Ministry

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Ministry is an influential American industrial metal band, led by Al Jourgensen, known for pioneering the aggressive, politically charged sound that defined much of the industrial genre in the late 1980s and 1990s.

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Ministry canonical 8

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Predicate Object
instanceOf industrial metal band
musical group
musician
activePeriod 1981–2008
2011–present
associatedBand KMFDM
Killing Joke
Lard
Nine Inch Nails
Revolting Cocks
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
foundedBy Al Jourgensen
genre EBM
alternative metal
heavy metal
industrial
industrial metal
industrial rock
synth-pop
thrash metal
hasFormerMember Bill Rieflin NERFINISHED
Chris Connelly
Louis Svitek
Mike Scaccia NERFINISHED
Paul Barker
Tommy Victor
hasLeader Al Jourgensen
hasMember Al Jourgensen
inception 1981
locationOfFormation Chicago
Illinois
United States of America
surface form: United States
lyricTheme politics
social criticism
war
notableFor aggressive politically charged sound
pioneering industrial metal in the late 1980s and 1990s
notableWork AmeriKKKant
Dark Side of the Spoon
Filth Pig
From Beer to Eternity
Hopiumforthemasses
Houses of the Molé
Moral Hygiene
Psalm 69: The Way to Succeed and the Way to Suck Eggs
Relapse
Rio Grande Blood
The Land of Rape and Honey
The Last Sucker
The Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Taste
occupation record producer
singer
songwriter
recordLabel Nuclear Blast
Sanctuary Records NERFINISHED
Sire Records
Warner Bros. Records
Wax Trax! Records

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Big Black associatedAct Ministry
Sire Records notableArtist Ministry
Nine Inch Nails influencedBy Ministry
Killing Joke influenced Ministry
Rey Washam associatedBand Ministry
Scratch Acid associatedAct Ministry