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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!
How is this here?
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
It’s not for me and that’s ok Also these are the worst mixed drums I’ve ever heard
It's thrash plus industrial. Surprisingly, better than that sounds.
Interesting
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!
Det kan noget når tempoet er trukket ned og det bliver tungt, som f.eks. på Scare Crow. Desværre bliver det ofte alt for hektisk, bedst eksemplificeret på Jesus Build My Hot Rod. Der mangler på store dele af albummet temposkift og opbyggelighed. Og alt for ofte fremstår det skabet og påtaget, særligt TV II, eller bare lavpandet som på titelnummerets lyrik.
Very samey but fun
Wow. No.
Not my cup of tea, this one just droned along in the background. Nothing outstanding that would've perked my ears.
Some good guitarwork here and there, but not enough to save this album for me. Not melodic enough for me and just rather annoying.
Not my typical type of music, but you have to admire the artistry and the listenability
Heavy Sound with cool experimental vibe. I love the political commentary as well.
Listened to this album recently as part of my 2025 resolution to listen to at least one new album per week. Wrote the following note for it on my spreadsheet: "Man, was hoping this would be so much better." Previously listened to 3 songs (NWO; Just One Fix; Hotrod) Favorite Song: Just One Fix
Heavy record all around, fun to listen to in the background without much involvement in the lyrics and so on, it was okay.
> 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.
it's the first metal album this website recommanded me so far and it was refreshing. don't know what "jesus built my hotrod" is about but hearing it was a goofy experience. 3.5
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."
It's difficult to listen to.
It aged for me, I don't like to play it anymore. But I remember it very well and have fond memories with it.
I actually liked it! Thought metal would down there with country but I liked it.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Not my style
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
Saw the value in this but not really the kind of music I enjoy
The first type of black metal album according to Jack. It's interesting it's on this list, and while it wasn't the worst thing I've heard, the beat was the same throughout each song, and it drained me
A good album, not my usual music style but I liked N.W.O, Hero and Jesus Built My Hotrod the most.
480 albums in, I've made a real effort to listen all the way through albums I didn't like; and for the most part I've been successful. I had to tap out of this in track 3.
Nice! 3.5/5
I think this is my favourite one so far I liked the type of music and I just generally liked so yeah.
Ministry did have a moment, and I thrashed this album when it came out many times. Today my world has turned, and while I remembered why it resonated for a teenage version, now it feels a bit simplistic. Still, very fun revisit.
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.
Wow I hated that
2/5 - it's not a bad album but I was dealing with stomach pains from eating too much tikka masala when I listened to it and this music just made my stomach feel even more upset. Not good to listen to if you're trying not to throw up. Makes you feel anxious and like you gotta head bang and throw up at the same time. Terrible for me as that's what I'm trying to avoid doing right now.
It actually could be worse. 2 stars
A lot of noise. Sounds at times like Nine Inch Nails, but then again like some industrial machines at an attempt to make music. Lots of distortion...
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.
The album I had to listen to before this was by Parliament, now Ministry, what next? House of Lords? Foreign Office? Treasury? Album is good if you like industrial thrash. I, however, don't.
It’s not for me. I need something catchy within this type of music - or some songs that are more leaned back - it’s Way too stressful. NIN and early Marilyn Manson fits my taste much more
Ministry fueron una banda con una trayectoria bastante lóngeva y estilos variados. Desde unos comienzos cercanos al pop más ochentero, de los que reniegan, hasta el doom metal, pasando por toda una variedad de elementos híbridos entre metal y electrónica. No son Killing Joke, ni Big Black, ni AR Kane, ni Faith No More, pero sí constituyeron un puente entre estos y Nine Inch Nails, Body Count o el batallón de gupos como (Limp Bizkit o Linking Park) o Marilyn Manson que arrasaron a finales de siglo. Este o el anterior The Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Taste fueron sus discos más inspirados, accesibles (olviden sus primeros discos) y exitosos. Temas como Psalm 69 (con referencias al Lennon más extravagante), Grace (con Eno y Bowie por medio) hacen que merezca la pena el disco. Otros como Hero o TVII son más ramplones (más cercanos al hardcore y speed metal ordinario). Los tres singles y mayores éxitos fueron Jesus Built My Hotrod (con el cantante de los The Butthole Surfers ), N.W.O. y sobre todo Just One Fix. De ahí a encabezar el Lollapalooza, giras, problemas con drogas, muertes, amputaciones, redenciones, regresos, pero su momento había pasado ya. Me parece más interesante revisar sus primeras obras, en el contexto de su posterior evolución, sobre todo su segundo disco Twich y The land of rape and hope, su verdadero paso de gigante. La gran pregunta es ¿Por qué no participaron en Judgment Night?
3/5. Cava
Sounds like being inside a factory which maybe is the point of industrial metal but wasnt for my tastes
I think it probably does what it does very well. What it does do is something that I don't need doing.
This was tough. Some cool stuff mixed with some terrible things. I feel uncomfortable listening to it, like I might I might get struck down by a lightning bolt thrown by God at any moment. I hear a little bit of influence from several metal bands. At the end of the day I gotta be in the mood for metal, and today was not the day.
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.
A firehose of industrial brilliance
Better then i was expecting. Really liked the song with Gibby Haynes. Probably between a 3 and a 4 for me.
I didn't hate this, but honestly didn't like it much either. It was fine.
Horrible.
For me it was pretty horrible but if you like loud and noisy you might like this.
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.
Truly terrible
It’s like there’s a cockroach in your ear. But in a cool punky way
Sounds like a migraine
#127/1001. I used to own this one as well, but it has gotten lost, stolen, or sold. Haven't really missed it, too metal for me even back then. Now Lard was fun! And Jesus built my hot rod as well. Otherwise it is just the same guitar sound, electronic drums and sound effects, processed et voice. I guess the band / Jourgensen has its place on the musical map, but I am reading a different map.
So, totally not my taste in music. Big disclaimer. I did listen with an open mind though. Unfortunately, it didn't convert me to speed metal, or whatever this is called. I just don't fully understand the appeal. The positives? I feel like there might have been a good deal of irreverent humour in here. My favourite songs were "Jesus Built My Hotrod" and "Scare Crow". But, I suppose the main reasons being that both of these songs were the furthest from speed metal on the album. "Scare Crow" sounded a bit like a Smashing Pumpkins song (without the atmosphere), and "... Hotrod" sounded like a piss-take of a hillbilly/rockabilly ditty. Anyways, not for me, but I gave it a go.
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.
Verkligen inte min bag, men sjukt bra buller! En stark trea.
This was a bit much for me, even for someone who professes to like metal. I tend to like metal albums where there is an undercurrent of a tangible melody, occasional lighter touches (usually when they actually attempt some singing, however questionable it may be) and doesn’t take itself 100% seriously. Hit 2 out of 3 with some really solid drums and guitar and we’re laughing. I just didn’t get it from this, which I think is the genre and maybe the particular band. It just felt like an assault and un enjoyable in the main. I’m clearly just too basic.
Having been impressed by slipknot album earlier in my rotation I was ready to dive in. I would argue slipknot has more energy. I think the key distinction for me is the melodic nature of slipknot Vs Ministry. Ministry has a more metronome thrash with maybe a more developed lyrical overtone. I think ministry has some great songs and maybe industrial side I don't prefer. Individual great songs but overall I have to peg it down Vs slippy.
One of those albums that's fine if you like the genre (I do), but I'm sure will divide opinion. It has a good driving energy and urgency to it. Powerful, frenetic riffs that create a cohesive sound wall. What I am not keen on is the complete lack of guitar solos, or indeed any real display of instrumental mastery. It's just solid metal sound. Secondly the vocal delivery isn't my preference, no melody and difficult to pick out the lyrics. Nice to see some metal on the list but this won't become a favourite of mine.
3.5
Excellent album, mainstay of industrial metal
Sex jokes. Did you know 69 is a funny ah ah number?
Había visto sus portadas y creo que algo escuché en su época, pero poco más. Marca de la época en que se mezcló la electrónica y el metal a partes no iguales. Se deja escuchar si te gusta la música más o menos dura, entiendo que habrá gente que lo ame o lo odie. No me guardé nada.
This was fine. Bland yet inoffensive. Like a beige sofa.
Enjoyed this one a lot more than I thought I was going to. The tracks were fun and had a good energy. None of the songs stood out to me though, which made it hard to pick a favourite. Fav song: Scare Crow Least fav: Jesus Built My Hotrod - people were raving about this one in the reviews but I found the vocals on it annoying.
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
I don't really like being shouted at. The actual music tended to be fine but as soon as they started "singing" I was just waiting for it to stop. Not my thing. Favourite song: Jesus Built My Hotrod Least: Grace
Brilliant early 90's industrial metal.
I did not like this at all.
Total surprise. Don't like the vocals at all, but the guitar riffs and the drums are great, and the sound production is perfect for what they're going for. Happy to give this a 3.
Just so over the top I almost can't hate it.
Idk. 3 may be too high. Its a massive drop off from the 2 + live album that came before. Not essential at all
This is some edge lord shit that I’m not cool enough to get. It’s artsy, controversial, weird, nonsensical, and noisy. If that’s your thing, you’ll love this one.
Noisy and thrashy. I think i’ll like it with another listen or two. Adding this to the rotation of “music to listen to while playing binding of isaac” 6/10 Favs: N.W.O.; Scare Crow
Right good album.
I'm impressed with this album's commitment to awful.
2,5
Sorry, I’m going to ‘get off my lawn kid’ this one. Not my taste, although I did try it
No
Did not like. It stressed me out.
Low 2. Shrug. Doesn't resonate with me
I hear a lot of NIN, White Zombie, and hardcore punk sounds in this, or more appropriately I hear this in them. Not really my speed, but the opening to Jesus Built My Hotrod always makes me laugh.
Blistering album
'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.
this made me so nervous while studying I had to stop
I have to admit this wasn’t the most focused listen and ended up being in 2 parts, I was aware of Ministry and being industrial metal, I was intrigued. It certainly requires further listens but there was enough here for me to want to return, so I will.
The first half of the record was pretty good. The latter half was a little disorienting for me, and it kinda fell off. Favourite Track(s): Just One Fix, Hero Least Favourite Track(s): Corrosion, Grace
Listened to this a lot back in the day. Good album
Simplemente no.
Surprisingly liked some of it
Listened in the truck via YouTube music. First two tracks are bangers. The rest seem to imitate the first two.
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
It’s all pounding sameness, with none of the layers or atmosphere that make real industrial music interesting. It's metal, really. Spins: 1 Playlist Additions: - Jesus Built My Hotrod
Blasphemy
I enjoyed this more than expected! My favorites were "Just One Fix," "Scare Crow," and "Psalm 69."
This is a very mixed bag. I love two songs. A few good ones. A few mid ones. And two I think suck. Fun listen though
It's frantic and in your face. A little cheesy too, maybe. I found things repetitive in the latter half, but I can certainly see and hear the appeal. You wouldn't think that rockabilly fits in with industrial/thrash metal, but it seemingly can. Still not really my taste, however. Anything under industrial rock/metal (except maybe Nine Inch Nails) is hard to get into for me.
No.
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
Ok? Me gustó la experimentación con la onda industrial. Pero al rato se convirtió en música de fondo y no encontré nada que destacar del disco.
I can’t go to a 4 (in relation to the other 4’s already on my list) but, this worked well at the gym for me. It’s not my thing but I liked it in it’s genre.
Damn fine album. Kinda forgot how incredible they were.
Wow, in the 90’s metal was bound to find drum machines. This is a foundational industrial album and a sound that may have been lost to history. They often rely upon the inherent musicality of a looped sample, which on tracks like NWO really makes the material feel dated. Elsewhere this record is scary, sometimes melodic, and often thrilling. “Jesus Built My Hotrod” is kind of like listening to every Kid Rock song playing on fast forward at the same time which is way better than Kid Rock’s actual music. It’s a stand out track and it has some humor which is lacking elsewhere on this album thanks to Gibby Haynes’ guest vocals. It’s not a great record, but it is very good and not lacking for significance.
Pretty dreadful
Great music that is admittedly tainted by puerile tendencies.
A truly bizarre record. Can see smatterings of Nine Inch Nails, System Of A Down, and The Prodigy in here, all whilst remaining its own thing. I’m not sure I actually enjoyed much of it, but I respect what it was doing and can imagine this was a huge inspiration for a lot of stuff I like.
Would need to be in the mood for this album but it's not that bad and can see the influence they had on the product plus a lot of the nu-metal bands.
This was... interesting. I had never heard of Ministry before today, and the first few seconds of the first track didn't really fill me with hope that I would enjoy the "music" on this album. But I gave it a chance, and by the end of that first track, I was coming around. A lot of the songs had a very Rob Zombie-ish vibe to them, and I really dug the cool rhythmic grooves and surprisingly melodic hooks underneath the heavy metal covers. Still not really my genre, and I probably won't listen again, but easily worth three stars.
Ya know, I didn’t mind this. It’s hard but not obnoxious about it. Surprisingly melodic at times. It’s also a nice antidote to the kids music in bombarded by in my life these days.
Hated this
Listenable.
No, just no.
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?
🚮
Very fun and infectious. Does not overstay its welcome. I feel like a lot of times electronic styles of music go on way too long and get boring. But this has a thoughtful song structure. Lyrically interesting and engaging, with a sense of humor. Ahead of its time I feel like.
I like industrial
3/10
What a horrible way to start a morning :)
Wow that was rough. Gave me minor flashbacks to Kollaps by Einstürzende Neubauten, which no album should try to compare itself to.
Oh my F-ing G, I forgot how much I love these guys. AHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!
Heavy stuff. Sounds current. Very cool
was ok, enjoy parts of it and on others I find their combination of metal and industrial is not working. Really liked Corrosion, Jesus built my hotrod seems to get way too many plays for what it actually is in my opinion
Industrial/trash metal - it's OK but I rarely feel like playing this genre and if I am in the mood fort this, others do the job better (Nine Inch Nails, Sepultura etc.). It's fine though, it just doesn't really move me.
Cannot finish this , is too heavy for me
My actual listening experience here is probably a 2, but I’m boosting it with a full “better than I expected” star. A buddy of mine introduced me to the term “weird hang” as a noun, meaning “someone who is a bit offputting to spend more than a few minutes with”. As in, “You know Bob? Nice enough guy, but kind of a weird hang.” Anyway I bet the vast majority of big Ministry fans are weird hangs. Got that vibe.
The metal bits were better and more compelling than the industrial bits. TVII and Jesus built my hotrod were standouts.
I'm not a fan of industrial music in general and this is no exception
This isn't gonna work out. I'm sorry, it's not you, it's me.
I rarely appreciate industrial music and the way this album is repetitive makes it very hard for me to enjoy it.
★★½
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.
What the heck? I feel like this was probably the most popular or wide reaching Ministry album, but far from the best. If they have The Mind is a Terrible Thing to Taste on this, then maybe I can get let it go. I remember the day I bought it on cassette and blared it in my car on the short drive home from the Sam Goody store. But that’s not this album! Focus, Jason! I was less into this album but it definitely has its moments. I would Land of Rape and Honey and TMIATTTT before this album any day.
There's a lot going on here. I made it halfway through and needed a break and a glass of water. Ministry freaked me out as a kid and they still freak me out a little now. That said, there’s interesting stuff here. Is it essential? Meh.
I don’t know what kind of progression needs to take place for a band to go from making synth pop to this but I think it was a wonderful change. I can imagine a whole arena of people who look exactly like Jourgensen going absolutely ham to this stuff and I think that’s beautiful. Also now I really wanna ding-a-ding-dang my dang-a-long-ling-long. Okay but this entire album is just a meme though right? Psalm 69? “The fathers… have filled you with the devils cock and he’ll cum in the name of the lord”? “Jesus built my car it’s a love affair”? You can’t make this stuff up. Completely honestly though, this album was kind of enjoyable.
Ok Nou, N.W.O is een opener. Goedesmorgens zeg, dit klapt er wel even in. Besef dat Ozzy gisteren de Prince of Darkness word genoemd, wat is deze gozer dan? Wat een duistere, agressieve muziek joh. Waar de zanger(?) dan overheen kreunt/grunt. N.W.O heeft echt een hele vette drumloop/beat. Ben niet weg van de zanger, krijg zelf spontaan een beetje last van mn keel. Maar jezus, als deze gasten rocken, dan gaat het wel op standje H A R D. Just One Fix klapt er eigenlijk net zo hard op als het eerste nummer. Ok nee, sorry. Ik snap speed metal, ik waardeer het zelfs soms best wel. Maar Jesus built my hotrod, de grootste hit op dit album, is gewoon letterlijk niets anders dan ding a ding ding dong over een scheurende gitaar. Geweldig. Nee maar uiteindelijk? ik ben doodop na dit album. Het is grotendeels gewoon niet zo goed, het is voornamelijk fucking hard en snel. Vooral snel op grote delen. Het zal vast een belangrijk speed metal album zijn geweest en ik denk als je er zo naar luistert dat dit inderdaad een belangrijk album is. Gelukkig duurt het ook niet zo lang, maar ik ben wel echt gebroken hierna... Jezus man Corrosion en Grace is gewoon allebei een bak herrie waar zelfs noiserockers van zouden zeggen "Kan het niet wat zachter?" Ja dit haalt nog wel een ster van dit album af, ik kwam uit op 3 maar dat is nu gewoon 2. Het einde is geen muziek meer te noemen zeg. FAVO: Just One Fix, Jesus Built my hotrod
Gotta be in the mood the bang heads and mosh pits, but it still works.
Surprisingly enjoyable
It's metal; I'm not sure what I really expected. This doesn't have a lot of screaming so that's s a plus.
Not as scary as I thought this would be based on the album cover and description. I actually quite like it musically - it's fairly cleanly produced and is quite danceable at times. Not a big fan of the vocals, but I suppose it would sound a bit silly if they weren't somewhat growled.
There is something trying to sneak out of this album that might be good but is very hidden and struggles to shine through which is the only thing stopping me making this a 1 star.
Haven't really listened to this band before - some great tracks - Jesus Built My Hotrod, and Scarecrow.
Me pareció interesante todo el lore detrás del concepto del álbum. El sonido me gustó, por momentos se nota una estética muy parecida a la que tomó Rammstein. Es una música repetitiva, pero con intención y groove. Me gustaron también los momentos más experimentales y de noise music.
My original review still stands: "Each song starts strong, but the loop of the same riff gets boring. No real progression. Got fed up pretty quickly." Only positive I can think of, is that it makes me want to play Mortal Kombat or Killer Instinct for some reason.
Sidebar: I felt like a huge dork listening to this at my cushy office job, like I should be catching snakes or welding to this instead or something. “Jesus Built My Hotrod” is a banger, I liked “Scare Crow”, and the rest is alright. I was expecting something more transgressive or challenging, I guess. I feel like “Psalm 69” was going for that but it’s too tedious. It’s still full-throttle industrial metal, but I felt pretty numb throughout my listen. Props to the engineering work though. People who really like this genre should get a kick out of this.
Heavy metal is not for me. Jesus Built My Hotrod is kind of a bop though.
Lugter lidt af den der 90'er edgelord type men et solidt nok album
Pænt hårdt tidlig industrial metal, synes det lød fed
Could for sure hear White (Rob) Zombie, Marilyn Manson, Rammstein in this. So this probably set the bar for industrial metal. Nice!
I'm kind of split on this one. There are some really fun guitar rifts on this album. The screaming was a bit over the top but I've heard worse. The biggest downfall on this album is its corniness. I get that conservative Christians back in the 90s had a bit of a culture war against metal so naturally, the genre fought back. But this aspect of the album just doesn't feel like it aged well at all.
It all sounds like the same bad song.
Noooo. Yes, the drummer is amazing, and track 1 was pretty interesting. But mainly, I found it unlistenable, not least because of the vocals. Too full-on for me.
The star is for Jesus Built My Hotrod. The rest was not for me.
Cookie Monster does thrash metal.
Really rhythmic metal. Almost sounds artificial. But I can see this being the inspiration for the doom soundtrack.
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!
I listen to at least the first minute of every song before I will skip it if I don't like it. This was the longest fucking nine minutes of my life. I hated every second of this.
Death metal is something that eludes me.
Rubbish!!!
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
I can appreciate it, but not for me.
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.
Not my thing
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
A bit cacaphonous.
Not a genre I enjoy.
Damn, ok let's see! 1. Hardcore intro. Good. Powerful, like! 2. Nice riffs! Me está sonando a Rob Zombie full. Cool song. 3. Esa no. 4. Neh... 5. U-uh... 6. Cool one, long, but good. 7. Macabra, diabólica I think, satanic. Not really when seeing the lyrics. Edgy. PRAAAISE JESUS. Good, not liked. 8. Ruido. No. 9. Noise. De 9 me gustaron 3. So, 2.7. Le pondré el 2 porque ok.
Прикольно, только я на постоянной основе метал не слушаю
Not for me
Very cool industrial metal. Love the distorted mic and clear guitar riffs. That drummer goes hard af.
Once upon a time I’d like to listen to this stuff whilst getting ready for a night on the beer. I’m 72 now and don’t do beer so no use whatsoever of industrial racket. My favourite industry nowadays involves arts and crafts. Not much steel industry in UK thanks to the Chinese and Trump’s tariffs. 1/5 21/6/25
Seems like "industrial metal" is real heavy metal mixed with extra noise and shouting that pushes the boundary of what music is. Maybe I will enjoy the heavy metal on this list because the better parts of this album are fine... But the 'industrial' stuff don't make any sense to me. Didn't bother to finish the album. - Disturbing... Repetitive... - "TV II" isn't a song. It's noise and shouting
Not for me
Loved this album when it came out. Still holds up.
Woof
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
2,5
Får ikke mer trash enn dette
Produced some head-bangin moments....also produced some repetitive, annoying moments. Average.
No thanks
It was my first time listening to Ministry, and while I thought it had fun energy and a raw industrial edge, I did feel like it dragged in parts. Favourite Songs: Just One Fix, Jesus Built My Hotrod, Scare Crow. Least Favourite Songs: Corrosion, Grace.
this may be the best overall metal album i have ever heard
Holy Mother of God!
I really do see the ideas and the vision here, and in a way even manages to somewhat own the fact that the procution is absolutely god awful, but I think it is overall held back by the lack of focus and direction. But the ideas are still there, and the sheer brutality of some moments really do make it feel like a high quality metal album.
In the lord we trust!!!
I tend to like metal but this is way too much
This album reminded me of how much I don't lie Metal (speed metal, psychobilly, or industrial metal, or any of the other shades of metal). That said, I do appreciate the production value and the creative approach to blending media. It is elaborately executed and sounds great, and it is interesting to compare this the emergent grunge bands. I just wish I enjoyed the genre more.
I hate this. I respect it, but I hate it. I’m not young enough or angry enough to start getting into metal.
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.
How much drugs do you need to take to genuinely enjoy this record? I dont want to find out.
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.
Half is dogshit while the other half is pretty good.
3.5
Rossz hörgős metál
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!
122/1089 - Production is good but that's about it. The problem with strophic form songs is you need to offset the lack of different sections with strong melodies. This is why folk songs work well and screaming doesn't. At least a minute could be cut off of each song and it gets the point across the same. And now for a different album to neutralize my negativity: Brecker Brothers - Out of the Loop (1994): One of the greatest saxophonist players and his cool trumpet brother mess around with tape loops and world music to make some awesome sounds. My favorite on it is "African Skies." Has some nice surreal album art too if you're into that sorta thing.
i mean i love metal sm this shit rules
I'd never heard of Ministry but shit I've been missing out! Really enjoyed this album and the guitar was insane! 5 ⭐️
Imagine having a first listen of this at 7:30am on a beautiful day. Its not ideal. I'm not particularly in the mood for this, but i always give them a chance Its fine, I wouldn't say it was good because I try not to lie. 2 listens and I'll never listen again. 2 Could you imagine listening to this for pleasure. Jesus christ
While more commercially successful than The Mind is a Terrible Thing to Taste this album is just not as good. There was a time that I enjoyed Ministry and then I grew up. I guess you get enough heroin and speed this could be your jam. Also I would skip watching them live at this point. Al is pretty well fried and can't remember the words to the songs.
Was kind of looking forward to diving into a Ministry album as I have never really given them a shot. This sucks and is very boring. This is the kind of metal a 12-year old thinks is cool.
This is the definitive industrial metal album, but I’m somewhat confused why this obscure (and frankly not great) subgenre gets an album on this list but far more important/influential subgenres like death metal, black metal, progressive metal, or even djent have zero albums (I’m aware that Venom’s “Black Metal” is on the list, but that is not black metal, despite the name). In any case, this is an OK metal album. It has cool rhythms but suffers from the usual repetitiveness and cheesy production of most industrial metal. Every week there are multiple better metal albums released than this, so it’s a bit disappointing that this record is taking up a spot on this list. 2.5/5.0: Mixed
a few cool riffs but super repetitive
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…
Random thoughts: * I owned this album on CD. I bought it after seeing the video debut of N.W.O. on headbangers ball. * Is this album metal, is it industrial? I'm not sure. * I enjoyed the nostalgia of hearing this album, especially the first 2 tracks. But I ran out of steam as the album progressed. Which reminded why I never loved this album back when I got it. * There is some interesting bits especially Jesus Built My Hotrod. * I played this in the car with Julian and he hated it. It sounded like "shit" and the musical parts were too repetitive. Oh well.
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!
I tried my best to like metal, I was hoping this would be the one that’d catch my ears. But unfortunately, I just don’t get it. Maybe the next one.
On one hand, I appreciate the inclusion for the sake of the genre, but on the other, was this the best industrial metal album we could find? I liked the production and that it was mercifully not that long. However, I didn’t find this to be particularly entertaining or stimulating. I liked the production and that it was mercifully not that long. If someone does, good for them, but I won’t be going to their BBQs nor their rituals. 2/5
Ugh. Metal two days in a row. I can't
Good quality industrial metal album
Too noisy for me. Some cool riffs, but that's it.
Now this is an album. From the riffs on NWO, to the groove of Jesus Built My Hotrod, to the searing noise of TVII and the darkness of Scarecrow, Jourgensen and Barker created one of the most influential industrial metal albums of all time. Picking up where A Mind… left off, this album is a sonic soundscape of hard hitting beats. Often imitated - never bettered.
after years of wanting to like it i'm no longer afraid to say ministry is in the lowest tier of industrial music. boring, annoying and headache inducing
No music so wasn't sure about the conversation - if od listened I'm sure I would have got it :)) thx!
Man this is heavy. I don’t know how often I could play it through, but good example of foundational industrial metal.
Ngl I expected something heavier. Every now and then you’d get a chugging riff reminiscent of early Metallica before it would immediately cut back to some bs (2.5/5)
Итс файн, и скорее всего этот альбом повлиял на всех тех людей, которые позже делали индастриал метал более интересным. Лучшая песня - N.W.O.
Nope.
I was worried this would be a punish to get through at first. Once I got into it, I can see all the influence on NIN and other industrial bands that I like. Actually enjoyed a lot of the unique production, but not all the songs. Still overall more good than average
I believe I had only once listened to Ministry. Now I know that I've been missing something. This album made me headbang hard. Tracks like Jesus Built My Hotrod and Hero took me by surprise. Can see how this band influenced industrial metal!
Metal? Kinda? Had my head bobbing as I was at work, but nothing to keep me coming back. I liked Scare Crow a good bit, though.
Things I liked about this album: - the vocal processing - most of the post-recording effects - “Corrosion” is the best song easily for it’s surrealist feeling - the message of “Hero” - “Jesus Built My Hotrod” is goofy - metal albums often sound like they’re adhering to some impossibly high standards of masculinity, this one doesn’t seem to care as much! Things I disliked about this album: - it’s adherence to some basic metal tropes on “Hero” - songs are too long at times, repeating the same loops without really achieving anything (I’m looking at you, “Scare Crow”) - a little too atheist, occasionally cheesy Maybe the most interesting, engaging pre-2000’s metal album I’ve heard so far! Almost a 4/5 stars, I loved that it leaned more towards the crazy experimental sounds towards the end. Appreciate it!
I can see why people like it but....
WTF is this.
Didn’t like
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.
Not my thing but I can see it being huge at the time
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.
Another case where the music isn't too bad (if not exactly my thing) but the vocals completely ruin it for me.
Each song starts strong, but the loop of the same riff gets boring. No real progression. Got fed up pretty quickly.
Nice to be on this side of a controversial album for once. Liked it a lot.
N.W.O. Just One Fix
Love the gritty, aggressive sound
I can’t think of a less appealing album description than “religious industrial music”. After listening to it - yup, hunch was right. This one sucked.
ehhhh pretty weird album, never really got into the groove. Didn't hear much musicality in the noise
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".
Nice.
I can’t explain it but this excited me in an unexpected way lol
I didn't enjoy it at all.
1. nuuo - 0 2. fiz - 1 3. tv - 1 4. hero - 1 5. jezuz - 0 6. zcare - 1.5 7. pzalm - 1.5 8. corrozion - 0 9. grace - 1.5
Одну-две песни ещё можно слушать, когда захочется чего-то пожёстче, остальное - полный шлак, вызывающий только головную боль. 2 из 10.
Absolutely not for me 1 star is too high
Heavy
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!
I'm not particularly an industrial guy but like a bit of Ministry sometimes. I lean more towards the slower, sludgier direction they took on Filth Pig and also have plenty of time for the In Case You Didn't Feel Like Showing Up love album which feels like a great live experience. Somehow this record between the two didn't do much for me, aside from the few rather gimmicky tracks I already knew and Scare Crow which was the most likely what they went on to do next.
H E A V Y. Like wearing lead shoes underwater
Metal isn’t really my thing, with a few exceptions. This wasn’t one of them.
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.
This is the kind of metal that people who hate metal think all metal sounds like. Just incoherent noise. The only way this album works is if it is meant to be satire of this era of terrible metal.
Wish I liked this more. I can definitely hear the influence it had on others, and I think it generally deserves its place on this list. Not sure this would ever get more than a 3 from me, but it’s really just not doing it for me today.
yeah this one really is not my thing. i'm already not a big metal guy and i am finding i'm specifically not really an industrial guy. there are parts of this album that salvage it a bit from being an album i really don't like, but most of what goes wrong here for me is the production. sometimes the vocals here have weird effects on them that sound more akin to being on a novelty record. sometimes the vocals are really... wet... sounding. sometimes it's just really distorted screaming. either way, not really something i'm into. sometimes the production is really clean. sometimes it's really crunchy. i just can't say i'm really into either direction this album seems to go in, and i didn't have a fun time. when it's at its most basic bitch metal, i don't mind it, but most of the time it very much is not that.
Didn’t officially hate it, was sorta different
Good music,
Great industrial metal album.
Heavy awesome album
Uuff
Not really memorable, a couple of good songs
Rating: 2/5 | Favorite Track: Just One Fix --- I tend to find a lot of metal music boring and only like a handful of industrial tracks. Combining the two results in an album I just don't care for. I also just generally dislike music wrapped in a shock/Edgy™ aesthetic.
This is some alright industrial. There's really only 3 big highlights and the rest is pretty much just there. Gotta say I can't believe a song like "Jesus Built My Hotrod" got radio play, but I love it, weirdly catchy Also a side note: I saw them open for Alice Cooper and Rob Zombie and I genuinely fell asleep during Ministry
Somehow I just don't get industrial metal. I love industrial noises/rock/gaze etc. Just not industrial metal...or just metal in general. I think they just took what other genres does, copy them, make them 100 times more complicated (in a bad way) and then turn to laugh at you showing off their super badass guitar and "original tape" with a smile "bit you can't do that" (real life experience). Yeah I probably can't but where's your originality? Metal is just an industrial product, no wonder all the "charging...into xxx(style)" on YouTube are all METAL. I know there are people that like it but I'm quite afraid of them because here comes the Vikings. And what's wrong with all metal band wanting to create a new cult... Oftenly metal is just a term I use to depic a state of lack of aesthecs or message to delivere. I do listen to avant garde and prog metal and they're nice. This is quite boring, not that I hate it but love it? I will never. A 2.5/5.
Had all the markings of an album I would hate but I actually liked this a lot.
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.
Yuk
Can’t tell if it’s good or terrible
Love Ministry. My first thought when hearing industrial metal. Great album by a great bamd
Did not seem that impressive.
Didn't like it much. Just Jesus built my hotrod
p695. 1992. 3 stars Well done Stateside industrial metal with a sense of humour. Makes you realise just how influential Motorhead were. Points deducted for excessive wankage on multiple tracks.
terug een kopstootje... wereldplaat
Naja
Got to be a little too much after a handful of tracks, but the first bit was fun!
Very cool album. I bought this album when it came out and its energy served as a backdrop for some good times in my 20s. It’s still holds up for me as a great album.
Rating: 5.5/10 I like it...barely. It's interesting enough but the gimmick starts to wear extremely thin by the end, some very good songs on here though.
I'm generally not into industrial metal at all, but this had some interesting stuff
Psalm 69 is industrial metal at its absolute peak. Ministry found the perfect mix of heavy guitars, pounding drums, and mechanical chaos — and made it all work together. The sound is loud, aggressive, and completely in your face from the start. “Jesus Built My Hot Rod” is pure madness in the best way. It’s fast, noisy, and full of wild energy. You can barely keep up — and that’s the point. Then there’s “Just One Fix,” which hits hard with a dark, pulsing groove and razor-sharp riffs. It’s heavy, it’s angry, and it doesn’t let up. Every track on this album feels like it was made to push limits. The mix of metal and industrial noise is raw but controlled, and the energy never drops. This isn’t background music — it’s something you feel when you listen to it. Favorite song: Just One Fix
Heavy
some flashes of annoyance but overall much more enjoyable than i was expecting
That's some heavy shit right there.
2nd half stronger than 1st
N.W.O, holy moly, talk about being ahead of its time? Enjoyed this a lot, both musically and lyrically. First off I wasn't expecting this to be a heavy metal album from the cover and band name - that completely caught me off guard. Second track also a banger. Really digging the social commentary, anger-fuelled lyrics. Again, an unexpected surprise. Jesus built my hotrod was charming ramblings accompanied by heavy guitar. There seems to be humour in places, like in Pslam 69. Enjoyed that one. Overall, a lot better than expected. It seems to be a metal classic. Glad to have listened and would be welcome to hearing more. Really like the album cover as well. Very pretty.
This wasn’t good but it was refreshing to listen to after a really bad stretch of albums. I’m only giving it 2 stars because, again, it’s not very good, but in the moment it was a 5.
Although generally not a huge Ministry fan, I liked this album.