Al Jourgensen Admits Ministry’s End Is Near

When Al Jourgensen frolicked on Loudwire Nights on Tuesday (Feb. 20), he admitted he is drained — effectively, half of him is drained.

“I’ve given a lot of births,” Jourgensen stated in regards to the upcoming launch of Ministry’s sixteenth studio album, HOPIUMFORTHEMASSES. “My uterus is tired…I need to find some birth control, man. I’m just spouting out babies all over the decades.”

Joking apart, Jourgensen advised host Chuck Armstrong that he is happy with Ministry’s new file and believes it is a testomony to the members of the band who’ve now been collectively for about 10 years.

“We’re really getting to know the nuances of each other and how we write and how we play,” he stated. “I think it shows not only live but in the studio as well.”

For followers who’ve heard among the new songs from HOPIUMFORTHEMASSES, there is no query the depth of Ministry’s distinctive model of rock and roll has grown over time. When requested how he not solely maintains that depth however grows it, Jourgensen was fast to reply.

“Look at the world we live in. I mean, that pretty much raises the intensity level. I don’t want to be a frog in a boiling pot. I want to get the hell out of the pot, so I start screaming about things. The more the world goes down the toilet, the better Ministry seems to get.”

Al Jourgensen Says the End of Ministry Is Coming Soon

As Jourgensen thought-about Ministry’s progress over time, he stated the band has gotten higher the longer they’ve performed collectively.

“Like a fine wine, we age well.”

That was an attention-grabbing remark to make as a result of final yr Jourgensen hinted on the potential finish of Ministry coming comparatively quickly.

“We have one more new record coming out,” he advised the Loudwire Nights viewers. “And we’re recruiting an old mate from the early days. Paul Barker is going to rejoin the band and we’re going to record together and that will be our last one.”

Jourgensen stated, merely, that there comes a time if you understand you’ve got achieved all that you are able to do.

“I think we’ve kind of perfected our genre — whatever genre that is. People like to call it industrial, I just call it music. But it is certainly our genre.”

With that type of perspective, it grew to become clear why Jourgensen was so snug and assured in discussing Ministry’s finish.

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“There comes a point in time musically when anything from here is going to be downhill,” Jourgensen stated.

“I see so many bands do that. I don’t need the money. I don’t need the whatever. It’s a good time to stop. I just turned 65, which means I’m getting my mailbox stuffed with AARP shit. I took my piercings out. I took my dreads out. I decided at 65, I’m going to become an adult.”

What Else Did Ministry’s Al Jourgensen Discuss on Loudwire Nights?

• What it means to him to listen to artists like Richard Patrick or Trent Reznor reward him as an affect and inspiration: “We just do what we do and I’m glad that it’s noticed and I’m glad that it inspires people. I’m hoping HOPIUMFORTHEMASSES inspires a whole new generation to do things slightly different than the industry norms.”
• Why the following Ministry album with Paul Barker won’t be their closing file as they plan to re-record Ministry’s debut album, With Sympathy: “I’m really happy with these new versions, so that’s actually going to come out before the last album I do with Barker. So, we’ll have two albums out next year and a bunch of tours.”
• What’s subsequent for him as soon as Ministry ends: “I’m pretty much into film scoring and activism…I really think I’d make more of a difference in the long run by being an activist without pay, very similar to what Tom Morello is doing.”

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Al Jourgensen joined Loudwire Nights on Tuesday, Feb. 20; the present replays on-line right here, and you’ll tune in dwell each weeknight at 7PM ET or on the Loudwire app; you may also see if the present is on the market in your native radio station and hearken to interviews on-demand. Stream songs from HOPIUMFORTHEMASSES and take a look at Ministry’s tour plans for 2024.