Lard (band)

American band

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Lard

Origin| Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Genres| Industrial rock, hardcore punk, industrial metal
Years active| 1988–2000, 2020–present
Labels| Alternative Tentacles
Members| Jello Biafra
Al Jourgensen
Past members| Paul Barker
Jeff Ward
Bill Rieflin
Mike Scaccia
Rey Washam

Lard is an American hardcore punk/industrial band founded in 1988 as a side project by Jello Biafra (vocals; formerly of Dead Kennedys), Al Jourgensen (guitar; of Ministry), Paul Barker (bass; also of Ministry), and Jeff Ward (drums; once a Ministry touring member).[1] Over the years, several other members of Ministry played with Lard, namely Bill Rieflin, Mike Scaccia, and Rey Washam.

Like most of Biafra's work, Lard's songs are angrily political (the War on Drugs is a particularly common theme) but often have a tinge of humor.[2]

I Wanna Be a Drug Sniffing Dog

"I Wanna Be a Drug Sniffing Dog" from Pure Chewing Satisfaction

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Lard has not officially toured and has only performed live a handful of times, mostly around the San Francisco area (where Jello lives and operates his Alternative Tentacles record label). The band played during Ministry's 1988 tour and throughout their 1989–1990 dates, once in Chicago after wrapping the recording of The Last Temptation of Reid, once at the conclusion of a Ministry concert in Los Angeles (March 24, 2003), and at the San Francisco (September 26, 2004), Portland (September 28, 2004) and Seattle (September 29, 2004) dates of Ministry's Evil Doer tour. Because its key members are active with other projects, it is unlikely that the band will tour.

According to a March 2009 interview with Jourgensen, he and Biafra are working on a new Lard album, which was to be recorded in Jourgensen's El Paso studio.[3] However, according to a January 2010 interview with Jello Biafra, he indicated that a new Lard album was unlikely, saying "Me and Al have talked about it for years, but we've never been able to nail down a time to try and put it together.".[4]

According to a 2020 interview, Jourgensen said that he and Biafra plan to make a brand new Lard album soon with them emailing songs back and forth.[citation needed]

## Discography

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### Albums

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List of albums, with selected details and chart positions  Title  | Album details  | Peak chart positions

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The Last Temptation of Reid |

* Released: 1990
* Label: Alternative Tentacles
* Format: CD, LP, cassette

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Pure Chewing Satisfaction |

* Released: 1997
* Label: Alternative Tentacles
* Format: CD

| 77 | —

### Extended plays

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List of EPs, with selected details  Title  | Details

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The Power of Lard |

* Released: 1989
* Label: Alternative Tentacles
* Format: CD, LP, cassette

70's Rock Must Die |

* Released: February 2000
* Label: Alternative Tentacles
* Format: CD, LP

### Singles

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List of singles  Title  | Year  | Label  | Note

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"I Am Your Clock"  | 1990  | Alternative Tentacles  | Also included on certain versions of the album The Last Temptation of Reid

### Compilation appearances

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Lard tracks on compilation albums  Release date  | Song  | Title  | Label

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1992  | "Drug Raid at 4am"  | The Bat Is Back - An Alternative Tentacles Records Sampler | Alternative Tentacles
1994  | "Forkboy"  | Natural Born Killers: A Soundtrack for an Oliver Stone Film | Nothing Records
Selections From Natural Born Killers: A Soundtrack for an Oliver Stone Film | Nothing Records/Interscope Records
The Futility of a Well Ordered Life | Alternative Tentacles
1996  | Music from and Inspired by Natural Born Killers, an Oliver Stone Film | Nothing Records/Interscope Records
1997  | "I Wanna Be a Drug-Sniffing Dog"  | Mind the Gap Volume 14 | Gonzo Circus
The Virus That Would Not Die! | Alternative Tentacles
"Generation Execute"  | Rock Sound Volume 9 | Rock Sound
1998  | "The Power of Lard"  | The New, the Classic & the Unexplored | Visions Magazine
| The Record Shop - 30 Years of Rough Trade Shops | V2 Records, Inc.
2000  | "Ballad of Marshall Ledbetter"  | Movie Madness | Riffage Records

## References

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1. ^ Strong, Martin C (1999). The Great Alternative & Indie Discography. Canongate. ISBN 0-86241-913-1.
2. ^ McIver, Joel (2000). Extreme Metal. London: Omnibus Press. pp. 102. ISBN 0711980403 – via the Internet Archive.
3. ^ "Al Jourgensen: Sex-O Olympic-O". SuicideGirls.com. March 12, 2009. Retrieved March 12, 2009..
4. ^ "FROM PHIL ANSELMO TO DEALMAKING DEMOCRATS, JELLO BIAFRA TAKES US TO SCHOOL". MetalSucks.net. January 20, 2010. Retrieved March 5, 2010..
5. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 161.
6. ^ "Lard". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 29, 2022.

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Lard

* Paul Barker
* Jello Biafra
* Al Jourgensen
* Bill Rieflin
* Mike Scaccia
* Jeff Ward

Studio albums|

* The Last Temptation of Reid (1990)
* Pure Chewing Satisfaction  (1997)

EPs|

* The Power of Lard (1989)
* 70's Rock Must Die (2000)

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Jello Biafra

Spoken-word
albums|

* No More Cocoons
* High Priest of Harmful Matter
* I Blow Minds for a Living
* If Evolution Is Outlawed, Only Outlaws Will Evolve
* Become the Media
* The Big Ka-Boom, Pt. 1
* Machine Gun in the Clown's Hand
* In the Grip of Official Treason

Bands|

* Dead Kennedys
* Lard
* Tumor Circus
* The No WTO Combo
* Jello Biafra and the Guantanamo School of Medicine

Collaborations|

* Last Scream of the Missing Neighbors
* The Sky Is Falling and I Want My Mommy
* Prairie Home Invasion
* Never Breathe What You Can't See
* Sieg Howdy!

Related|

* Discography
* Hardcore punk
* Alternative Tentacles
* Green Party
* 2000 presidential election
* 924 Gilman Street

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Ministry

* Al Jourgensen
* John Bechdel
* Cesar Soto
* Paul D'Amour
* Roy Mayorga
* Monte Pittman

* Martin Atkins
* Paul Barker
* Max Brody
* Tony Campos
* Jason Christopher
* Chris Connelly
* Stephen George
* Zlatko Hukic
* John Monte
* Nivek Ogre
* Casey Orr
* Paul Raven
* Bill Rieflin
* Aaron Rossi
* Mike Scaccia
* Louis Svitek
* DJ Swamp
* Tommy Victor
* Rey Washam
* Derek Abrams
* Sin Quirin
* London May

Studio albums|

* With Sympathy
* Twitch
* The Land of Rape and Honey
* The Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Taste
* Psalm 69: The Way to Succeed and the Way to Suck Eggs
* Filth Pig
* Dark Side of the Spoon
* Animositisomina
* Houses of the Molé
* Rio Grande Blood
* The Last Sucker
* Relapse
* From Beer to Eternity
* AmeriKKKant
* Moral Hygiene
* Hopiumforthemasses
* The Squirrely Years Revisited

Live albums|

* In Case You Didn't Feel Like Showing Up
* Sphinctour
* Adios... Puta Madres
* Toronto 1986

Compilations
and remixes|

* Twelve Inch Singles (1981–1984)
* Tapes of Wrath
* Greatest Fits
* Early Trax
* Side Trax
* Rantology
* Rio Grande Dub Ya
* Cover Up
* The Last Dubber
* MiXXXes of the Molé
* Every Day Is Halloween: The Anthology
* Undercover

Singles|

* "I'm Falling/Cold Life"
* "I Wanted to Tell Her"
* "(Every Day Is) Halloween"
* "Over the Shoulder"
* "Stigmata"
* "Burning Inside"
* "Jesus Built My Hotrod"
* "N.W.O."
* "Just One Fix"
* "The Fall"
* "Lay Lady Lay"
* "Bad Blood"
* "No W"
* "Keys to the City"
* "Thunderstruck"
* "99 Percenters"
* "Double Tap"
* "PermaWar"

Other songs|

* "Thieves"
* "LiesLiesLies"

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