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MINISTRY's Sin Quirin's recently launched a NEW project called SUPERMANIC and you can hear all about it at the video interview below. The group recently premiered a song called "She Said" and we have it!
Recently, Sin revealed the lineup for SUPERMANIC via the following photograph:
SUPERMANIC from left to right: Sin Quirin, Charles Kallaghan Massabo, Grog Rox and Sack Saak Saqq
Stay tuned 2 for part 2 of this exclusive interview!
Thirty PLUS years and 12 albums later, as well as a near-death experience in 2010, Jourgensen rised as a phoenix from the ashes with 'Relapse' (released in 2012 via 13th Planet).
Even though Jourgensen said that 'Relapse' was absolutely, positively going to be the final Ministry album ever. The band is working on a NEW album as previously reported by us on the interview we conducted with Ministry guitaristSin Quirin (see below).
Ministry have announced that their thirteenth studio is entitled 'From Beer To Eternity'! Excited? We are! Here are some of the song names:
- Hail to his Majesty - Punch In The Face - PermaWar - Perfect Storm - Fairly Unbalanced - The Horror - Side FX include Mikey's Middle Finger (T.V.4) - Lesson Unlearned - Thanx But No Thanx - Change of Luck - Enjoy The Silence
Here is a video of the band working on 'From Beer To Eternity', which was the very last time that Mike Scaccia recorded music.
Stay tuned 2 for part 2 of this exclusive interview!
Sin Quirin's hard work ethic has driven him to a very successful and exciting career. His guitar work with MINISTRY, LORDS OF ACID, REVOLTING COCKS, and AMERICAN HEADCHARGE, has helped all those bands reach NEW musical heights.
But hey, Sin is far from done! He recently launched a NEW project called SUPERMANIC and you can hear all about it at the video interview below. During our exclusive interview, Sin also talked about the loss of his friend and bandmate Mike Scaccia. Mike passed away this past December while performing live on stage (full info HERE).
Sin also discussed the NEW MINISTRY album, which actually features some of Mike Scaccia's very last musical work. Without further due, here is part 1 of our interview with Mr. Sin Quirin!
Stay tuned 2 for part 2 of this exclusive interview!
As previously reported HERE, Mike Scaccia passed away last night (Saturday, December 22) at the age of 47. According to Rolling Stone,
Scaccia was performing onstage at the Rail Club in Fort Worth, Texas,
as part of a 50th birthday celebration for Rigor Mortis singer Bruce
Corbitt, when he collapsed. Shortly afterwards, he was taken to a
hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
The official memorial for Mike
Scaccia will take place this Sunday, December 30 at 3:00 p.m. at Aristide
Event Center in Mansfield, Texas. The event is open to the public. Here is the address:
Aristide Event Center
570 North Walnut Creek Drive
Mansfield, TX 76063
Following the
sad news of Scaccia's untimely passing, rumors surfaced regarding the
cause of death. Thankfully, Corbitt took matters into his own hands
in order to clear the rumors. Read more HERE!
Our hearts go out to Scaccia's family, friends, fans and all of his bandmates! ROCK IN PEACE!
As previously reported HERE, Mike Scaccia passed away last night (Saturday, December 22) at the age of 47. According to Rolling Stone, Scaccia was performing onstage at the Rail Club in Fort Worth, Texas, as part of a 50th birthday celebration for Rigor Mortis singer Bruce Corbitt, when he collapsed. Shortly afterwards, he was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Following the sad news of Scaccia's untimely passing, rumors surfaced regarding the cause of death. Thankfully, Corbitt has taken matters into his own hands in order to clear the rumors. Here is what he was posted on his Facebook page:
"Please everyone... I know there has been so many rumors and reasons that Mike passed away. This stuff about strobe lights is totally false. I wanted to wait for the official cause of death to be released. But I already knew when it happened. Here is the official word... RIP Mike Scaccia. SUDDEN CARDIAC DEATH Due to: ATHEROSCLEROTIC AND HYPERTENSIVE HEART DISEASE"
Corbitt has always been paying tribute to his friend and bandmate today, here are some heart felt words he posted earlier today:
"Mike was always so close to his parents. When his Mom passed away... he called me and asked me to come up to the studio and be with him when he recorded this song he wrote to have played at his Mom's funeral. So I went to Kerry Crafton's studio to support him during his huge loss. I was touched at the strength and emotion he showed that night when they were recording these tracks.
"I know that no one had the privilege to watch Mike play guitar more than Casey, Harden and myself. We always knew all sides of Mike's talents. He could play anything... as you can see in this video. Love ya and miss ya bro!"
Our hearts go out to Scaccia's family, friends, fans and all of his bandmates! ROCK IN PEACE!
It is with heavy hearts that we report to you that Mike Scaccia passed away last night (Saturday, December 22) night at the age of 47. According to Rolling Stone, Scaccia was performing onstage at the Rail Club in Fort Worth, Texas, as part of a 50th birthday celebration for Rigor Mortis singer Bruce Corbitt, when he collapsed. Shortly afterwards, he was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Here is a statement from Scaccia's band mate in MINISTRY Al Jourgensen:
From Uncle Al..... 12/23/2012:
"I JUST LOST MY LIL' BROTHER AND MY BEST FRIEND - THE 13TH PLANET COMPOUND IS DEVASTATED,COMPLETELY IN SHOCK AND SHATTERED. MIKEY WAS NOT ONLY THE BEST GUITAR PLAYER IN THE HISTORY OF MUSIC, BUT HE WAS A CLOSE, CLOSE, CLOSE PART OF OUR FAMILY - AND I JUST LOST A HUGE CHUNK OF MY HEART TODAY. OUR LIVES ARE FOREVER CHANGED. LIFE WITHOUT MIKEY IS LIKE ORANGE JUICE WITHOUT PULP - KIND OF BLAND. I HAVE NO WORDS TO EXPRESS WHAT THIS GUY MEANT TO ME, MY FAMILY, MY CAREER.... EVERYTHING!
GET TO KNOW HIS LEAD PARTS - FOR THEY ARE IN THE PANTHEON OF MUSIC! UNFORTUNATELY, MOST OF YOU DIDN'T GET TO KNOW MIKEY'S SOUL -WHICH IS IN THE PANTHEON OF HUMANITY. HE IS MY HERO, MY FRIEND AND MY IDOL. MIKEY WAS ALWAYS BESIDE ME - MY RIGHT HAND MAN - THROUGH THICK AND THIN, THE GOOD, THE BAD, THE UGLY AND THE BEAUTIFUL.
"REST IN PEACE MY BROTHER, MY FRIEND, MY HEART. PLEASE PRAY FOR MIKE SCACCIA AND JENNY, HIS WIFE AND THEIR CHILDREN, AND HIS FAMILY....."
- AL
Our hearts go out to Scaccia's family, friends, fans and all of his bandmates! ROCK IN PEACE!
Thirty
years and 12 albums later, as well as a near-death experience in 2010,
Jourgensen rises as a phoenix from the ashes with 'Relapse' -- still
angry, still political and very very pissed off. Relapsing back into the
music industry after a four-year hiatus, Jourgensen launches his audio
assault with "Ghouldiggers," a no-holds-barred Metal bullet aimed
directly at the pitfalls of the industry he has survived. Everything
Jourgensen predicted on Houses of the Molé, Rio Grande Blood and The
Last Sucker has transpired and as we approach the Mayan calendar of the
End of Days in 2012, Jourgensen, re-invigorated by the global "99
Percenters" and Occupy Wall Street movement, navigates through Relapse
once again as a reluctant prophet accusing, dissecting, cajoling and
exhorting greed, corruption and lies.
This past Saturday (June 23rd), the band arrived to New York City's Best buy Theater to bring the noise via "The DEFIBRILLATOUR"! Compiling a 19 song set list that included many of the bands classics, as well as plenty of NEW songs and even a cover by the STORMTROOPERS OF DEATH, the Industrial Metallers proved why they are one of the finest bands in the history of the genre (which they pioneered). The set list was as follows:
1) Ghouldiggers
2) No W
3) Rio Grande Blood
4) Señor Peligro
5) LiesLiesLies
6) 99 Percenters
7) Watch Yourself
8) Life Is Good
9) Waiting
10) Worthless
11) Relapse
12) The Last Sucker
13) Khyber Pass
Encore:
14) Psalm 69
15) N.W.O.
16) Just One Fix
17) Thieves
18) So What
Encore 2:
19) United Forces (Stormtroopers Of Death Cover)
MINISTRY TOUR DATES:
U.S. Dates (remaining tour dates):
6/23/2012 New York, NY @ Best Buy Theater
6/28/2012 Chicago, IL @ The Vic Theatre
6/29/2012 Chicago, IL @ The Vic Theatre
European Dates:
7/1/2012 Helsinki, Finland @ Tuska Open Air Fest
7/4/2012 Oslo, Norway @ Rockefeller
7/6/2012 Gavle, Sweden @ Getaway Rock Festival
7/8/2012 Hamburg, Germany @ Docks
7/10/2012 Leipzig, Germany @ Werk 2
7/12/2012 Tilburg, Netherlands @ O13
7/13/2012 Belgium @ Dour Festival
7/16/2012 Bristol, UK @ Academy
7/17/2012 Belfast, Ireland @ Mandella Hall
7/18/2012 Dublin, Ireland @ Vicar Street
7/20/2012 London, UK @ The Forum
7/21/2012 Manchester, UK @ Academy
7/24/2012 Madrid, Spain @ Riviera
7/25/2012 Bilbao, Spain @ Rockstar
7/27/2012 Selstat, France @ L'Art Scenique Festival
7/28/2012 Paris, France @ La Cigale
7/29/2012 Etaple, France @ Rock en Stock Festival
7/31/2012 Luzern, Switzerland @ Konzerthaus Schurr
8/2/2012 Pniewy, Poland @ Woodstock Open Air
8/4/2012 Wacken, Germany @ Wacken Open Air
8/6/2012 Munich, Germany @ Backstagewerk
8/8/2012 Budapest, Hungary @ Sziget Festival
8/9/2012 Czech Republic @ Brutal Assault Festival
8/11/2012 Moscow, Russia @ Moscow Arena
8/12/2012 St. Petersburg, Russia @ Glav Club
Tickets for Ministry's 2012 DeFibrillaTouR are on sale now at this location.
Deep in the heart of Hell Paso Texas, Ministry’s Al Jourgensen
re-opened the doors of his industrial compound studio in Fall 2011 and
invited his favorite co-conspirators Mike Scaccia (Rigor Mortis), Tony
Campos (Static X), Tommy Victor (Prong) and Casey Orr (Rigor
Mortis/Gwar) to climb on board the Ministry pirate ship and de-construct
and re-construct Jourgensen’s monsterpiece 'Relapse'.
Thirty
years and 12 albums later, as well as a near-death experience in 2010,
Jourgensen rises as a phoenix from the ashes with 'Relapse' -- still
angry, still political and very very pissed off. Relapsing back into the
music industry after a four-year hiatus, Jourgensen launches his audio
assault with "Ghouldiggers," a no-holds-barred Metal bullet aimed
directly at the pitfalls of the industry he has survived. Everything
Jourgensen predicted on Houses of the Molé, Rio Grande Blood and The
Last Sucker has transpired and as we approach the Mayan calendar of the
End of Days in 2012, Jourgensen, re-invigorated by the global "99
Percenters" and Occupy Wall Street movement, navigates through Relapse
once again as a reluctant prophet accusing, dissecting, cajoling and
exhorting greed, corruption and lies.
The band is ready to annihilate the world! Are you ready?
MINISTRY TOUR DATES:
U.S. Dates:
6/17/2012 Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre 6/21/2012 Los Angeles, CA @ Club Nokia 6/23/2012 New York, NY @ Best Buy Theater 6/28/2012 Chicago, IL @ The Vic Theatre 6/29/2012 Chicago, IL @ The Vic Theatre
European Dates:
7/1/2012 Helsinki, Finland @ Tuska Open Air Fest 7/4/2012 Oslo, Norway @ Rockefeller 7/6/2012 Gavle, Sweden @ Getaway Rock Festival 7/8/2012 Hamburg, Germany @ Docks 7/10/2012 Leipzig, Germany @ Werk 2 7/12/2012 Tilburg, Netherlands @ O13 7/13/2012 Belgium @ Dour Festival 7/16/2012 Bristol, UK @ Academy 7/17/2012 Belfast, Ireland @ Mandella Hall 7/18/2012 Dublin, Ireland @ Vicar Street 7/20/2012 London, UK @ The Forum 7/21/2012 Manchester, UK @ Academy 7/24/2012 Madrid, Spain @ Riviera 7/25/2012 Bilbao, Spain @ Rockstar 7/27/2012 Selstat, France @ L'Art Scenique Festival 7/28/2012 Paris, France @ La Cigale 7/29/2012 Etaple, France @ Rock en Stock Festival 7/31/2012 Luzern, Switzerland @ Konzerthaus Schurr 8/2/2012 Pniewy, Poland @ Woodstock Open Air 8/4/2012 Wacken, Germany @ Wacken Open Air 8/6/2012 Munich, Germany @ Backstagewerk 8/8/2012 Budapest, Hungary @ Sziget Festival 8/9/2012 Czech Republic @ Brutal Assault Festival 8/11/2012 Moscow, Russia @ Moscow Arena 8/12/2012 St. Petersburg, Russia @ Glav Club
Tickets for Ministry's 2012 DeFibrillaTouR are on sale now at this location.
As we approach the official street date for the thirteenth album from industrial Metal purveyors MINISTRY this Monday, March 26th, fans worldwide can stream all eleven tracks of the mutinous album via Metal Injection all weekend at the link below.
Following a dozen full-length releases over the past thirty years, and recently ending a four-year hiatus, from deep in the heart of Hell Paso Texas, Al Jourgensen's MINISTRY rises against the political machine one more time with the release of Relapse, the album boasting some of the band's heaviest and fastest material in years, fueled by Jourgensen's disgust at the world that surrounds us. The album strikes out with the no-holds-barred album opening track "Ghouldiggers" aimed directly at the pitfalls of the industry he has survived over the years, from there segueing directly into one of the heaviest MINISTRY anthems in years with the crushing "Double Tap" attack. Jourgensen has rallied with the Occupy Wall Street movement over the past year and recently released the riotous video for the raging "99 Percenters," speaking out for the majority of the world's oppressed populations against corporate corruption. View MINISTRY's newly unleashed "99 Percenters" right now!
Cited as the driving force behind a cross-section of Metal genres from industrial Nine Inch Nails to Thrash artists Static X and Nu Metal’s Korn, Linkin Park, Slipknot, Limp Bizkit, and receiving six Grammy Nominations for Best Metal Performance, multi-platinum selling artist Jourgensen returns with his greatest achievement to date with Relapse. The album will see worldwide release via Jourgensen's own Thirteenth Planet Records and AFM Records in conjunction with DisManic via E1 Distribution this "Metal Monday," March 26th, 2012.
Following the release of Relapse, MINISTRY will perform five major North American concerts this June -- Denver, Los Angeles, New York and two shows in Chicago -- as part of the DeFibRiLlaTouR 2012 World Tour. The band's touring lineup includes Al Jourgensen (Frontman/vox/guitars), Mike Scaccia (Ministry/Rigor Mortis) guitars, Casey Orr (Rigor Mortis) bass, John Bechdel (Ministry/Killing Joke/Fear Factory) keyboards, Aaron Rossi (Ministry/RevCo) drums and Sin Quirin (Ministry/RevCo) guitars. Soulfly bassist Tony Campos will not performing due to scheduling conflicts. Tickets for these first five shows are on sale now; check out the official MINISTRY Facebook for more info on tickets and VIP packages here.
'Relapse' Track Listing:
1. Ghouldiggers
2. Double Tap
3. FreeFall
4. Kleptocracy
5. United Forces
6. 99 Percenters
7. Relapse
8. Weekend Warrior
9. Git Up Get Out 'n Vote
10. Bloodlust
11. Relapse Defibrillator Mix (Special Limited Edition)
Tickets for Ministry's 2012 DeFibrillaTouR are on sale now at this location. Check out the official US tour date and venue schedule:
- 6/17/2012: Ogden Theatre in Denver, CO
- 6/21/2012: Club Nokia in Los Angeles, CA
- 6/23/2012: Best Buy Theater in New York, NY
- 6/28/2012: The Vic Theatre in Chicago, IL
- 6/29/2012: The Vic Theatre in Chicago, IL
Deep in the heart of Hell Paso Texas, Ministry’s Al Jourgensen re-opened the doors of his industrial compound studio in Fall 2011 and invited his favorite co-conspirators Mike Scaccia (Rigor Mortis), Tony Campos (Static X), Tommy Victor (Prong) and Casey Orr (Rigor Mortis/Gwar) to climb on board the Ministry pirate ship and de-construct and re-construct Jourgensen’s monsterpiece 'Relapse'.
Thirty years and 12 albums later, as well as a near-death experience in 2010, Jourgensen rises as a phoenix from the ashes with Relapse -- still angry, still political and very very pissed off. Relapsing back into the music industry after a four-year hiatus, Jourgensen launches his audio assault with "Ghouldiggers," a no-holds-barred metal bullet aimed directly at the pitfalls of the industry he has survived. Everything Jourgensen predicted on Houses of the Molé, Rio Grande Blood and The Last Sucker has transpired and as we approach the Mayan calendar of the End of Days in 2012, Jourgensen, re-invigorated by the global 99 Percenters and Occupy Wall Street movement, navigates through Relapse once again as a reluctant prophet accusing, dissecting, cajoling and exhorting greed, corruption and lies.
Here is a taste of you can expect out of Ministry's NEW Album 'Relapse', this song is called "99 percenters"!
Digital Singles:
- "99 Percenters" - Released Dec 24th
- "Double Tap" - Will be Released as a Maxi-Single on Feb 24th 2012
'Relapse' Track Listing:
1. Ghouldiggers
2. Double Tap
3. FreeFall
4. Kleptocracy
5. United Forces
6. 99 Percenters
7. Relapse
8. Weekend Warrior
9. Git Up Get Out 'n Vote
10. Bloodlust
11. Relapse Defibrillator Mix (Special Limited Edition)
Tickets for Ministry's 2012 DeFibrillaTouR are on sale now at this location. Check out the official US tour date and venue schedule:
- 6/17/2012: Ogden Theatre in Denver, CO
- 6/21/2012: Club Nokia in Los Angeles, CA
- 6/23/2012: Best Buy Theater in New York, NY
- 6/28/2012: The Vic Theatre in Chicago, IL
- 6/29/2012: The Vic Theatre in Chicago, IL
Deep in the heart of Hell Paso Texas, Ministry’s Al Jourgensen re-opened the doors of his industrial compound studio in Fall 2011 and invited his favorite co-conspirators Mike Scaccia (Rigor Mortis), Tony Campos (Static X), Tommy Victor (Prong) and Casey Orr (Rigor Mortis/Gwar) to climb on board the Ministry pirate ship and de-construct and re-construct Jourgensen’s monsterpiece Relapse.
Thirty years and 12 albums later, as well as a near-death experience in 2010, Jourgensen rises as a phoenix from the ashes with Relapse -- still angry, still political and very very pissed off. Relapsing back into the music industry after a four-year hiatus, Jourgensen launches his audio assault with "Ghouldiggers," a no-holds-barred metal bullet aimed directly at the pitfalls of the industry he has survived. Everything Jourgensen predicted on Houses of the Molé, Rio Grande Blood and The Last Sucker has transpired and as we approach the Mayan calendar of the End of Days in 2012, Jourgensen, re-invigorated by the global 99 Percenters and Occupy Wall Street movement, navigates through Relapse once again as a reluctant prophet accusing, dissecting, cajoling and exhorting greed, corruption and lies.
Reaching back to his punk rock roots, Jourgensen and his Ministry pirates cover S.O.D’s “United Forces” – a track written 20 years ago still relevant today as a call to arms for the unrighteous and to those who feel disenfranchised by the “system” as it stands today.
Sited as the driving force behind a cross-section of metal genres from industrial Nine Inch Nails to thrash artists Static X and Nu Metal’s Korn, Linkin Park, Slipknot, Limp Biskit, and receiving six Grammy Nominations for Best Metal Performance, Jourgensen returns with his greatest achievement to date with Relapse.
Leave it to Jourgensen to make a comeback with a relapse.
Digital Singles:
- "99 Percenters" - Released Dec 24th
- "Double Tap" - Will be Released as a Maxi-Single on Feb 24th 2012
'Relapse' Track Listing:
1. Ghouldiggers
2. Double Tap
3. FreeFall
4. Kleptocracy
5. United Forces
6. 99 Percenters
7. Relapse
8. Weekend Warrior
9. Git Up Get Out 'n Vote
10. Bloodlust
11. Relapse Defibrillator Mix (Special Limited Edition)
Tickets for Ministry's 2012 DeFibrillaTouR are on sale now at this location. Check out the official US tour date and venue schedule:
- 6/17/2012: Ogden Theatre in Denver, CO
- 6/21/2012: Club Nokia in Los Angeles, CA
- 6/23/2012: Best Buy Theater in New York, NY
- 6/28/2012: The Vic Theatre in Chicago, IL
- 6/29/2012: The Vic Theatre in Chicago, IL
Ministry founder and Industrial Metal king Al Jourgensen, has a NEW project that offers the listener a very twisted mix of psycho-country and Heavy Metal music. This psychotic project is called Buck Satan and the 666 Shooters and they are unleashing their debut album, 'Bikers Welcome! Ladies Drink Free', will be released on CD via AFM Records through Dismanic Distribution on January 17th, with the digital release being handled by Jourgensen's own Thirteenth Planet Records. And guess what? You can listen to it right now, courtesy of Revolver Magazine!
Bikers Welcome! Ladies Drink Free Track Listing:
1. Quicker Than Liquor
2. What’s Wrong With Me
3. Medication Nation
4. Drug Store Truck Drivin’ Man
5. The Only Time I’m Sober Is When You’re Gone
6. Cheap Wine, Cheap Ramen
7. Down The Drain
8. Sleepless Nights and Bar Room Fights
9. Friend of the Devil
10. Ten Long Years In Texas
11. I Hate Every Bone In Your Body Except Mine
12. Take Me Away
AFM Records is proud to announce the worldwide signing of industrial veterans Ministry, one of the most innovative and legendary bands of our time. AFM will release Ministry's highly-anticipated comeback album 'Relapse' in March. Prior to the album, Ministry will release a digital single, entitled “99%” on December 23rd, 2011 via the band's iTunes store.
Currently, Ministry mastermind Al Jourgensen is finalizing the last mixes on the NEW material. Commented Jourgensen on the signing: "Our 13th Planet Record releases have been distributed in Europe via AFM through our partner Soulfood Music in Germany for several years now, and we have established a solid business relationship, so it made perfect sense to take the next step and have AFM Records come on board and be involved with the new Ministry release for worldwide and digital distribution. I’m pretty psyched about the collaboration, based on the response and enthusiasm I’ve received from AFM so far…"
US Tour-dates:
- June 17, 2012 Denver Ogden Theatre
- June 21, 2012 Los Angeles Club Nokia
- June 23, 2012 New York Best Buy Theater
- June 28, 2012 Chicago The Vic Theatre
- June 29, 2012 Chicago The Vic Theatre
These will be the only US dates of the 2012 Relapse Tour, so get your tickets now!
Ministry is:
- Al Jourgensen
- Mike Scaccia
- Tommy Victor
- Tony Campos
- John Bechdel
- Aaron Rossi
"While I was working on the Buck Satan record, me and Mike Scaccia from Rigor Mortis fucked around to pass the time and we had like, 5,6,7 songs and I didn't really want to do anything with them but Mikey was like, 'Dude, these songs are awesome.' They weren't country, they were more like Ministry. So he's coming by in September and guitarist Tommy Victor from Prong is coming by in October with bassist Tony Campos from Soulfly (ex-Static X) and we're gonna finish up another Ministry album by Christmas called 'Relapse'."
"I think this is actually gonna wind up being the fastest and heaviest record I've ever done. Just because we did it as anti-therapy, therapy against the country music we would just take days off and thrash faster than I've done in a long time, faster than Mikey's done in a long time. He just did a Rigor Mortis tour and said it was easy compared to this Ministry stuff so it's gonna be brutal and it's gonna freak a lot of people out."
US Tour-dates:
- June 17, 2012 Denver Ogden Theatre
- June 21, 2012 Los Angeles Club Nokia
- June 23, 2012 New York Best Buy Theater
- June 28, 2012 Chicago The Vic Theatre
- June 29, 2012 Chicago The Vic Theatre
These will be the only US dates of the 2012 Relapse Tour, so get your tickets now!
There is also be the chance to grab special VIP tickets!
Ministry is:
- Al Jourgensen
- Mike Scaccia
- Tommy Victor
- Tony Campos
- John Bechdel
- Aaron Rossi
Studio albums
- With Sympathy (1983)
- Twitch (1986)
- The Land of Rape and Honey (1988)
- The Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Taste (1989)
- Psalm 69: The Way to Succeed and the Way to Suck Eggs (1992)
- Filth Pig (1996)
- Dark Side of the Spoon (1999)
- Animositisomina (2003)
- Houses of the Molé (2004)
- Rio Grande Blood (2006)
- The Last Sucker (2007)
- Relapse (2011)
AFM Records will kick off their 2012 North American release schedule with the CD version of the highly-anticipated debut from Buck Satan and the 666 Shooters, the psycho-Country/Metal alter-ego of Ministry's infamous founder, Al Jourgensen.
In addition to his worldwide notoriety as the Godfather of industrial Metal, the public has long been aware of Al Jourgensen's doppelganger, Buck Satan; an idea birthed in homage to his longtime country music hero Buck Owens. Owens, just prior to his death, "blessed" Jourgensen’s country side-project Buck Satan and the 666 Shooters, and now finally fully realized years later, this anticipated, apocalyptic bit of filthy modern Americana is complete, the collection of hymns dubbed 'Bikers Welcome! Ladies Drink Free'.
Jourgensen recruited additional henchmen for the debut recordings from Buck Satan and the 666 Shooters, including Rick Nielsen (Cheap Trick), Tony Campos (Static-X) and Mike Scaccia (Rigor Mortis), in addition to a plethora of guest musicians bearing fiddles, cellos, pedal steel guitars, mandolins, banjos, and more for the construction of the album, utilizing his extensive knowledge of Country music to accomplish the album, including eleven original numbers as well as a nod to the legendary Gram Parsons on "Drug Store Truck Drivin' Man." Weighing in with over fifty minutes of high-octane "country core" debauchery, 'Bikers Welcome! Ladies Drink Free' should no doubt be a highly anticipated release for diehard Ministry/Jourgensen fans as well as anybody with a penchant for outlaw Country music or raging American Rock in general.
'Bikers Welcome! Ladies Drink' Free will be released on CD via AFM Records through Dismanic Distribution on January 17th, with the digital release being handled by Jourgensen's own Thirteenth Planet Records. Check out the album art for 'Bikers Welcome! Ladies Drink Free'.
Bikers Welcome! Ladies Drink Free Track Listing:
1. Quicker Than Liquor
2. What’s Wrong With Me
3. Medication Nation
4. Drug Store Truck Drivin’ Man
5. The Only Time I’m Sober Is When You’re Gone
6. Cheap Wine, Cheap Ramen
7. Down The Drain
8. Sleepless Nights and Bar Room Fights
9. Friend of the Devil
10. Ten Long Years In Texas
11. I Hate Every Bone In Your Body Except Mine
12. Take Me Away
Ministry is without a doubt the band to blame for the rise of Industrial Metal in the early 80s. The band was formed in 1981 in Chicago, Illinois by singer Al Jourgensen. In 2008, after 17 years of musical madness, Ministry decided to call it quits and were joined by Swedish Metal machines Meshuggah for a North American farewell tour.
After only three years apart, the band decided to reunite and have already announced some US dates for 2012 (tourdates below)! They have also announced that they will be performing at these years edition of "Wacken Open Air" in Wacken, German (August 2-4, 2012). Now, Ministry has announced that they are unleashing their 12th studio album, "Relapse", on March 30, 2012, via Al Jourgensen's (singer) Planet Records. Here is what Jourgensen told Metal Hammer magazine about the reformation of Ministry.
"While I was working on the Buck Satan record, me and Mike Scaccia from Rigor Mortis fucked around to pass the time and we had like, 5,6,7 songs and I didn't really want to do anything with them but Mikey was like, 'Dude, these songs are awesome.' They weren't country, they were more like Ministry. So he's coming by in September and guitarist Tommy Victor from Prong is coming by in October with bassist Tony Campos from Soulfly (ex-Static X) and we're gonna finish up another Ministry album by Christmas called 'Relapse'.
"We've only got five songs to go. I've been listening to it the last couple of weeks and I wasn't really in the mood, I was just taking it as a joke. Just to pass the time at first but Mikey's raving about it. It's like, dude c'mon, this is not about Bush, so… that parts over. The ulcers are gone and Bush is gone so it's time for something new. I think this is actually gonna wind up being the fastest and heaviest record I've ever done. Just because we did it as anti-therapy, therapy against the country music we would just take days off and thrash faster than I've done in a long time, faster than Mikey's done in a long time. He just did a Rigor Mortis tour and said it was easy compared to this Ministry stuff so it's gonna be brutal and it's gonna freak a lot of people out."
US Tour-dates:
- June 17, 2012 Denver Ogden Theatre
- June 21, 2012 Los Angeles Club Nokia
- June 23, 2012 New York Best Buy Theater
- June 28, 2012 Chicago The Vic Theatre
- June 29, 2012 Chicago The Vic Theatre
These will be the only US dates of the 2012 Relapse Tour, so get your tickets now!
There is also be the chance to grab special VIP tickets!
Ministry is:
- Al Jourgensen
- Mike Scaccia
- Tommy Victor
- Tony Campos
- John Bechdel
- Aaron Rossi
Studio albums
- With Sympathy (1983)
- Twitch (1986)
- The Land of Rape and Honey (1988)
- The Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Taste (1989)
- Psalm 69: The Way to Succeed and the Way to Suck Eggs (1992)
- Filth Pig (1996)
- Dark Side of the Spoon (1999)
- Animositisomina (2003)
- Houses of the Molé (2004)
- Rio Grande Blood (2006)
- The Last Sucker (2007)
- Relapse (2011)
Ministry is without a doubt the band to blame for the rise of Industrial Metal. The band was formed in 1981 in Chicago, Illinois. In 2008, after 17 years of musical madness, Ministry decided to call it quits and were joined by Swedish Metal machines Meshuggah for a North American farewell tour. After only three years apart, the band decided to reunite. In order to celebrate this great news, the band has announced some US dates for 2012!
Lead by founder Al Jourgensen, the reunited Ministry will also be performing at next year’s Wacken Festival in Germany (August 2-4, 2012). Additionally, Jourgensen told Metal Hammer in August 2011 that Ministry has been working on a new album called Relapse, which they hope to release by Christmas. Regarding the sound of the new material, he explained, "We've only got five songs to go. I've been listening to it the last couple of weeks and I wasn't really in the mood, I was just taking it as a joke. Just to pass the time at first but [Mikey's] raving about it. It's like, dude c'mon, this is not about Bush, so… that parts over. The ulcers are gone and Bush is gone so it's time for something new. I think this is actually gonna wind up being the fastest and heaviest record I've ever done. Just because we did it as anti-therapy therapy against the country music we would just take days off and thrash faster than I've done in a long time, faster than Mikey's done in a long time. He just did a Rigor Mortis tour and said it was easy compared to this Ministry stuff so it's gonna be brutal and it's gonna freak a lot of people out." (Source: Wikipedia)
US Tour-dates:
- June 17, 2012 Denver Ogden Theatre
- June 21, 2012 Los Angeles Club Nokia
- June 23, 2012 New York Best Buy Nokia
- June 28, 2012 Chicago The Vic Theatre*
- June 29, 2012 Chicago The Vic Theatre*
*Both Chicago dates will go onsale simultaneously.
These will be the only US dates of the 2012 Relapse Tour, so get your tickets when they go on public sale on September 23 (link below). There will also be a pre-sale for Ministry Facebook fans and e-store customers.
There will also be the chance to grab special VIP tickets!
Ministry is:
- Al Jourgensen
- Mike Scaccia
- Tommy Victor
- Tony Campos
- John Bechdel
- Aaron Rossi
Studio albums
- With Sympathy (1983)
- Twitch (1986)
- The Land of Rape and Honey (1988)
- The Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Taste (1989)
- Psalm 69: The Way to Succeed and the Way to Suck Eggs (1992)
- Filth Pig (1996)
- Dark Side of the Spoon (1999)
- Animositisomina (2003)
- Houses of the Molé (2004)
- Rio Grande Blood (2006)
- The Last Sucker (2007)
- Relapse (2011)
