{"id":23720,"date":"2026-10-30T10:43:59","date_gmt":"2026-10-30T15:43:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/?p=23720"},"modified":"2026-10-30T10:44:02","modified_gmt":"2026-10-30T15:44:02","slug":"ministry-releases-the-final-album-today-hate-to-go-take-out-or-delivery-out-now-on-cleopatra-records-alongside-new-single-crickets-music-video-directed-by","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/?p=23720","title":{"rendered":"Ministry Releases The FINAL Album Today: \u201cHate To Go (Take Out Or Delivery)\u201d Out Now On Cleopatra Records, Alongside New Single \u201cCrickets\u201d &amp; Music Video Directed By Dean Karr"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/unnamed-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-23721\" style=\"width:423px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/unnamed-2.jpg 400w, https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/unnamed-2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/unnamed-2-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And that\u2019s a wrap, folks. After 45 incredible years, <strong>Ministry<\/strong>\u2019s final album, <strong><em>Hate To Go (Take Out Or Delivery<\/em><\/strong><em>)<\/em> is out today on <strong>Cleopatra Records<\/strong>. With 10 tracks about societal collapse, frauds in charge and the impending robot takeover, <strong>Al Jourgensen<\/strong> is officially exiting as loud as he came onto the scene.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI\u2019m proud of what I\u2019ve accomplished,\u201d says <strong>Jourgensen,<\/strong> who\u2019s been recognized as a pioneer of industrial music with a history built upon 17 studio albums, 8 live releases, 8 side projects, multiple touring campaigns across 5 continents, an autobiography, 2 documentaries, the administration of last rites no less than 3 times, and the countless numbers of devoted acolytes and fans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI\u2019m amazed at the path that it\u2019s taken, from <em>With Sympathy<\/em> to where we\u2019re at today, and all points in between,\u201d he adds. \u201cIt\u2019s been quite a ride, but I\u2019m completely at peace with the fact that it\u2019s done.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Alongside today\u2019s album release, <strong>Ministry<\/strong> shares a new single, <strong>\u201cCrickets\u201d<\/strong> that warns of fascism repeating itself in 2026 and imploring people to start speaking up before it\u2019s too late. It\u2019s accompanied by a music video directed by Dean Karr (Korn, Queens of the Stone Age, Ozzy Osbourne). <strong>See the video<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/ymlpcl9.com\/0454abbswafaeqjmhalauwyqazahmju\/click.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>HERE.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u201cCrickets\u201d<\/strong> follows previous singles from <strong><em>Hate To Go (Take Out Or Delivery<\/em><\/strong><em>)<\/em>, including <a href=\"https:\/\/ymlpcl9.com\/42599bbusacaeqjmhakauwyqaoahmju\/click.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>\u201cSingularity,\u201d<\/strong><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/ymlpcl9.com\/06584bbuuataeqjmhaxauwyqadahmju\/click.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>\u201cBurned Out\u201d<\/strong><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/ymlpcl9.com\/01112bbueaaaeqjmhakauwyqaiahmju\/click.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>\u201cWe Hate.\u201d<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"nv-iframe-embed\"><iframe title=\"Ministry - Crickets (Official Music Video)\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AJqKIok4rRU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Ministry\u2019s<\/strong> 17<sup>th<\/sup> and final release also features one final collaboration with legacy member <strong>Paul Barker<\/strong> on the ending album track \u201cWe\u2019re Still Here,\u201d alongside the handiwork of current Ministry bandmates, guitarists <strong>Monte Pittman<\/strong> and <strong>Cesar Soto<\/strong>, bassist <strong>Paul D\u2019 Amour,<\/strong> sampler\/synth player <strong>John Bechdel<\/strong> and drummer <strong>Pepe Clarke Maga\u00f1a.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/unnamed-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-23722\" style=\"width:346px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/unnamed-1-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/unnamed-1-1-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">The full track list is as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">1. Crickets&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">2. Voices of Hate&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">3. Clown Car<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">4. We Hate&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">5. Delete&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">6. Grifter&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">7. The White Man Lied*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">8. Singularity<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">9. Burned Out&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">10. We&#8217;re Still Here (ft. Paul Barker)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><em>*does not appear on cassette or vinyl editions<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Hate To Go (Take Out Or Delivery)<\/em><\/strong> is available in several formats including vinyl, CD, cassettes and digital, also including several vinyl variants and box sets:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Green &amp; Black Splatter LP<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Silver &amp; Black Splatter LP<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Coke Bottle Green LP<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Box Set: Green Splatter LP, Picture LP, 7-inch, CD<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Box Set: Purple Marble LP, Picture LP, 7-inch, CD<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fans can listen to the digital album <a href=\"https:\/\/ymlpcl9.com\/8ed42bbumaraeqjmhaaauwyqatahmju\/click.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>HERE<\/strong><\/a>, order digital copies <a href=\"https:\/\/ymlpcl9.com\/92674bbsqaoaeqjmhafauwyqacahmju\/click.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>HERE<\/strong><\/a>, and find a new <strong>Ministry<\/strong> merch line <a href=\"https:\/\/ymlpcl9.com\/36abfbbujalaeqjmhapauwyqaxahmju\/click.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>HERE.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Ministry<\/strong> will bring tracks from <strong><em>Hate To Go (Take Out Or Delivery)<\/em><\/strong> and other classic hits on the road in 2027 with an international goodbye tour. The <strong>Goodbye Europe Tour<\/strong> with special guest Die Krupps begins April 2027. It will be followed by a full U.S. run, to be announced. The European tour dates will feature exclusive meet and greet opportunities with <strong>Al Jourgensen<\/strong>, also including a photo op, souvenir laminate pass, silk screen poster and final European tour coin. Fans can purchase meet and greets <a href=\"https:\/\/ymlpcl9.com\/28758bbubaraeqjmhanauwyqarahmju\/click.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>HERE.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the meantime, <strong>Ministry<\/strong> has a few final dates for 2026, including Australia\u2019s Good Things Festival and side dates. Find more info and tickets at <a href=\"https:\/\/ymlpcl9.com\/15a95bbuhakaeqjmhavauwyqaxahmju\/click.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>MinistryBand.com.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>MINISTRY AUSTRALIA 2026 DATES<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">December 4 Melbourne, VIC @ Good Things Festival<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">December 5 Sydney, NSW @ Good Things Festival<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">December 6 Brisbane, QLD @ Good Things Festival<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">December 8, Sydney, NSW @ Liberty Hall*<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">December 10, Adelaide, SA @ Hindley St Music Hall*<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">*<em>new date announcement, on sale Friday, September 18<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>MINISTRY GOODBYE EUROPE 2027 TOUR<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">April 2 Utrecht, NL @ Ronda<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">April 3 Saarbr\u00fccken, DE @ Garage<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">April 4 Brussels, BE @ Ancienne Belgique<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">April 6 Manchester, UK @ O2 Victoria Warehouse<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">April 7 Dublin, IE @ 3Olympia<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">April 9 Nottingham, UK @ Rock City<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">April 10 London, UK @ Troxy<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">April 12 Paris, FR @ Bataclan<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">April 14 Madrid, ES @ La Riviera<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">April 15 Barcelona, ES @ Paral-lel<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">April 17 Lausanne, CH @ Docks<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">April 18 Munich, DE @ Tonhalle<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">April 19 Vienna, AT @ Gasometer<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">April 21 Prague, CZ @ Forum Karl\u00edn<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">April 22 Warsaw, PL @ Progresja<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">April 24 Berlin, DE @ Columbiahalle<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">April 25 Hamburg, DE @ Grosse Freiheit 36<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">April 26 Copenhagen, DK @ Amager Bio<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">April 27 Oslo, NO @ Rockefeller<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">April 29 Stockholm, SE @ F\u00e5llan<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">May 1 Helsinki, FI @ House of Culture<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Find Ministry Online<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Website: <a href=\"https:\/\/ymlpcl9.com\/2cde6bbuwafaeqjmhadauwyqaxahmju\/click.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.ministryband.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Facebook: <a href=\"https:\/\/ymlpcl9.com\/90a01bbuqacaeqjmhaoauwyqakahmju\/click.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.Facebook.com\/WeAreMinistry<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Instagram: <a href=\"https:\/\/ymlpcl9.com\/1c976bbuyaraeqjmhakauwyqaaahmju\/click.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.Instagram.com\/<wbr>WeAreMinistry<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/unnamed-2-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-23723\" style=\"width:702px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/unnamed-2-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/unnamed-2-1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><em>(Photo by Derick Smith)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>And that\u2019s a wrap, folks. After 45 incredible years, Ministry\u2019s final album, Hate To Go (Take Out Or Delivery) is out today on Cleopatra Records. With 10 tracks about societal collapse, frauds in charge and the impending robot takeover, Al Jourgensen is officially exiting as loud as he came onto the scene. \u201cI\u2019m proud of&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/?p=23720\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Ministry Releases The FINAL Album Today: \u201cHate To Go (Take Out Or Delivery)\u201d Out Now On Cleopatra Records, Alongside New Single \u201cCrickets\u201d &amp; Music Video Directed By Dean Karr<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":23721,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_themeisle_gutenberg_block_has_review":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23720","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23720","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=23720"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23720\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23724,"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23720\/revisions\/23724"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/23721"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=23720"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=23720"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=23720"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}