Ministry is an American industrial metal band founded by frontman Al Jourgensen in 1981. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. The State of Illinois ( roughly ill-i-NOY is a state of the United States of America, the 21st to be admitted to the Union. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Synthpop is a subgenre of New Wave and Pop music in which the Synthesizer is the dominant musical instrument Industrial rock is a Musical genre that fuses Industrial music and Punk rock. Industrial metal is a Musical genre that draws from Industrial music and heavy metal. Alternative metal is an eclectic form of Heavy metal music that gained popularity in the early 1990s alongside grunge. In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Wax Trax! Records was a Record label in the United States. Wax Trax! began as a record shop in Denver Colorado opened by Jim Nash and Dannie Flesher Arista Records (ˈɛərɪstə is an American Record label. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment and operates under the Sire Records Company is an American record label owned by Warner Music Group and distributed through Warner Bros Warner Bros Records Inc is an American Record label that operates as a wholly owned Subsidiary of Warner Music Group. Sanctuary Records is a Record label based in the United Kingdom and a subsidiary of Universal Music Group. Megaforce Records has been the Record label for bands in the heavy metal genres and also rock genres including Metallica, Anthrax, Testament Revolting Cocks, also known as RevCo, is an American industrial rock band that began as a musical side-project for Alain Jourgensen of Lard is a Hardcore punk / Industrial band founded in 1988 as a side project by Jello Biafra ( vocals) Al Jourgensen The industrial band PTP was a short-lived side project of Ministry 's Alain Jourgensen. Acid Horse was a one-off collaborative Side project between two industrial pioneers Ministry and Cabaret Voltaire. See also Nuclear transmutation Lead Into Gold is a Side project of American industrial musician Paul Barker Pailhead was a short-lived Side project of the Industrial metal band Ministry, which featured Ian MacKaye on vocals formerly of The Teen Al Jourgensen (born October 9, 1958 in Havana, Cuba) is an American musician best known as the founder and frontman of the Industrial Tommy Victor is the lead singer and guitarist for the Crossover thrash / Industrial metal band Prong that he founded in New York in 1986 Tony Campos (born March 8) is an American musician and the Bass guitarist for the Industrial metal band Static-X. John Bechdel (born August 23, 1964) is a keyboardist and has been a part of many bands over the years including Ministry, Fear Factory, Sin Quirin is a guitar player from LAHe was the guitarist for Society 1 after which he was asked to join Ministry as a permanent member and is featured throughout the 2007 Paul Barker (born February 8, 1958 in Palo Alto California) was Bass guitarist producer and engineer with the William "Bill" Rieflin (born September 30, 1960) is a contemporary musician and is currently drumming for R Christopher Connelly may refer to Christopher Connelly (actor, American actor Chris Connelly (musician, Scottish musician Nivek Ogre (real name Kevin Graham Ogilvie) born December 5, 1962 is the vocalist best known for his work in the industrial band Skinny Martin Clive Atkins (born in Coventry, England on August 3, 1959) is a drummer and Session musician best known for his work Louis Svitek - guitarist for MOD, Ministry, Pigface, Mind Funk, and Project. Rey Washam (born Reynolds Washam, March 14, 1961 in Austin Texas is a Drummer who has been performing for more than 20 years William Tucker (1961 - May 14 1999 was a Guitarist whose credits included work with Ministry, My Life With the Thrill Kill Kult, Pigface, Max Brody (born 1969 in Elgin IL, US) is an American musician based outside of Austin TX, best known as the one-time Percussionist / Mike Scaccia (born in Texas, US) is an American musician best known as the lead (and sometimes rhythm guitarist for the Hard rock bands Ministry Adam Grossman was the guitarist and singer for the Texas Industrial metal band Skrew, and the Crossover thrash band Angkor Wat, both of which John Monte is the bassist for Evan Seinfeld 's new band The Spyderz Marz, born Zlatko Hukic, is an American rap artist from Chicago, Illinois. Mark Baker may refer to Mark Baker (animator, British animator Mark Allen Baker, American author and expert of sports autographs Stephen 'Stevo' George is one of the founding members and formerly drummer of the American industrial band Ministry. Paul Vincent Raven ( January 16, 1961 &ndash October 20, 2007) He was recording with Treponem Pal on their new album at the Nathan Jonas "Joey" Jordison (born April 26, 1975) is an American musician songwriter and Record producer. David Warren Ellefson (born November 12, 1964 in Jackson, Minnesota) is a Bass guitar player who is best known as a former Jimmy DeGrasso (born March 16, 1963) is an American Heavy Metal drummer Industrial metal is a Musical genre that draws from Industrial music and heavy metal. The lead vocalist (or lead singer) is the member of a band who sings the main vocal portions of a song Al Jourgensen (born October 9, 1958 in Havana, Cuba) is an American musician best known as the founder and frontman of the Industrial Originally a synthpop outfit, Ministry changed its style to industrial metal in the late 1980s. Synthpop is a subgenre of New Wave and Pop music in which the Synthesizer is the dominant musical instrument Industrial metal is a Musical genre that draws from Industrial music and heavy metal. Ministry found mainstream success in the early 1990s with its most successful album Psalm 69: The Way to Succeed and the Way to Suck Eggs (1992) and touring as part of the Lollapalooza festival. Psalm 69 The Way to Succeed and the Way to Suck Eggs is the fifth studio album by Industrial metal band Ministry, released in 1992 through Sire Lollapalooza is an American music festival featuring Alternative rock, hip hop, and Punk rock bands Dance and Comedy performances After 27 years of performing, the band has decided to called it quits in 2008.
Band history
Early years and With Sympathy (1981–1984)
Al Jourgensen began Ministry in Chicago, Illinois in 1981. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. The State of Illinois ( roughly ill-i-NOY is a state of the United States of America, the 21st to be admitted to the Union. See also Musical groups established in 1981 Record labels established in 1981 List of 'years in music' His first band prior to Ministry was Special Affect with Groovie Mann (of My Life With the Thrill Kill Kult), drummer Harry Rushakoff (Concrete Blonde) and bassist Marty Sorenson. My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult (TKK is an American electronic industrial band originally based out of Chicago, Illinois. Concrete Blonde is an Alternative rock band based in the United States. The original line-up of Ministry consisted mainly of Jourgensen (vocals and keyboards) and Stephen George (drums), and Ministry's original sound was essentially New Wave synth-pop that was more melodic than the aggressive music for which Jourgensen would become known. Stephen 'Stevo' George is one of the founding members and formerly drummer of the American industrial band Ministry. In the incarnation of Jourgensen/George, Ministry created four 12" singles on Wax Trax! Records through 1984 (anthologized on Twelve Inch Singles). Wax Trax! Records was a Record label in the United States. Wax Trax! began as a record shop in Denver Colorado opened by Jim Nash and Dannie Flesher Twelve Inch Singles is a 1985 Ministry release including tracks from prior Ministry singles as well as new Remixes of some of those songs Their first LP, With Sympathy, was issued on Arista Records in 1983, and sold slowly but hit the upper 90's in the Billboard Top 100. With Sympathy is the debut album by Ministry. The album was released in 1983 through Arista Records, with Ministry's members at the time being Major releases Michael Jackson's Thriller, the highest-selling album of all time as well as the best-selling album of 1983 and 1984 was released The music in With Sympathy, and the various singles that Arista issued in association with it, was melodic pop. Jourgensen has always expressed disappointment with Ministry's music during those early years, reportedly referring to With Sympathy as an "abortion of an album. " According to him, after signing the record contract, all artistic control of Ministry was "handed" over to other writers and producers. [1] Some of his preferred recordings from that era were collected into the CD Early Trax (Rykodisc Records, 2004). Early Trax is a CD from Industrial music metal band Ministry. Rykodisc Records is an American Record label, owned by Warner Music Group.
Twitch (1985–1986)
By the mid-1980s, Jourgensen parted ways with George and the record-company. Signing to Sire, Jourgensen performed mostly solo for Ministry's next LP, Twitch (1986), which sold well, but was still considered to be "underground". Twitch is the second studio album by Industrial metal band Ministry, released in 1986 See also Musical groups established in 1986 Record labels established in 1986 Events January The music was danceable electronic music, but wasn't pop music, and the sound was harsher and more aggressive than what Ministry had recorded before. According to Jourgensen, " Twitch was stuff that I was doing before With Sympathy came out. Some of that stuff was already four or five years old, but the record company didn't want to use it, so. . . . " [2] This album would also prove to be a pivotal move in the course of Ministry. Much of the new sound was created with the use of digital sampling and the input of producer Adrian Sherwood. In Music, sampling is the act of taking a portion or sample, of one Sound recording and reusing it as an instrument or element of a new recording Adrian Sherwood (born 1958 in London) is an English Record producer best known for his work
The Land of Rape and Honey (1987–1988)
After Twitch, Jourgensen made the most significant change in Ministry's history when he became re-enchanted with the instrument he had taken up years earlier: the electric guitar. Jourgensen also brought bass guitarist Paul Barker of the Seattle band the Blackouts into the Ministry camp; Barker would remain Jourgensen's bandmate for many years when he was the only person credited as a member of the band other than Jourgensen. Paul Barker (born February 8, 1958 in Palo Alto California) was Bass guitarist producer and engineer with the With the addition of The Blackouts drummer William Rieflin, Ministry recorded The Land of Rape and Honey (1988). William "Bill" Rieflin (born September 30, 1960) is a contemporary musician and is currently drumming for R The Land of Rape and Honey is the third studio album by Industrial metal band Ministry, released in 1988 through Sire Records. This is a list of notable events in Music that took place in the year 1988. The LP continued their success in the underground music scene and is now considered a classic and one of the most important albums in the subgenre of industrial metal. Industrial metal is a Musical genre that draws from Industrial music and heavy metal. The Land of Rape and Honey is an excellent example of Ministry's sound, making use of synthesizers, keyboards, EBM sequences, tapes, jackhammering drum machines, obscure samples, dialogue excerpted from movies, unconventional electronic processing, and, in parts, heavy distorted electric guitar and bass. Electronic body music ( EBM, also known as aggropop) is a Music genre that combines elements of Industrial music and Electronic The album was supported by a tour in 1988 and the singles and music videos for Stigmata, Flashback, and The Land of Rape and Honey. Stigmata is a song by Industrial metal band Ministry, released as a single from their 1988 album The Land of Rape and Honey. Flashback is the second single from Industrial band Ministry 's 1988 album The Land of Rape and Honey. Stigmata was also used in a key scene in Richard Stanley's 1990 film Hardware, although the images of the band shown performing was Gwar. Hardware ( 1990) also known as MARK 13 is a Post-apocalyptic Science fiction film directed by Richard Stanley GWAR is
The Mind is a Terrible Thing to Taste (1989–1991)
The follow-up, The Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Taste was just as acclaimed, if not more, than The Land of Rape and Honey. The Mind is a Terrible Thing to Taste is the fourth studio album by Industrial metal band Ministry, released in 1989 through Sire / Warner Both albums included similar tight, thick soundscapes, but The Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Taste was slightly harder with Jourgensen's heavy metal-influenced guitar more emphasized. The Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Taste was supported by the "RollerBall" tour through 1990. Due to the complex nature of the album's drumming, a second drummer, Martin Atkins, was used. Martin Clive Atkins (born in Coventry, England on August 3, 1959) is a drummer and Session musician best known for his work This tour was documented on In Case You Didn't Feel Like Showing Up. In Case You Didn't Feel Like Showing Up is a live Album by the Industrial band Ministry. Three singles were released from the album, Burning Inside (for which a video was made), Thieves and So What (a composition inspired by the movie The Violent Years). Burning Inside is a song from American Industrial metal band Ministry, and was the band's breakout single The Violent Years is an American Black and white 1956 Film starring Jean Moorhead as Paula Parkins the leader of a girl
Throughout the late 1980s Jourgensen and Barker expanded their ideas beyond Ministry into a seemingly endless parade of side projects and collaborations. Many of these bore Ministry's signature sound and the duo's "Hypo Luxa/Hermes Pan" production imprint. (These side-projects were also responsible for the delayed release of Ministry's next album. ) Foremost of these was Ministry's alter ego, the Revolting Cocks. Revolting Cocks, also known as RevCo, is an American industrial rock band that began as a musical side-project for Alain Jourgensen of "RevCo", as it is often referred to, was essentially the same band plus Belgian vocalist Luc Van Acker & Richard 23 of Front 242. Luc van Acker is a musician from Tienen, Belgium. He began writing and releasing solo material in 1982, and worked with a few other bands and with Richard Jonckheere (born January 20, 1963 in Brussels, Belgium) aka Richard 23 or Richard JK, is an Industrial Front 242 is a pioneering Belgian Electronic music group that came into prominence during the 1980s Jourgensen and Barker also formed Lard with Dead Kennedys frontman Jello Biafra, Acid Horse with Cabaret Voltaire, 1000 Homo DJs with Nine Inch Nails' Trent Reznor, PTP with Chris Connelly and Pailhead with Ian MacKaye of Minor Threat and Fugazi. Lard is a Hardcore punk / Industrial band founded in 1988 as a side project by Jello Biafra ( vocals) Al Jourgensen Dead Kennedys was an American Hardcore punk band from San Francisco, California. Eric Reed Boucher (born June 17, 1958) more widely known by the Stage name Jello Biafra, is a musician who first gained Acid Horse was a one-off collaborative Side project between two industrial pioneers Ministry and Cabaret Voltaire. Cabaret Voltaire were a British music group from Sheffield, England. Trent Reznor (born Michael Trent Reznor on May 17 1965 is an American Musician, singer producer, and Multi-instrumentalist. The industrial band PTP was a short-lived side project of Ministry 's Alain Jourgensen. Christopher Connelly may refer to Christopher Connelly (actor, American actor Chris Connelly (musician, Scottish musician Pailhead was a short-lived Side project of the Industrial metal band Ministry, which featured Ian MacKaye on vocals formerly of The Teen Ian Thomas Garner MacKaye (məˈkaɪ born April 16, 1962) is an American singer and guitarist Minor Threat was an American Hardcore punk band that formed in Washington D Fugazi are an American alternative / post-hardcore band that formed in Washington D Barker released his own material as Lead Into Gold and Jourgensen produced and played electric guitar on Skinny Puppy's Rabies LP. See also Nuclear transmutation Lead Into Gold is a Side project of American industrial musician Paul Barker Skinny Puppy is an industrial band formed in Vancouver, BC, Canada in 1982. Atkins and Rieflin also formed the band Pigface, which featured Barker on several tracks, as well. Pigface is an Industrial rock group formed in 1990 by Martin Atkins and William Rieflin. The smaller of these projects were later collected on the CD Side Trax (Rykodisc Records, 2004), while the discographies of Lard and RevCo were remastered and reissued.
Psalm 69 (1991–1994)
Ministry broke into the mainstream in 1991 with "Jesus Built My Hotrod" (co-authored by Gibby Haynes of the Butthole Surfers and Michael Balch of Frontline Assembly affiliation). See also 1991 in music (UK Musical groups established in 1991 Record labels Jesus Built My Hotrod is a 1991 single by Ministry and was the band's most popular song up to that point Gibson Jerome "Gibby" Haynes (born 1957 is an American musician radio personality painter and the lead singer of the group Butthole Surfers. Butthole Surfers (also referred to as simply "the Buttholes" is an American Alternative rock band formed by Gibby Haynes and Paul Leary Front Line Assembly (sometimes written as Frontline Assembly, also known by the Acronym FLA) is a Canadian Electro-industrial bandformed The music video was a hit on MTV, and the band scored second billing on the Lollapalooza tour and managed, by some accounts, to steal the show. A music video is a Short film or video that accompanies a complete piece of music most commonly a Song with lyrics MTV ( Music Television) is an American Cable television network based in New York City. As the single would have indicated, the sound of the following LP, Psalm 69: The Way to Succeed and the Way to Suck Eggs (1992), was the most metal-oriented Ministry had put to record at that point, the focal point of the sound shifting almost entirely from synths to Jourgensen's and new members Mike Scaccia's and Louis Svitek's electric guitars. Psalm 69 The Way to Succeed and the Way to Suck Eggs is the fifth studio album by Industrial metal band Ministry, released in 1992 through Sire Mike Scaccia (born in Texas, US) is an American musician best known as the lead (and sometimes rhythm guitarist for the Hard rock bands Ministry Louis Svitek - guitarist for MOD, Ministry, Pigface, Mind Funk, and Project. ΚΕΦΑΛΗΞΘ, which is printed on the record, is Greek for "head" or "leader". Greek (el ελληνική γλώσσα or simply el ελληνικά — "Hellenic" is an Indo-European language, spoken today by 15-22 million people mainly The title was borrowed from Aleister Crowley's work: The Book of Lies (Psalm 69: The Way to Succeed and the Way to Suck Eggs). Aleister Crowley, born Edward Alexander Crowley (ˈkroʊli (12 October 1875 – 1 December 1947 was a British Occultist Writer, mountaineer Psalms ( Hebrew: Tehilim, תהילים, or "praises" is a book of the Hebrew Bible (the Christian Old Testament) included Psalm 69 became Ministry's biggest hit, including in addition to "Jesus Built My Hotrod" the singles "N. W. O. " (a protest of the Persian Gulf War and attack directed at then-President George H.W. Bush) and "Just One Fix" (a collaboration with poet/novelist William S. Burroughs). George Herbert Walker Bush (born June 12 1924 served as the forty-first President of the United States from 1989 to 1993 William Seward Burroughs II ( – ˈbʌroʊz was an American Novelist, Essayist, Social critic, painter and Spoken word
Filth Pig (1995–1997)
In spite of their growing success, Ministry was nearly derailed by a series of arrests and drug problems. The band didn't issue their next album, Filth Pig, until 1996. Filth Pig is the sixth studio album by Industrial metal band Ministry, released in 1996 through Warner Bros This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1996. For Filth Pig, Ministry stripped all synthesizers and most samples from their style and made the music almost entirely with ultra-noisy guitars, heavy bass, and real drums. The songs were played mostly at slower tempos than the very fast ones that were used for the compositions on their previous three LPs, giving it an almost doom metal feel. Doom metal is a form of Heavy metal music that typically employs very slow Tempos low-tuned guitars and a much 'thicker' or 'heavier' sound than other metal Filth Pig was supported with the singles/videos Reload, The Fall, Lay Lady Lay (an unusual and unexpected cover of Bob Dylan's old country-tinged hit) and Brick Windows and with a tour in 1996 (the live performances were later anthologized on the Sphinctour album and DVD in 2002), but was unenthusiastically received. " Reload " is a song from American Industrial metal band Ministry. " The Fall " is a song from American Industrial metal band Ministry. " Lay Lady Lay " is a Song written by Bob Dylan and originally released in 1969 on his Nashville Skyline album Country music is a blend of popular musical forms originally found in the Southern United States and the Appalachian Mountains. Sphinctour is a live DVD/VHS release by the Industrial band Ministry released in 2002. This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 2002 Jourgensen would later consider Filth Pig one of Ministry's best records. He commented in RIP Magazine saying that record companies are "enablers", because they won't pay him in crack, they make him go buy it on the street. The album has been considered by Jourgensen to be his response to fan expectations of where Ministry's sound was heading, and it's also been speculated that it was an attempt to move away from the "industrial" label of the band's music. In 1995 Ministry was one of the headline acts for Australia's Big Day Out but failed to play any songs from the album Filth Pig. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. The Big Day Out ( BDO) is an annual Music festival that tours Australia and New Zealand which originated in Sydney in 1992 Filth Pig is the sixth studio album by Industrial metal band Ministry, released in 1996 through Warner Bros
Dark Side of the Spoon (1998–2000)
The members of Ministry experienced greater devastation when former guitarist William Tucker committed suicide in 1999 by cutting his own throat. William Tucker (1961 - May 14 1999 was a Guitarist whose credits included work with Ministry, My Life With the Thrill Kill Kult, Pigface, Ministry then recorded their final studio album for Warner Bros. Records, entitled Dark Side of the Spoon (1999), which they dedicated to Tucker. Dark Side of the Spoon is the seventh studio album by Industrial metal band Ministry, released in 1999 through Warner Bros See also 1999 in music (UK Musical groups established in 1999 Record For Dark Side of the Spoon, Ministry tried to diversify their sound by adding some melodic and synthetic touches, similar to the Jourgensen/George sound, to their usual electro-metal sound, but the album wasn't well received. However, the single "Bad Blood" appeared on the soundtrack album of The Matrix and was nominated for a 2000 Grammy award. Bad Blood is a song by Industrial metal band Ministry. The song was the second single from the band's 1999 album Dark Side of the Spoon. The Matrix is a 1999 science fiction - martial arts - Action film written and directed by Larry and Andy Wachowski and See also 2000 in music (UK Musical groups established in 2000 Record labels The band would record another song, What About Us? for the Steven Spielberg film AI: Artificial Intelligence and make a cameo appearance in the film.
In the summer of 2000, Ministry was invited to that year's Ozzfest. Ozzfest is an annual festival tour of the United States (and in some years Europe) featuring performances by many heavy metal and Hard rock They would fill in the co-headliner position left vacant by a failed-reuniting of the original Judas Priest. Judas Priest are an English heavy metal band formed in 1970 in Birmingham. Ministry was later dropped from the bill after a management changeover, although Al's drug habits may have actually played the culprit in this. They were replaced by Soulfly. Soulfly is a heavy metal band formed in 1997 in Arizona. Led by founder frontman songwriter and only constant member Brazilian Max Cavalera, who formed
Hiatus and Animositisomina (2001–2003)
Parting with their longtime record imprint, Warner Bros. Records issued the collection Greatest Fits in 2001. During 2000-2002, record-company (Warner Bros. Records) disputes resulted in the planned albums Live Psalm 69, Sphinctour and ClittourUS on Ipecac Recordings being cancelled (although its contents had been compiled), resulting instead in Sphinctour appearing on Sanctuary Records. Ipecac Recordings is an Independent record label based in Orinda California. Sanctuary Records is a Record label based in the United Kingdom and a subsidiary of Universal Music Group.
Around 2001, Jourgensen almost lost an arm when he was bitten by a venomous spider. [3] According to Jourgensen, the realization that he could've lost his livelihood caused him to kick his heroin addiction and focus on music once again. Jourgensen and Barker focused on developing songs for a new record during 2001 and 2002, with the band issuing Animositisomina on Sanctuary Records in 2003. Animositisomina is the eighth studio album by Industrial metal band Ministry, released in 2003 See also 2003 in music (UK Musical groups established in 2003 Record labels The sound was strongly heavy metal laden with voice effects, and matched the ferocity (if not upped the ante, with the song "Animosity") of Psalm 69 (though it featured an almost-pop cover of Magazine's "The Light Pours Out Of Me"). Magazine were an English Post-punk group active between 1977 and 1981 Animositisomina did poorly in terms of sales and singles for Animosity and Piss were cancelled before they could be released.
Barker left the Ministry camp in 2003 due to dissatisfaction with the direction of his life. He stated that the trigger was his father dying while the band was wrapping up a summer tour in Europe, and also stated in early 2004 that his family life was his main focus at that particular time. Jourgensen then freely continued Ministry with Scaccia and a roundtable of fellow musicians.
Houses of the Molé and Rio Grande Blood (2004–2006)
For Ministry's next album, Jourgensen released a song entitled "No 'W'", an attack on US President George W. Bush; an alternate version of the track was placed on the multi-performer compilation Rock Against Bush, Vol. 1. George Walker Bush ( born July 6 1946 is the forty-third and current President of the United States. Rock Against Bush Vol 1 is a Rock Against Bush Compilation album released on the Fat Wreck Chords Record label. The follow-up LP, Houses of the Molé (2004), contained the most explicitly political lyrics Jourgensen had yet to author, with songs in Ministry's classic punky electro-metallic sound played messier, more crudely and more freely than ever before, giving the album the most metal-oriented sound of their career. Houses of the Molé is the ninth studio album by Industrial metal band Ministry. See also 2004 in music (UK Musical groups established in 2004 Record labels In 2006 the band released Rio Grande Blood, an LP on Jourgensen's own 13th Planet Records. Rio Grande Blood is the tenth studio album by Industrial metal band Ministry, released in 2006 The album featured an even heavier thrash metal sound drawing comparison to Slayer and was met with Ministry's biggest success in years. Slayer is an American Thrash metal band founded by Guitarists Jeff Hanneman and Kerry King in The single "Lieslieslies" was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance at the 49th annual Grammy Awards. The Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance has been awarded since 1989.
The Last Sucker and Cover Up (2007–2008)
Jourgensen has expressed on multiple occasions an intent to disassemble the project after concluding the "MasturbaTour", and at least one final "C-U-LaTour". Ministry's "final"[1] album, The Last Sucker, was released on September 18th 2007. The Last Sucker is the eleventh studio album by Industrial metal band Ministry, released in 2007 through 13th Planet Records. In July 2007, the band released Rio Grande Dub, an album featuring remixes from the band's 2006 Rio Grande Blood album. Rio Grande DUB Ya is a remix album by Industrial metal band Ministry. Rio Grande Blood is the tenth studio album by Industrial metal band Ministry, released in 2006
On June 4, 2007, Al Jourgensen filed a Tortious Interference lawsuit against ex-bassist Paul Barker and Spurburn Music in Los Angeles Superior Court. Events 781 BC - The first historic Solar eclipse is recorded in China. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Tortious interference, in the Common law of Tort, occurs when a person intentionally damages the Plaintiff 's Contractual or other business relationships Paul Barker (born February 8, 1958 in Palo Alto California) was Bass guitarist producer and engineer with the [2] (case #SC094122).
Paul Raven died on 20 October 2007[3]. Paul Vincent Raven ( January 16, 1961 &ndash October 20, 2007) He was recording with Treponem Pal on their new album at the Events 1740 - Maria Theresa takes the throne of Austria. France, Prussia, Bavaria and Saxony Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. He suffered an apparent heart attack just after arriving in Europe to commence recording for the French industrial band Treponem Pal near the Swiss border. Treponem Pal (named after Treponema pallidum, the Bacteria that causes Syphilis) is a French Industrial metal band formed in 1986
Ministry's farewell tour, the C-U-LaTour, started its North American leg on March 26, 2008 with Meshuggah performing as special guests and Hemlock as an opening act. Events 1026 - Pope John XIX crowns Conrad II as Holy Roman Emperor. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Meshuggah is a Swedish five-piece Experimental metal band formed in 1987 Hemlock is a Heavy metal band from Las Vegas Nevada. The band has been together for more than 13 years (placing their origin circa 1993) and has
Al Jourgensen remixed and co-produced Spyder Baby's "Bitter" which was released by Blind Prophecy Records in early 2008.
A song titled Keys to the City, the theme song for the Chicago Blackhawks was released on March 5, 2008. Keys to the City is a song from American Industrial metal band Ministry & Co Conspirators. In addition to this, a covers album titled Cover Up was released on April 1, 2008. Cover Up is an Album of Cover versions by Ministry & Co-Conspirators released on April 1 2008. Both releases are credited to Ministry and Co-Conspirators, since they feature collaborations between Al Jourgensen and other musicians. Collaboration is a recursive process where two or more people or organizations work together toward an intersection of common goals — for example an intellectual
They played their final North American show in Chicago on 2008-05-12[4]. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common
Discography
Members
Final line-up
- Al Jourgensen (vocals & various instruments; 1981-2008)
- Tommy Victor (guitar; 2005-2008)
- John Bechdel (keyboards; 2006-2008)
- Sin Quirin (guitar; 2006-2008)
- Tony Campos (bass; 2007-2008)[5]
- Aaron Rossi (drums; 2008)
- Burton C Bell (vocals; 2008)
Former
- Stephen George (drums, 1981-1985; tours from 1981-1984)
- Lamont Welton (bass; 1981)
- Marty Sorenson (bass; 1981-1982)
- John Davis (keyboards; 1981-1983)
- Robert Roberts (keyboards; live, 1981-1983)
- Brad Hallen (bass, 1982-1986; live, 1984)
- Mark Pothier (keyboards; live, 1983)
- Patty Jourgensen (keyboards, voices; 1983-1986)
- Doug Chamberlin (keyboards, backing vocals: October 1983-October 1984)
- Paul Barker (bass, keyboards, programming, voices; 1986-August 2003)
- Bill Rieflin (drums, programming; 1986-February 1995)
- Roland Barker (keyboards, saxophone; tours of 1986 and 1992-1993)
- Chris Connelly (vocals & various songwriting credits; 1988-1990)
- n. Ogre (guitar, keyboards, voices; tours of 1988-1990)
- Martin Atkins (drums; tour in 1990)
- Terry Roberts (guitar; tour in 1990)
- William Tucker (guitar; tour in 1990)
- Michael Balch (keyboards, programming; 1991-1993)
- Sam Ladwig (guitar; tour in 1992)
- Louis Svitek (guitar; 1992-2003)
- Duane Buford (keyboards, programming; 1996-2004, tours of 1994-2004)
- Rey Washam (drums/percussion, programming; 1995-1999, 2003-2004)
- Zlatko Hukic (electronics, guitar; 1996-2000)
- Adam Grossman (guitar; 2003)
- Tia Sprocket (drums; live from February 2003-April 2003)
- Mark Baker (drums; 2003-2005)
- Kol Marshall (keyboards; 2003-March 2004)
- Max Brody (drums/percussion, programming, saxophone; 2001-2004)
- Darrell James (keyboards; tours in 2003 and 2004)
- John Monte (bass; January 2004-September 2004)
- Eddy Garcia (bass; September 2004-December 2004)
- Bryan Kehoe (guitar; May 2004-September 2004)
- Rick Valles (guitar; September 2004-December 2004)
- Mike Scaccia (guitar; 1989-1993, 2003-2006)
- Joey Jordison (drums; February 2006-August 2006)
- Paul Raven (bass; 2005-2007)
- David Ellefson (bass; 2007)
- Jimmy DeGrasso (drums; 2007-2008)
Further reading
- Interviews in IndustrialnatioN Magazine Issue #12 & Issue #18
Footnotes
- ^ Gary Graff (May 26, 2006). This is the discography of American Industrial metal band Ministry. Al Jourgensen (born October 9, 1958 in Havana, Cuba) is an American musician best known as the founder and frontman of the Industrial Tommy Victor is the lead singer and guitarist for the Crossover thrash / Industrial metal band Prong that he founded in New York in 1986 John Bechdel (born August 23, 1964) is a keyboardist and has been a part of many bands over the years including Ministry, Fear Factory, Sin Quirin is a guitar player from LAHe was the guitarist for Society 1 after which he was asked to join Ministry as a permanent member and is featured throughout the 2007 Tony Campos (born March 8) is an American musician and the Bass guitarist for the Industrial metal band Static-X. Stephen 'Stevo' George is one of the founding members and formerly drummer of the American industrial band Ministry. Paul Barker (born February 8, 1958 in Palo Alto California) was Bass guitarist producer and engineer with the William "Bill" Rieflin (born September 30, 1960) is a contemporary musician and is currently drumming for R Christopher Connelly may refer to Christopher Connelly (actor, American actor Chris Connelly (musician, Scottish musician Nivek Ogre (real name Kevin Graham Ogilvie) born December 5, 1962 is the vocalist best known for his work in the industrial band Skinny Martin Clive Atkins (born in Coventry, England on August 3, 1959) is a drummer and Session musician best known for his work William Tucker is the name of several people among them William Tucker (colonist, a freeman who was the first African American born in the American Colonies Louis Svitek - guitarist for MOD, Ministry, Pigface, Mind Funk, and Project. Rey Washam (born Reynolds Washam, March 14, 1961 in Austin Texas is a Drummer who has been performing for more than 20 years Marz, born Zlatko Hukic, is an American rap artist from Chicago, Illinois. Adam Grossman was the guitarist and singer for the Texas Industrial metal band Skrew, and the Crossover thrash band Angkor Wat, both of which Mark Baker may refer to Mark Baker (animator, British animator Mark Allen Baker, American author and expert of sports autographs Max Brody (born 1969 in Elgin IL, US) is an American musician based outside of Austin TX, best known as the one-time Percussionist / John Monte is the bassist for Evan Seinfeld 's new band The Spyderz Mike Scaccia (born in Texas, US) is an American musician best known as the lead (and sometimes rhythm guitarist for the Hard rock bands Ministry Nathan Jonas "Joey" Jordison (born April 26, 1975) is an American musician songwriter and Record producer. Paul Vincent Raven ( January 16, 1961 &ndash October 20, 2007) He was recording with Treponem Pal on their new album at the David Warren Ellefson (born November 12, 1964 in Jackson, Minnesota) is a Bass guitar player who is best known as a former Jimmy DeGrasso (born March 16, 1963) is an American Heavy Metal drummer IndustrialnatioN is an independent international Underground music Magazine based in Oakland, California. Gary Graff (born 1960 is an American music journalist and Author. Events 451 - The Battle of Avarayr between Armenian rebels and the Sassanid Empire takes place Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Ministry Plots Final Disc. Billboard. Retrieved on 2007-02-24. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 303 - Galerius, Roman Emperor, publishes his edict that begins the persecution of Christians in his portion of the
- ^ Los Angeles Superior Court - Civil Case Summary
- ^ Paul Raven - Bass player with Killing Joke, Ministry, Prong Dies in Geneva Aged 46 (Jan 16th 1961)
- ^ The Overdue Demise of Ministry
- ^ Headbangers Blog » Exclusive: Ministry Frontman Discusses Farewell Tour
External links
- Official site
- Unofficial site
- Jon Wiederhorn, MTV News, 10:11 p. m. EDT May 6, 2004, "In President Bush, Ministry Find Both A Monster And A Muse". Events 1527 - Spanish and German troops sack Rome; some consider this the end of the Renaissance. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again "
- Kirk Miller, Rolling Stone, June 21, 2004, "Ministry's War on Bush". Events 524 - Godomar, King of the Burgundians defeats the Franks at the Battle of Vézeronce. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again "
- Bernard Van Isacker, Side-Line, November 25, 2005, “Taming the old demons”. Events 1034 - Máel Coluim mac Cináeda, King of Scots dies Donnchad, the Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
| Ministry |
| Al Jourgensen |
| Tommy Victor | John Bechdel | Tony Campos | Aaron Rossi | Mike Scaccia | Sin Quirin |
| Paul Barker | Bill Rieflin | Chris Connelly | Kevin Ogilvie | Martin Atkins | Louis Svitek | Rey Washam | William Tucker | Max Brody | John Monte | Mark Baker | Stephen George | Paul Raven | Joey Jordison | Dave Ellefson | Jimmy DeGrasso |
| Discography |
| Studio albums: With Sympathy | Twitch | The Land of Rape and Honey | The Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Taste | Psalm 69: The Way to Succeed and the Way to Suck Eggs | Filth Pig | Dark Side of the Spoon | Animositisomina | Houses of the Molé | Rio Grande Blood | The Last Sucker |
| Live, Remix and Compilation albums: Twelve Inch Singles | In Case You Didn't Feel Like Showing Up | Greatest Fits | Sphinctour | Early Trax | Side Trax | Rantology | Rio Grande Dub Ya | Cover Up |
| Related Bands: Special Affect | Revolting Cocks | Pailhead | Lard | 1000 Homo DJs | PTP | Acid Horse | Pink Anvil | Lead Into Gold | Pigface | Skrew Society 1 |
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