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Pigface is an industrial rock group formed in 1990 by Martin Atkins and Bill Rieflin.

Two got drummed with Ministry, and were supprised by owning the notion of a rock music band with ii drummers, like than a common a single. the duo formed Pigface, & began a revolving-door collaboration by using numerous experimentally-minded musicians, numbers of of whom--especially early--experienced recorded for the influential industrial music record label Wax Trax.

Trent Reznor was also an early partner, after, due to legal troubles, Nine Inch Nails were prevented from recording thereunder title. "Suck"--cowritten sustaining & sung by Reznor--was something of an underground hit, & Reznor late rerecorded a song.

Reiflinside in time left Pigface, allowing Atkins in charge. A dozens--mayhap 100s--of musical collaborators to record & perform by using Pigface keep around ensured that both album, & both song, is unique. This practice has, notwithstanding, led to the bit of veto criticism due to a perceived deficiency of continuity.

Pigface concerts come characterized by high-energy performances. Oft there is upwards of Decade humans in stage at anytime in a period of the indicate. Nin simply that however Martin Akins & a rest of a b& love touching the audience, and members of the audience come about universally invited on stage for the encore.

Members (In Alphabetical Order)
Patti Adachi Steve Albini of Big Black, Rapeman, and Shellac Martin Atkins of Public Image Ltd, Ministry, Brian Brain, Killing Joke, The Love Interest, Spasm, and Murder Inc Paul Barker of Lead into Gold, Ministry, Revolting Cocks, PTP, Acid Horse, 1000 Homo DJs, Lard, Pailhead, and Blackouts Jello Biafra of Dead Kennedys and Lard Bella Black Bob Dog of Evil Mothers [http://pages.ripco.com/~bones/blackops.html Bones] (FN Dangoy) Casper Brotzman of Massaker Mary Byker of Gaye Bykers on Acid and Hyperhead Meg Lee Chin (O' Leary) of Crunch and The Great White Trash Chris Connelly of Ministry, PTP, Acid Horse, The Love Interest, FiniTribe, Murder Inc, and Revolting Cocks Danny Carey of Tool Arturo De Leon of Martyr Colony Duane Dennison of The Jesus Lizard and Revolting Cocks Mike Dillon Edsel Dope of Dope Taime Downe of Faster Pussycat and The Newlydeads Jamie Duffy of Acumen Nation and DJ? Acucrack Hanin Elias of Atari Teenage Riot En Esch of KMFDM The Enigma of The Jim Rose Circus Paul Ferguson of Killing Joke, Murder Inc, and The Orb Dirk Flannigan of 77 Luscious Babes Flea of Red Hot Chili Peppers Flour Black Francis of Pixies Fuzz of Silverfish Dwayne Goettel of Skinny Puppy, Cyberaktif, and Doubting Thomas Laura Gomel of Thrill Kill Kult Michael Gira of Swans Chris Haskett of Rollins Band Marc Heal of Cubanate Barbara Hunter (Ruchoft) of Roundhead Penn Jillette of Penn & Teller Sean Joyce of Revolting Cocks cEvin Key of Skinny Puppy, Cyberaktif, Doubting Thomas, Dead Voices on Air and Download Algis Kiyzs of Swans Krztoff of Bile Keith Levene of PiL Levi (Charles) Levi of Thrill Kill Kult & Silence Jared Louche of Chemlab Lunar Lydia Lunch John Lydon of PiL and a Sex Pistols Curse Mackey of Evil Mothers and Spasm Groovy Mann of Thrill Kill Kult Jim Marcus of Die Warzau Doug McCarthy of Nitzer Ebb Jason McNinch of Lick Kurt Moore Jason More Hope Nicholls of Sugarsmack and Fetchin' Bones Jason Novak of Acumen United states & DJ? Acucrack Nivek Ogre of Skinny Puppy, ohgr, Revolting Cocks, & Ministry Genesis P. Orridge (Jennifer) of Psychic TV and Throbbing Gristle Alex Patterson of Orb Eric Pounder of Pounder and Dead Voices on Air Chris Randal of Sister Machine Gun Lesley Rankine of Silverfish and Ruby Paul Raven of Prong, Murder Inc, and Killing Joke Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails Bill Rieflin of Ministry, Revolting Cocks, Acid Horse, PTP, Thou Homo DJs, Lard, Pailhead, Blackouts, Swans, & REM Matt Schultz of Lab Report Seibold of Hate Dept. Shonen Knife Siggy of The Sugarcubes David William Sims of Jesus Lizard and Scratch Acid Pat Sprawl of Skinny Puppy and Dead Surf Kiss Louis Svitek of Mindfunk, Ministry, and Front Line Assembly David Suycott of Stabbing Westward James Teitelbaum of Evil Clowns and Silence Terry J. G. Thirlwell (AKA Clint Ruin) of Foetus, Wiseblood, Steroid Maximus, Garage Monsters, and about 19 others... Dave Trumfio Joe Trump of Eliott Sharp's Carbon William Tucker of Thrill Kill Kult & Ministry Chris Vrenna of Nine Inch Nails and Smashing Pumpkins Mark Walk of Ruby Geordie Walker of Killing Joke Scott Watanabe Andrew Weiss of Rollins Band, Butthole Surfers, and Ween David Yow of Jesus Lizard and Scratch Acid

Splendid: Pigface
A review of Pigface's "A New High in Low."

The Pigface Homepage
Official site includes news, discography, the ultimate line-up list, photos, RealAudio, interviews and lyrics.

Pigface
Photos by Jacqueline Peterson taken at the Quest in Minneapolis.

Onion AV Club
Interview with Martin Atkins on Invisible Records and planting trees for Bon Jovi drummer, Tico Torres.


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