The Power of Lard

The Power of Lard is the debut EP by Lard, released in 1989.^[5]

The Power of Lard
EP by Lard
Released	1989
Recorded	1988 at Chicago Trax Studios
Genre	Industrial rock, industrial metal
Length	43:28
Label	Alternative Tentacles[1]
Producer	Hypo Luxa, Hermes Pan, Count Ringworm
Lard chronology
The Power of Lard (1989) The Last Temptation of Reid (1990)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
MusicHound Rock	[3]
Punknews.org	[4]

Critical reception

Trouser Press wrote that "Biafra contributes a voice, label and sense of humor. That gets matched up to pounding, semi-industrialized rock by Ministry guitarist Al Jourgensen, bassist Paul Barker and drummer Jeff Ward. A casual and exciting bit of supergrouping, The Power of Lard (a three-song 12-inch) demonstrates the fun potential in this seemingly unlikely alliance."^[6] Jerry Smith, reviewer of British music newspaper Music Week, was disappointed by this result of collaboration of different musicians. He wrote "Sadly, it is all rather predictable".^[7]

Use in Welcome to Hell

The track "The Power of Lard" was used as the introduction song in the popular skateboarding video "Toy Machine - Welcome to Hell (1996)". This video became culturally significant in skateboarding and caused a resurgence in popularity for the EP.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Lard.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Power of Lard"	7:29
2.	"Hellfudge"	5:04
3.	"Time to Melt"	31:55
Total length:		43:28

Personnel

Lard

• Al Jourgensen - guitar, production
• Paul Barker - bass guitar, production
• Jeff Ward - drums
• Jello Biafra - vocals, production, sleeve concept

Additional Personnel

• Keith Auerbach - engineer
• Steve Spapperi - engineer
• Reid Hyams - recording
• John Yates - "cut, paste, and pseudo-mechanics"
• Jason Traeger - logo

Charts

Chart (1989)	Peak position
UK Indie Chart[8]	4