Ministry, arguably the most influential industrial band to date, punctuated the close of their 30 year recording career with 2007’s The Last Sucker. Now comes the remix album, The Last Dubber, an appropriately beguiling album that dabbles in both trance and metal.The Last Sucker was greeted with a chorus of glowing reviews including Pitchfork proclaiming it “Ministry’s most exciting record
Last night I went to see the Anvil movie. I liked it-- but I'm an old time Anvil fan. Still there's a sense of comic-tragic angst, sometimes inspirational, sometimes hopeless, that could appeal to anyone at all. The new film about Ministry, Fix won't be quite as easy to get behind for non-fans. It's the ultimate rock'n'roll movie, warts and all, that a commercial venture like the Rolling Stones...
In a recent interview for Radio Metal with Aaron Rossi in which the Ministry drummer discusses the incident that took place on June 24, 2008 at the band's concert at Havana Café in Toulouse, France. According to the official explanation offered by the group and the venue, Ministry's show had to be stopped after a fan allegedly jumped up on stage and attempted to attack the band with tear gas. H..
Ministry announced additional dates for what they are saying will be the band's last tour. The C U LaTour will cover 32 cities beginning March 25th. According to LiveDaily:The lineup for the trek consists of frontman (and sole remaining original member) Al Jourgensen, guitarists Tommy Victor and Sin Quirin, keyboardist John Bechdel and drummer Jimmy DeGrasso, with Static X's Tony Campos takin...
By Jacob Gordon of TreeHugger.com View pictures At a cost of $35,000, the all-electric smart car will be more than twice the price of the recently Americanized gasoline version.Walk into a Wal-Mart in the not-too-distant future and among the thousands of products for sale will be an electric car. It will not be a remote control car, a golf cart or a little scooter to help granny cruise the aisl...
Last night I went to see the Anvil movie. I liked it-- but I'm an old time Anvil fan. Still there's a sense of comic-tragic angst, sometimes inspirational, sometimes hopeless, that could appeal to anyone at all. The new film about Ministry, Fix won't be quite as easy to get behind for non-fans. It's the ultimate rock'n'roll movie, warts and all, that a commercial venture like the Rolling Stones...
Band historyEarly yearsAl Jourgensen began Ministry in Chicago, Illinois in 1981. His first band prior to Ministry was Special Affect with Groovie Mann (of My Life With the Thrill Kill Kult). 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 tha...
This article contains information about a scheduled or expected future album.It is likely to contain information of a speculative nature and the content may change dramatically as the album release approaches and more information becomes available. (The Last Sucker)The Last Sucker is the tentative title for Ministry's eleventh studio album. According to a May 2006 interview with mainman Al Jo...
I know what happened to industrial gods Ministry. The band released their final album, The Last Sucker, toured, and called it quits. My real question this week is what WILL happen to Al Jourgenson's many Ministry side projects (Revolting Cocks, 10,000 Homo DJs, etc).
I have never been a huge fan of the band, although I must admit that they are a big name, with all the pros and cons that this means. They have surely influenced many, and definitely influenced by many. This is, their latest release, and it's not a new album, but a album full of covers. The songs here are well known, from the 70's, all filtered through the bands own perspective. This is not al...
By Jacob Gordon of TreeHugger.com View pictures At a cost of $35,000, the all-electric smart car will be more than twice the price of the recently Americanized gasoline version.Walk into a Wal-Mart in the not-too-distant future and among the thousands of products for sale will be an electric car. It will not be a remote control car, a golf cart or a little scooter to help granny cruise the aisl...