Pioneering industrial band Ministry is done. Take it from founder Al Jourgensen: 'It's time to go'
Al Jourgensen says the band will end after its 17th album and a final tour, citing a changed music industry and unease with AI.
- Founder Al Jourgensen announced that Ministry will officially end following the release of their 17th album, "Hate To Go- Take Out Or Delivery," on Oct. 30 and a subsequent farewell tour.
- Jourgensen stated the band is stepping aside after 45 years because their message is no longer being heard and the music industry has shifted to an algorithmic framework that doesn't serve them.
- Bassist Paul "Ion" Barker returned for the final track, "We're Still Here," while the album utilizes artificial intelligence to simulate President Donald Trump's voice on the track "Grifter."
- Ministry will conclude with a final blowout concert in Los Angeles on Oct. 30, 2027, where Jourgensen promises a "fun mic drop" featuring special guests, though specific attendees remain unannounced.
- Jourgensen joked about retiring to herd goats and deny his musical past, insisting he does not want the band remembered because "It's time for somebody new" and time to move forward.
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Pioneering industrial band Ministry is done. Take it from founder Al Jourgensen: ‘It’s time to go’ – WTOP News
NEW YORK (AP) — Before there was Nine Inch Nails or Marilyn Manson or Fear Factory or Rammstein, before the term industrial rock was being used to describe music that combines electro-collages of avant-garde mechanical sounds with that of rock ‘n’ roll and metal: There was Ministry. And after 45 years, the pioneering band is...
Pioneering industrial band Ministry is done. Take it from founder Al J
NEW YORK (AP) — Before there was Nine Inch Nails or Marilyn Manson or Fear Factory or Rammstein , before the term industrial rock was being used to describe music that combines electro-collages of avant-garde mechanical sounds
After more than 45 years in the business, industrial rock band Ministry is calling it quits. “It’s time to call it quits,” founder Al Jourgensen said in an interview with the AP.
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