Ministry



Ministry was an industrial metal band, formed in 1981 by Al Jourgensen (alias Hypo Luxa ). The band started as a group of synth rock oriented music made. The late 80s, the band changed its sound industrial with lots of speed metal influences . in 1984 it had a hit with (Every Day Is) Halloween . The group finally broke through with their fifth studio album, Psalm 69, in 1992.

After the death of bassist Paul Raven, on October 20, 2007, the band was lifted. Raven has also played with Killing Joke , Prong and later Godflesh .

On August 7, 2011 in Wacken was announced that the band will perform in 2012 back to Wacken Open Air . On November 30, 2011 Dour Ministry announced that theDour Festival is 2012 edition. Meanwhile, they are already attached to the Lokerse festivals (August 5), and they have a new album on March 23, 2012, called Relapse. ==Band members [ edit] == Last Known occupation

==Discography [ edit] == Albums
 * Aaron Rossi (drums)
 * Al Jourgensen (vocals, guitar)
 * Mike Scaccia (guitar)
 * Tony Campos (bass)
 * Tommy Victor (guitar)
 * Sin Quirin (guitar)
 * John Bechdel (keyboard)


 * 1983 - With Sympathy
 * 1986 - Twitch
 * 1988 - The Land Of Rape And Honey
 * 1989 - The Mind Is A Terrible Thing To Taste
 * 1992 - Psalm 69
 * 1996 - Filth Pig
 * 1999 - Dark Side Of The Spoon
 * 2003 - Animositisomina
 * 2004 - Houses Of The Mole
 * 2006 - Rio Grande Blood
 * 2007 - The Last Sucker
 * 2008 - Cover Up
 * 2012 - Relapse
 * 2013 - Enjoy The Quiet, Live at Wacken 2012 (DVD)
 * 2013 - From Beer To Eternity