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After two hiatuses, Primer<\/strong> 55<\/strong> have announced they are back again with Donny<\/strong> “The<\/strong> DRP<\/strong>” Polinske<\/strong> resuming his role as the vocalist, with Bobby<\/strong> Burns<\/strong> on guitar, Joshua<\/strong> Toomey<\/strong> on bass, and Preston Nash on drums.<\/p>\n The line-up is vastly different than what it was ahead of their second hiatus \u2013\u00a0Bobby<\/strong> Burns<\/strong> still was on vocals, but Darren<\/strong> Walling<\/strong> was on bass, Heath<\/strong> Shaw<\/strong> was on drums, and Joey<\/strong> Busciglio<\/strong> on guitar.<\/p>\n However, Primer<\/strong> 55<\/strong>‘s third reunion is filled with the band’s alumni. Nash<\/strong> was in the band from 2001 to 2003, Toomey<\/strong> played bass in 2003 and then again in 2007 to 2010, and Donny<\/strong> “The<\/strong> DRP<\/strong>” Polinske<\/strong> fronted the band from 2008 to 2010. Burns has remained throughout.<\/p>\n The first hiatus Primer<\/strong> 55<\/strong> went on was reportedly due to issues with their record label as well as conflict between band members. It’s widely documented that founding guitarist Jason<\/strong> “J-Sin<\/strong>” Luttrell<\/strong> struggled with addiction, and that contributed to the deterioration of the band. They tried again once more, however Luttrell’<\/strong>s struggles persisted and the band decided to disband once more and scrap the record they had been working on. Sadly, Luttrell<\/strong> passed away in 2018.<\/p>\n Bassist Joshua<\/strong> Toomey<\/strong> took to Facebook earlier this afternoon to post a photo of the new lineup with the caption, “Well the cat is out of the bag. Nu Metal is back and so is Primer<\/strong> 55<\/strong>!!” after the band updated their profile photo yesterday.<\/p>\n You can check out what Toomey<\/strong> had to say below.<\/p>\n