--- title: "Ministry" type: "MusicGroup" url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/ministry" genre: "Industrial" country: "United States" formed: 1981 --- # Ministry **Ministry** is a industrial band, from United States, active 1981 to present. Ministry is an American industrial metal band founded in Chicago, Illinois, in 1981 by producer, singer, and instrumentalist Al Jourgensen. Originally a synth-pop outfit, Ministry evolved into one of the pioneers of industrial rock and industrial metal in the late 1980s. The band's lineup has changed frequently, leaving Jourgensen as the sole remaining original member. Musicians who have contributed to the band's studio and/or live activities include vocalists Nivek Ogre, Chris Connelly, Gibby Haynes, Burton C. Bell and Jello Biafra, guitarists Mike Scaccia, Tommy Victor and Cesar Soto, bassists Paul Barker, Paul Raven, Jason Christopher, Tony Campos and Paul D'Amour, drummers Jimmy DeGrasso, Bill Rieflin, Martin Atkins, Rey Washam, Max Brody, Joey Jordison, Roy Mayorga, Pepe Clarke and Aaron Rossi, keyboardist John Bechdel, and rappers and producers DJ Swamp and Arabian Prince. Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_(band) ## Facts | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Name | Ministry | | Genre | Industrial | | Parent genre | Metal | | Origin | Chicago, United States | | Formed | 1981 | | Releases in catalog | 22 | ## Genres [Industrial](https://themetalnet.com/genre/industrial-metal) ## Line-up | Musician | Instruments | Years | Status | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Sin Quirin](https://themetalnet.com/musician/sin-quirin) | | 2006 to present | Current | | [Al Jourgensen](https://themetalnet.com/musician/al-jourgensen) | | 1981 to present | Current | | [Burton C. Bell](https://themetalnet.com/musician/burton-c-bell) | | 2007 to present | Current | | [Tommy Victor](https://themetalnet.com/musician/tommy-victor) | | 2005 to present | Current | | [Cesar Soto](https://themetalnet.com/musician/cesar-soto) | | 2015 to present | Current | | [Jeff Ward](https://themetalnet.com/musician/jeff-ward-90023d8a) | | | Current | | [John Bechdel](https://themetalnet.com/musician/john-bechdel) | | | Current | | [Rey Washam](https://themetalnet.com/musician/rey-washam) | | | Current | | [Derek Abrams](https://themetalnet.com/musician/derek-abrams) | Drums (drum set) | 2017 to present | Current | | [John Davis](https://themetalnet.com/musician/john-davis) | | | Current | | [Martin Sorenson](https://themetalnet.com/musician/martin-sorenson) | | | Current | | [Robert Roberts](https://themetalnet.com/musician/robert-roberts) | | | Current | | [Shay Jones](https://themetalnet.com/musician/shay-jones) | | | Current | | [Tia Sprocket](https://themetalnet.com/musician/tia-sprocket) | | | Current | | [William Tucker](https://themetalnet.com/musician/william-tucker) | | | Current | | [Tony Campos](https://themetalnet.com/musician/tony-campos) | Bass guitar | 2007 to 2019 | Former | | [Paul Raven](https://themetalnet.com/musician/paul-raven) | | 2006 to 2007 | Former | | [Bill Rieflin](https://themetalnet.com/musician/bill-rieflin) | | 1986 to 1995 | Former | | [Louis Svitek](https://themetalnet.com/musician/louis-svitek) | | 1992 to 2003 | Former | | [Aaron Rossi](https://themetalnet.com/musician/aaron-rossi) | | 2008 to 2008 | Former | | [Chris Connelly](https://themetalnet.com/musician/chris-connelly) | | 1987 to 1991 | Former | | [John Monte](https://themetalnet.com/musician/john-monte) | | 2004 to 2004 | Former | | [Mark Baker](https://themetalnet.com/musician/mark-baker) | | 2004 to 2005 | Former | | [Michael Balch](https://themetalnet.com/musician/michael-balch) | | 1991 to 1993 | Former | | [Mike Scaccia](https://themetalnet.com/musician/mike-scaccia) | | | Former | | [Paul Barker](https://themetalnet.com/musician/paul-barker) | | 1986 to 2004 | Former | | [Max Brody](https://themetalnet.com/musician/max-brody) | | 2003 to 2004 | Former | | [Stephen George](https://themetalnet.com/musician/stephen-george) | | 1981 to 1984 | Former | ## Discography | Year | Release | Type | | --- | --- | --- | | 1983 | [With Sympathy](https://themetalnet.com/album/1ea0c5a9-38dc-3907-9a0e-31a63cc6c4a3) | Album | | 1986 | [Twitch](https://themetalnet.com/album/18c9e889-50a1-32d5-a440-57c771a5fb8f) | Album | | 1988 | [The Land of Rape and Honey](https://themetalnet.com/album/7a18b986-afcc-359c-add1-7aa3a79104a2) | Album | | 1989 | [The Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Taste](https://themetalnet.com/album/f9ae3b6b-ee68-358f-9e75-d13b59cdbb11) | Album | | 1992 | [ΚΕΦΑΛΗΞΘ](https://themetalnet.com/album/15cfaf82-5a4b-3ee1-bcce-75561055d27a) | Album | | 1996 | [Filth Pig](https://themetalnet.com/album/d6829c22-6ea9-330f-9ae6-414a05c62e2d) | Album | | 1999 | [Dark Side of the Spoon](https://themetalnet.com/album/b8bf2cf7-4bdd-3df2-b57d-e5ba6d35ff4b) | Album | | 2003 | [Animositisomina](https://themetalnet.com/album/63c84931-6239-350c-b6cc-393f4e2e04e7) | Album | | 2004 | [Houses of the Molé](https://themetalnet.com/album/3f6f23dc-c5ae-3d6f-8a9d-e214af4c0dbd) | Album | | 2006 | [Rio Grande Blood](https://themetalnet.com/album/181488d8-817b-3d06-81f7-fced4bee27cd) | Album | | 2007 | [The Last Sucker](https://themetalnet.com/album/35f48415-defd-3433-bf03-6f38249458e8) | Album | | 2007 | [The Missing EP](https://themetalnet.com/album/382ff7ca-93e6-4cdf-808e-1ff14c0508e0) | EP | | 2008 | [Cover Up](https://themetalnet.com/album/6e03bdde-4c2f-35c5-8365-abce039a6a4b) | Album | | 2010 | [Undercover](https://themetalnet.com/album/001dbbad-86a7-4eaa-b11c-2f361e26712c) | Album | | 2012 | [Relapse](https://themetalnet.com/album/ab700a77-08bc-4e77-b28a-51cb0cb6d940) | Album | | 2013 | [From Beer to Eternity](https://themetalnet.com/album/aa990db3-8765-40a5-b213-b38261a7aaaa) | Album | | 2018 | [AmeriKKKant](https://themetalnet.com/album/1e98f381-7be0-449e-b168-3aa5232ebc73) | Album | | 2020 | [Everyday (is Halloween) - The Lost Mixes](https://themetalnet.com/album/71b4c657-883a-4fb8-8c24-406caee94c1e) | EP | | 2021 | [Moral Hygiene](https://themetalnet.com/album/4a7d5d4f-7451-4217-a156-60c03740fbae) | Album | | 2024 | [HOPIUMFORTHEMASSES](https://themetalnet.com/album/502fa0fa-49ab-4413-b86a-eddf3189192a) | Album | | 2025 | [The Squirrely Years Revisited](https://themetalnet.com/album/c004e55d-eb88-4dee-9790-459c2d615e1d) | Album | | 2026 | [Hate To Go - Take Out Or Delivery](https://themetalnet.com/album/e1839fba-12d3-4e22-9d61-79b433511ef0) | Album | ## Related bands - [Nine Inch Nails](https://themetalnet.com/band/nine-inch-nails) (listened together) - [Marilyn Manson](https://themetalnet.com/band/marilyn-manson) (listened together) - [Rammstein](https://themetalnet.com/band/rammstein) (listened together) - [KMFDM](https://themetalnet.com/band/kmfdm) (listened together) - [Rob Zombie](https://themetalnet.com/band/rob-zombie) (listened together) - [Rage Against the Machine](https://themetalnet.com/band/rage-against-the-machine) (listened together) - [Deftones](https://themetalnet.com/band/deftones) (listened together) - [Nirvana](https://themetalnet.com/band/nirvana) (listened together) - [System of a Down](https://themetalnet.com/band/system-of-a-down) (listened together) - [Korn](https://themetalnet.com/band/korn) (listened together) - [Tool](https://themetalnet.com/band/tool) (listened together) - [Fear Factory](https://themetalnet.com/band/fear-factory) (listened together) ## Official and external links - youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/MINISTRYMUSIC - metal archives: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Ministry/59780 - spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1DXylZlWbVvlckNqwvjTEt - bandcamp: https://ministryband.bandcamp.com/ - x: https://twitter.com/WeAreMinistry - deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/677 - instagram: https://www.instagram.com/weareministry/ - apple music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/609022 - facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Ministry --- Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/ministry](https://themetalnet.com/band/ministry). 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