Ministry

**Ministry** is an industrial metal band formed in Chicago, Illinois in 1981 by Al Jourgensen. Starting as a synthpop act the band would later evolve to become a pioneer of 80s industrial and industrial metal.

## Ministry

### Genre(s)

* 1981 - 1984 Synthpop, new wave
* 1985-1987 Industrial dance, EBM
* 1988-Present Industrial metal,

## 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)
* AmeriKKKant (2018)
* Moral Hygiene (2021)

### Live Albums

* In Case You Didn't Feel Like Showing Up (1990)
* Just Another Fix (1995)
* Sphinctour (2002)
* Adios... Puta Madres (2009)
* Enjoy the Quiet—Live at Wacken 2012 (2013)
* Last Tangle in Paris / Live 2012 Defibrila Tour (2014)
* Toronto 1986 (2015)
* Live Necronomicon (2017)
* Chicago/Detroit 1982 (2019)

### Compilations/Remix Albums

* Twelve Inch Singles (1981–1984) (1987)
* Box (1993)
* Just Another Fix (1995)
* 3 for One Box (2000)
* Greatest Fits (2001)
* Twitched (Unauthorized release) (2003)
* Early Trax (2004)
* Side Trax (2004)
* Rantology (2005)
* Rio Grande Dub (2007)
* Cover Up (2008)
* The Last Dubber (2009)
* MiXXXes of the Molé (2010)
* Every Day Is Halloween: The Anthology (2010)
* Undercover (2010)
* Original Album Series (2011)
* Very Best of Fixes and Remixes (2011)
* Trax! Box (2015)
* Trax! Rarities (2016)
* Everyday (Is Halloween) - The Lost Mixes (2020)

## Members

*This list features only the more notable members of Ministry. For the full list, see Ministry Members And Collaborators*

### Current Members

* Al Jourgensen (1981-Present) - Lead vocals, guitars, keyboards, programming, harmonica, bandolin, and production.
* John Bechdel (2006–2008, 2011–Present) - Keyboards
* Cesar Soto (2015-Present) - Guitars and backing vocals.
* Paul D'Amour (2019-Present) - Bass
* Roy Mayorga (2016-2017, 2021-Present) - Drums
* Monte Pittman (2014, 2021-Present) - Guitars

### Past Members

#### Guitar

* Mike Scaccia (1989–1995, 2003–2006, 2011–2012)
* Louis Svitek (1992–1999, 2003)
* Tommy Victor (2004–2008, 2011–2012)
* Sin Quirin (2007–2008, 2012–2021) ( +bass and keyboards)

#### Bass

* Paul Barker (1986–2003) ( +keyboards, programming, production, vocals)
* Tony Campos (2008, 2011–2015, 2017–2019) ( +backing vocals)

#### Drums

* Stephen George (1981–1984)
* Bill Rieflin (1986–1994) ( +keyboards, guitar)
* Rey Washam (1994–1999, 2003)
* Max Brody (1999–2004) ( +saxophone)
* Aaron Rossi (2008, 2011–2016)
* Derek Abrams (2017–2019)

#### Keyboards

* John Davis (1981–1982) ( +backing vocals)
* Robert Roberts (1981–1983) ( +plus backing vocals)
* Duane Buford (1994-1999)

## Side Projects

Al Jourgensen and Paul Barker are also involved in other musical projects with each other as well as others. This list is only for more notable examples. For the full list, see Side Projects

* Revolting Cocks
* Lead Into Gold
* 1000 Homo DJs
* PTP
* Pailhead
* Lard
* Acid Horse
* Buck Satan and the 666 Shooters
* Pink Anvil
* U.S.S.A