Sad news to report as Jason “J-Sin” Luttrell, best known as the frontman and co-founder of Primer 55 has passed away. He was 40 years old. The news was passed on via family members posts on Facebook, as well as Metal Nexus. Jason came to fame as a member of Primer 55, one of the leading lights of the second wave of Nu-Metal bans in the late 1990s. The bands’ metal grooves along with Jason’s lyrical flow and true to life topics earned the band a wave of die-hard fans. From their underground album As Seen On TV, their 2000 major label debut Introduction to Mayhem, and 2001’s The New Release, the band toured relentlessly with bands like Slipknot, Machine Head, Biohazard, Dope, and performed on Ozzfest 2000. Jason had long battled addiction issues but was beloved by his family, friends, and fans until the end. Joshua Toomey, his former friend and former bandmate in Primer 55 as well as host of Talk Toomey: The Metal Nexus Podcast commented: “Jason was the voice of not only Primer 55, but as well as the voice of an era and a kind human being. He had his troubles and vices but in the end will be missed by all.” We send our condolences out to all whom Jason’s life and music help touch. Continue reading →