Ministry
| Ministry | |
|---|---|
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Chicago, Illinois, United States |
| Genres | Industrial metal, thrash metalm][1], new wave, synthpop (early)[2] |
| Years active | 1981–2008, 2011-2013, 2014-present |
| Status | Active |
| Associated acts | Revolting Cocks, KMFDM, Lard, 1000 Homo DJs, PTP, Acid Horse, Pailhead, Pigface, Killing Joke, Lead into Gold, Fear Factory, Prong, Skinny Puppy, Surgical Meth Machine, Rigor Mortis |
| Website | /www.alfuckingjourgensen.com |
| Members | |
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Al Jourgensen John Bechdel Sin Quirin Aaron Rossi Casey Orr | |
| Past members | |
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John Davis Stephen George Robert Roberts Marty Sorenson Shay Jones Brad Hallen Paul Barker Bill Rieflin Chris Connelly Nivek Ogre Mike Scaccia Howie Beno Michael Balch Louis Svitek Duane Buford Zlatko Hukic Rey Washam Max Brody Mark Baker John Monte Paul Raven Tommy Victor Tony Campos Jello Biafra | |
Ministry is an American industrial metal band founded Al Jourgensen
Contents
Discography
Studio albums
- With Sympathy (1983)
- Twitch (1986)
- The Land of Rape and Honey (1988)
- The Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Taste (1989)
- Psalm 69: The Way to Succeed and the Way to Suck Eggs (1992)
- Filth Pig (1996)
- Dark Side of the Spoon (1999)
- Animositisomina (2003)
- Houses of the Molé (2004)
- Rio Grande Blood (2006)
- The Last Sucker (2007)
- Relapse (2012)
- From Beer to Eternity (2013)
Members
Current Members
- Al Jourgensen – vocals, keyboards, synthesizers, guitar, bass guitar, drums,(1981–2008, 2011–2013, 2014-present)
- John Bechdel – keyboards (2006–2008, 2011-2013, 2014–present)
- Sin Quirin – guitars, bass (2007–2008, 2011-2013, 2014–present)
- Aaron Rossi – drums (2007–2008, 2011-2013, 2014–present)
- Mandi Martyr - bass (2016-present)
- Cesar Soto - guitars (2015–present)
Former members
- John Davis – keyboards (1981–1982)
- Stephen George – drums (1981–1985)
- Robert Roberts – keyboards (1981–1984)
- Marty Sorenson – bass (1981–1982)
- Shay Jones – vocals (1982–1983)
- Brad Hallen – bass (1983–1985)
- John Soroka – keyboards/collaboration (1984–1986)
- Paul Barker – bass, keyboards, programming, vocals (1986–2003)
- Bill Rieflin – drums, keyboards, programming, guitar (1986–1995)
- Jeff Ward - drums (1988; died 1993)
- Chris Connelly – vocals, keyboards & various songwriting credits (1987–1993)
- Nivek Ogre – vocals, guitar, keyboards (1988–1990)
- Mike Scaccia – guitars, bass (1989–1995, 2003–2006, 2011–2012; died 2012)
- Howie Beno – programming, editing (1990–1993)
- Michael Balch – keyboards, programming (1991–1992)
- Louis Svitek – guitar (1992–1999, 2003)
- Duane Buford – keyboards (1995–1999)
- Zlatko Hukic – electronics, guitar (1995–1999)
- Rey Washam – drums, percussion, programming (1995–1999, 2003)
- Jello Biafra - vocals (2006)
- Max Brody – drums, percussion, programming, saxophone (1999–2004)
- Mark Baker – drums (2004–2005)
- John Monte – bass (2004)
- Paul Raven – bass, keyboards, guitar, drums (2005–2007; died 2007)
- Tommy Victor – guitars, bass (2005–2008, 2011–2012)
- Joey Jordison - drums (2006-2007)
- Tony Campos - bass (2007-2008, 2011-2013, 2014-2015)
- Burton C. Bell - lead vocals (2007-2008)
- Jimmy DeGrasso - drums (2008)
- Casey Orr – bass, keyboards (2012-2013)
- Monte Pittman – guitars (2014–2015)
References
- ↑ MacDonald, Trystan (September 9, 2013). Ministry - From Beer to Eternity. Exclaim!. Retrieved on April 12, 2015.
- ↑ Huey, Steve. Ministry. AllMusic. Retrieved on April 12, 2015.
