Question: The Sane Asylum is the debut album by the American thrash metal band Blind Illusion, the album features guitarist Larry LaLonde and bassist Les Claypool before they went on to work on Primus, an American rock band based in San Francisco, in which US state?
Context: Mark H. Biedermann is an American heavy metal guitarist, vocalist, bassist and songwriter.  He is best known for as the driving force behind the progressive band Blind Illusion.  He has also played on Blue Öyster Cults "Imaginos" and Heathens "Victims of Deception" albums.  Marc Biedermann was laying down a monstrous track for a Blind Illusion album, recorded and mastered at Hyde Street where manager of Blue Öyster Cult, Sandy Pearlman, overheard.  Pearlman on the spot, went over, introduced himself, and invited Biedermann to be in the Guitar Orchestra of Imaginos. Animals Should Not Try to Act Like People is a career-spanning retrospective DVD plus bonus EP by American band Primus, released on October 7, 2003.  The title was inspired by a crayon-made story book written by guitarist Larry LaLonde's son, and the cover depicts a sculpture made by long-time Primus collaborator Lance "Link" Montoya.  The DVD features all of the band's music videos to date, plus short films and live footage from as far back as 1986, whereas the bonus EP features five new songs written and recorded specifically for this release.  When promoting the release, bassist Les Claypool remarked that "It seems of late that bands are adding supplemental DVD material to their album releases to promote record sales.  We've done the opposite.  We've added a supplemental audio recording of brand new music to an extremely comprehensive DVD of classic visuals." The Sane Asylum is the debut album by the American thrash metal band Blind Illusion.  It was originally released in 1988 through Combat Records.  The album features guitarist Larry LaLonde and bassist Les Claypool before they went on to work on Primus and was produced by Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett. Primus is an American rock band based in San Francisco, California, currently composed of bassist/vocalist Les Claypool, guitarist Larry "Ler" LaLonde and drummer Tim "Herb" Alexander.  Primus originally formed in 1984 with Claypool and guitarist Todd Huth, later joined by drummer Jay Lane, though the latter two departed the band at the end of 1988.  Featuring LaLonde and Alexander, Primus recorded their debut "Suck on This" in 1989, followed by four studio albums: "Frizzle Fry", "Sailing the Seas of Cheese", "Pork Soda", and "Tales from the Punchbowl".  Alexander left the band in 1996, replaced by Bryan "Brain" Mantia, and Primus went on to record the original theme song for the TV show "South Park" and two more albums, "Brown Album" and "Antipop", before declaring a hiatus in 2000. John Marshall is a former guitarist for the thrash metal band Metal Church (1986–1993, 1998–2001).  He was the guitar tech for Metallica's lead guitarist Kirk Hammett.  Marshall also became the fill-in rhythm guitarist for James Hetfield in 1986 (while still performing his duties as guitar tech) while Hetfield's wrist was broken due to a skateboarding accident, and again in 1992 when Hetfield was recovering from pyrotechnics burn injuries stemming from a concert with Guns N' Roses in Montreal during the Guns N' Roses/Metallica Stadium Tour.  He also briefly played in progressive thrashers Blind Illusion (which also featured Les Claypool and Larry LaLonde of Primus). Suck on This is a live album by the band Primus, released in 1989.  At the time of recording, the featured lineup of bassist/vocalist Les Claypool, guitarist Larry LaLonde and drummer Tim Alexander had only been playing together for "about two months".  This along with Jane's Addiction's self-titled live album, are seen as popularizing the then-underground alternative metal genre and inspired the groove metal genre. Demon Master is the second full-length album by the heavy metal band Blind Illusion.  The band changed to a softer hard rock/heavy metal sound with this release.  It came 22 years after their first album, "The Sane Asylum". Blind Illusion is an American progressive thrash metal band from Richmond, California.  Formed in 1978 by lead guitarist and main songwriter Marc Biedermann, the band had an extremely unstable lineup (Biedermann being the only constant member) and went through several stylistic changes during their time.  After a 20-year hiatus, Biedermann reformed Blind Illusion in 2009 and released the band's 2nd album, "Demon Master".  As of June 2014 they are working on new material. Of Whales And Woe is a solo album by Les Claypool, the bassist/vocalist of Primus.  The album was released on the May 30, 2006.  The album features Skerik (saxophonist of the Les Claypool's Fearless Flying Frog Brigade), Mike Dillon (percussionist, also of the Frog Brigade), and Gabby La La (multi-instrumentalist).  "Back off Turkey" also features Les' children, Cage and Lena.  The track "Iowan Gal" is a love song for his wife, Chaney Claypool. Reid Laurence "Larry" LaLonde (born September 12, 1968), also known as Ler LaLonde, is an American musician best known as the guitarist for Primus, a position that he has served since 1989, where he is known for his highly technical and experimental accompaniment to the bass playing of bandmate Les Claypool.  Previously, he played guitar for the groups Possessed, Blind Illusion, No Forcefield, and the Frank Zappa tribute band "Caca".  He also has collaborated more recently with artists such as Serj Tankian and Tom Waits.
Answer: California