Ministry just put out AmeriKKKant in March, and despite heavily being out on the road in support of the album, they're already working on a brand new one. Ministry frontman and mastermind Al Jourgensen recently spoke to Full Metal Jackie about everything from recording a new live album this year to a potential Revolting Cocks reunion, as well as the new Ministry album he's working on.
Interestingly, Jourgensen ends his segment about new material by saying the band is "going to do one more Ministry record and see where it goes from there." So is this next record maybe the last one?
Well we just started doing our research and development for the new Ministry album, as yet untitled. We just got our studio up and running. The way I do a Ministry album is that the first month or so was all gathering samples, gathering loops, gathering interesting ideas then formulating it all into a cohesive manner later. Right now we are just in the hunters and gatherers stage. We have actually started that. I am pretty excited. We are going to do one more Ministry record and see where it goes from there.
It's also worth noting that Ministry has broken up twice in the past – in 2008 only to reunite in 2011, and then in 2013 after the death of guitarist Mike Scaccia only to reunite in 2014. Possible breakups and new albums aside, Ministry is hitting the road in November with Carpenter Brut and Alien Weaponry.
11/21 San Francisco, CA – The Warfield
11/23 Salt Lake City, UT – The Depot
11/24 Denver, CO – Fillmore
11/27 Minneapolis, MN – Skyway Theatre
11/29 Joliet, IL – The Forge
11/30 Cleveland, OH – Agora Theatre
12/01 Detroit, MI – Majestic Theater
12/02 Toronto, ON – Rebel
12/04 Rochester, NY – Anthology
12/05 Washington, DC – Fillmore
12/06 New York, NY – Irving Plaza
12/07 New York, NY – Irving Plaza
12/08 Philadelphia, PA – Electric Factory
12/10 Asheville, NC – Orange Peel
12/11 Memphis, TN – New Daisy Theater
12/12 Dallas, TX – Gas Monkey
12/13 Houston, TX – House Of Blues Houston
12/14 San Antonio, TX – Aztec Theater
12/16 Phoenix, AZ – Marquee
12/18 San Diego, CA – House Of Blues San Diego
12/20 Los Angeles, CA – The Fonda Theatre
12/21 Los Angeles, CA – The Fonda Theatre
