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Primitive Reason
Primitive Reason
Origin	Portugal
Genres	alternative rock; rap rock; ska punk; alternative metal;
Years active	1995–2015
Labels	Kaminari Records; Jah Notion; Farol Música; União Lisboa;
Members	Guillermo de Llera; Abel Beja; Tino Dias; Luís Pereira; Rui Travasso;
Past members	João Rato; Brian Jackson; Micas Ventura; Mark Cain; Tom Martin; Rob Dinero; Jorge Felizardo; Tó Bravo; Nélson Sobral; João Marques; Marcos Alves; Hélder Brazete; Ricardo Magala; Jorge Mata; James Beja; Ricardo Barriga; Pepe de Souza;
Website	primitivereason.net

Primitive Reason are an alternative cross-over rock band based in Lisbon, Portugal, with Guillermo de Llera (voice, percussion, didgeridoo), Abel Beja (guitar), Luís Pereira (bass), Tino Dias (drums), and Rui Travasso (Saxophone). Their 6th full-length album, 'Power To The People', was released on 1 April 2013.

Current members

Guillermo de Llera – lead vocals, percussion and didgeridoo, founding member
Abel Beja – guitar, backing vocals, since 2000
Tino Dias – drums, since 2012
Luís Pereira – bass, since 2010
Rui Travasso – saxophone, since 2010

Former members

João Rato – guitar – 1996–1997
Brian Jackson – singer – 1993–1999
Micas Ventura – guitar – 1993–1999
Mark Cain – saxophone – 1995–1999
Tom Martin – guest guitar player in the album Some of Us – 2000
Rob Dinero – turntables – 2000
Jorge Felizardo – drums – 1993–2003
Tó Bravo – trombone – 2003
Nélson Sobral – drums – 2004
João Marques – trombone – 2004–2005
Marcos Alves – drums – 2003–2006
Hélder Brazete – drums – 2004–2006
Ricardo Magala – trumpet – 2004–2007
Jorge Mata – saxophone – 2005–2007
James Beja – bass – 2000–2008
Ricardo Barriga – guitar – 2007–2009
Pepe de Souza – drums, 2007-2011

Discography

Discography	Date	Label
Alternative Prison	15-05-1996	União Lisboa, Kaminari Records
Tips Shortcuts	10-12-1998	Farol, Kaminari Records
Some Of Us	30-07-2001	Jah Notion, Kaminari Records
4.0 EP	00-12-2002	Kaminari Records
The Firescroll	19-05-2003	Kaminari Records
The Firescroll (Fan Edition)	06-09-2004	Kaminari Records
Pictures in The Wall	12-04-2005	Kaminari Records
Cast The Way EP	17-12-2007	Kaminari Records
Alternative Prison (Reissue)	12-05-2008	Kaminari Records
Power To The People	01-04-2013	Kaminari Records