Primitive Race is an international industrial supergroup, created by Chris Kniker, and featuring Raymond Watts (PIG, KMFDM), Dave Ogilvie (Skinny Puppy), Mark Gemini Thwaite (Peter Murphy, Spear of Destiny, Tricky, Mob Research, The Mission, Gary Numan), Erie Loch (LUXT, Blownload, Exageist), Chuck Mosley (Faith no More), Graham Crabb (Pop Will Eat Itself) and Kourtney Klein (Combichrist, Nitzer Ebb).

The project began as a social media campaign on Twitter and has since incorporated a successful crowd funding element on Indiegogo. Followed by a pre-release sampler made available on September 13, 2013 via SoundCloud, announced on @tweakermusic, @primitiverace and as reported on metal underground

Primitive Race published an interview featuring Graham Crabb on YouTube on September 26, 2013 detailing how the band collaborates, produces and constructs their music.

On March 10, 2015 Primitive Race announced the release of their first E.P. "Long In The Tooth" through Metropolis Records on June 19, 2015. The self-titled debut album is set to release August 7, 2015.