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| Background information | |
| Also known as | Hermes Pan |
| Born | February 8, 1958 Palo Alto, California |
| Genres | Industrial Alternative metal |
| Instruments | Vocals Bass Guitar Keyboards Synthesizer Guitar Piano Drum Machine |
| Years active | 1980 - present |
| Labels | Sire Records Warner Bros. Sanctuary Records Alternative Tentacles Wax Trax! |
| Associated acts | The Blackouts Ministry Revolting Cocks Lard 1000 Homo Djs PTP Acid Horse Lead Into Gold Pink Anvil Stayte U.S.S.A. Flowering Blight |
Paul Barker (born February 8, 1958 in Palo Alto, California), was bass guitarist, producer and engineer with the industrial metal band Ministry from 1986 to 2004. He sometimes uses the alias Hermes Pan. He joined Ministry in 1986 for the Twitch tour as a touring bassist, before which he was a member of The Blackouts with his brother Roland Barker and Ministry drummer Bill Rieflin. He became an official member on the classic 1988 album The Land of Rape and Honey. Although many Ministry collaborators came and went in the nearly two decade period after Barker joined the band, he and Al Jourgensen, as founder of the band, were the only continuous members. The dynamics between these two different personalities came to shape Ministry's sound, along with a number of side-projects which they were involved in together. As such, many fans were surprised by Barker's departure from the band in 2004 for personal reasons.
Since leaving Ministry, Barker has spent his time recording new material, producing such acts as I Love You But I've Chosen Darkness and collaborating with artists such as Stayte (on their 2007 'Cognitive Dissonance (The Art Of Lying To Yourself)' EP). He has recently joined U.S.S.A. with Duane Denison (Tomahawk, ex-The Jesus Lizard) as bassist. The first album from his solo project Flowering Blight[1] [2], entitled 'The Perfect Pair', was released on November 19th 2008 via the official website.
Paul is also one of the founders of Malekko Heavy Industry Corporation, a manufacturer of synthesizer modules and guitar effect pedals.[3]
Bands
- The Blackouts
- Ministry
- Revolting Cocks
- Lard
- Lead Into Gold
- Pink Anvil
- Pigface
- PTP
- U.S.S.A.
- Flowering Blight
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