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