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(1988 – present)

Lard is a hardcore punk/Industrial band founded in 1988 as a side project by Jello Biafra (vocals), Al Jourgensen (guitar), Paul Barker (bass), and Jeff Ward (drums). Biafra is perhaps best known as the former frontman of the punk rock band Dead Kennedys. Jourgensen is the founder and only continuous member of industrial metal band Ministry, of which Barker was an official member between 1988 and 2004, and Ward was also once a touring member. Over the years, several other members of Ministry played with Lard, namely Bill Rieflin, Mike Scaccia, Louis Svitek and Rey Washam.

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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 humour.

As of 2007, Lard have not officially toured and have 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 (Jello was a touring member), 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) 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.

Barker left Ministry in 2004 and has now started a new band called U.S.S.A.

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NathanBolstad wrote:
last month

Ministry fans rejoice! The PISS ARMY is here to stomp your grandmothers!

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Rock-A-Rolla wrote:
last month

Check out the massive Jello Biafra cover story in Rock-A-Rolla magazine issue 22! www.rock-a-rolla.com

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PitaDauphin wrote:
September 2009

The new album better come out soon

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Dustspell wrote:
July 2009

Still kick ass!...

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drfraud666 wrote:
July 2009

Someone had to make fun of Noriega. Jello Biafara agree or disagree with him, but he is a funny man and one of the nicest guys you'll ever meet in the music biz. Your Fiend, DR. FRAUD of The Terminal Generation.

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zeno_izen wrote:
June 2009

Yeah Jello looks kinda like Al Gore nowadays. They should do a speaking tour together. That would be awesomus maximus really.

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Violetdusk wrote:
May 2009

If you love your car, die for it!

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pigajv wrote:
May 2009

Jello got fat =[ oh well, i still love him ^_^. JOURGENSEN!!!!!^_^

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DAVERUIZ wrote:
May 2009

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StNick_ wrote:
April 2009

Its ok to run out of butter in Zambia just spread squashed caterpillars on your toast.

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PiecesOfQuiet wrote:
April 2009

I hope the new album is more satisfying then the shit he's been putting out under RevCo recently.

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Sergoy wrote:
April 2009

New album without Paul Barker... not good...

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djgizmoe wrote:
March 2009

A new album? Excellent...

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deathstar461 wrote:
March 2009

"there's always room for jello...."

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Ember_Eye_Oh wrote:
March 2009

Jourgensen has announced that he and Jello will start their work on a new album in about a month.

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Vistakillsdoe wrote:
March 2009

Remember Hafenstraße 1988...

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TippinMyStuff wrote:
March 2009

SPECIAL!!!SPECIAL!!!SPECIAL!!!

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Dienstage wrote:
February 2009

sex with boys and girls in my chopper high in the sky

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lolalyndon wrote:
January 2009

Mangoat!

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sabrage wrote:
January 2009

How does it compare to DK?

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