Photo by Derick Smith
Ministry are back with another new record, Hopiumforthemasses, scheduled to arrive on March 1st, 2024, via Nuclear Blast. These industrial metal titans have recently unleashed a taste for what’s to come with a Dean Karr-directed video for “Goddamn White Trash,” featuring Corrosion of Conformity’s Pepper Keenan.
Al Jourgensen commented:
“Just like you or anybody else, I’m simply a passenger in this lifetime. I’m watching social changes, political changes, and economic changes, and I comment on them because I do have a First Amendment right. A lot of people say artists and athletes should shut up and play ball. No, I’m on this trip too. If I see something, I say something. That reflects on where each album goes. Instead of staying sedentary and singing about broken relationships, inner turmoil, or whatever is hurting this week, I comment on what’s going on from the perspective of a fellow passenger.”
Watch the clip below and pre-order the album here:
Track List:
01) B.D.E.
02) Goddamn White Trash***
03) Just Stop Oil
04) Aryan Embarrassment**
05) TV Song 1/6 Edition
06) New Religion
07) It’s Not Pretty
08) Cult of Suffering*
09) Ricky’s Hand
*Featuring Eugene Hütz (Gogol Bordello)
**Featuring Jello Biafra
***Featuring Pepper Keenan
Ministry just started their Freaks on Parade Tour, supporting Rob Zombie and Alice Cooper.
Tour Dates:
08/24 Dallas, TX @ Dos Equis Pavilion
08/26 Tampa, FL @ MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre
08/27 West Palm Beach, FL @ iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre
08/29 Raleigh, NC @ Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek
08/30 Virginia Beach, VA @ Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater
09/01 Tinley Park, IL @ Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
09/02 Des Moines, IA @ Wells Fargo Arena
09/05 Clarkston, MI @ Pine Knob Music Theatre
09/06 Toronto, ON @ Budweiser Stage
09/08 Scranton, PA @ The Pavilion at Montage Mountain
09/09 Wantagh, NY @ Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater
09/10 Hartford, CT @ XFINITY Theatre
09/12 Nashville, TN @ Bridgestone Arena
09/13 Cincinnati, OH @ Riverbend Music Center
09/15 Bonner Springs, KS @ Azura Amphitheater
09/16 Englewood, CO @ Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre
09/19 Ridgefield, WA @ RV Inn Style Resorts Amphitheater
09/20 Auburn, WA @ White River Amphitheatre
09/22 Concord, CA @ Concord Pavillion
09/23 Anaheim, CA @ HONDA Center
09/24 Phoenix, AZ @ Ak-Chin Pavilion
