Ever since 1981, Ministry and band leader Al Jourgensen have been recognised as pioneers of industrial music across 17 studio albums, 8 live releases, 8 side projects, multiple touring campaigns across 5 continents, an autobiography, 2 documentaries, the administration of last rites no less than 3 times, and, of course, by the group’s countless devoted acolytes and fans.
However, before bidding adieu, creator and music madman Jourgensen has a few things to say about the state of the world, those in charge and how we should all collectively move forward. These are collected on ‘Hate To Go (Take Out Or Delivery)’, a new and final Ministry album that puts an end cap on an incredible 45 year career that has shaped a whole genre of music.
The album contains ten songs that include the already available singles ‘Burned Out’ STREAM | VIDEO, ‘We Hate’ STREAM | VIDEO and ’Singularity’ STREAM | VIDEO. It also features a notable final collaboration with legacy member Paul Barker on its very last track, ‘We’re Still Here’, alongside the handiwork of Jourgensen’s current bandmates: guitarists Monte Pittman and Cesar Soto, bassist Paul D’Amour, synth player John Bechdel and drummer Pepe Clarke Magaña.
HATE TO GO (TAKE OUT OR DELIVERY) TRACKLIST:
1 Crickets
2 Voices of Hate
3 Clown Car
4 We Hate
5 Delete
6 Grifter
7 The White Man Lied*
8 Singularity
9 Burned Out
10 We’re Still Here (ft. Paul Barker)
*not on cassette or vinyl editions
Ministry will perform songs from the album as well as selected classic hits with an international farewell tour, including 21 ‘Goodbye Europe 2027’ shows with special guests Die Krupps commencing in early April. These will feature exclusive meet and greet opportunities with Jourgensen that include a photo op, souvenir laminate pass, silk screen poster and a final European tour coin. Fans can purchase these HERE.
GOODBYE EUROPE 2027
02.04.27 UTRECHT Ronda (NL)
03.04.27 SAARBRÜCKEN Garage (DE)
04.04.27 BRUSSELS Ancienne Belgique (BE)
06.04.27 MANCHESTER O2 Victoria Warehouse (UK)
07.04.27 DUBLIN 3Olympia (IE)
09.04.27 NOTTINGHAM Rock City (UK)
10.04.27 LONDON Troxy (UK)
12.04.27 PARIS Bataclan (FR)
14.04.27 MADRID La Riviera (ES)
15.04.27 BARCELONA Paral-lel (ES)
17.04.27 LAUSANNE Docks (CH)
18.04.27 MUNICH Tonhalle (DE)
19.04.27 VIENNA Gasometer (AT)
21.04.27 PRAGUE Forum Karlín (CZ)
22.04.27 WARSAW Progresja (PL)
24.04.27 BERLIN Columbiahalle (DE)
25.04.27 HAMBURG Grosse Freiheit 36 (DE)
26.04.27 COPENHAGEN Amager Bio (DK)
27.04.27 OSLO Rockefeller (NO)
29.04.27 STOCKHOLM Fållan (SE)
01.05.27 HELSINKI House of Culture (FI)
MINISTRY | brief biography
Founded in 1981 in Chicago, Ministry has been the lifetime passion project of Al Jourgensen, considered to be the pioneer of industrial rock music. The group was initially identifiable by its heavy synth-pop material in line with the new sounds and technology being developed at that time, with its first releases being 12” singles on the newly formed Wax Trax! Records prior to debut album ‘With Sympathy’, issued in 1983 via Arista Records. However, Ministry soon developed a harsher and more stylised sound that it soon became (in)famous for on the seminal albums ‘Twitch’ (1986), ‘The Land of Rape and Honey’ (1988) and ‘The Mind Is A Terrible Thing To Taste’ (1989).
Then, following 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 and received the first of six Grammy nominations to date. Eight more albums would follow before an indefinite break in 2013, only to be unearthed again in 2018 with ‘AmeriKKKant’, which continued to reflect Jourgensen’s views on the frightening state of society and politics. ‘Moral Hygiene’ (2021) marked a new creative era and was followed by ‘HOPIUMFORTHEMASSES’ (2024) and a set of reworked songs from the band’s synth-pop era entitled ‘The Squirrely Years Revisited’ (2025).
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