Ministry
| Country | United States |
|---|---|
| Formed | 1981, Chicago, Illinois (early), El Paso, Texas (later) |
| Genres | Industrial Metal, New Wave, Synthpop, Industrial, Electronic |
| Labels | AFM Records |
Line-up (members)
- Al Jourgensen : Vocals, Guitars, Programming, Keyboards (1981-2008, 2011-2013, 2014-)
- Sinhue Quirin : Guitars, Bass (2007-2008), Guitars (2014-)
- Cesar Soto : Guitars (2015-)
- Tony Campos : Bass (2007-2008, 2011-2013, 2014-)
- Aaron Rossi : Drums (2007-2008, 2011-2013, 2014-)
- John Bechdel : Keyboards (2007-2008, 2011-2013, 2014-)
Former members
- Marty Sorenson : Bass (1981-1983)
- Lamont Welton : Bass (1981)
- Stephen George : Drums (1981-1984)
- John Davis : Keyboards (1981-1983)
- Paul Taylor : Keyboards (1981)
- Brad Hallen : Bass (1982-1986)
- Mark Pothier : Keyboards (1982-1983)
- Robert Roberts : Keyboards (1982-1983)
- Walter Turbitt : Guitars (1983)
- Doug Chamberlin : Keyboards (1983-1984)
- Patty Marsh : Keyboards, Vocals (1983-1986)
- Paul Barker : Bass, Keyboards, Programming, Vocals (1986-2003)
- Bill Rieflin : Drums, Programming (1986-1995)
- Jeff Ward : Drums (1988) (R.I.P. 1993)
- Chris Connelly : Keyboards, Vocals (1988-1993)
- Mike Scaccia : Guitars (1989-1996, 2002-2007, 2011-2012), Bass (2004) (R.I.P. 2012)
- William Tucker : Guitars (1990) (R.I.P. 1999)
- Michael Balch : Keyboards, Programming (1991-1993)
- Louis Svitek : Guitars (1992-2003)
- Howie Beno : Programming (1992)
- Gibby Haynes : Vocals (1992)
- Rey Washam : Drums, Percussion, Programming (1995-1999, 2003)
- Zlatko Hukic : Guitars (1996-1999)
- Max Brody : Drums, Percussion, Programming, Saxophone (2003-2004)
- Adam Grossman : Guitars (2003)
- Kol Marshall : Keyboards (2003-2004)
- John Monte : Bass (2004)
- Eddy Garcia : Bass (2004-2005)
- Bryan Kehoe : Guitars (2004)
- Rick Valles : Guitars (2004-2005)
- Tommy Victor : Guitars, Bass (2005-2008), Backing Vocals (2007), Guitars (2011-2013)
- Paul Vincent Raven : Bass, Keyboards, Guitars, Drums, Programming, Vocals (2006-2007) (R.I.P. 2007)
- Joey Jordison : Drums (2006-2007)
- Burton C. Bell : Lead Vocals (2007-2008)
- Jimmy DeGrasso : Drums (2008)
- Casey Orr : Bass (2012-2013)
- Monte Pittman : Guitars (2014-2015)
Ministry Discography
| Album title | Lyrics | Type | Released | Rating | Votes | Reviews | |||
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| Cold Life (1981) | Single | 1981 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
| I'm Falling (1981) | Single | 1981 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Work for Love (1982) | Single | 1982 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Here We Go (1983) | Single | 1983 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
| I Wanted to Tell Her (1983) | Single | 1983 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Revenge (1983) | Single | 1983 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
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With Sympathy (1983) |  |
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Studio | 1983-08 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| All Day / Everyday (Is Halloween) (1985) | Single | 1985 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Halloween (Remix) / Nature of Outtakes (1985) | Single | 1985 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Over the Shoulder (1985) | Single | 1985 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
| The Nature of Love (1985) | Single | 1985-10 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
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Twitch (1986) | |
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Studio | 1986-07-08 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| Twelve Inch Singles (1981-1984) (1987) | |
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Compilation | 1987 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
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The Land of Rape and Honey (1988) | |
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Studio | 1988-01 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| Stigmata (1988) | Single | 1988-02-14 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
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The Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Taste (1989) | |
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Studio | 1989-11-14 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| Burning Inside (1989) | Single | 1989-11-16 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
| So What (1990) | Single | 1990-03 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
| In Case You Didn't Feel like Showing Up (1990) | |
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Live | 1990-09-04 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jesus Built My Hotrod (1991) | Single | 1991-11-06 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
| N.W.O. (1992) | Single | 1992-07 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
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ΚΕΦΑΛΗΞΘ (1992) | |
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Studio | 1992-07-14 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| Box (1993) | |
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Boxed set | 1993 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| Just One Fix (1993) | Single | 1993-01-21 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Burning Inside: Through the Years 89-92 (1994) | |
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Live | 1994 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| The Fall / Reload (1995) | Single | 1995-12-05 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Brick Windows (1996) | Single | 1996 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
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Filth Pig (1996) | |
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Studio | 1996-01-30 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| Lay Lady Lay (1996) | Single | 1996-02 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
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Dark Side of the Spoon (1999) | |
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Studio | 1999-06-08 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| Bad Blood (1999) | Single | 1999-06-14 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 3 for One (2000) | |
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Boxed set | 2000-08-25 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tapes of Wrath (2000) | |
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Video | 2000-09-19 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| What About Us? (2001) | Single | 2001 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Greatest Fits (2001) | |
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Compilation | 2001-07-19 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| Sphinctour (2002) | Single | 2002 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Sphinctour (2002) | |
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Live | 2002-03-19 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| Sphinctour (2002) | |
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Video | 2002-08-23 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| Piss (2003) | Single | 2003 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
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Animositisomina (2003) | |
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Studio | 2003-02-17 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| No "W" (2004) | Single | 2004 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Twitched (2004) | |
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Compilation | 2004 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
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Houses of the Molé (2004) | |
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Studio | 2004-06-21 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| Side Trax (2004) | |
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Compilation | 2004-10-11 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| Early Trax (2004) | |
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Compilation | 2004-10-12 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rantology (2005) | |
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Compilation | 2005-09-27 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
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Rio Grande Blood (2006) | |
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Studio | 2006-05-02 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| Rio Grande Dub Ya (2007) | |
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Compilation | 2007-07-06 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| The Missing E.P. (2007) | |
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EP | 2007-07-09 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
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The Last Sucker (2007) | |
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Studio | 2007-09-17 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| Cover Up (2008) | |
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Compilation | 2008-03-01 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| Adios... Puta Madres (2009) | |
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Live | 2009-03-31 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| Adios... Putas Madres (2009) | |
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Video | 2009-05-22 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| The Last Sucker (Hardware Revamp Mix) (2009) | Single | 2009-09 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
| The Last Dubber (2009) | |
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Compilation | 2009-09-15 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| Thunderstruck (2010) | Single | 2010-05-24 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Bloodlines (Remix) (2010) | Single | 2010-08-17 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
| MiXXXes of the Molé (2010) | |
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Compilation | 2010-08-17 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| Every Day Is Halloween - Greatest Tricks (2010) | |
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Compilation | 2010-10-05 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| Undercover (2010) | |
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Compilation | 2010-12-07 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| Stigmata (Remixes) (2011) | Single | 2011 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Very Best of Fixes & Remixes (2011) | |
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Compilation | 2011 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| Psalm 69 (GROW Remix) (2011) | Single | 2011-01-05 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 99% (2011) | Single | 2011-12-23 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Double Tap (2012) | Single | 2012-02-24 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
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Relapse (2012) | |
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Studio | 2012-03-30 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| PermaWar (2013) | Single | 2013-08-02 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Enjoy the Quiet - Live at Wacken 2012 (2013) | |
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Boxed set | 2013-08-02 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
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From Beer to Eternity (2013) | |
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Studio | 2013-09-10 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| Last Tangle in Paris - Live 2012 (2014) | |
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Live | 2014-07-08 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| Toronto 1986 (2015) | |
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Live | 2015-05-22 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| From Beer to Eternamix (2015) | |
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Compilation | 2015-11-22 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| Keys to the City (2016) | Single | 2016-01-05 | - | 0 | 0 |
Best Ministry Songs
| Track title | Album title | Rating | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Just One Fix | ΚΕΦΑΛΗΞΘ (1992) | 95 | 1 |
Additional notes
Ministry played their final concert at the Tripod in Dublin, Ireland on 19 July 2008, and split-up later that year. They announced a reunion on 7 August 2011. Devastated to continue on without guitarist Mike Scaccia, Ministry split-up once again after they released their new album "From Beer to Eternity" in September 2013. However, they reunited in 2014, again.
Ministry have been regarded as one of the pioneers of the industrial rock/metal genre along with others like Skinny Puppy, Front Line Assembly, Godflesh, Pitchshifter, Nine Inch Nails and Tackhead who all had a more "extreme" approach on the industrial metal genre.
Al Jourgensen got the band name from the B Movie titled "Ministry of Fear."
Al Jourgensen goes by a number of pseudonyms which include Alain Jourgensen, Alien Jourgensen, Hypo Luxa (his alias as a music producer), Dog, Alien Dog Star and Buck Satan.
The band started playing new wave style music (coming from the demise from Al Jourgensen's first band Special Affect.) Over time, during the early 1980s, Ministry had evolved to what is now industrial music.
In 1989, with the album "The Mind Is A Terrible Thing To Taste," Ministry began to incorporate
Ministry have been regarded as one of the pioneers of the industrial rock/metal genre along with others like Skinny Puppy, Front Line Assembly, Godflesh, Pitchshifter, Nine Inch Nails and Tackhead who all had a more "extreme" approach on the industrial metal genre.
Al Jourgensen got the band name from the B Movie titled "Ministry of Fear."
Al Jourgensen goes by a number of pseudonyms which include Alain Jourgensen, Alien Jourgensen, Hypo Luxa (his alias as a music producer), Dog, Alien Dog Star and Buck Satan.
The band started playing new wave style music (coming from the demise from Al Jourgensen's first band Special Affect.) Over time, during the early 1980s, Ministry had evolved to what is now industrial music.
In 1989, with the album "The Mind Is A Terrible Thing To Taste," Ministry began to incorporate