Corporate greed. Sharky politicians. Climate out-of-control. Questionable government interests. All of it comes to a head in Al Jourgensen’s latest diatribe against the system, ‘Just Stop Oil‘. The brand new track – from Ministry’s upcoming 16th studio album HOPIUMFORTHEMASSES – is shared today alongside a visually stimulating music video that begs for action for the benefit of our collective future.
Says Jourgensen of the track:
“Ministry approves this message and the movement behind it. ENOUGH is ENOUGH!”
See the video for ‘Just Stop Oil‘ HERE
‘Just Stop Oil‘ follows the release of earlier single ‘Goddamn White Trash’, both anchor tracks from HOPIUMFORTHEMASSES (out March 1, 2024 on Nuclear Blast Records) that give a preview of the state of mind of creator and band leader Al Jourgensen who is cantankerous as ever about a f***ed up world ripe for a boot up its ass. Like always, he’s merely looking around at the same dumpster fire we all are, but he’s got a microphone and uses it well to rage on about the state of the world.
Joined by Ministry‘s current frontline of musicians – John Bechdel (keyboards), Monte Pittman and Cesar Soto (guitars), Roy Mayorga (drums) and Paul D’Amour (bass) – HOPIUMFORTHEMASSES also has a slew of special guest contributors including Gogol Bordello’s Eugene Hutz, long-time collaborator and Lard companion Jello Biafra and Corrosion of Conformity front man Pepper Keenan.
| HOPIUMFORTHEMASSES will be available in three vinyl variants, a CD jewelcase and digital/streaming platforms. The vinyl variants include: green with yellow splatter (in stores everywhere); blue with pink splatter (Nuclear Blast exclusive); red with white splatter (band/tour exclusive). Pre-order HOPIUMFORTHEMASSES HERE The release of HOPIUMFORTHEMASSES follows Ministry’s acclaimed 2021 album Moral Hygiene that kickstarted another era for the band. The critically acclaimed LP wound up on year-end lists from the likes of Consequence of Sound and Loudwire, as the band continued to sell out venues coast-to-coast on the Industrial Strength tour. Tracklisting for HOPIUMFORTHEMASSES:B.D.E.Goddamn White Trash***Just Stop OilAryan Embarrassment**TV Song 1/6 EditionNew ReligionIt’s Not PrettyCult of Suffering*Ricky’s Hand*Featuring Eugene Hütz (Gogol Bordello) **Featuring Jello Biafra ***Featuring Pepper Keenan |
| MINISTRY SPRING 2024 NORTH AMERICAN TOUR Joined By Gary Numan & Front Line Assembly February 2024 27 San Francisco, CA @ The Warfield 29 Eugene, OR @ McDonald Theatre March 2024 1 Portland, OR @ Roseland Theater 2 Seattle, WA @ Showbox SoDo 3 Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom 5 Calgary, AB @ Palace Theatre 6 Edmonton, AB @ Midway Music Hall 8 Winnipeg, MB @ Burton Cummings Theatre 9 Minneapolis, MN @ The Fillmore 10 Madison, WI @ The Sylvee 12 Columbus, OH @ Kemba Live 13 Detroit, MI @ Royal Oak Music Theater 14 Chicago, IL @ Aragon Ballroom 16 Toronto, ON @ History 17 Montreal, QC @ MTelus 18 Boston, MA @ Roadrunner 19 New York, NY @ Terminal 5 20 Bethlehem, PA @ Wind Creek Casino 22 Cherokee, NC @ Harrah’s Cherokee 23 Orlando, FL @ Hard Rock Live 24 Tampa, FL @ Jannus Landing 26 Birmingham, AL @ Avondale 27 Biloxi, MS @ Hard Rock Casino Biloxi*** 29 Houston, TX @ House of Blues 30 Dallas, TX @ The Factory 31 Tulsa, OK @ Tulsa Theater April 2024 2 Denver, CO @ Mission Ballroom 4 Las Vegas, NV @ The Theater at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas 5 Tucson, AZ @ Rialto Theatre ***Front Line Assembly is not appearing For tickets and more information, visit www.ministryband.com/tour |
