{"id":5301,"date":"2023-11-03T19:07:38","date_gmt":"2023-11-04T00:07:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/?p=5301"},"modified":"2023-11-03T19:07:40","modified_gmt":"2023-11-04T00:07:40","slug":"ministry-releases-brand-new-track-video-for-just-stop-oil-from-hopiumforthemasses-album-out-march-1-2024-via-nuclear-blast-spring-2024-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/?p=5301","title":{"rendered":"Ministry Releases Brand-New Track &amp; Video For \u201cJust Stop Oil\u201d From \u201cHOPIUMFORTHEMASSES\u201d Album, Out March 1, 2024 Via Nuclear Blast; Spring 2024 Tour"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/unnamed-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5302\" style=\"aspect-ratio:2;width:752px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/unnamed-2.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/unnamed-2-300x150.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Corporate greed. Sharky politicians. Climate out-of-control. Questionable government interests. All of it comes to a head in&nbsp;<strong>Al Jourgensen\u2019s&nbsp;<\/strong>latest diatribe against the system,&nbsp;<strong>\u201cJust Stop Oil.\u201d<\/strong>&nbsp;The brand-new track \u2013 from&nbsp;<strong>Ministry\u2019s&nbsp;<\/strong>upcoming 16<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;studio album&nbsp;<strong><em>HOPIUMFORTHEMASSES<\/em><\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 is shared today alongside a visually stimulating music video that begs for action for the benefit of our collective future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Says\u00a0<strong>Jourgensen\u00a0<\/strong>of the track: \u201c<strong>Ministry<\/strong>\u00a0approves this message and the movement behind it. ENOUGH is ENOUGH!&#8221;<\/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\/2023\/11\/unnamed-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5303\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;width:442px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/unnamed-3.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/unnamed-3-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u201cJust Stop Oil\u201d<\/strong>&nbsp;follows the release of earlier single&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/ymlpcl9.com\/48f48jbhhalaewqhwaaamswavahmju\/click.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>\u201cGoddamn White Trash,\u201d<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;both anchor tracks from&nbsp;<strong><em>HOPIUMFORTHEMASSES<\/em><\/strong>&nbsp;(out&nbsp;<strong>March 1, 2024&nbsp;<\/strong>on&nbsp;<strong>Nuclear Blast Records<\/strong>) that give a preview of the state of mind of creator and band leader&nbsp;<strong>Al Jourgensen<\/strong>&nbsp;who is cantankerous as ever about a f***ed up world ripe for a boot up its ass. Like always, he&#8217;s merely looking around at the same dumpster fire we all are, but he&#8217;s got a microphone and uses it well to rage on about the state of the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Joined by Ministry\u2019s current frontline of musicians \u2013\u00a0<strong>John Bechdel<\/strong>\u00a0(keyboards),\u00a0<strong>Monte Pittman<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>Cesar Soto\u00a0<\/strong>(guitars),\u00a0<strong>Roy Mayorga\u00a0<\/strong>(drums) and\u00a0<strong>Paul D\u2019Amour\u00a0<\/strong>(bass) \u2013\u00a0<strong><em>HOPIUMFORTHEMASSES\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>also has a slew of special guest contributors including\u00a0<strong>Gogol Bordello\u2019s Eugene Hutz,\u00a0<\/strong>long-time collaborator and\u00a0<strong>Lard\u00a0<\/strong>companion\u00a0<strong>Jello Biafra\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0<strong>Corrosion of Conformity<\/strong>\u00a0frontman<strong>\u00a0Pepper Keenan.<\/strong><\/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 - Just Stop Oil (OFFICIAL LYRIC VIDEO)\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7T7TThGcrAY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>HOPIUMFORTHEMASSES<\/em><\/strong>&nbsp;will be available in three vinyl variants, a CD jewelcase and digital\/streaming platforms. The vinyl variants include:&nbsp;green with yellow splatter (in stores everywhere); blue with pink splatter (nuclear blast exclusive); red with white splatter (band\/tour exclusive).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pre-order&nbsp;<strong><em>HOPIUMFORTHEMASSES&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ymlpcl9.com\/7c2dejbhjaiaewqhwadamswagahmju\/click.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>HERE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tracklist for<strong><em>&nbsp;HOPIUMFORTHEMASSES:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>B.D.E.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Goddamn White Trash***<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Just Stop Oil<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Aryan Embarrassment**<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>TV Song 1\/6 Edition<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>New Religion<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It\u2019s Not Pretty<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cult of Suffering*<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ricky\u2019s Hand<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">*Featuring Eugene H\u00fctz (Gogol Bordello)&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">**Featuring Jello Biafra<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">***Featuring Pepper Keenan<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Ministry<\/strong>&nbsp;will play the new songs live on a Spring 2024 tour, kicking off February 27, supported by&nbsp;<strong>Gary Numan<\/strong>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<strong>Front Line Assembly<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>MINISTRY SPRING 2024 NORTH AMERICAN TOUR<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Joined By Gary Numan &amp; Front Line Assembly<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>February 2024<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">27&nbsp; San Francisco, CA @ The Warfield<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">29&nbsp; Eugene, OR @ McDonald Theatre<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>March 2024<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Portland, OR @ Roseland Theater<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Seattle, WA @ Showbox SoDo<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">3&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">5&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Calgary, AB @ Palace Theatre<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">6&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Edmonton, AB @ Midway Music Hall<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">8&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Winnipeg, MB @ Burton Cummings Theatre<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">9&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Minneapolis, MN @ The Fillmore<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">10&nbsp; Madison, WI @ The Sylvee<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">12&nbsp; Columbus, OH @ Kemba Live<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">13&nbsp; Detroit, MI @ Royal Oak Music Theater<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">14&nbsp; Chicago, IL @ Aragon Ballroom<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">16&nbsp; Toronto, ON @ History<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">17&nbsp; Montreal, QC @ MTelus<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">18&nbsp; Boston, MA @ Roadrunner<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">19&nbsp; New York, NY @ Terminal 5<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">20&nbsp; Bethlehem, PA @ Wind Creek Casino<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">22&nbsp; Cherokee, NC @ Harrah\u2019s Cherokee<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">23&nbsp; Orlando, FL @ Hard Rock Live<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">24&nbsp; Tampa, FL @ Jannus Landing<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">26&nbsp; Birmingham, AL @ Avondale<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">27&nbsp; Biloxi, MS @ Hard Rock Casino Biloxi***<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">29&nbsp; Houston, TX @ House of Blues<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">30&nbsp; Dallas, TX @ The Factory<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">31&nbsp; Tulsa, OK @ Tulsa Theater<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>April 2024<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Denver, CO @ Mission Ballroom<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">4&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Las Vegas, NV @ The Theater at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">5&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Tucson, AZ @ Rialto Theatre<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">***Front Line Assembly is not appearing<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For tickets and more information, visit\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/ymlpcl9.com\/0baa7jbhwaxaewqhwagamswarahmju\/click.php\" target=\"_blank\">www.ministryband.com\/tour<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/unnamed-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5304\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.8;width:630px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/unnamed-4.jpg 400w, https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/unnamed-4-240x300.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>ABOUT MINISTRY<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Born in 1981 in Chicago, Ministry has been the lifetime passion project of founder Al Jourgensen, considered to be the pioneer of industrial music. In its early days, Ministry was identifiable by its heavy synth-pop material in line with the new sounds and technology that were being developed in the \u201880s. Ministry\u2019s output began with four 12\u201d singles on Wax Trax! Records in 1981 before the first LP&nbsp;<em>With Sympathy&nbsp;<\/em>in 1983 via Arista Records.&nbsp;As time progressed however, so did Ministry, quickly developing a harsher, and more stylized sound that the band soon became infamous for on seminal albums&nbsp;<em>Twitch<\/em>&nbsp;(1986),&nbsp;<em>The Land of Rape and Honey&nbsp;<\/em>(1988), and&nbsp;<em>The Mind Is A Terrible Thing To Taste<\/em>&nbsp;(1989). With the release of&nbsp;<em>Psalm 69: The Way to Succeed and The Way to Suck Eggs<\/em>&nbsp;(1992), Ministry hit an all-time high in the mainstream musical realm and received its first Grammy nomination. In total, Ministry has been nominated for a Grammy award six times. Eight more albums would follow before an indefinite break in 2013, only to be unearthed again in 2018 with&nbsp;<em>AmeriKKKant<\/em>, continuing to reflect Jourgensen\u2019s views on the frightening state of society and politics. The 2021 album&nbsp;<em>Moral Hygiene<\/em>&nbsp;marked a new creative era of Jourgensen and the band. Ministry\u2019s 16<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;studio album,&nbsp;<em>HOPIUMFORTHEMASSES<strong>,&nbsp;<\/strong><\/em>will be released in early 2024 via Nuclear Blast Records.<\/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:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/ymlpcl9.com\/4a9c1jbhqazaewqhwavamswacahmju\/click.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.ministryband.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Facebook:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/ymlpcl9.com\/2966ejbhyagaewqhwafamswagahmju\/click.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.Facebook.com\/WeAreMinistry<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Twitter:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/ymlpcl9.com\/44abajbwsataewqhwaxamswaaahmju\/click.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.Twitter.com\/WeAreMinistry<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Instagram:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/ymlpcl9.com\/3831ajbwualaewqhwatamswaiahmju\/click.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.Instagram.com\/WeAreMinistry<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Corporate greed. Sharky politicians. Climate out-of-control. Questionable government interests. All of it comes to a head in&nbsp;Al Jourgensen\u2019s&nbsp;latest diatribe against the system,&nbsp;\u201cJust Stop Oil.\u201d&nbsp;The brand-new track \u2013 from&nbsp;Ministry\u2019s&nbsp;upcoming 16th&nbsp;studio album&nbsp;HOPIUMFORTHEMASSES&nbsp;\u2013 is shared today alongside a visually stimulating music video that begs for action for the benefit of our collective future. Says\u00a0Jourgensen\u00a0of the track: \u201cMinistry\u00a0approves this&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/?p=5301\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Ministry Releases Brand-New Track &amp; Video For \u201cJust Stop Oil\u201d From \u201cHOPIUMFORTHEMASSES\u201d Album, Out March 1, 2024 Via Nuclear Blast; Spring 2024 Tour<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5302,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","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-5301","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\/5301","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=5301"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5301\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5305,"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5301\/revisions\/5305"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/5302"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5301"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5301"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5301"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}