Paul Barker

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Background = solo_singer
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Alias = Hermes Pan
Born = birth date and age|1958|2|8 Palo Alto, California
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Instrument = Vocals Bass Guitar Keyboards Synthesizer Guitar Piano Drum Machine
Genre = Industrial Alternative metal
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Years_active = 1980 - present
Label = Sire Records Warner Bros. Sanctuary Records Alternative Tentacles Wax Trax!
Associated_acts = Ministry Revolting Cocks Lard 1000 Homo Djs PTP Acid Horse Lead Into Gold U.S.S.A.
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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 as one of the founders of the original Wax Trax! sound, returned to Chicago December 9, 2006 [ [http://www.chicagosuicideclub.com/paulbarker Chicago Suicide Club presents Paul Barker December 9, 2006] ] to DJ the first venue Ministry played, [http://www.neo-chicago.com NEO] [ [http://www.wildharedesigns.com/gallery2/v/neo/2006/2006_1209-neoPaulBarker Photos from the night] ] (2350 N. Clark Street, Chicago, IL).

Barker DJed, for the first time in over 15 years, classic Wax Trax! & his own prized collection of remixes [ [http://www.prongs.org/ministry/paulbarker_neo Ex-Ministry Paul Barker DJ's in Chicago] ] . He played a 5 hour long set to a packed audience of over 450 fans.

He has recently joined U.S.S.A. with Duane Denison (Tomahawk, ex-The Jesus Lizard) as bassist. He has also announced a solo project Flowering Blight [ [http://www.prongs.org/ministry/ Ministry fan site] ] [ [http://www.http://floweringblight.com/index.php/main Flowering Blight website] ] .

Bands

* The Blackouts
*Ministry
*Revolting Cocks
*Lard
*Lead Into Gold
*Pink Anvil
*Pigface
*PTP
*U.S.S.A.
*Flowering Blight

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