Lots of bands, musicians and actors/actresses have shown their support behind the occupy movements that swept the globe by storm in the past couple of months. Al Jourgensen and Ministry are no expection to this. Ministry is set to release their new song “99 Percenters” on Dec. 23rd and the release of "Relapse" on March 23rd, 2012.
"99 Percenters" is the first single off Ministry's new album "Relapse" (which is due March 23rd), is a rally cry for all of the protesters that have gathered across the country to demonstrate against corporate greed, cutthoat capitalism, and the one percent of Americans who earn millions of dollars a year, but receive substantial tax cuts on their income. Frontman Al Jourgensen said the chorus for the track, “1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 99 percent” was inspired by Country Joe and the Fish’s Vietnam protest song “I Feel Like I’m Fixin’ to Die Rag.”
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Check out the brand new music video for "99%" as well:
On top of that, the new album will feature the song “Get Up, Get Out and Vote.” Jourgensen mentioned he plans to actively campaign for Democrats in Texas in 2012. He is encouraging his fans to vote more Democrats into Congress, the Senate and keep President Obama in office.
“This is going to be a brutal political season. The Republicans are gearing up for a fight because they got nothing. What do they got? Newt Gingrich or Mitt Romney? It’s like a fuckin’ circus of clowns, but they have money behind them and money talks. So Obama’s gotta settle down the one percenters and get his money. I don’t fault him for that. I really feel strongly in my heart that the guy is for the people. But it’s gonna be like a war, dude. Football doesn’t even compare to the violence that’s gonna be coming up this next election.” -Al Jourgensen
Track listing for "Relapse" is as follows:
1. Ghouldiggers
2. Double Tap
3. FreeFall
4. Kleptocracy
5. United Forces
6. 99%
7. Relapse
8. Weekend Warrior
9. Git Up Get Out 'n Vote
10. Bloodlust
11. Relapse (Defibrillator Mix) [limited edition bonus track]
What about the new material though? How does it compare?
"I think this is actually gonna wind up being the fastest and heaviest record I've ever done. Just because we did it as anti-therapy therapy against the country music we would just take days off and thrash faster than I've done in a long time, faster than Mikey's done in a long time. He did a RIGOR MORTIS tour and said it was easy compared to this MINISTRY stuff so it's gonna be brutal and it's gonna freak a lot of people out." -Al Jourgensen
The long time industrial veterans recently inked a worldwide deal with AFM Records for the release of "Relapse", and will be released on March 23rd, 2012. On June 14th, 2012, AFM Records dropped another music video from Ministry for the opening track "Ghouldiggers", which you can check out below:
Now even though these videos and songs are quite old in the eyes of Ministry fans (last album was 2007's "The Last Sucker"), but these tunes always reminded me of what Ministry has been about:
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Just One Fix
2 of my fav ministry songs...thanks for the relapse!
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