Ministry - originally scheduled for July 16th, 2020 & postponed to April 15th, 2021 - now rescheduled to October 15th, 2021Huntington, Long Island, N.Y. (Friday, March 19, 2021) - Due to circumstances outside of our control, we regret to inform you that Ministry - originally scheduled for July 16th, 2020 and postponed to April 15th, 2021 - has been rescheduled to October 15th, 2021. No exchanges are required - all tickets from 7/16/20 or 4/16/21 will be valid for 10/15/21. Any questions or concerns, you can call the venue at (631) 673-7300 or visit paramountny.com. In honor of the 30th anniversary of Ministry’s revolutionary album “The Mind Is A Terrible Thing To Taste,” band creator Al Jourgensen decided to go old school with the celebrations, announcing The Industrial Strength Tour to kick off this summer alongside very special guests KMFDM and Front Line Assembly. “'The Mind Is A Terrible Thing....
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Ministry – originally scheduled for July 16th, 2020 & postponed to April 15th, 2021 – now rescheduled to October 15th, 2021
Huntington, Long Island, N.Y. (Friday, March 19, 2021) – Due to circumstances outside of our control, we regret to inform you that Ministry – originally scheduled for July 16th, 2020 and postponed to April 15th, 2021 – has been rescheduled to October 15th, 2021. No exchanges are required – all tickets from 7/16/20 or 4/16/21 will be valid for 10/15/21. Any questions or concerns, you can call the venue at (631) 673-7300 or visit paramountny.com.
In honor of the 30th anniversary of Ministry’s revolutionary album “The Mind Is A Terrible Thing To Taste,” band creator Al Jourgensen decided to go old school with the celebrations, announcing The Industrial Strength Tour to kick off this summer alongside very special guests KMFDM and Front Line Assembly.
“’The Mind Is A Terrible Thing To Taste’ just turned 30. Who
knew we’d still be around to see this day,” says Jourgensen. “But since we are
alive and kicking, we figured we’d hop in the way-back machine and recreate the
infamous original tour with KMFDM, and add in Front Line Assembly as well.
Don’t miss it this time because we’ll be in wheelchairs for sure in another 30
years. May the fence be with you!”
“The Mind Is A Terrible Thing To Taste” was released in November
1989 and features hit singles “Thieves,” “Burning Inside” and “So What.” The
record further cemented Ministry and Jourgensen as music innovators ahead of
their time, producing a voluminous, aggressive sound that became a trademark
for the industrial music genre.
Kicking off July 1 in Seattle and wrapping August 1 in San
Francisco, the 25-date Industrial Strength Tour hits most major markets in the
U.S. Tickets go on sale Friday, January 17 at 10 am local time at www.ministryband.com. Blabbermouth is
also hosting an exclusive presale beginning at 10 AM local time Tuesday,
January 14 and running through 10 PM local time Wednesday, January 15—find the
presale code at https://www.blabbermouth.net/.
The Industrial Strength Tour
comes after a memorable 2019 for Ministry who joined Slayer on the thrash metal
band’s final dates of its Farewell World Tour and the release of a new fully
authorized limited-edition visual history book, “Ministry:Prescripture.” Find
more info here: https://www.melodicvirtue.com/collections/ministry
MINISTRY’s Al Jourgensen, the acclaimed
pioneer of industrial music, doesn’t muck around, doesn’t sugar-coat, doesn’t
pull punches. He’s highly opinionated, exceptionally well read and articulate
on subjects ranging from politics to alien conspiracies to American history to
his beloved Chicago Blackhawks/Bulls/White Sox/Bears. He is an avid follower of
NASA scientist David S. McKay, ancient civilizations scholar Zecharia Sitchin,
astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, and Scottish writer/archaeologist/scientist
Graham Hancock. During a layover at the Las Vegas airport this past summer, Jourgensen
spotted U.S. Congressman Adam Schiff, introduced himself, and took full
advantage of the encounter to let the Congressman know of his views on tax
reform and the possible perils of redistribution of wealth, the current
obstruction of the “Russia-gate” investigation by the House Intelligence
Committee lead by Republican Chair Devin Nunes, and to inquire about the status
of the possible impeachment of the President, on not only obstruction and
collusion charges, but for treason.
You see, Al Jourgensen is angry, really angry
about what’s going on in America – sexual abuse and the disrespect of women in
our society, the waning respect for the U.S. Constitution, the growing
acceptance of one’s opinions replacing facts, the decline of the our leaders’
sense of morals, ethics and personal responsibility to the country and to their
constituents, and the mad man in the White House. Yeah, Al is angry, and that
takes us straight to MINISTRY’s upcoming album »AmeriKKKant«.
Before all of that, the industrial machine
that is MINISTRY has manufactured immense amounts of sound during its 30+ years
of musical artistry. Initially coming into existence in 1981, MINISTRY was to
be the lifetime passion project of front runner and founder Al Jourgensen.
Often associated with ideas and imagery that are easily recognized today, in
part because of Jourgensen’s insanely dreaded hair, pitch black attire,
vampiric glasses, and exquisite top hat, the band has become incredibly
symbolic. But like any creature cursed with the gift of creativity, “Uncle Al”
has shed his skin several times over the decades. The development of MINISTRY and
all of Al Jourgensen projects has been purely organic, which is a huge reason
why the masses following his projects are so vast.
Often referred to as one of the founders of
Industrial Music, the true outlook of MINISTRY as well as Jourgensen’s other
projects, is far more fluid than just one specific genre. SURGICAL METH MACHINE,
REVOLTING COCKS, and anything Al “Fucking” Jourgensen has produced all explore
different realms of sound and thought.
In the year 1981 in Chicago Illinois, MINISTRY
was initially born. With an original line up of Al Jourgensen doing lead
vocals, guitar, programming and overall production, Stephen George on drums, Robert
Roberts on keyboards and backing vocals, and John Davis also on keyboards and
backing vocals. New sounds were constantly being developed in the 80’s
especially as technology improved. At first the band had a very catchy,
synth-pop sound. They began by releasing four 12” singles on Wax Track! Records
starting in 1981, and released their first LP »With Sympathy« in 1983 via Arista
Records.
As time progressed however, so did MINISTRY,
and they quickly developed a harsher, and even more stylized industrial sound
that they soon became infamous for. In the mid to late 80’s the band gained a
progressively greater following as it released albums »Twitch« (1986), »The
Land of Rape and Honey« (1988), and »The Mind Is A Terrible Thing To Taste«
(1989). The darker, heavier sound that MINISTRY had developed into was often a
direct reflection upon modern concepts, society, and politics. It was also
during this time that Al Jourgensen himself reached one of his many peaks of
creativity and branched off into what would be one of his many side-projects: REVOLTING
COCKS. He also began producing a vast amount of other music by artists similar
to his realm in one way or another such as NIVEK OGRE/SKINNY PUPPY, THE
REVEREND HORTON HEAT, NINE INCH NAILS, SMASHING PUMPKINS, CHEAP TRICK and RED
HOT CHILI PEPPERS. With the release of »Psalm 69: The Way to Succeed and The
Way to Suck Eggs« (1992), MINISTRY hit an all-time high in the mainstream
musical realm and even received a Grammy nomination. »Filth Pig« was released
in 1994 and by then MINISTRY had not only grown a solid fanbase, but a solid
reputation as well.
Famous for a hellaciously unique talent and
sound, pure heinous insanity while on tour, and endless energy filled
performances at countless festivals, MINISTRY had developed a cult following
and would go on to release several more records throughout the years before
eventually taking a hiatus. On December 23rd, 2012 then guitarist Mike Scaccia
suffered a heart attack and passed away. It was not long after this that Jourgensen
took what was to be an indefinite leave from doing anything MINISTRY related as
he could not bare to continue without Scaccia. It wasn’t until recently that
Jourgensen decided that if the circumstances were right, he would consider
reawakening MINISTRY to release something new to the world.
Now, in 2017 MINISTRY has reunited, revamped
its line-up, signed to Nuclear Blast Records, recently returned from a full
world tour, and is now preparing to release their 14th studio album, »AmeriKKKant«,
on March 9th 2018. Society and Politics have taken a turn for the insane and
frightening in the United States and across the globe, leaving much inspiration
and frustration for MINISTRY to draw from. Jourgensen remembers his shock while
witnessing everyone and everything around him during the recent election
process, and awoke on the morning of November 9th 2016 proclaiming: “We are
making a fuckin’ album – right now.”
»AmeriKKKant«, like all MINISTRY projects, is
an organic reflection of not just the band’s talent and sounds, but of the
society in which we all live and breathe. Jourgensen says “I’ve spoken my piece
on the societal conditions that would elect such a blithering idiot. It’s not
an anti-Trump album, it’s like a- ‘did you pay attention in school? Does
anybody have any intellectual curiosity anymore?’- album. [It’s] basically just
holding up a mirror to ourselves and saying: ‘Look at this, is this what you
really want to be?’”
With a new line up, incredibly full sound, and some might say a return
to the roots of MINISTRY, the band is prepared to release a record that is
socially relevant and sonically effective. Fans can look forward to a hearty
future for not just MINISTRY, but SURGICAL METH MACHINE, and REVOLTING COCKS as
well. There is simply too much insanity in this world for Jourgensen not to
speak his mind and keep our senses alive with his vast array of decibels and
visuals: “I’m afraid for the stupidity of not embracing nonsense. I think
nonsense is a great escape from the rigors of being in life’s hamster wheel.”
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