Last Temptation of Reid

Description

On paper, the collaboration between Jello Biafra and Ministry seems like a match made in industrial punk heaven, and thankfully the first album release from Lard lives up to these expectations. Both parties seemed to have taught the other side a thing or two: Jello Biafra is more focused than usual, while Alain Jourgensen and Paul Barker from Ministry sound a lot more punky and loose. The percussion, courtesy of Bill Rieflin and the late Jeff Ward, is firmly in an industrial style, though all mechanized metallic thrashing, but it works just fine with the material. The standout track is "Forkboy," the album's opener, a frantic guitar workout with Biafra's righteous anger coming through loud and clear. Tracks : 1 Forkboy, 2 Pineapple Face, 3 Mate Spawn and Die, 4 Drug Raid at 4 AM, 5 Can God Fill Teeth, 6 Bozo Skeleton, 7 Sylvestre Matuschka, 8 They're Coming to Take Me Away, 9 I Am Your Clock