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Done. Sayonara. Finito. However you want to say it, Ministry is coming to an end. But before bidding adieu, creator and music madman Al Jourgensen has a few final things to say about the state of the world, those in charge and how we should all collectively move forward.
He gets it all off his chest in Ministry’s final album Hate To Go (Take Out Or Delivery) coming October 30 on Cleopatra Records. Today, Ministry releases a first taste of the album with the single and video for single “Burned Out”.
See the music video for “Burned Out”, directed by Joshua Bradford (formerly of Revolting Cocks), here.
Since 1981, Ministry and Jourgensen have been recognized as pioneers of industrial music with a history built upon 17 studio albums, 8 live releases, 8 side projects, multiple touring campaigns across 5 continents, an autobiography, 2 documentaries, the administration of last rites no less than 3 times, and the countless numbers of devoted acolytes and fans.
On marking the end of an era, Jourgensen shares:
“I’m fucking done. I’m proud of what I’ve accomplished. I’m amazed at the path that it’s taken, from With Sympathy to where we’re at today, and all points in between. It’s been quite a ride, but I’m completely at peace with the fact that it’s done. It’s time to herd goats.”
Notably, Hate To Go (Take Out Or Delivery) — Ministry’s 17th release — features one final collaboration with legacy member Paul Barker on the final album track “We’re Still Here”, alongside the handiwork of current Ministry bandmates, guitarists Monte Pittman and Cesar Soto, bassist Paul D’ Amour, sampler/synth player John Bechdel and drummer Pepe Clarke Magaña.
Hate To Go (Take Out Or Delivery) will be available in several formats including vinyl, CD, cassettes and digital, also including several vinyl variants and box sets:
- Green & Black Splatter LP
- Silver & Black Splatter LP
- Coke Bottle Green LP
- Box Set: Green Splatter LP, Picture LP, 7-inch, CD
- Box Set: Purple Marble LP, Picture LP, 7-inch, CD
Fans can pre-save the digital album HERE and pre-order digital copies HERE, and find a new Ministry merch line HERE.
Ministry will bring tracks from Hate To Go (Take Out Or Delivery) and other classic hits on the road in 2027 with an international goodbye tour. The Goodbye Europe Tour with special guest Die Krupps begins April 2027. It will be followed by a full U.S. run, to be announced. The European tour dates will feature exclusive meet and greet opportunities with Al Jourgensen, also including a photo op, souvenir laminate pass, silk screen poster and final European tour coin. Fans can purchase meet and greets HERE.
In the meantime, Ministry has a few final U.S. tour dates for 2026, including Chicago’s Salt Shed, the historic Red Rocks in Colorado and appearances at Louder Than Life and Sick New World Texas. Find more info and tickets at MinistryBand.com.
Hate To Go (Take Out or Dlivery track listing:
- “Crickets”
- “Voices of Hate”
- “Clown Car”
- “We Hate”
- “Delete”
- “Grifter”
- “The White Man Lied” (does not appear on cassette or LP)
- “Singularity”
- “Burned Out”
- “We’re Still Here” feat. Paul Barker
9/15 Morrison, CO – Red Rocks *
9/20 Louisville, KY – Louder Than Life *
10/03 Chicago, IL – Salt Shed *
10/24 Fort Worth, TX – Sick New World Texas *
4/02 Utrecht, NL – Ronda
4/03 Saarbrücken, DE – Garage
4/04 Brussels, BE – Ancienne Belgique
4/06 Manchester, UK – O2 Victoria Warehouse
4/07 Dublin, IE – 3Olympia
4/09 Nottingham, UK – Rock City
4/10 London, UK – Troxy
4/12 Paris, FR – Bataclan
4/14 Madrid, ES – La Riviera
4/15 Barcelona, ES – Paral-lel
4/17 Lausanne, CH – Docks
4/18 Munich, DE – Tonhalle
4/19 Vienna, AT – Gasometer
4/21 Prague, CZ – Forum Karlín
4/22 Warsaw, PL – Progresja
4/24 Berlin, DE – Columbiahalle
4/25 Hamburg, DE – Grosse Freiheit 36
4/26 Copenhagen, DK – Amager Bio
4/27 Oslo, NO – Rockefeller
4/29 Stockholm, SE – Fållan
5/01 Helsinki, FI – House of Culture
* = Ministry only
