Pailhead

Infobox Album |
Name = Trait
Type = EP
Artist = Pailhead
Released = 1988
Genre = Industrial
Industrial rock
Label = Wax Track

Pailhead was a short-lived side project of the industrial metal band Ministry, which featured Ian MacKaye on vocals, formerly of The Teen Idles and Minor Threat, and currently of Fugazi and The Evens. The band's sound was a dark combination of menacing industrial beats and hardcore punk, predating what Ministry would later do with Jello Biafra in Lard.

Considering MacKaye's inadvertent role in the establishment of the straight edge community and Paul Barker and Al Jourgensen's legendary drug use, it was highly unexpected for them to collaborate.

Pailhead released two records in 1988, their only year as an active band, which were the single "No Bunny"/"I Will Refuse" (released in both 7" and 12" formats) and the 4-song EP "Trait", both on the Wax Trax label. The CD edition of "Trait" also incorporates both sides of the "No Bunny"/"I Will Refuse" single.

# "Man Should Surrender"
# "Anthem"
# "Don't Stand in Line"
# "Ballad"
# "I Will Refuse"
# "No Bunny"

These tracks were later re-released on Ministry's odds-and-ends compilation "Side Trax".

Trivia

* The song "I Will Refuse" was used in the Zero Skateboards video, Misled Youth, and was also used in a Cold Case episode.
* Also In The Game "Matt Hoffmans Pro BMX" (one). Songs were also featured in the Streets on Fire skateboard video (Santa Cruz Skateboards). These songs included "Man Should Surrender", and "Don't Stand in Line".
* The drummer for the Pailhead studio tracks was Eric Spicer of Naked Raygun.
* The song "I Will Refuse" was used on DJ Tron's Industrial Hardcore Mixtape "Fucking Harder Than The Devil Himself"
* The song "I Will Refuse was used in the premiere episode of Cold Cases fourth season, "Rampage"
*It was covered by soulfly in their album "3