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Ministry’s Al Jourgensen posing for a photograph in mirrored sunglasses
How Ministry’s Al Jourgensen tried and failed to bow out with the George W Bush-baiting The Last Sucker

By Alexander Milas Published

In 2007, Al Jourgensen was talking about retiring – and it was mostly down to the US President

Albums
Kirk Hammett and Robert trujillo of Metallica onstage in 2023
Watch Metallica’s Kirk Hammett and Robert Trujillo jam Ministry’s Just One Fix live onstage

By Matt Mills Published

The Metallica duo have also done ‘doodles’ of songs by Iron Maiden, Prince, Abba and more

Concerts & Shows
Al Jourgensen headshot
"It's the worst album in the history of mankind": This is the soundtrack of Al Jourgensen's life

By Rob Hughes Published

Ministry linchpin Al Jourgensen picks his records, artists and gigs of lasting significance, and reveals what happened when GG Allin threw up on him in an elevator in New York

Tracks & Singles
Al Jourgensen 2024
Ministry's Al Jourgensen reflects on 40 years of madness and music

By Stephen Hill Published

Ministry might be looking to bow out after their next album, but they leave behind one of metal's most colourful and event-filled legacies. We asked frontman Al Jourgensen to look back on his life

Biographies
Chelsea Wolfe, Kerry King and more
The best metal albums of 2024 so far

By Rich Hobson Published

From legends like Bruce Dickinson, Judas Priest and Kerry King to modern heavy hitters like Knocked Loose, OU and DOOL, these are the metal albums ruling 2024

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Al Jourgensen performing with Ministry in 2024
Watch Ministry play songs from maligned albums With Sympathy and Twitch for first time since 1980s

By Matt Mills Published

Al Jourgensen’s industrial icons exhumed their earliest material this weekend, after their leader disowned it for years

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Ministry’s Al Jourgensen in the desert
“It’ll be something you haven’t heard in 20 or 30 years – it’s the perfect way to go out”: Al Jourgensen is reuniting with a legendary ex-bandmate for Ministry’s final album

By Metal Hammer Published

Former Ministry bassist Paul Barker is returning to the fold for the band’s last-ever album, according to Al Jourgensen

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Al Jourgensen headshot
"We're all in this together": In a world getting crazier and crazier, Ministry's Al Jourgensen is the unlikely voice of sanity

By Rob Hughes Published

Ministry return as a band rather than just Al Jourgensen, and there's both venom and truth in new album Hopiumforthemasses

Interviews
Slaughter To Prevail/Ou/Knocked Loose/Ho99o9/Dool
The 11 best new metal songs you need to hear right now

By Rich Hobson Published

Slaughter To Prevail, Accept and Knocked Loose are among the best new metal songs this week. Plus, vote for your favourite!

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Ministry: Hopiumforthemasses cover art
"Ministry's best record since we were all young and good-looking": Hopiumforthemasses is a triumphant return from Al Jourgensen

By Sleazegrinder Published

Metal machine music is back and it sounds surprisingly fresh

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