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Ministry

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    602.7K

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    15.6M

  • Listeners

    602.7K

  • Scrobbles

    15.6M

Years Active
1981 – present (39 years)
Founded In
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States
Ministry was formed in Chicago, Illinois, United States in 1981 by Alain Jourgensen (born Oct. 8, 1958, Havana, Cuba), who had previously been in a band called Special Affect (fronted by future My Life With the Thrill Kill Kult leader Frankie Nardiello, aka Groovie Mann). With drummer Stephen George, Ministry debuted with the Wax Trax! single Cold Life, which – typical of their early output – was in the dance style of new wavers like the Human League and Thompson Twins. The album With Sympathy, on the major label Arista in 1983, followed a similar music… read more
Ministry was formed in Chicago, Illinois, United States in 1981 by Alain Jourgensen (born Oct. 8, 1958, Havana, Cuba), who had previously been in a band called Special Affect (fronted by future My Life With the Thrill Kill Kult leader Frankie Nardiello, aka Groovie Mann). With drumme… read more
Ministry was formed in Chicago, Illinois, United States in 1981 by Alain Jourgensen (born Oct. 8, 1958, Havana, Cuba), who had previously been in a band called Special Affect (fronted by future My Life With the Thrill Kill Kult leader Frankie Nardiello, aka Groovie Mann). With drummer Stephen George, Ministry debuted with the Wax Trax! single Cold Life, … read more

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Top Tracks

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1 Play track Greatest Fits Jesus Built My Hotrod
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 753 listeners
2 Play track Greatest Fits Just One Fix
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 566 listeners
3 Play track Greatest Fits N.W.O.
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4 Play track The Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Taste Thieves
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5 Play track Filth Pig Lay Lady Lay
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6 Play track Alert Level (Quarantined Mix) Alert Level (Quarantined Mix)
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7 Play track With Sympathy Revenge
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8 Play track The Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Taste Burning Inside
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9 Play track 1982-05-02: East Side Club, Philadelphia, PA, USA Effigy (I'm Not An)
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10 Play track Land of Rape and Honey Stigmata - Update Mix
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Albums

  1. 105,747 listeners

    10 Nov 1989 · 9 tracks

    The Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Taste
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  2. 91,841 listeners

    17 Oct 1995 · 10 tracks

    Filth Pig
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  3. 75,128 listeners

    11 Oct 1988 · 11 tracks

    The Land of Rape and Honey
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  4. 70,465 listeners

    19 Jun 2001 · 13 tracks

    Greatest Fits
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