, which released one album, The Sane Asylum in 1988. Here LaLonde became friendly with bassist Les Claypool, who invited LaLonde to replace original guitarist Todd Huth, in Claypool's own band, the funk metal outfit Primus, after Blind Illusion broke up.

With LaLonde on board, Primus released their first album, the live Suck on This, in 1989, followed by the studio album Frizzle Fry in 1990. In 1991 came their major label debut Sailing The Seas Of Cheese. The band's next studio album, Pork Soda, arrived in 1993 and landed in the Billboard Top 10. Tales from the Punchbowl followed in 1995, featuring one of Primus' most well-known songs, the single "Wynona's Big Brown Beaver", which was nominated for the 1996 Grammy for "Best Hard Rock Performance.". The following releases, Brown Album in 1997 and Antipop. The band went on hiatus in 2000.

During this time LaLonde formed the experimental alternative band No Forcefield with third Primus drummer Bryan Mantia, releasing two albums between 2000 and 2002. In 2002 Primus returned from their hiatus with Claypool, LaLonde, and original drummer Tim Alexander, releasing the DVD/EP Animals Should Not Try To Act Like People in 2003 and the Hallucino-Genetics live DVD in 2004.

LaLonde's primary guitar is a PRS, but he occasionally plays a Gibson Les Paul, Gibson SG, and Fender Stratocaster. In the early days of Primus, up until 1992, he played a vintage Fender Stratocaster, and a custom Ibanez, as seen in the "Jerry Was A Race Car Driver" video (which he has since either lost or had stolen from him). LaLonde's Guitar Rig (1998)

• 1985: Seven Churches
• 1986: Beyond the Gates
• 1987: The Eyes of Horror

• 1988: The Sane Asylum

• 1989: Cheese-It

Main article: Primus discography

• 1989: Suck on This
• 1990: Frizzle Fry
• 1991: Sailing the Seas of Cheese
• 1992: Miscellaneous Debris
• 1993: Pork Soda
• 1995: Tales from the Punchbowl
• 1997: Brown Album
• 1998: Rhinoplasty
• 1999: Videoplasty
• 1999: Antipop
• 2003: Animals Should Not Try to Act Like People
• 2004: Hallucino-Genetics Live 2004
• 2006: They Can't All Be Zingers
• 2007/2008: TBA

• 1999: Mule Variations
• 1999: Jack Kerouac Reads On The Road
• 2006: Orphans: Brawlers, Bawlers & Bastards

• 2000: Lee's Oriental Message
• 2001: God Is An Excuse

• 2007: Elect the Dead

Ler was also employed to be Serj's touring guitarist for his 2007 tour, including support slots with the Foo Fighters.

v • d • e Primus
Les Claypool | Larry LaLonde | Tim Alexander
Bryan Mantia | Todd Huth | Jay Lane | Bob Cock
Discography
Albums: Frizzle Fry | Sailing the Seas of Cheese | Pork Soda | Tales from the Punchbowl | Brown Album | Antipop |
EPs: Miscellaneous Debris | Rhinoplasty | Animals Should Not Try to Act Like People
Live Albums: Suck on This
Compilations: They Can't All Be Zingers
Songs: "John the Fisherman" | "Too Many Puppies" | "Mr. Knowitall" | "Jerry Was a Race Car Driver" | "Tommy the Cat" | "Those Damned Blue Collar Tweekers" | "My Name Is Mud" | "DMV" | "Mr. Krinkle" | "Hamburger Train" | "Wynona's Big Brown Beaver" | "Mrs. Blaileen" | "Southbound Pachyderm" | "Shake Hands With Beef" | "Over the Falls" | "Lacquer Head"
Related articles
Colonel Les Claypool's Fearless Flying Frog Brigade | Oysterhead | Colonel Claypool's Bucket of Bernie Brains | Les Claypool's Fancy Band Blind Illusion | Possessed | Guns N' Roses | No Forcefield Prawn Song Records

v • d • e Serj Tankian
The FCC	Serj Tankian · Dan Monti · Larry "Ler" LaLonde · Mario Pagliarulo · Troy Zeigler · Erwin Khachirian
Notable Guests	Brain · John Dolmayan · Diran Noubar · Ani Maldjian · Cameron Stone · Antonio Pontarelli · Fabrice Favre
Albums	Elect the Dead
Singles	"The Unthinking Majority" · "Empty Walls"
Related articles	Axis of Justice · Cool Gardens · Screamers Bands: System of a Down · Serart · Buckethead & Friends Labels: Serjical Strike Records · Reprise Records