Ministry is an American industrial metal band founded in Chicago, Illinois, in 1981 by producer, singer, and instrumentalist Al Jourgensen. Originally a synth-pop outfit, Ministry evolved into one of the pioneers of industrial rock and industrial metal in the late 1980s. The band's lineup has changed frequently, leaving Jourgensen as the sole remaining original member. Musicians who have contributed to the band's studio and/or live activities include vocalists Nivek Ogre, Chris Connelly, Gibby Haynes, Burton C. Bell and Jello Biafra, guitarists Mike Scaccia, Tommy Victor and Cesar Soto, bassists Paul Barker, Paul Raven, Jason Christopher, Tony Campos and Paul D'Amour, drummers Jimmy DeGrasso, Bill Rieflin, Martin Atkins, Rey Washam, Max Brody, Joey Jordison, Roy Mayorga, Pepe Clarke and Aaron Rossi, keyboardist John Bechdel, and rappers and producers DJ Swamp and Arabian Prince. Ministry attained commercial success during the late 1980s and early 1990s with three of their studio albums: The Land of Rape and Honey (1988), The Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Taste (1989) and Psalm 69 (1992). The first two were certified gold while Psalm 69 was certified platinum by the RIAA. Psalm 69 was...
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Members
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- 1981–1984Stephen George
- 1981–Al Jourgensen
- 1986–1995Bill Rieflin — additional
- 1986–2004Paul Barker
- 1987–1991Chris Connelly
- 1991–1993Michael Balch
- 1992–2003Louis Svitek
- 2003–2004Max Brody
- 2004–2004John Monte — additional
- 2004–2005Mark Baker
- 2005–Tommy Victor
- 2006–2007Paul Raven
- 2006–Sin Quirin
- 2007–2008Tony Campos — bass guitar
- 2007–Burton C. Bell
- 2008–2008Aaron Rossi
- 2011–2013Tony Campos — bass guitar
- 2014–2015Tony Campos — bass guitar
- 2015–Cesar Soto
- 2017–Derek Abrams — drums (drum set)
- 2017–2019Tony Campos — bass guitar
- —Jeff Ward
- —John Bechdel
- —John Davis
- —Martin Sorenson
- —Mike Scaccia
- —Rey Washam
- —Robert Roberts
- —Shay Jones
- —Tia Sprocket
- —William Tucker
Discography
133 releases from MusicBrainz
Albums (20)
- 1983With Sympathy
- 1986Twitch
- 1988The Land of Rape and Honey
- 1989The Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Taste
- 1992ΚΕΦΑΛΗΞΘ — aka Psalm 69
- 1996Filth Pig
- 1999Dark Side of the Spoon
- 2003Animositisomina
- 2004Houses of the Molé
- 2006Rio Grande Blood
- 2007The Last Sucker
- 2008Cover Up
- 2010Undercover
- 2012Relapse
- 2013From Beer to Eternity
- 2018AmeriKKKant
- 2021Moral Hygiene
- 2024HOPIUMFORTHEMASSES
- 2025The Squirrely Years Revisited — reimagined versions of classic 1980s Ministry tracks
- 2026Hate to Go - Take Out or Delivery
EPs (2)
- 2007The Missing EP
- 2020Everyday (is Halloween) - The Lost Mixes
Singles (34)
- 1981I’m Falling / Cold Life
- 1982Cold Life
- 1983I Wanted to Tell Her
- 1983Revenge
- 1983Work for Love
- 1985All Day / Every Day Is Halloween
- 1985Halloween (remix) / Nature of Outtakes
- 1985Over the Shoulder
- 1985The Nature of Love
- 1988Stigmata
- 1989Burning Inside
- 1991Jesus Built My Hotrod
- 1992Just One Fix
- 1992N.W.O.
- 1995The Fall / Reload
- 1996Brick Windows
- 1996Lay Lady Lay
- 1999Bad Blood
- 2001What About Us?
- 2003Piss
- 2004No W
- 2008Keys to the City
- 2010Every Day Is Halloween
- 2010Thunderstruck
- 2011Stigmata (Remixes)
- 201299 Percenters
- 2012Double Tap
- 2013Permawar
- 2014Anything for You
- 2017Dancing Madly Backwards
- 2018Wargasm
- 2020Alert Level (Quarantined mix)
- 2026Burned Out
- 2026Dancing Alone
More: singles, compilations, live & other releases
Lives (48)
- 19861986-10-04: RPM Theatre, Toronto, ON, Canada
- 1990In Case You Didn’t Feel Like Showing Up (Live)
- 1991Live USA
- 19921990-02-13: Public Image: Royal Oak Ballroom, Omaha, Ne, USA
- 1992Jesus Built My What?
- 1992Lollapalooza '92
- 1992So What
- 19931990-02-13: Power Department: Royal Oak Ballroom, Omaha, NE, USA
- 19931990-02-13: Welcome to the Secret World of Ministry: Royal Oak Ballroom, Omaha, NE, USA
- 19931992-12-27: Kill for Kicks: Universal Amphitheatre, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- 1993Colourtrip
- 1993Thieves and Heroes
- 1993Trip to Hell
- 1995Flashback (with Ogre)
- 1996New Revelation
- 2002Sphinctour
- 2009Adios… Puta Madres
- 2013Enjoy the Quiet – Live at Wacken 2012
- 2014Last Tangle In Paris - Live 2012 DeFiBrilLaTouR
- 2015Toronto 1986 (live)
- 2017Live Necronomicon
- 2019Chicago 1982
- 2019Chicago/Detroit 1982 (Live)
- 2021Flashback: Live 1988
- —1982-05-02: East Side Club, Philadelphia, PA, USA
- —1983-07-20: First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN, USA
- —1984-10-24: First Ave, Minneapolis, MN, USA
- —1984-12-14: Lyons Township High School, LaGrange, IL, USA
- —1986-06-06: Medusa's, Chicago, IL, USA
- —1988-10-31: I-Beam, San Francisco, CA, USA
- —1988-12-12: Copa, Toronto, ON, Canada
- —1988-12-15: The Channel, Boston, MA, USA
- —1990-01-13: The Channel, Boston, MA, USA
- —1992-11-01: Hamburg Docks, Hamburg, Germany
- —1992-12-01: Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, ON, Canada
- —1996-06-29: Waldrock Festival, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- —1996-12-05: The Joint, Las Vegas, NV, USA
- —1999-08-19: Roseland Theater, Portland, OR, USA
- —1999-08-27: Deep Ellum Live, Dallas, TX, USA
- —2003-02-24: Paradiso Club, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- —2003-02-28: Élysée Montmartre, Paris, France
- —2003-03-12: Deep Ellum Live, Dallas, TX, USA
- —2003-04-08: Numbers, Houston, TX, USA
- —2003-05-15: Masquerade, Tampa, FL, USA
- —2004-10-30: Jannus Landing, St. Petersburg, FL, USA
- —2006-06-27: Dome Theatre, Niagara Falls, NY, USA
- —Los Angeles 1992
- —MasterBaTOUR 2006
Compilations (19)
- 1987Twelve Inch Singles: 1981–1984
- 1993Box
- 1996Remixes and B-Sides
- 2000Tapes of Wrath
- 2001Greatest Fits
- 2003Twitched
- 2004Early Trax
- 2004Inferno / Houses of the Molé
- 2004Side Trax
- 2005Rantology
- 2010Every Day Is Halloween: Greatest Tricks
- 2011Original Album Series
- 2011Very Best of Fixes & Remixes
- 2012The Very Best of Fixes & Remixes
- 2014Ultimate Rarest Trax! 1981–1986
- 2015Trax! Box
- 2016Trax! Rarities
- 2019Jesus Built My Hotrod
- —Ministry 12" Collection
Remixs (10)
- 2007Rio Grande DUB Ya
- 2009The Last Dubber
- 2010Bloodlines (remix)
- 2010Every Day Is Halloween: The Remixes
- 2010Mixxxes of the Molé
- 2014From Beer to Eternity RemiXXX
- 2014Relapse RemiXXX
- 2015From Beer to Eternamix
- 2021We Believe (WLDV body edit)
- 2025Every Day Is Halloween (Squirrely version)
Related artists
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Collaborations (1)
- Roland Barker