Solo project of Paul Barker, best known for playing bass in Ministry. Lead Into Gold derives its name from the mystical practice of alchemy.
Paul Ion Barker is a producer, composer and touring musician. His extensive production and writing work with Ministry extended from 1985 through 2004. He's been involved with bringing a wide range of other musical projects into fruition: Lard, Pailhead, Revolting Cocks, Flowering Blight, USSA, I Love You But I've Chosen Darkness, Malekko, Lead into Gold, & recently as a touring member of Puscifer.
Paul Ion Barker is a producer, composer and touring musician. His extensive production and writing work with Ministry extended from 1985 through 2004. He's been involved with bringing a wide range of other musical projects into fruition: Lard, Pailhead, Revolting Cocks, Flowering Blight, USSA, I Love You But I've Chosen Darkness, Malekko, & recently as a touring member of Puscifer.
Lead into Gold is considered his 'solo' side-project after he joined Ministry. Under this name he put out 2 releases, a full length called: Age of Reason (featuring his brother Roland (from the Blackouts on one track and Ministry's Al Jourgensen on another) and a CD single/12" called: Chicks & Speed: Futurism. A video for the song "Faster Than Light" was created with Jourgenson & Trent Reznor (of Nine Inch Nails) both making an appearance, which was available on the Wax Trax! Black Box. A 12" EP titled "Low and Slow" was released roughly 25 years after recording in 2015 on Wax Trax! Records.
In 2018, "The Sun Behind The Sun" was released on the label "No, So Yes Recordings", featuring appearances by people such as Bill Rieflin (of groups Ministry, Revolting Cocks and others.) on tracks 1, 2, 6, and 8. In 2023, Paul Barker and Josh Holley (Who co-owns MALEKKO Heavy Industry with Paul) joined the Skinny Puppy final tour as an opening act on both legs of the tour.
Location: Portland, Oregon
Website:
https://www.paulionbarker.com/projects/lead-into-gold/Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/Lead-into-Gold-Official-435353426638822Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/leadintogoldYoutube:
https://www.youtube.com/@paulionbarker90https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnOLb56QkRRMKrDwpKFp50whttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UClUz6FKHnJci5uOKTg8yL_QSoundcloud:
https://soundcloud.com/leadintogold/Bandcamp:
https://paulionbarker.bandcamp.com/https://leadintogold.bandcamp.com/https://artoffactrecords.bandcamp.com/http://waxtraxrecords1.bandcamp.com/Lead Into Gold - Faster Than Light
Lead into Gold — Idiot
Lead Into Gold - The Sun Behind the Sun
Lead into Gold - Blackened Heart
Lead into Gold - A Giant on Earth
Lead Into Gold - Beauty - Chicks & Speed: Futurism
Lead Into Gold - Lunatic Genius (Remix)
Lead into Gold - Sweet Thirteen
Lead Into Gold - Hatred
Lead into Gold - Cry Baby
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