Ministry: Album Details And Studio Footage Available

Deep in the heart of Hell Paso Texas, MINISTRY’s Al Jourgensen re-opened the doors of his industrial compound studio in Fall 2011 and invited his favorite co-conspirators Mike Scaccia (Rigor Mortis), Tony Campos (Static X), Tommy Victor (Prong) and Casey Orr (Rigor Mortis/Gwar) to climb on board the Ministry pirate ship and de-construct and re-construct Jourgensen’s monsterpiece Relapse.

Thirty years and 12 albums later, as well as a near-death experience in 2010, Jourgensen rises as a phoenix from the ashes with Relapse -- still angry, still political and very very pissed off. Relapsing back into the music industry after a four-year hiatus, Jourgensen launches his audio assault with "Ghouldiggers," a no-holds-barred metal bullet aimed directly at the pitfalls of the industry he has survived.  Everything Jourgensen predicted on Houses of the Molé, Rio Grande Blood and The Last Sucker has transpired and as we approach the Mayan calendar of the End of Days in 2012, Jourgensen, re-invigorated by the global 99 Percenters and Occupy Wall Street movement, navigates through Relapse once again as a reluctant prophet accusing, dissecting, cajoling and exhorting greed, corruption and lies.

 
Reaching back to his punk rock roots, Jourgensen and his MINISTRY pirates cover S.O.D’s “United Forces” – a track written 20 years ago still relevant today as a call to arms for the unrighteous and to those who feel disenfranchised by the “system” as it stands today.
 
Sited as the driving force behind a cross-section of metal genres from industrial Nine Inch Nails to thrash artists Static X and Nu Metal’s Korn, Linkin Park, Slipknot, Limp Biskit, and receiving six Grammy Nominations for Best Metal Performance, Jourgensen returns with his greatest achievement to date with Relapse.
 

Leave it to Jourgensen to make a comeback with a relapse.

Check out video footage documenting the making of Relapse at this location.

DIGITAL SINGLES
"99 Percenters" - Released Dec 24th
"Double Tap" - Will be Released as a Maxi-Single on Feb 24th 2012

Relapse Track Listing:
1. Ghouldiggers
2. Double Tap
3. FreeFall
4. Kleptocracy
5. United Forces
6. 99 Percenters
7. Relapse
8. Weekend Warrior
9. Git Up Get Out 'n Vote
10. Bloodlust
11. Relapse Defibrillator Mix (Special Limited Edition)

Tickets for MINISTRY's 2012 DeFibrillaTouR are on sale now at this location. Check out the official US tour date and venue schedule:

MINISTRY's DeFibrillaTouR:

6/17/2012 Ogden Theatre - Denver, CO
6/21/2012 Club Nokia - Los Angeles, CA
6/23/2012 Best Buy Theater - New York, NY
6/28/2012 The Vic Theatre - Chicago, IL
6/29/2012 The Vic Theatre - Chicago, IL

Underworld Awakening Soundtrack Details Announced

Lakeshore Records will release the soundtrack for UNDERWORLD AWAKENING digitally (iTunes and Amazon Digital) today, Tuesday, January 17and physically January 31.  The film—due in theatres nationwide this Friday, January 20–is the first of the Underworld series to be shot in 3D.  Underworld Awakening is the fourth in the series which includes the 2003 film Underworld, the 2006 sequel Underworld: Evolution, and 2008’s series prequel Underworld: Rise of the Lycans.

The Underworld franchise has boasted top-notch lineups of rock, goth and industrial acts remixed for the soundtracks by Danny Lohner, a former member of Nine Inch Nails. He returns this time under the moniker of Renholdër (re d.lohner backwards) to remix tracks from Evanescence, Ministry, Linkin Park, The Cure and The Naked and Famous.

Also returning to the Underworld clan are Wes Borland’s Black Light Burns, Lacuna Coil, William Control (the side project of Aiden’s front man wiL Francis), Linkin Park (whose Chester Bennington contributed a track to the Underworld: Rise of the Lycans soundtrack), and three tracks featuring Geno Lenardo (ex-Filter guitarist), one of which is a collaboration with Lacey Sturm of Flyleaf on the lead track and it’s corresponding video, “Heavy Prey” which will premiere tomorrow on Rollingstone.com. Check out the soundtrack album preview video now at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1U4QmoM6STw

Underworld Awakening brings a stunning new dimension to the epic battle between the Vampires and Lycans, as the first film in the franchise to shoot in 3D.  Kate Beckinsale, star of the first two films, returns in her lead role as the vampire warrioress Selene, who escapes imprisonment to find herself in a world where humans have discovered the existence of both the Vampire and Lycan clans and are conducting an all-out war to eradicate both immortal species.

Track Listing

01. Made of Stone (Renholdër Remix) – Evanescence	09. It Rapes All In Its Path – Black Light Burns
02. Heavy Prey – Lacey Sturm of Flyleaf feat. Geno Lenardo	10. The Posthumous Letter – William Control
03. Blackout (Renholdër Remix) – Linkin Park	11. How’m I Supposed to Die – Civil Twilight
04. Apart (Renholdër Remix) – The Cure	12. Consolation Prize – & SONS
05. Killer & a Queen – Stella Katsoudas of Sister Soleil feat. Geno Lenardo	13. Liar (Revenant mix by 8MM) – 8MM
06. Watch Yourself (Renholdër Remix) – Ministry	14. You Won’t See The Light – Ryan T.Hope of The Lifeline feat. Geno Lenardo
07. Trip the Darkness (Ben Weinman Remix) – Lacuna Coil	15. Bottle of Pain – Combichrist
08. Young Blood (Renholdër Remix) – The Naked and Famous	16. Intruder – Collide
	17. Exit Wounds (Justin Lassen Remix) – Justin Lassen feat. Silent Fur

Screen Gems and Lakeshore Entertainment present Underworld Awakening in theaters nationwide on January 20, 2012.  Underworld Awakening original soundtrack on Lakeshore Records will be available digitally on January 17^th and in stores on January 31, 2012.  Also available from Lakeshore Records are the soundtracks and score albums for Underworld, Underworld: EVOLUTION and Underworld: RISE OF THE LYCANS.

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Buck Satan And The 666 Shooters: Full Album Streaming Via Revolver

Bikers Welcome! Ladies Drink Free , the longtime anticipated debut from BUCK SATAN AND THE 666 SHOOTERS -- the country/metal alter-ego debut from Ministry's infamous founder, Al Jourgensen -- finally nears official stateside CD release via AFM Records in conjunction with DisManic via E1 Distrobution this Tuesday, January 17th. In celebration of the album's release, the fine heathens at Revolver Magazine have hosted an in-house hellbent hoedown this week and are currently streaming the entire album.

 

Witness the auditory debauchery at this location.

In addition to his worldwide notoriety as the Godfather of industrial metal, the public has long been aware of Al Jourgensen's doppelganger, Buck Satan, an idea birthed in homage to his longtime country music hero Buck Owens. Owens, just prior to his death, "blessed" Jourgensen’s country side-project BUCK SATAN AND THE 666 SHOOTERS, and now finally fully realized years later, this anticipated, apocalyptic bit of filthy modern Americana is complete, the collection of hymns dubbed Bikers Welcome! Ladies Drink Free.

Jourgensen recruited additional henchmen for the debut recordings from BUCK SATAN AND THE 666 SHOOTERS, including Rick Nielsen (Cheap Trick), Tony Campos (Static-X) and Mike Scaccia (Rigor Mortis), in addition to a plethora of guest musicians bearing fiddles, cellos, pedal steel guitars, mandolins, banjos, and more to construct the album. Weighing in with over fifty minutes of high-octane "country core" depravity, Bikers Welcome! Ladies Drink Free should no doubt be a highly anticipated release for diehard Ministry/Jourgensen fans as well as anybody with a penchant for outlaw country music or raging American rock in general.

 

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Ministry Signs Worldwide Deal With Afm Records

AFM Records is proud to announce the worldwide signing of industrial veterans MINISTRY, one of the most innovative and legendary bands of our time. AFM will release MINISTRY's highly-anticipated comeback album Relapse in March. Prior to the album, MINISTRY will release a digital single, entitled “99%” on December 23rd, 2011 via the band's iTunes store.

Currently, MINISTRY mastermind Al Jourgensen is finalizing the last mixes on the new material. Commented Jourgensen on the signing: "Our 13th Planet Record releases have been distributed in Europe via AFM through our partner Soulfood Music in Germany for several years now, and we have established a solid business relationship, so it made perfect sense to take the next step and have AFM Records come on board and be involved with the new Ministry release for worldwide and digital distribution. I’m pretty psyched about the collaboration, based on the response and enthusiasm I’ve received from AFM so far…"

Stay tuned for further info on the upcoming album, tour updates and more on MINISTRY heavily throughout 2012.

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Ministry Founder's Buck Satan And The 666 Shooters Album Arrives

AFM Records will kick off their 2012 North American release schedule with the CD version of the highly-anticipated debut from BUCK SATAN AND THE 666 SHOOTERS, the psycho-country/metal alter-ego of Ministry's infamous founder, Al Jourgensen.

In addition to his worldwide notoriety as the Godfather of industrial metal, the public has long been aware of Al Jourgensen's doppelganger, Buck Satan; an idea birthed in homage to his longtime country music hero Buck Owens. Owens, just prior to his death, "blessed" Jourgensen’s country side-project BUCK SATAN AND THE 666 SHOOTERS, and now finally fully realized years later, this anticipated, apocalyptic bit of filthy modern Americana is complete, the collection of hymns dubbed Bikers Welcome! Ladies Drink Free.

Jourgensen recruited additional henchmen for the debut recordings from BUCK SATAN AND THE 666 SHOOTERS, including Rick Nielsen (Cheap Trick), Tony Campos (Static-X) and Mike Scaccia (Rigor Mortis), in addition to a plethora of guest musicians bearing fiddles, cellos, pedal steel guitars, mandolins, banjos, and more for the construction of the album, utilizing his extensive knowledge of country music to accomplish the album, including eleven original numbers as well as a nod to the legendary Gram Parsons on "Drug Store Truck Drivin' Man." Weighing in with over fifty minutes of high-octane "country core" debauchery, Bikers Welcome! Ladies Drink Free should no doubt be a highly anticipated release for diehard Ministry/Jourgensen fans as well as anybody with a penchant for outlaw country music or raging American rock in general.

Bikers Welcome! Ladies Drink Free will be released on CD via AFM Records through Dismanic Distribution on January 17th, with the digital release being handled by Jourgensen's own Thirteenth Planet Records. Check out the album art for Bikers Welcome! Ladies Drink Free, band photos and more at this location. Preorders for the CD are available here.

Bikers Welcome! Ladies Drink Free Track Listing:

1. Quicker Than Liquor

2. What’s Wrong With Me

3. Medication Nation

4. Drug Store Truck Drivin’ Man

5. The Only Time I’m Sober Is When You’re Gone

6. Cheap Wine, Cheap Ramen

7. Down The Drain

8. Sleepless Nights and Bar Room Fights

9. Friend of the Devil

10. Ten Long Years In Texas

11. I Hate Every Bone In Your Body Except Mine

12. Take Me Away

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