Lards Power Of Lard is over forty-four minutes of music by Jello Biafra and Ministry! Came out originally in 1989.

Jello Biafra and Ministry teamed up for this slab of wax. The title track is great. Imagine Ministry playing thrash, thats what it is. Hellfudge sounds like Flipper meets Jerry Lee Lewis, the lyrics take a nice roundhouse power swing at Jimmy Swaggart. Time To Melt is a cool dirge / death rock type of song, but its too fucking long (almost twenty-five minutes). Overall this record is really good and Biafra fans wont be disappointed.
Thrashead, Flipside (Summer 1989)

Jellos first musical vinyl since the DKs, and you can surely tell its him on the title track. He uses his inimitable vocal / lyrical style to good advantage, teaming up with Ministrys rhythm section to produce a Pailhead type rave like Ian did on their first release. Hellfudge takes a Sex Bomb riff and basic rock and roll approach, and makes it work, again with Biafras commentary. Time To Melt takes up the whole side (1/2 hour) and is a painfully slow, atmospheric John Cale-type piece. TY, MRR (March, 1989)

Track List:

1 The Power Of Lard
2 Hellfudge
3 Time To Melt

street date 7/25/25