I Just Read About That…

[DID NOT ATTEND: March 12, 2022] Ministry / Helmet / Front Line Assembly [rescheduled from July 18, 2020, April 16, 2021; moved to March 12, 2022]

I’ve been a fan of Ministry for decades.  I even liked the first album With Sympathy (and listen to it now more than their hardercore stuff).  But when Land of Rape and Honey came out, it was the most intense thing in the world. It was incredible.

They put out a series of great heavy albums, although by 1999’s Filth Pig either I stopped enjoying it or they just weren’t as good.

So I guess it has been two decades since I cared about Ministry.  However, Al Jourgensen and his band keep touring and, since I’ve seen Slayer now, I thought I should see what a ministry experience is like.

However, I already had two shows this evening that I had tickets to, so there was no way I could squeeze in this one.

I have a couple of very early Corrosion of Conformity albums.  But I hadn’t kept up with them at all.  I would have guessed that they broke up a long time ago, but they continually put out records.  Their iconic drummer Reed Mullin died in 2020, but the band continues with Woody Weatherman in charge.  No idea what they sound like now.  But I’ve always liked the band name

I’ve never been much of a fan of the Melvins.  I know that they are legendary and I should be psyched to see them, but I never really got into them.  Maybe some day I’ll see them and they’ll prove me wrong.

Be Cool or Be Podcast Out posted the entire Ministry show