Reviews (page 2 of 7)
10/10
Vicious and Beautiful
First time listening to ministry carefully. Betterc than u expected.
2 sindsygt fede opdagelser de sidste 2 dage! Det her album virker så bekendt, men jeg er sikker på at jeg kun har hør One more fix fra det før. Det er så voldsomt industrielt, og larmene i lyden at jeg ikke kunne overskue at høre det med normal volume i bilen. (Det fik den så på næste lyt hvor jeg viste hvad jeg havde i vente!) - Det er tydelig at Manson, Rob Zombie, og Rammstein har hør det her album ihvertfald! ELSKER DEN BRUTALE ENERGI!
> the Beatles
This album has aged a lot better than I expected, and a lot better than the other industrial stuff of the era I was exposed to. I don't think this will ever be in heavy rotation for me like it was, but it's pretty damned great for what it is. It's also consistently strong throughout, and I think the last song is the only dead weight here.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
I think this is my favourite one so far I liked the type of music and I just generally liked so yeah.
A firehose of industrial brilliance
Excellent album, mainstay of industrial metal
Right good album.
Dark, punchy, and full of angst. Such a great album to headbang and jam out to. One of the best industrial metal albums ever made. A superb balance of groove and thrash keeps the album fresh and entertaining throughout. Top tracks: N.W.O., Just One Fix, Scare Crow, Psalm 69
The world is ending! All world leaders have agreed to one final dance/orgy before we are all nuclear bombed to smithereens. Hurry! We need a record to play on loop! I hand the last DJ my copy of Psalm 69 (69, hehe...) and do a few more lines of cocaine off Charlotte's bomb ass before I get up & dance my life away. Subtle enough for you?
Oh my F-ing G, I forgot how much I love these guys. AHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!
The album where Ministry reinvented themselves. I have this in my collection and it still rocks. If you want something you can put on and just rock out to at a very loud volume, this is your album!
this may be the best overall metal album i have ever heard
fuckin a
All time classic
The soundtrack to my high school and college years. This record is a banger from front to back. Thank goodness Al Jourgensen got pissed!
I'd never heard of Ministry but shit I've been missing out! Really enjoyed this album and the guitar was insane! 5 ⭐️
Heavy awesome album
One of my favorite Industrial/Metal albums. This album and their WITH SYMPATHY and LAND OF RAPE AND HONEY, along with Nine Inch Nails' PRETTY HATE MACHINE, BROKEN, FIXED as well as Skinny Puppy's BITES, MIND: THE PERPETUAL INTERCOURSE, and VIVIsect VI revealed to me what kinds of sonic expression were possible and it was glorious! Such an eye opener that lead to so many other interesting bands that were pushing the boundaries. I always loved the sound of Paul Barker on "TV II" clicking the drumsticks to count the band back in after the first verse break. I also loved the tongue-in-cheek irony of Al Jourgensen singing of "never trust a junkie" in "Just One Fix", when the lyrics was coming precisely from Jourgensen, who by that point was a heroin junkie.
F*CK YES! Ah the patchy memories of youth... young, dumb and full of internalised anger😆 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Oh, early 90’s industrial, what a wonderful thing you were. This is such a fun record, and ministry has always had a soft spot in my heart. Al Jourgensen’s shouty guttural vocals overtop of a vicious drum machine and various other synths, with fast aggressively palm muted guitar riffs is really something to behold. I’ll be the first to admit that their subject matter can veer a little sophomoric at times, but it’s more than made up for just in sheer intensity. Theres this overarching rockabilly vibe that weirdly fits in with the industrial aesthetic so well, it doesn’t make any sense, and I think that’s what makes it so good. The mixture of Americana and Crowley style occultism is something that feels so right as well. The influence that Ministry had on bands like Drowning Pool and White Zombie is clear and evident, and frankly it’s something worth appreciating. 4.5*
"ΚΕΦΑΛΗΞΘ" (commonly known as "Psalm 69: The Way to Succeed and the Way to Suck Eggs") is the fifth studio album by industrial metal band Ministry. The music is industrial metal with elements of speed metal, rockabilly and psychobilly...Yes, it is. The lyrics deal with social, political and religious topics....in a very angry way. The album was produced by the core members Al Jourgensen (lead vocals, guitar, keyboards) and Paul Barker (bass, vocals). Other musicians included Mike Scaccia (guitar), Louis Svitek (guitar), Michael Balch (keyboards) and William Rieflin (drums). The album titled was derived from Aleister Crowley's "The Book of Lies" and the sex position "69." There you have it. It was both a critical and commercial success, hitting #27 in the US and #33 in the UK. Thrash metal guitars and drums open "N.W.O." In comes samples of sirens and Dennis Hopper from "Apocalypse Now" screaming "It's Alright." Layered guitars, guitar slashes and Jourgensen's distorted vocals. There's more screaming, guitar distortion and vocal samples from George H.W. Bush. Al does not like Bush. This is a great start. The band takes it up a notch on "Just One Fix." A disturbing "Give me the Thorazine" vocal sample from Peter Fonda and Bruce Dern and more screams. This song is faster and the layered guitar is very melodic. Wobbly, distorted vocals. Someone repeating "Just One Fix." Lots of experience in the band with this subject matter. This is up there with the best of thrash metal songs...although my list is not very long. The band got the Butthole Surface's Gabby Haynes to contribute vocals to "Jesus Built My Hotrod." I have no idea (or probably Gabby himself) what he is saying other than scatting rhyming nonsense which is perfect in this fast psychobilly song. A fun song that also pokes fun at religion. Jourgensen was inspired by his stepfather who was a stockcar driver and mechanic. Al goes a step further with regards to religion in the creepy "Psalm 69." An opera-like church choir signing alternating with heavy thrash music. There's muffled vocals of a girl describing being touched by someone and a minister preaching "Raise Jesus." Al obviously does not hide his feelings on the church. This is album starts out flying: Heavy, hard and in your face. Fast drums, thrash metal guitars, distorted angry vocals and scary lyrics. It does have some of the best uses of voiced samples to make a point. It is busy. I have to be honest: I got this when it came out and really only listened to three or four of these songs. Today's listen didn't change my mind. The album does hold its intensity throughout and it felt the same today. This band was a force live. This is a very good album but my favorite is their previous album "The Mind is a Terrible Thing to Taste." Both are worthy of a listen. Buckle up!
What an amazing album. I remember the first time I heard this, near the end of the last century. Jesus Built my Hotrod is incredible. But I don't think there's a bad track on the album. An easy five stars here.
EPIC!
This album really changed how Ministry would sound going forward. Gone were the new wave synth and vocals. In comes a chain smoking Al Jougerson and heavy drum loops, samples and angry guitar riffs. This is my favorite Ministry album and it's not even close. Song Highlights: Just One Fix Jesus Built My Hot Rod Psalm 69 Grace 5/5
Arguably my favourite super heavy of all time. Great use of all elements.
Listening to industrial metal is a lot like eating an absurdly hot chili pepper, it's going to be a bad time but I AM gonna do it. The pepper simply won't taste good it's not possible, the very foundation of why you are eating has to do with how horrible it is, and all of those accessible aspects of the flavour chilis add and the lovely warmth you feel from some nice heat in a meal are thrown out the window as you come face to face with the reality that you've actually decided to eat something that yes, is familiar, but is in fact going to be almost as bad a culinary experience as it is bad from the heat, pure acrid bitterness. This is industrial metal, it will not only hurt me, it will hurt me in more ways than I expected even given the fact that I've chosen to listen to it so that it will hurt. The noises are not just harsh they are specifically selected from the oppressive and grating sounds of a city's warehouse area that I already do not want to be in and you can be sure functions on tenuous safety and garbage pay. This already harsh sonic experience is now reminding me of every very real anxiety I have about modern life all at once and making me have a far more harrowing experience than would ever tend to be expected or sought after. But all this negativity to say, me feeling like this unfortunately mean the band's goal has been achieved and, most importantly, I WILL eat the chili!
Every music genre has a record that serves as a great example for starting bands. For the Industrial genre, this record is often cited as prime example and tour de force. The sound is extremely tight, right in your face, and sizzling hard. The samples cut through the wall of guitar violence and hammer-blows on the drums like razors. An overly agitated voice has been added to complete the picture. The album opener "N.W.O." with the Bush quote ("What we are looking at is good and evil. Right and wrong") makes for an intense but still danceable track, "Just One Fix" blasts over it, and "TVII" is hard punk-industrial. With "Jesus Built My Rotrod", rockabilly influences are added, immediately making the song a classic. "Scare Crow" then creates a weighty, sick atmosphere with its slow tempo. The last tracks are more in the direction of noise. Classic.
One of my favorites from my teenage years. Can’t go wrong. If I could give it 4.5 though, I’d dock it for a couple ponderous noise filler tracks. But they don’t seem worth a full point.
Yes! Perfect for a Monday morning.
Undeniable. 5
69 lol
This album is a 4.7 to me, but since I can't do 4.7 and 4 seems criminally low, I'm rating it a 5. There were a few misses for me, but overall, I really enjoyed it. Just One Fix is infectiously good. I listened to that song no less than 7 times yesterday (and an additional 3 today). I would not be surprised if J.O.F. was the inspiration for Rammstein's Du Hast. This album is going in my rotation, and I'll for sure be checking out more Ministry.
Well ding a ding dang my dang a long ling long, this was awesome. 5/5
5/5. This rocks. Heavy Metal Industrial Psychobilly is a new term that I never thought I'd hear but I'm not upset. I can barely understand the lyrics but the riffs are heavy and dope. There aesthetic is immaculate, like being hunted by hillbillies in the woods, maybe even eldritch horrors as well. A more appropriate feeling of the Appalachian horrors. Just cool stuff, love to see the metal representation in this list. Best Song: Jesus Built My Hotrod, Scare Crow, N.W.O.
One of the most badass albums of the ‘90s. N.W.O., Just One Fix, and Hero are pure workout fuel.
Sometimes all you need is an album to repeatedly punch you in the face. This is that album.
I have been a fan of Jesus Built My Hotrod since it came out. I bought the single. This was the first listen of the album for me, and although I would not classify the genre as one of my favorites, there is something that does draw me to Ministry.
Hot on the heels of The Offspring (whom I called too noisy, shouty, and sweaty — autocorrected from sweary) we get more noisy shouty swearing from Ministry. But I’ve got a big soft spot for Jesus Built My Hotrod because my bestie and I got kind of obsessed with it back in the day. I don’t think I ever listened to the whole album but I like its energy.
Really thought I would hate this album based on a vague memory of Ministry. Lo and behold, I love this! Some great industrial metal that I never paid attention to in the 90s but is very appealing to me now.
Oh fuck yeah!! I'm so happy this is one of the 1001 albums you need to listen to before you die! LOVE LOVE LOVE this album. Oh man, I remember when i first bought this cd living with grandma and aweome it made me feel when I would jam out to it while lifting weights. I still get that same energy now after all these years. 10 stars!
Awesome! Hard rocking, I really enjoyed this. Not sure I’d go much longer than this length though, got a bit fatiguing by the end. Brand new but a new fave, 4.5/5
Is this what church is like?
It doesn’t sound quite as scary as it used to, but it’s every bit as bombastic, and still completely enjoyable. Many followers owe so much to this album, and I think it still sounds better than any of ‘em. Dance metal! Ya gotta be crazy to make that work.
Does not get better than this. industrial genre defining
A classic
Top tier sewer dweller music
cool
Perfect blasphemous album for Good Friday. 10/10.
I really love this album. The opener is great. I like that they are all in when it comes to making a very heavy album, but they do not create simple concrete chunks of music, the songs have a beautiful use of aggressive rhythm that still feels human enough to encourage me to bounce along. The crunch of guitars have a really nice punch as well. they also dabble in different styles of metal so the album is a bit of an adventure as well.
Turns out that I love Ministry. I might have to buy some new outfits
I really don't even have to listen to this to know what I'm going to rate it... But I'll still listen to it at top volume! I love this album. So much nostalgia on this one. Ministry was my first or second concert back in the mid-90s. I was lucky enough to see Al play right after covid ended.
i really liked it!
Soon I discovered that this rock thing was true Jerry Lee Lewis was the devil Jesus was an architect previous to his career as a prophet All of a sudden, I found myself in love with the world So there was only one thing that I could do Was ding a ding dang my dang a long ling long Nobody with a good car needs to worry about nothin', do you understand? Nobody with a good car needs to be justified. I come a long way since I believed in anything, and I come halfway around the world. 5/5
Cracking stuff.
this gets the blood pumpin'
I had Ministry pegged as synth-pop-industrial-goth-metal-hardcore and they weren't ever really on my radar as a band to listen to. This album is probably the only one from their long career that is going to tick boxes for me, but it manages to tick a LOT of boxes. Turns out I actually did know of Jesus built my Hotrod, but I didn't think it was by Ministry. I spent the last 30 years or so thinking it was a Butthole Surfers track instead. The whole album sounds like it could have been outtakes from Slayer from the mid 90s to early 2000s, but tracks they may have considered too humorous to have used, and mixed with Zodiac Mindwarp. I liked the humour and I really liked the speed/ thrash/ industrial metal vibes I got from this. I often don't like an album much on the first playthrough, but I loved this from the get go. Then I listened to it a second time and it seemed like a very different album. I feel torn giving this 5 stars, but it really seems too good for a 4 star rating.
An absolute classic of everything dark and hard. „Jesus built my hot rod“ is still a huge hit!
Jesus built my mfin hotrod 🔥
It's a great album that I have not listened to since the '90s. I forgot how much I enjoyed it.
Incredible album, one of my favorites ever.
Awesome album. Kind of cringey themes but the music is sick.
Menee jatkoon, tulee kuunneltua tulevaisuudessakin. KMFDM-fibat vahvoja.
4 stars but an extra for being fundamental in shaping the awesomeness that is my husband :)
LOVED Connect the goddam dots in TV II, especially the fake out. Scare Crow might be my new favorite song. Psalm 69- omg but also HELL YES Grace- I’m obsessed with the way the screams go from one ear to another. My one criticism is things get a little repetitive but I love so much about this album they can have it.
Hella cool, ground breaking
Loved it since it came out.
Noise and metal and scream and grunge and metal and noise and static and loud and scratch and thrash and words and metal and bang and loud and crap
Brutal, memorable and strangely commercial. I love this and the previous two Ministry albums
love it
Fuck the establishment. No notes.
Big fan, love this album, no favourite tracks, it's all good.
An automatic 5 from me - I've loved Ministry in general and this album in particular since my teens. (Though I reckon "Filth Pig" edges it out for the title of fave album) I love the brutal battery of the fast songs, I love the portentous atmosphere of the slow songs, I love the incorporation of samples and Gibby Hayes glossolalia, I love it all! Fave track - "N.W.O." or "Just One Fix" or "TV II" or "Jesus Built My Hotrod" from the fast category, "Scarecrow" from the slow category...
Influenced Rob Zombie?
so much stronger than i remember, this is actually downright classic; almost as good as The Mind Is A Terrible Thing To Taste.
Intensely textural
Awesome. Powerful metal
Para ser la primera vez que escucho a esta banda, estuvo piola 10/10
Another favorite of mine. Masterpiece of industrial metal.
One of earliest industrial metal albums I've heared. Perfect!
These guys sound ahead of their time
TOO YOUNG TO DIE
Distorted, Exhausting, Powerful, Oppressive, Industrial.
omfg yes
foundation of glitchy metal
I went into this expecting to hate it, mainly because the vocals on the first track were that sort of growling style that I usually despise. As the album went on, though, that vocal style lightened up, and I found that the instrumentation was far more melodic than what I expected. As well as that, the production was excellent throughout. That said, I don't take this sort of thrash metal too seriously. I see it as something that's more fun than something to build an identity around, as some people seem to. The religious themes didn't do much for me either, I prefer my thrash to be a bit cheesier rather than dealing with heavier subject matters. Overall, though, I enjoyed this a lot more than I expected. It's definitely the kind of album I'd have to be in a very specific mood for, but when that mood hits, it really works for me.
Ok so I'm a Ministry fan now?
Jerry Lee Lewis IS the devil go off
Title track's lyrics are really edgy but I think for music like this, it earns a little bit of edginess. Aside from that, this is some kickass industrial metal!
Christian horror enveloped in thrash metal. Brilliant, but hard to listen to. 4/5
ΚΕΦΑΛΗΞΘ or Psalm 69: The Way to Succeed and the Way to Suck Eggs or just Psalm 69 is a landmark industrial metal record, and one of the greatest industrial *metal* albums ever. After this, the genre got a little too diluted for my tastes, with a lot of bands just throwing synths and drum machines on top of groove metal tracks. But *real* industrial flows through Ministry's blood: just listen to what they were putting out before this. So the result here captures what I love about the genre, even with a substantial metal slant. In particular there's a thrash-y, almost punk-ish intensity here that turns this album into an absolute barn burner when combined with some of the industrial noise and collage elements that this is kind of built on top of. It's blistering, it's caustic, and it's exciting. There are even a couple hits here. N.W.O., Just One Fix, and Jesus Built My Hotrod all managed to get some real popularity. The first two are groovy and driving, and intense, and awesome; but Jesus Built My Hotrod is really in a league of it's own. Whoever had the idea to slap Gibby Haynes' manic redneck babble on top of an industrial thrash track was a genius, and needs to be in the history books. And the deep cuts are enjoyable too. TV II is more sheer mania in particular. But Scarecrow brings something a little more plodding and eerie to the table. And the last 3 tracks here are particularly far from where we started. The industrial and collage elements really devour this album, and drag it back to purer "industrial" territory. Although I do think that piling this sort of thing onto the end adds some weirdness to the pacing here. I could see this one eventually becoming a 5. But I just need to spend a little more time with the mutations present on side B. All in all, this thing is still exhilarating though.
Geht ziemlich nach vorne, bisschen lofi sehr industrial bisschen rumschreien- ganz nett
Based on my preconceived idea of what kind of music Ministry played, I was not looking forward to this at all. However, I have been attentive and interested from the opening notes of the album. I don't think this is something I'll listen to often because it's definitely a bit outside of my taste profile, but I don't dislike this at all. Very coherent album without ever sounding samey to me. On the basis of artistry and originality, I think this probably deserves four stars. While good, I don't think it's something I'd be in the mood to listen to very often ⭐⭐⭐⭐
I’ve heard this before and i used to own it on tape. I’ve heard a few of these songs more recently but I don’t think I’ve heard the whole album in maybe 30 years. It still holds up, even with Al Jourgenson’s goofball shit all over it. The goofball shit actually is what is needed for Jesus Built My Hotrod, which manages to be a perfect distillation of rock n roll when he drops all seriousness and pretense and dives in to a right proper ooma-mow-mow rama-lama-ding-dong, which is truly the essence of rock n roll. The rest of the album is great heavy industrial, with my only complaint being the mix is really muddy and the eq seems like they scooped the mids on the entire recording rather than just the guitar.
Fuck yeah ! I love this album. Very different from the messier, more experimental Land of Rape and Honey, but just as good. Perfect music to have a giant orgy in the sewers while techno-apocalyptic machines are hunting down the last remnants of humanity. A dark and claustrophobic record with basic but efficient riffs. It was so ahead of its time that it's still relevant today, and remains a seminal album for industrial metal. Also short and to the point, which is always appreciated. My only regret is that the vocals weren't more brutal. If this list was 1001 extreme music records, I'd probably rate it a 3. But considering how soporific or boringly reasonable many of the albums featured here are, I have no problem bumping it to a 4. 8/10
nice sound liked it a lot
I really really really love industrial. I completely appreciate the counter-point that it's just noise, or very silly. But there's something about it that just feels.................... powerful to me. Like there's something inside them and they just have to let is loose via the medium of smashing scaffolding poles together or something.
I have really like this album for a very long time.
Slaps
I love this album, man. It was so weird, and experimental, and just unlike anything else I had listened to. I'm not surprised it has a low rating, but that doesn't mean it's not excellent. you have to remember that apparently the vast majority of people in this project are boomers that want to be force fed yet *another* goddamn 70s album.
I have never heard this group! Very good angry music. 😀
Starts off great with heavy riffs and sinister vocals, but then doesn't stick the landing with just blaring noise at the end.
I'm not usually a big fan of these loud thrash metal bands but this was nice! I had already listened to some Static-X and Rob Zombie albums beforehand so this was not a shock to my system. The album art itself is eye-catching too. Did not like how screechy it was at some points and the intros to some tracks could've been shorter but overall, neat album. 4/5
I’d never heard of Ministry before, even though I’m a (somewhat) fan of metal. If I’ve heard of them, I’ve lumped them in the group with every other supposed worthy-to-hear metal groups with an ironic religious name that I’ll probably never get to. Thank you 1001 generator, for tipping me over the edge into this one. This is like the music those delinquent kids joining the foot clan in the original live action Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie would’ve rocked out to in their secret warehouse skatepark/arcade/club dojo. I totally dig, and will return to again. My only qualm is that while most of this sounds proto-Rammstein, really hip and with it for the time, the primary single, the one about the Hotrod, sounds like some kid rock hillbilly shit. Embarrassing to blare in the dojo.
Spannend!
Pretty mean
Heavy
How to describe the Genre? Energy, Purpose and Motivation. 100% Industrial
This a massive guilty pleasure of mine. It is quite clearly trash but it has a manic energy that I like and some excellent, if very repetitive, riffs.
This was a great surprise coming from this list. I know that Ministry is a very influential band, but this list can get kind of inconsistent when it comes at choosing influences. I really liked this record. I think is an incredible powerhouse of industrial metal consisting of super punchy, hard and frenetic riffs combined with industrial noises to create a very consistent and dense sounding experience. The guitars in here are truly the main attraction. They can be very slow and punishing or incredibly fast and energetic. I personally liked the ones with the highest tempos, but the other ones also work really well, specially considering this is an industrial album that is meant to sound challenging. On one hand, the slower riffs would come in songs like "N.W.O.", "Just One Fix", which sounds a lot like something Rammstein would compose; and "Scare Crow", the track that is the longest and most abrasive. On the other hand, the fastest riffs are very inspired in thrash metal, but their sound in this album has way more body than in other thrash projects. To put it in a way, instead of feeling like cutting with a chainsaw (as in a thrash metal record) it feels more like a wave of incredibly fast and meaty punches. Some of my favourite riffs are the ones in "TV II", which is the fastest and most cutting; "Hero" and specially "Jesus Built My Hotrod", probably being the hardest and more industrial sounding one. Another aspect to be considered are the very distorted vocals that change their sound for every other song. In "N.W.O", "Hero" and "Psalm 69" the voice growls in a lower registry than in the tracks "Just One Fix", "TV II", "Jesus Built My Hotrod" and "Scare Crow", where the vocals are screamed in a higher register. Looking up for the personnel, it seems that there are two vocalist credited, so that might explain the differences. I also want to mention the very epic intro and bridge in the song "Psalm 69". These parts sound super big thanks to the chord progression and use of choirs. Finally, the biggest problem I have with the album is that some songs feel a bit too repetitive for their lengths. If they were just a bit shorter, they would absolutely nailed it, but unfortunately, they end up testing a bit my patience. Either way, I still think this is a fantastic record and I really enjoy the pure energy of it.
Worked at a record store when this came out and it was a monster seller. Headbangers and ravers and punks and even a few normies all came out for this one. It's not my bag but I respect it.
I've actually found this album pretty funny, with some very interesting things. Surely, it's not much innovative, but those subtle changes in rhythm, silences and some very stripped instrumental parts in contrast with the very saturated overall give this album both, dynamism and a lot of identity. And it's been a very enjoyable album. I don't know if it's something I would listen to voluntarily or just a project that has surprised me. But, either way, it's been pretty nice. And I'm glad to have listened to this one.
I'd never listened to any Ministry songs before - this was cool.
Pretty good
Haven't listened to this in a few decades. The gold standard of industrial IMO
Well, isn't this a nice little sonic assault. Jesus built my hotrod is one of the all time great songs. the rest of the album is loud and aggressive and lots of fun.
Sacrilege aside, this is about as good as industrial gets. Great riffs and energy.
Too much for my ears
Monumental commercial industrial metal album. I enjoyed it more than I thought actually on an unbiased listen. 4.
90’s Industrial
You have no idea how ready I was for this to be an awful gospel album. LOL It turned out instead to be a pretty awesome industrial rock album! Is it super incredible by any means? Not really, but in any case it's certainly good. "N.W.O." Is a great opener, "Just One Fix" follows it up very nicely, and even though "TV II" kinda sucks, it sure doesn't kill the momentum. "Hero" isn't as good as it wants to be, but it has some nice moments and gimmicks here and there that make it maintain as a very cool song. And then to close off the A-side we get the satirical, heavy, rockabilly-type "Jesus Built My Hot Rod," which is awesome and absolutely hilarious. Opening up the B-side we have the 8-minute epic "Scarecrow," which just hammers down on you for 8 straight minutes in a really good way. And then the title track's actually super lame. But it's fine because it's also really groovy and jammy. And then "Corrosion" comes in and it's easily the best song on the album! And then we get the outro which is kinda whatever. This album's good, but it's really really fucking lame sometimes, which is a huge problem because it makes it a lot harder to take seriously, which is a hugely bad thing, because this album REALLY takes itself seriously. In the immortal words of The Roots, "Y'all ain't sayin' nothin' new!!" And they really really think they are. Thankfully though the vocals are mixed low enough to the point where you can't really tell what they're saying and the grooves are fucking awesome. So whatever man. 8.0/10
Really solid album, a little bit too repetitive for me, but I think that’s how a lot of industrial metal is. Enjoyable, I’d love to go back and read the lyrics again though period four stars
This is a band with a name I can’t keep track of. I get them confused with the Cult, the Church, Sisters of Mercy, and probably others I’m not thinking of right now. So I was expecting an 80s goth sound. This was not that at all but it kicked my ass. The down the middle split of industrial and thrash metal was very much appreciated. Thanks!
Is... Du Hast just a copy of Just One Fix..? That's the only thing I could focus in the song. Jesus Built My Hotrod was a good song, overall I did like the album as a fresh metal entry in this list since they are quite scarce.
I don't listen to much Industrial Metal these days, but I have been known to listen to Rammstein, so this one was quite interesting since the influence they had on Rammstein is so obvious. Rammstein's "Du Hast" in particular is _heavily_ influenced by "Just One Fix". Parts of this album were too repetitive for me, but it also had some really fun bits. "Just One Fix" and "Jesus Built My Hotrod" are obvious highlights. There's a good amount of variety across the album (though it's all metal, so there's inevitably a certain amount of sameyness). The drums are probably the highlight, vocals are generally not that great, the guitars are a mixed bag... but it got my head moving. I was going to go for a 3, because I didn't hate the listen and I appreciate the influential aspect of the album, but all the pearl-clutching in other reviews entertained me so much I'm going to bump it to a 4.
It has no right to still be this heavy.
Haven't listened to much metal before this but I liked this quite a bit. Some of the songs were a bit repetitive and probably could've been shortened by a minute or two. Vocals in particular were great, I love when metal bands use voices and tones that aren't just the same guttural shit you see everywhere else
fantastic album weighed down by its mixing. adore those pounding drums that grind and churn like those comically fucked-up factories that seem to only exist to give cartoon characters a beating. i'm always a slut for distorted vocals. but god damn the rhythm guitar does not need to be THIS loud, some great lead guitars are all-but lost on some of these tracks...
i get funky about indecent language and especially blasphemy but if i hadn't looked at the lyrics or the description of the album i know i would have given it a 5 musically... this was a hard rating
This was a welcome surprise. I am not entirely sure how Ministry has managed to pass me by all these years, but I am glad to have finally caught up with them. As a fan of Rammstein, White Zombie, and Rob Zombie, this album hit the spot immediately. Musically I found this album thrilling, with its fast, driving instrumentation, distinctive vocals, and the clever use of sampling. Despite being released in 1992, the production still holds up remarkably well today. Much like the acts I mentioned, Ministry does not seem to take themselves too seriously - the title itself is proof of that. While some might wring their hands over the occult or provocative references, it ultimately feels like heavy, noisy fun. While some tracks hit with more impact than others, the highlights are undeniable: - "Jesus Built My Hot rod" is gloriously absurd and quite brilliant. - "Scare Crow" offers a change of pace; it is slower with a fantastic, hypnotic groove. - The title track is another excellent standout that anchors the record’s atmosphere. I can clearly hear the DNA of Judas Priest and Motörhead (the grit, tone, and thrash) in elements of the album. It is a niche sound that will likely always attract polarising views and will never appeal to the majority, but that is of little consequence to me. Four stars (but nearly five). 1 "N.W.O." (5/5) 2 "Just One Fix" (5/5) 3 "TV II" (3/5) 4 "Hero" (4/5) 5 "Jesus Built My Hotrod" (featuring Gibby Haynes) (5/5) 6 "Scare Crow" (5/5) 7 "Psalm 69" (5/5) 8 "Corrosion" (4/5) 9 "Grace" (4/5) Total - 40 Average - 4.4 285/1001 153/285 albums reviewed were new to me
Not one I see myself relistening to often, but really really cool nontheless. Some of the most crushing industrial tracks I've heard.
Really very good
Industrial Thrash Metal. However, the opening track and single, "N.W.O.", sounds more like Rave and reminded me of The Prodigy. I liked the album.
You know, this album has some real bangers and I can still picture throwing this CD on in the 90s for the first time.
A breath of fresh air in this project! Glad to hear some more metal here, and Ministry's impact is definitely huge.
Great album, a mix between good and experimental metal. Guitar are majestic on this
relentless, elemental, hurtling along like a drag racer fuelled by crack, with layers of splendid weird noises and murky, threatening vocals
Not my usual thing, but I had a great time with this album! Felt like a teenager again listening to something like this while playing a video game. Favourite track: Jesus Built My Hotrod
I really enjoyed this album! Industrial metal is not something I would've imagined myself enjoying as much as this album. The tracks are fast and punchy, but still feel cohesive and doesn't get lost in itself. The skits are funny too. Hero was my favorite but a lot was well made. 8.6/10
Forgot how good this album was. Recognized and enjoyed several songs... made me want to put on over the ear headphones and crank it up! 4
I grew up with this album in my rotation along with many other metal albums. It has been years since I have listened to it. I still enjoy it as much today, but I've always thought most of this would be better as an instrumental only album. Granted the lyrics on Jesus Built My Hotrod are ridiculous and fun, and the imagery the Psalm 69 sound bytes evoke is necessary, but but the rest could go without Al Jourgensen's strained, scream vocals.
Pretty dang rad
necesito escuchar más industrial
Indus Metal, never heard of it. Would not say its a banger but it was nice with several good songs. An album I could play again with no problem. Just one fix scare crow 3.5
Heavy, abrasive, intense, but still enjoyable and doesn't overstay its welcome. Beats Metallica tbh.
Just a tad too long, but wild, raucous and intense, I really like this.
High energy industrial metal. Standout songs: Just one fix Scarecrow
I'm not into the first half of the album. 2nd half I enjoy! There's classics - Jesus built my hotrod. And then I LOVE LOVE Scare Crow 🩷 Psalm 69 is nice with the gothic choir intro. And then the closing song Grace is an amazing soundscape, I love it for that chaotic unsettling atmosphere. The absence of rhythm.
Need a relisten, but I think I liked it, very bizarre ass album
Good, heavy sound for when one needs that.
Don’t usually care for industrial metal but this was cool
the first track here sounds like A Perfect Circle slowed it down and used it as music for counting bodies like sheep. I dont care for the scream singing, but man the music rocks. Really rocks hard. This is awesome! The song scarecrow has a BAA DAA sound in it from a tears for fears (i think) song. This was awesome.
It's loud and abrasive, so... Fun! There's a time and place for this though and it's not like sitting home on a lazy Saturday. This is hard partying music, industrial club moshing time! Great industrial chunkiness and some ripping guitars give a killer wall of sound to get your blood pumping. In the times this music is appropriate, you're not really listening to the lyrics, right? Which is for the best. Because they're not super deep. I like the ideas he's reaching for, but I'm not sure he's the poet or intellect he thinks he is. And his voice is a good metal/industrial voice, processed to sound even more monstrous. But, it's not easy listening Or easy to listen to. Strong, well-produced album that definitely requires a certain mood. I'd give it a 4.
uber-crazy, psuedo-religious thrash metal. we're venturing into the deepest darkest bowels of metal music here, with songs so aggressive it can get a little ridiculous. said ridiculousness certainly doesn't hamper the sound at all. this music sounds like an epileptic seizure. sometimes it gets to a "shadow the hedgehog" level of edgy rock music, which honestly is a vibe in itself. these guys REALLY know what they're doing here, and honestly it's a bit of a shame i can't rate it too high. it depends on the mood i think.
High 4 - really good
Sick beats 7.1/10
Already heard. good shit
Wow these boys go hard. 3.5 stars rounded up for gratuitous 69 mentions. Nice.
I haven't listened to this album since the 90's. I liked it alright then, but enjoyed it more now that I am more in tune with the social implications of the lyrics on many of the songs. N.W.O., TV II and Psalm 69 in particular. Good stuff. Didn't enjoy Jesus Built My Hotrod as much as I used to, but its an alright song.
I don’t have time to reflect on why, all I know is I like it.
I’m not saying I LOVE it, but the next time I hear this music at the neo Nazi rape party, I’m not going to ask the grand wizard to turn it off
Surprised to enjoy it quite a lot, didn't drag at all
I definitely wasn't cool enough to listen to this in the 90s.
I enjoy industrial, and ministry in particular. I think this is a great album, especially the louder it goes. If you're in the mood for loud and fast it's hard to disprove of the nose and energy ministry brings. I do get a bit bored around scare crow.
I had a coworker a few years ago who recommended Ministry to me (specifically their debut album) and I was definitely a fan even if it wasn’t a perfect no skip album. That’s exactly how I feel about this album. It’s got great energy and it’s super atmospheric and industrial sounding. There were a few tracks I didn’t love but only a few. The vast majority of the album I really liked. It’s weird it feels like metal but it also doesn’t at all. Super interesting album from a super creative artist. Jesus built my hotrod might be one of the biggest and well known Ministry song and it’s well earned cause as of right now it’s definitely my favorite but i still have to do a deep dive on them. Definitely looking forward to it after this album.
tf was that but hell yeah
The biggest gripe that most people have about metal is being able to understand what the singer is singing. If I should want lyrical analysis, I would have to check them. That is my gripe on this on an otherwise brilliant metal album. I did understand most of Jesus Built My Hotrod but that's because most of it is gibberish. DANG DOODLE. 4
This is my first time listening to this album and I love it.
Rockin' tight
Decent album, sort of the end of the first great period and I probably would have picked the Mind is a Terrible Thing to Taste, but this one makes sense.
Ooh I did like this! :) Very interesting and fun to hear, glad to have heard it!
Going dingdingalingdangdong has never sounded cooler
Surprised at how much I liked this...
Dark 🤘
Bless this noisy mess
The drums are those shitty 80s high compression ones - but musically this was interesting. Thrashy and industrial - it was decent!
fuck the wordl
Oh man I've not listen to this album in decades! It's still great. It is one of the tops of industrial metal. It hits hard and keeps going for it on every track. Such a good album.
Didn’t hit like it did in ‘91
Wild album that I’d like to give another spin sometime soon.
Harsh
dark industrial metal… heavy distorted guitars and vocals, samples of audio clips, booming drums. themes of addiction, religion, politics. a classic. highlights: “NWO” “just one fix” “jesus built my hotrod”
A little gimmicky with all the biblical stuff but certainly an interesting and refreshing industrial listen. 3.5/5 - 4/5
As frigid as it is burning up, as subtle as it is quiet. Guitars in this are played by angry robots. I’m convinced they are not human, and yet more human than all of us.
I've kind of resisted the temptation to like Ministry for a while. They get lumped in with Nine Inch Nails (one of my favorites) under industrial music, but I always felt like they were closer to metal. Maybe I was just expecting too much from them, because this album was actually pretty good. "N.W.O." is a fantastic opener (and yeah, ok, it's maybe similar to some early NIN). I doubt any other band can say that they were saved by the Butthole Surfers, but when Ministry was wasting their money on drugs and partying, they managed to squeeze out a great hit, "Jesus Built My Hotrod" with Gibby Haynes, which was what kept their label from dropping them. Lucky for us, it's a great song.
Stuff like this gets me back on board, I'm sick of boring shoegaze and Brit pop. Give me world music and bits from interesting genres. Never listened to much industrial music but I really enjoy elements of this!
This is a really good album. Riffs aplenty, thundering drums, Slayeresque solos, Motorheadish songs, tongue in cheek lyrics and a lot of oomph. It fades in quality by the end, so I’ll given it four healthy stars
Very samey but fun
Heavy Sound with cool experimental vibe. I love the political commentary as well.
Ministry walked so many, many other bands could run. I hear a lot of echoes of contemporary work in this album. "NWO" is obviously iconic, and I also liked "TV II," "Jesus Built My Hotrod," and "Scare Crow."
Unrelentingly abrasive with pummeling riffs and a forceful set of drum machine beats that bring a level of robotic techno groove to some of the grimiest, heaviest, scuzz recorded.
Day637 - loud, fun and kinda dirty
A good album, not my usual music style but I liked N.W.O, Hero and Jesus Built My Hotrod the most.
Nice! 3.5/5
Never heard of this before. 20 mins later, trying to learn the riff for Hero. Just completely butchering the shit out of it. Scaring the children.
I like it good and hard - that's what she said. :) For me, it kind of sounds like an Industrial version of Metallica. I liked it.
This rips.
This was a fun blast from the past.. saw them live in '92, though I’m pretty sure I got permanent retina damage from the strobe lights during Just One Fix. Killer show.
Better then i was expecting. Really liked the song with Gibby Haynes. Probably between a 3 and a 4 for me.
Generally, industrial isn't something I'm too big on, but when I like it, I really like it. Bands like Nine Inch Nails and Godflesh (their album Streetcleaner should be on the list) are great, along with whenever Chelsea Wolfe and Blut Aus Nord incorporate industrial into their music. Mainly, when I don't like industrial its when its more electronic/dancier. I like my industrial to be dark, heavy, and dissonant (although I do like NINs electronic/dancy stuff too). Ministry luckily falls into the more dissonant/heavy vibe. That said, I'm not super crazy for Ministry. But I liked their album The Mind is a Terrible Thing to Taste, Thieves off that album is great. And listening to this album, it's just more good industrial metal. I think a lot of the songs can get a bit repetitive, really driving the riffs and drum beats into your head. I do like that Ministry have always sounded like they used power tools to make their music. But yeah. Just some good industrial metal.
I actually enjoyed this quite a bit. This is surprising because it's pretty much all harsh (but not terribly so I guess) vocals which I rarely enjoy.
3.5
Heard the first song and thought I was going to hate this but liked it a lot more than I thought I would. Good for Guantanamo bay music. The interluding voice overs are a bit weird but in the grand scheme of things fine. Specific rating- 3.6 Fav song- just one fix Least fav- corrosion
Brilliant early 90's industrial metal.
'A truer lover has never yet to be found / I see the sunset thru the eyes of a clown.' Thrash + grunge + industrial, Psalm 69 boils down to rage, really in the same vein as Rage Against the Machine, tho w/ the junkie vulnerability of an Alice in Chains. It even makes its debt to good ol' Chuck Berry known on the classic 'Jesus Built My Hotrod,' the most fun you're gonna have w/ this record: 'Ding ding dong a bong bong bing bong.' B/c otherwise, you don't listen to this album for the fun of it but rather for the release and the rage of it, the scattering of all the tension you didn't know you had built up, tho it may've been killing you slowly all these years. Industrial, sure, but a million times better than Nine Inch Nails, a rare instance of metal I favor.
en tarvinnut tätä tälle päivälle.. koska niskani on jo valmiiksi SAATANAN KIPEÄ-- ja nyt täytyy kolme varttia lisää sätkyttää päätäni edes takaisin maanisesti huoh... rrräyh räyhähtäjämusiikki räihikkömusiikkia RAAAA RAAA.. ministeriö näyttää miltä olla miten olla rajuuu raajuuu haaa metalli raruta rauta ja rokkia ja metallia ja verttaa verrrrrtaaaa vertaansa vailla ei ole raaaaaa!! väkivaltaa ja anarkiaaa hahhahhaaa! meikää ei kiinnosta laki!! meikää ei kiinnosta säännöt! ainoa asia mikä meikä läistä kiinnostaa on ilkeys ja pahuus HAHHAHAHAHAAA!!! ette koskaan saa minun mieltäni vangiksi, avikka kehoni on sinun rakas. tv 2
Damn fine album. Kinda forgot how incredible they were.
Great music that is admittedly tainted by puerile tendencies.
Heavy stuff. Sounds current. Very cool
Thrash but quite a bit more interesting to me than Metallica which is probably the industrial side of it. Jesus Built My Hotrod was super fun and a song I'd totally expect in Tony Hawk Pro-Skater 2. Overall I liked this quite a bit. I've been getting into more thrash the last few years and I love the weird industrial twist on it here.
When my seminary teacher told me there is evil music on this earth doing the devil's work, he was referring to Ministry. This band is sick. My history with them is mostly around the Tony Hawk games, as they would usually have a few songs show up on there. So that is how I was introduced, and they've always been one of those bands that I can never quite pin down. As a teenager, I was scared that my Mom would find me listening to them, so I kind of avoided them. (Especially considering how anti the war in Iraq they were). But honestly, this album rips. Its deep. Its heavy. Its dirty. Its kind of everything I think of when I think "industrial metal." The punk and thrash influences are all over the place. The heavy bass and vibrant guitars. The deep deep deep drumming. And then obviously, the versatile nature of the lyrics. Its kind of all over the place. This is clearly a step away from grunge and punk, which is probably what makes it hard for people to get into. But then on the other hand, its exactly what makes people get into it. It feels very 90s, but it somehow ages really well. The one knock I have is that you have to be in a very specific mood to jam out to this album, and when I'm feeling it, its great. But when I'm not, I just want it over. I think I was at a 5 on this album until I paused it for an hour, came back and wasn't feeling it anymore.
Gotta be in the mood the bang heads and mosh pits, but it still works.
Surprisingly enjoyable
Could for sure hear White (Rob) Zombie, Marilyn Manson, Rammstein in this. So this probably set the bar for industrial metal. Nice!
Really rhythmic metal. Almost sounds artificial. But I can see this being the inspiration for the doom soundtrack.
This was a fun album. Parts of it were very industrial, other parts sounded like Manson, and then others sounded like Static X. Seems very ahead of its time
1996. Auckland. Power Station. A drunk Al Jourgensen trying to open a beer with his teeth. From the audience “it’s a twist top ya dickhead”
Thirty odd year on and this doesn't sound as subversive as it probably did on release. Just a cracking industrial metal album.
Hell yeah
Fuck yeah. Another strictly Monday business album. Ding dang dong.
well i love ministry so i am biased. the mind is a terrible thing to taste will always be my personal favorite but this is still a strong showing
++: N.W.O., Just One Fix, Jesus Built My Hotrod, Scare Crow, Psalm 69 +: Hero,Corrosion, Grace +-: TV II 7,9/10
Прикольно, только я на постоянной основе метал не слушаю
Loved this album when it came out. Still holds up.
I've never been very into industrial metal. Sure, a song here and there, but it's never been exactly attractive. Psalm 69 is a ruthless album. It sounds exactly as an industrial metal album should, feels like you're inside a metal plate factory... but in a good way. Guitar playing is great, the vocals work for this style and the songwriting is generally good. Some songs definitely feel unmemorable and lyrics can sometimes be uncomprehensive. All in all, this is a great, brutal listen. 4/5
Får ikke mer trash enn dette
In the lord we trust!!!
Really good album, a type of metal I can totally get with. Not a casual listen for me, but definitely great for the gym
Seminal album from my formative years.
This really grew on me as it went along. Hard, fast, loud - would be great to work out to.
Not the music I listen a lot to, although I like their album Rio Grande Blood and have listened to that quite often. Creative, powerful, interesting, loud … Good!
A fun little factoid is that Ministry started life as a synthpop, new wavey band. On the one hand, this might come as a surprise hearing the very unmelodic, rhythmical phrases chucked at you song after song on Psalm 69; but on the other hand, it explains everything about their sound. Ministry were never cut out to do what most other metal bands do: simply write some hard riffs, eject some hard guttural screams and pound some hard blastbeats, what the kids would call "metal AF dude". Instead, you get all the power, aggression and angst of metal - especially a lot of the latter - but wrapped in a package that's not afraid to fundamentally *sound* different. And not just from other metal records, on that part, but from practically any musical material preceding it. For that fact alone, this is getting a favourable review from me. Now if only they'd gone a bit easy on the angst...
God damn brutal. Chaotic as all shit, and it works. It's like Primus was thrown into a box full of scrap metal and tumbled about for a week. Will definitely be returning.
i mean i love metal sm this shit rules
I don't know much Ministry. Luckily, what I do know is on this album.
“All of a sudden I found myself in love with the world, so there was only one thing I could do: dingalanglong my dangalinglong.” How could this not be a classic!? In truth, this is a classic, just not for everyone. I loved this album in high school despite not really being an industrial metal guy. I always wondered if this is musical heroin feels like. Jesus Built My Hotrod, NWO and Just One Fix are ass kicking anthems filled with riffing and mayhem, but the absolute all time favorite track on here is the transcendent Scarecrow. If I was to count how many times I have listened to that song I would need a theatre more hands and toes. I even used this song when I ran the Bolder Boulder because of its meditative qualities. This was Ministry’s most cohesive and commercial album, and definitely a classic the metal genre. Whether it is a Top 1001, you need to ask someone less biased…
This is just... amaze. I think it goes something like post-punk, to industrial, towards metal but with that social rage thing that punk epitomized. I have always had some ... IDK, fascination, taste for, "got into" Ministry and being sort of re-introduced was a real treat. Hell yeah!
You know, I actually put off listening to this album for almost a year (rating on April 3rd, 2026) but I’m pleasantly surprised by how little I hated it. It was interesting, funny, and even enjoyable in parts. Emphasis on interesting, which is doing most of the heavy lifting.
While I have always loved nin more, Ministry holds a special place in my musical history. And this is their 3rd best record IMHO behind Mind and Land. It's a total banger.
Nice to be on this side of a controversial album for once. Liked it a lot.
Love the gritty, aggressive sound
Classic album! Almost perfect! So happy Ministry stopped trying to be Depeche Mode and leand head first into industrial.
I'm a big fan of the band, and of industrial music in general. That said, I personally prefer "In Case You Didn't Feel Like Showing Up" which came out a couple years before this record. It has absolutely scorching live versions of several Ministry tunes. My favorite is "Thieves".
I can’t explain it but this excited me in an unexpected way lol
Enjoyed this a lot, had never listened to Ministry, but knew the Just One Fix riff from Justice's live album. That riff is incredible - it gets stuck in my head for hours after I hear it. Some other really interesting sounds on here as well, especially the effect where the singer sounds underwater. I'd really like to know how they did that!
H E A V Y. Like wearing lead shoes underwater
Raw kinetic aggression from the golden age of thrash metal. If you are listening to this while sedentary, without turning it up to nearly unbearable volume, you're doing it wrong. Take your creamy shits and get back to Weenie Hut Jr. If you need to build a fence in a day, turn it on and turn it up. Would be a perfect score with a couple more face-melting solos.
Good music,
Great industrial metal album.
Love Ministry. My first thought when hearing industrial metal. Great album by a great bamd
terug een kopstootje... wereldplaat
Heavy
some flashes of annoyance but overall much more enjoyable than i was expecting
2nd half stronger than 1st
Very intense, felt like being hit directly the face, but somehow in a good way.
These are the kind of albums I come to the generator for. Don't know how I would've made my way to Ministry otherwise. Really enjoyed this type of metal as a non metal listener. Some bangers forsure
This is not my favorite Ministry, but it's very formative for me and a lot of music I like. It's also enjoyable to read through the album and artist wikipedia pages because they're such a classic case of "the band was a mess, the label wanted something they could actually sell, the band stayed up on a bender and taped something nearly unlistenable, some of the band members left, all of them were angry, anyway somehow here's the album and then a song on it got nominated for a Grammy".
For what it's worth, this kind of industrial metal is exactly what I needed for my day. Hardcore metal that didn't let up. The vocals could be too abrasive for my tastes, but sometimes I didn't mind, like with the brilliant lyrics of "Jesus Built My Hotrod". A masterpiece if there ever was one. But I think what sets Ministry apart is how very balanced they are with their instruments. Guitars, keyboards, bass, drums, they all drive the music and nothing is lacking. A good album that enriched my personal music tastes.
Ministry was a staple in 90s industrial metal, and this album is a great inclusion. In my opinion, they do a really good job straddling the line between industrial and metal, representing both sides of the coin quite well. While there is definitely some overlap, not all industrial music is goth-inspired. These guys also managed to play well in that space, too, including with their visuals and general iconography. In general, you can see where this band was an inspiration for many later 90s industrial-adjacent and nu-metal bands. The production here really exemplifies the guitar and drums, which is no doubt important in an industrial sounding album. Insanely catchy rhythms can be found here. So many bangers here. This album just really slays. Probably a 3.5 for me, but I'm really digging this today, so rounding up. Ministry has ministered to me.
Gnarly. I gotta give it another listen when its not a Monday morning
I enjoyed this early example of industrial rock
Well well well I liked this a lot more than I would’ve expected. Not my genre at all but I could certainly appreciate this. Fave Tracks: N.W.O., Just One Fix, Scare Crow 4.2/5
So there was only one thing that I could do Was ding a ding dang my dang a long ling long
"weird al" jourgenson
Liked it more than a lot of other metal
I think this might have positively benefited from being a bit of cleansing fire after Mylo, but this was good. The only critique I have is that its not Nine Inch Nails, who are this but also so much more.
3.6 I actually enjoyed that. I don't mind industrial metal, think NIN perfected it in the early 90s with Broken & TDS. Haven't enjoyed a lot of anything else from the genre but this was pretty decent. My one grip with this album is it really tails off towards the end. Anyone of the last three songs could have been the closer, with a few other decent ones inserted between. To have what feels like three outtros in a row kills it a bit.
Some of my high school friends loved industrial music but I never gave it a chance. That was a mistake, this is great
Never really listened to Ministry before. This starts out pretty rad: almost a hip-hop production, the industrial grind has some of the same energy as a public enemy jam or a Rick Rubin track. Then it settles into a more speed-metal mode. The propulsive drive is good, if not my natural listening habitat. Jesus Built My Hot rod is a great, fun track, sort of turbo-rockabilly. TurboBilly™? ScareCrow is a bit like The Smiths, if they were into heroin. Some of this is hilariously overblown, though the band sound self aware enough that you're always laughing with rather than at them. I will check out more of these guys for sure.
Torn here. I am not a maybe fan of industrial music, but when I think of it this is pretty much the archetypal sound. Jesus Built My Hotrod is still a banger after all these years.
Worth bumping in for the last set of an lifting heavy weight
A fine album that was highly influential to the "Djent" subgenre. "Land of Rape and Honey" was the better Ministry record, though.
I do love the music. The lyrics are a bit… Church of Satan… for me, but they did understand the assignment.
Well I wasn’t expecting to enjoy this anywhere near as much as I did! Don’t get me wrong, there is plenty of metal out there that I enjoy, but it’s rare that I come across any of the older metal music that clicks with me. Admittedly, it’s usually the more gimicky of silly sides like power metal that I gravitate towards. However, for whatever reason, this just hit right for me. The guitar tones are filthy, and the vocals are great. It felt almost punk at times, but with heavier guitars and angrier vocals. Didn’t expect to like this, but happy to be proven wrong.
Significant industrial metal album, defined the sound and genre
Metal industrial. Te despierta. Me ha gustado. Un 4.
Not gonna lie… I’ve had zero exposure to this group. And I fucking like it! I’m diving in!
Awesome industrial album. Thrash, psychobilly, and all.
This brought back some things for me: A memory of my five-disc So y CD changer with Nevermind, Badmotorfinger, ...And Justice for All, Ten, and Psalm 69 in it. A memory of being in high school gym class and talking with a friend about NWO. A memory of seeing Ministry a few years later during the Filth Pig tour (still the loudest concert I have ever been to). I did not end up liking the industrial/nu metal that spun off from this album, but this original blend of kick-ass guitar riffs, driving industrial rhythm, political/religious, and goofiness was most definitely my jam.
Wow. Thought I was going to hate this as ' Industrial Metal" does not appeal to me. However after after 2 days of hair/cock rock this was quite refreshing. Impressive. Have a 4
Fuck yeah
4.25
Spooktober 28, 2024 Interestingly, not the first industrial metal album I’ve heard this month; Streetcleaner by Godflesh was the first. But where that was apocalyptic, Psalm 69 seems locked in party mode. I wrote the previous sentence right before “Scare Crow”, at which point the album takes the exit lane to Hell and keeps going. Full disclosure: this is generally NOT my cup of tea. But I have to give credit to it, since it takes the distortion, horror & machine drumming that Godflesh and The Young Gods honed, combines it with Mötorhead-esque rock n’ roll and somehow makes it work. The mystery du jour is why I liked this so much more than Antichrist Superstar. Maybe it's just 'cause it doesn't try as hard to be creepy. My Apple Music algorithm is going to be so confused after this and the Emperor album I put on yesterday. HL: “NWO”, “Scarecrow”, title track, “Jesus Built My Hotrod” P.S. It looks like this is the 500th album I have heard for the 1st time this year. (According to my spreadsheet. 🤓 EPs and compilations are considered an album for the purpose of my list)
I like a lot of the stuff influenced by this more than Ministry itself (Rob Zombie, Marilyn Manson, Rammstein, etc) but gotta give these dudes props as the ogs.
Kinda fucks tbh
very interesting album, definitely grew on me with repeat listens, probably a 4.5 in the genre.
this rips. i was only familiar with "Jesus Built My Hotrod" prior, and although the track is still a highlight for me, i was pleasantly surprised at how much i liked the rest of this as well. music to do skilled mechanical labor to.
Pretty dope
Listened to this quite a lot back in the day. Still like it. Heavy hijinks.
I respect what they’re doing here. The music is solid and funny at times. Not 100% my thing, but definitely a worthy listen
I knew about this album, I liked some of the songs, but now that I listened from start to finish I can really appreciate how good it is. It was released before the downward spiral, so it gives it a plus. Great album!
If there is one subgenre I wish I knew more about, it's industrial music. I genuinely think that the fusion of electronic music and heavy metal is brilliant, but I lament at how it's been dumbed down by artists like Marilyn Manson. Who, I'm sorry, you cannot convince me is all that smart. The word that comes to mind when listening to 1992's 'Psalm 69' by Ministry is "pulverizing." The guitars and vocals grind everything down to a fine dust. There's a bit of levity on "Hero," which feels like the most overt example of trash metal on the album, it almost sounds like 'Ride the Lightning' era Metallica. An apt comparison when you consider the production which sounds paper-thin, with absolutely none of the intensity of a rich bottom-end. I thought this was an industrial band I was listening to. "Jesus Built My Hotrod" is so hilarious, of course the lead vocals are by Gibby Haynes from the Butthole Surfers. But if any song was meant to soundtrack a monster truck rally in the Appalachians, complete with spectators sporting tragic haircuts but genuine joie-de-vivre, it would be this. This is a compliment! Very creepy album art. A- (but a weak A-).
I happen to work in an industrial setting (production brewers what's up?), and I have to say that I fully enjoy industrial music. It's what happens around me all the time. I love the lo-fi edge, the speaker-peaking vocals throughout this thing. I think it trails off near the end, with the last two tracks feeling like an extended outro than anything, but it's overall a record I vibe with. Call it 3.5, rounded up. Favorite tracks: "NWO", "Just One Fix", "Scare Crow"
Really solid. Not my first listen with this one
8/10 impresive
7.5/10
I'm a grey, overweight, 58-year-old mortgage broker in the south of England, and I can tell you that it's just what I needed! My IT and work issues evaporated within the first 5 secs! God help anyone that tries to stop my clients' completions this afternoon, as they will get both Ministry and Rammstein filled barrels! Loved it (especially Jesus Built My Hotrod)