'''Ministry''' is an American [[industrial metal]] band founded by lead singer [[Al Jourgensen]] in 1981. Originally a new wave synthpop outfit, Ministry changed its style to industrial metal in the mid-1980s. Ministry found mainstream success in the early 1990s with its most successful album ''[[Psalm 69: The Way to Succeed and the Way to Suck Eggs]]'' (1992) and touring as part of the Lollapalooza festival. After 27 years of performing, Jourgensen decided to end the band in 2008, saying a reunion would never happen. However, in August 2011, a reunion was announced, when Ministry confirmed they would play one of their first shows in four years at the [[Wacken Open Air]] festival in August 2012.<ref name="reunion">{{cite web|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=161658|title=Ministry Is Back! 2012 Wacken Open Air Festival Appearance Confirmed|publisher=Blabbermouth.net|date=7 August 2011}}</ref> Ministry released a new album, ''[[Relapse]]'', on March 23, 2012, which was followed by a [[Relapse Tour|world tour]].<ref name="relapse">{{cite web|url=http://www.thirteenthplanet.com/ministry/ministry_blog.html|title=Ministry relapse coming 2012 |publisher=thirteenthplanet.com|accessdate=25 September 2011}}</ref> Following the death of long time guitarist [[Mike Scaccia]], Ministry released their final album ''[[From Beer to Eternity]]'' in September 2013, and subsequently began to tour again with new guitarist [[Pissing Razors|Cesar Soto]].<ref>https://thevoidreport.wordpress.com/2015/09/02/interview-getting-to-know-ministrys-cesar-soto/</ref>