History Trivia / Ministry

** Jourgensen's outright hatred of ''With Sympathy'' has cooled over the years, although he still doesn't personally like the album and doesn't really acknowledge it as a Ministry album. In 2017, he [[https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/ministrys-al-jourgensen-on-new-trump-era-lp-how-pot-changed-his-life-196102/ told]] ''Rolling Stone'' "Some people like it, and good on them. It took me years to like stop loathing that album or distancing myself from it. It is what it is." [[https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/ministrys-al-jourgensen-to-rerecord-disavowed-with-sympathy-songs-183544523.html By 2020]], he had finally came around on the album somewhat after he discovered there was a Ministry tribute band that ''only'' played songs from ''With Sympathy'', attended one of their concerts, and saw the reaction those songs received. That experience resulting him planning out a re-recording of the album with a different sound.

** Jourgensen's outright hatred of ''With Sympathy'' has cooled over the years, although he still doesn't personally like the album and doesn't really acknowledge it as a Ministry album. In 2017, he [[https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/ministrys-al-jourgensen-on-new-trump-era-lp-how-pot-changed-his-life-196102/ told]] ''Rolling Stone'' "Some people like it, and good on them. It took me years to like stop loathing that album or distancing myself from it. It is what it is." [[https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/ministrys-al-jourgensen-to-rerecord-disavowed-with-sympathy-songs-183544523.html By 2023]], he had finally came around on the album somewhat after he discovered there was a Ministry tribute band that ''only'' played songs from ''With Sympathy'', attended one of their concerts, and saw the reaction those songs received. That experience resulting him planning out a re-recording of the album with a different sound.

** Jourgensen's outright hatred of ''With Sympathy'' has cooled over the years, although he still doesn't personally like the album and doesn't really acknowledge it as a Ministry album. In 2017, he [[https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/ministrys-al-jourgensen-on-new-trump-era-lp-how-pot-changed-his-life-196102/ told]] ''Rolling Stone'' "Some people like it, and good on them. It took me years to like stop loathing that album or distancing myself from it. It is what it is." [[[https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/ministrys-al-jourgensen-to-rerecord-disavowed-with-sympathy-songs-183544523.html By 2023]], he had finally came around on the album somewhat after he discovered there was a Ministry tribute band that ''only'' played songs from ''With Sympathy'', attended one of their concerts, and saw the reaction those songs received. That experience resulting him planning out a re-recording of the album with a different sound.

** ''With Sympathy'' is a {{Synthpop}} record that is very of its time and [[EarlyInstallmentWeirdness quite different]] from what the band became after Jourgensen discovered industrial music. The album has a solid fanbase (some of which ''only'' like this era of Ministry) and modest critical acclaim. Jourgensen, however, absolutely despised the record for the longest time and claimed to have destroyed any copies of it he had come across. He once claimed that he even went as far as burning the master tapes himself, but the album is readily available on all streaming sites.

** Jourgensen's outright hatred of ''With Sympathy'' has cooled over the years, although he still doesn't personally like the album and doesn't really acknowledge it as a Ministry album. In 2017, he [[https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/ministrys-al-jourgensen-on-new-trump-era-lp-how-pot-changed-his-life-196102/ told]] ''Rolling Stone'' "Some people like it, and good on them. It took me years to like stop loathing that album or distancing myself from it. It is what it is."

* BuryYourArt: ''With Sympathy'' is pretty much this trope summed up for Ministry. Their debut album, it's a {{Synthpop}} record that is very of its time and [[EarlyInstallmentWeirdness quite different]] from what the band became after Jourgensen discovered industrial music. The album has a solid fanbase (some of which ''only'' like this era of Ministry) and modest critical acclaim. Jourgensen, however, absolutely despises the record and claims to destroy any copies of it he comes across. He once claimed that he even went as far as burning the master tapes himself, but the album is readily available on all streaming sites.
** Jourgensen's outright hatred of ''With Sympathy'' has cooled over the years, although he still doesn't personally like the album and doesn't really acknowledge it as a Ministry album. In 2017, he [[https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/ministrys-al-jourgensen-on-new-trump-era-lp-how-pot-changed-his-life-196102/ told]] ''Rolling Stone'' "Some people like it, and good on them. It took me years to like stop loathing that album or distancing myself from it. It is what it is."

** In a 2016 [[https://thequietus.com/articles/20135-al-jourgensen-favourite-ministry-albums-interview?page=14/ interview]] where Al ranked all Ministry albums released at that point, he revealed ''Animositisomina'' to be this due to him constantly being sick from kicking his heroin habit at the time and his falling out with Paul Barker. In the same interview he claimed he left the sessions two days earlier than planned in frustration, which is why the final track, "Leper", was left as an instrumental.

* FatalMethodActing: Mike Scaccia, longtime guitarist for band (he was a part of both the classic lineup and the reunited 2012 configuration) died of a heart attack while performing at a club in Texas in December 2012 with the band Rigor Mortis.

* MoneyDearBoy: Al did some advertising/jingle work in the 1980s, including this widely circulated [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGULNeTQPYY Shasta]] ad.
* OldShame: ''With Sympathy'' is pretty much this trope summed up for Ministry. Their debut album, it's a {{Synthpop}} record that is very of its time and [[EarlyInstallmentWeirdness quite different]] from what the band became after Jourgensen discovered industrial music. The album has a solid fanbase (some of which ''only'' like this era of Ministry) and modest critical acclaim. Jourgensen, however, absolutely despises the record and claims to destroy any copies of it he comes across. He once claimed that he even went as far as burning the master tapes himself, but the album is readily available on all streaming sites.

** In January of 2020, Ministry announced that they were to embark on ''The Industrial Strength Tour'', a celebration of the 30 year anniversary of ''The Mind Is A Terrible Thing To Taste'' and featuring fellow Wax Trax! Records alumni {{Music/KMFDM}} and Music/FrontLineAssembly. The inclusion of these two bands effectively turned the tour into a 90's industrial all-star line up. However, after the COVID-19 pandemic hit, the tour had to be rescheduled several times, with KMFDM dropping off due to restrictions in their native Germany, and Front Line Assembly later being dropped from the tour as well, which they alleged was done with no forewarning or explanation from the Ministry camp. These bands were replaced with the Music/{{Melvins}} and Music/CorrosionOfConformity as support. While ''The Industrial Strength Tour'' finally did occurr in 2022, and the revampted lineup was likely more appealing to metal fans, Ministry was the only band on the bill that could be described as "industrial", and the "tribute to the classic era of Wax Trax!" aspect of the tour was lost entirely.

** In January of 2020, Ministry announced that they were to embark on ''The Industrial Strength Tour'', a celebration of the 30 year anniversary of ''The Mind Is A Terrible Thing To Taste'' and featuring fellow Wax Trax! Records alumni {{Music/KMFDM}} and Music/FrontLineAssembly. The inclusion of these two bands effectively turned the tour into a 90's industrial all-star line up. However, after the COVID-19 pandemic hit, the tour had to be rescheduled several times, with KMFDM dropping off due to restrictions in their native Germany, and Front Line Assembly later being dropped from the tour as well, which they alleged was done with no forewarning or explanation from the Ministry camp. These bands were replaced with the Music/{{Melvins}} and Music/CorrosionOfConformity as support. While ''The Industrial Strength Tour'' is still scheduled for 2022, Ministry is the only band on the bill that could be described as "industrial", and the "tribute to the classic era of Wax Trax!" aspect of the tour has been lost entirely.

* FanNickname: "Uncle Al" for Al Jourgensen.

** In January of 2020, Ministry announced that they were to embark on ''The Industrial Strength Tour'', a celebration of the 30 year anniversary of ''The Mind Is A Terrible Thing To Taste'' and featuring fellow Wax Trax! alumni {{Music/KMFDM}} and Music/FrontLineAssembly. The inclusion of these two bands effectively turned the tour into a 90's industrial all-star line up. However, after the COVID-19 pandemic hit, the tour had to be rescheduled several times, with KMFDM dropping off due to restrictions in their native Germany, and Front Line Assembly later being dropped from the tour as well, which they alleged was done with no forewarning or explanation from the Ministry camp. These bands were replaced with the Music/{{Melvins}} and Music/CorrosionOfConformity as support. While ''The Industrial Strength Tour'' is still scheduled for 2022, Ministry is the only band on the bill that could be described as "industrial", and the "tribute to the classic era of Wax Trax!" aspect of the tour has been lost entirely.

* AuthorExistenceFailure: Mike Scaccia, who was responsible for a good deal of Ministry's current sound.