---
title: "Pailhead"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/pailhead"
genre: "Industrial"
country: "United States"
formed: 1988
disbanded: 1988
---

# Pailhead

**Pailhead** is a industrial band, from United States, active 1988 to 1988.

Pailhead was an American industrial rock band founded in 1987. It was a short-lived side project of Al Jourgensen of Ministry that featured Dischord Records founder and former Minor Threat frontman Ian MacKaye on vocals. The band's sound was a combination of industrial beats and hardcore punk, presaging what Ministry would later do with Jello Biafra in another side project, Lard.

Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pailhead

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Pailhead |
| Genre | Industrial |
| Parent genre | Metal |
| Origin | United States |
| Formed | 1988 |
| Disbanded | 1988 |
| Releases in catalog | 2 |

## Genres

[Industrial](https://themetalnet.com/genre/industrial-metal)

## Line-up

| Musician | Instruments | Years | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Al Jourgensen](https://themetalnet.com/musician/al-jourgensen) |  |  | Current |
| [Bill Rieflin](https://themetalnet.com/musician/bill-rieflin) |  |  | Current |
| [Chris Connelly](https://themetalnet.com/musician/chris-connelly) |  |  | Current |
| [Paul Barker](https://themetalnet.com/musician/paul-barker) |  |  | Current |
| [Ian MacKaye](https://themetalnet.com/musician/ian-mackaye) |  |  | Current |

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1987 | [I Will Refuse](https://themetalnet.com/album/0ef115d8-7883-4512-9834-6f8c298535a9) | EP |
| 1988 | [Trait](https://themetalnet.com/album/aac84b21-e145-3ad5-8213-990dc992bd6c) | EP |

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Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/pailhead](https://themetalnet.com/band/pailhead). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt