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Try some LARD - it does wonders for the heart! Once described as the "coolest band that never existed", LARD is composed of four parts MINISTRY (Al Jourgensen, Paul Barker, Bill Reiflin, with Jeff Ward performing on selected tracks) and one shot of JELLO (BIAFRA that is- former DEAD KENNEDY and renown spoken word performer). In the ten plus years since their first EP (The Power Of Lard- Alternative Tentacles 1989), the lads have but one live performance to show for themselves. Yet they have somehow become a household word. Crushing guitars, disturbing noises, and JELLO's signature shrieks have come to characterize the demon that is LARD. 1990 saw the bloody birth of their first full-length, The Last Temptation Of Reid. After seven years, they squeezed out another dazzler, Pure Chewing Satisfaction (1997). Now, with the dawning of a new millennium, LARD graciously treats us to another dose.
"70's Rock Must Die", (which hit the streets January 2000). Featuring the late Jeff Ward on drums, LARD recorded the song while in the studio for The Last Temptation of Reid. They intended to use "70's Rock Must Die" for a separate side-project entitled, LEATHER AND HAIR. One brainstorm for the cover art sported the band in blond "POISON-style" wigs, riding Harleys equipped with training wheels. However, as they never finished a B-side, the recording sat in the closet for years. Finally, after much encouragement from Jello, Al mixed down the song, a long time cult favorite of all who had heard the rough version. Anxious to share their seventies memories (c'mon- THE BEE GEE's, John Travolta, and Ford Pintos- you know you love it), LARD has created an epic screaming for a music video.
Lest, the rock power should start to overwhelm your soul, the two subsequent songs will crush you with the sensibilities of a jackhammer. Though recorded during the Pure Chewing Satisfaction sessions, the tracks seemed to pack more punch on their own, and were consequently left off the album. "Vulcanus 2000" offers a glimpse into the Sci-Fi nightmare created by humanity¹s excessive waste and resulting refuse; in other words, visualizing a landfill springing to life. The final track, "The Ballad of Marshall Ledbetter", details the real-life antics of a frustrated, young citizen who locked himself in the Florida State Capitol in Tallahassee, and demanded (among other items) a veggie pizza, six hundred and sixty-six donuts and a chat with Lemmy and Jello.
To accompany the EP, Alternative Tentacles auctioned a metallic orange '79 Ford Pinto. That's right- complete with leopard print seatcovers, a dashboard hula girl, rearview disco ball, and snazzy mud flaps. (And surprisingly enough, a Ford Pinto wasn't easy to come by!) After extended search, our faithful office manager finally stumbled upon one in the desolate suburb of Hayward, CA. During the voyage to retrieve the vehicle, a bevy of Pintos suddenly appeared, tucked away in sunny Hayward. Yup, cholesterol-free lifestyle getting you down- do yourself a favor and suck down the LARD.

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Member Since: 5/29/2006
Band Website: AlternativeTentacles.com
Band Members: Jello Biafra
Real name Eric Boucher, rose to notoriety through the punk band the Dead Kennedys which emerged in the San Francisco area in the late 1970s. They gained a reputation as one of the more hardcore punk acts to come out of the US punk scene in that era, and for that matter, of all time. Classics like Holiday In Cambodia, California Ãœber Alles and Too Drunk To Fuck consolidated a cult following for the Dead Kennedys and distanced them from poppy sugar-coated 'punk' bands then and now.

Al Jourgensen
was born in Cuba and emigrated to the United States after Castro's revolution. After several minor bands such as Special Affect, he formed what is today a very evolved and polished band, Ministry, in 1981. The first album for Ministry was With Sympathy in 1982. Ministry developed throughout the 1980's, gaining an excellent reputation on the world industrial scene, credited as being industrial pioneers along with Skinny Puppy and Front 242. In 1992, Ministry released Psalm 69, which exploded Ministry onto a mainstream scale. The album included collaborations with Gibby Haynes from the Butthole Surfers and William S. Burroughs. Their latest release is Dark of Side of the Spoon, yet another direction for Ministry. Al Jourgensen has had many side projects, including of course Lard. Others include the Revolting Cocks, PTP and 1000 Homo DJ's. PTP, short for Programming The Psychodrill, had the A-side of their sole single Rubber Glove Seduction included on the Robocop soundtrack. A send-up of house music, Al commented: 'I wonder if Hollywood was in on the joke'. 1000 Homo DJs, another one release side project, included Trent Reznor and Jello (aka Count Ringworm) on thier release Supernaut, a Black Sabbath cover.

Paul Barker
met Al Jourgensen in Boston, 1981. After playing for PTP, Paul joined Ministry in 1988. Later that year, The Land of Rape and Honey was released. Since then, Paul Barker has been the second and lesser-known member of Ministry. Since 1988, Al Jourgensen and Paul Barker have comprised Ministry. Paul Barker has also been a member of the Revolting Cocks as well as nearly many other of Al Jourgensen's side projects.

Jeff Ward
played drums for the first Nine Inch Nails Lollapalooza tour in 1991. His other bands have included Low Pop Suicide. He met Al Jourgensen and Paul Barker through the Revolting Cocks. He subsequently provided backing vocals and drums for Ministry on their 1991 release, The Mind is a Terrible Thing to Taste. Shortly after the release of the first Lard LP The Last Temptation of Reid in 1990, he committed suicide.

Additional personel who have featured on Lard albums include:

William Rieflin
Ex-Ministry drummer, now with KMFDM, on Pure Chewing Satisfaction (All tracks except I Wanna Be a Drug-Sniffing Dog) and on The Last Temptation of Reid (Forkboy and Mate Spawn & Die).

Mike Scaccia
Guitarist for Ministry, on Pure Chewing Satisfaction (All tracks except War Pimp Renaissance and Sidewinder).

Rey Washam
Another part time Ministry member, on drums for Mangoat on Pure Chewing Satisfaction. He was also member of the Didjits and Scratch Acid, an early incarnation of the Jesus Lizard.

Influences: Drugs
Censorship
Reality
And Anything Random
Sounds Like: NIN
Ministry
Dead Kennedy's
Revolting Cocks
Jello Biafra

Record Label: Alternative Tentacles
Type of Label: Major