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Ministry

united states · formed 1981
912k listeners

catch them live

Good Things Festival 2026 (Melbourne)
Good Things Festival 2026 (Melbourne)
Melbourne (venue not yet announced) · friday 4 dec · festival

bragging rights

triple j hottest 100 · via the abc archive

who are they, then

Ministry is an American industrial metal band formed in Chicago in 1981 by Al Jourgensen. The group began as a synth pop project and later became one of the early contributors to industrial rock and industrial metal during the late 1980s. Ministry has undergone frequent lineup changes, with Jourgensen remaining the only consistent member. Contributors to the band’s studio or live work have included Nivek Ogre, Chris Connelly, Gibby Haynes, Burton C.
artist background · via last.fm

who's in it

the lineup, and where else they play ↓
Stephen George (formerly)
Al Jourgensen
Bill Rieflin (formerly)
Paul Barker (formerly) — also plays in Lard, U.S.S.A., Pigface, PTP, 1000 Homo DJs, Revolting Cocks
Chris Connelly (formerly) — also plays in Revolting Cocks, Acid Horse, Finitribe, F/i, Pailhead, VooDou
Michael Balch (formerly) — also plays in Delerium, Front Line Assembly, Moev, Pigface, Blackland
Louis Svitek (formerly) — also plays in Zoetrope, M.O.D., Pigface, Mind Funk, Lost Cause
Max Brody (formerly)
John Monte (formerly)
Mark Baker (formerly)
Tommy Victor — also plays in Danzig, Tapeworm, Prong, Co-Conspirators
Paul Raven (formerly) — also plays in Killing Joke, Prong, Zilch, Godflesh, Abstinence, Pigface
via musicbrainz

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