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SATELLITENON-METAL
last active 1999
Bay Area funk-metal vehicle formed in 1993 by Primus drummer Tim 'Herb' Alexander during a break from that band, pairing his drums (and eventually lead vocals) with Tom Butler's guitar and Ian Varriale's Chapman Stick/Warr guitar. Two albums, Blacktongue (1994) and Motivator (1999, Rinse-N-Repent Records), trade on the same proggy, slap-and-stick alt-metal chops Alexander brought to Primus. A minor node whose interest for the atlas is almost entirely its direct Primus lineage rather than any genre-scrambling ambition of its own.
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MEMBERS
- Tim "Herb" Alexanderdrums, vocals (1993–1999)
- Tom Butlerguitar
- Ian VarrialeChapman Stick, Warr guitar
- Tobias "Toby" Hawkinsvocals (1993–1994, departed before Motivator)