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Watch Ministry Perform “Revenge” Live for the First Time Since 1984

In the sprawling landscape of industrial music, few acts have been as influential and irreverent as Ministry. Their recent live rendition of “Revenge” on August 24th, 2023, has sent shockwaves…

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Documentary

“The History of Industrial Music: The Chicago Way” Documentary Announced

For those who loved the Industrial Accident Wax Trax! Records documentary released earlier this year, your cup runneth over! Now, a Kickstarter campaign has been announced for The History of…

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Ministry Release Chicago 1982 Live EP on Vinyl Featuring “With Sympathy” Era “Early Trax!” Classics

Many Ministry fans we hoping for With Sympathy Era synth-pop classic to grace the set of Al Jourgensen and Co’s special concerts that coincided with the release of DVD and…

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The Tumultuous Relationship Between Ministry’s Al Jourgensen and With Sympathy

Every Ministry fan knows Al(ain) Jourgensen has had a tumultuous relationship with his first LP, With Sympathy. Since its release, May 10th, 1983, Jourgensen has been combating the very existence…

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Video Archive

“With Sympathy” Era Ministry—Live at First Avenue (1983)

With Uncle Al’s appearance in recent years at Lethal Amounts commemorating his “With Sympathy” past—and the corresponding release of the Trax! Box through Cleopatra Records, we thought we would dust off…

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Ministry | With Sympathy

With Sympathy, the debut album by Ministry ( the record was also known in Europe as Work for Love), was released on May 10th, 1983. The only full-time members of the…

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Unreleased

Al Jourgensen debuts rare and unreleased ‘With Sympathy’-era “Synth-Pop” Ministry song ‘Anything For You’

A few months back the unreleased “Same Old Madness” was included on the reissue of Ministry’s classic Twelve Inch Singles 1981-1984. Unfortunately, it was not the version from the music video, but…

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Reissues

Ministry’s | Twelve Inch Singles – Expanded Edition reissued with ‘Same Old Madness’ | UPDATE

Cleopatra Records has recently reissued Ministry’s | Twelve Inch Singles – Expanded Edition. This release is expanded from the original 8 tracks into a 17-song set, including the fantastic early track,…

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