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