United StatesMinistry is the #21,450 most-subscribed YouTube channel worldwide and #6,208 in United States, with 123K subscribers and 80.1M total views across 86 videos.
Biography
Ministry is an American industrial metal band founded in Chicago, Illinois, in 1981 by producer, singer, and instrumentalist Al Jourgensen. Originally a synth-pop outfit, Ministry evolved into one of the pioneers of industrial rock and industrial metal in the late 1980s. The band's lineup has changed frequently, leaving Jourgensen as the sole remaining original member. Musicians who have contributed to the band's studio and/or live activities include vocalists Nivek Ogre, Chris Connelly, Gibby Haynes, Burton C. Bell and Jello Biafra, guitarists Mike Scaccia, Tommy Victor and Cesar Soto, bassists Paul Barker, Paul Raven, Jason Christopher, Tony Campos and Paul D'Amour, drummers Jimmy DeGrasso, Bill Rieflin, Martin Atkins, Rey Washam, Max Brody, Joey Jordison, Roy Mayorga, Pepe Clarke and Aaron Rossi, keyboardist John Bechdel, and rappers and producers DJ Swamp and Arabian Prince.
Channel description
Born in 1981 in Chicago, Ministry has been the lifetime passion project of founder Al Jourgensen, considered to be the pioneer of industrial music. Identifiable by its heavy synth-pop material in line with the new sounds and technology that were being developed in the ‘80s. Ministry’s output began with 12” singles on Wax Trax! Records in 1981 before the first LP With Sympathy (1983) via Arista Records. Ministry, quickly developed a harsher, more stylized sound that the band soon became infamous for on seminal albums Twitch (1986), The Land of Rape and Honey (1988), and The Mind Is A Terrible Thing To Taste (1989) and Psalm 69 (1992) More albums would follow. The 2021 album Moral Hygiene marked a new creative era of Jourgensen and the band. It
was followed by Ministry’s 16th studio album, HOPIUMFORTHEMASSES. Ministry’s final album, Hate To Go (Take Out Or Delivery) is set for release on October 30, 2026 via Cleopatra Records.
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Frequently asked
- How many subscribers does Ministry have?
- 123K subscribers — #21,450 worldwide, #6,208 in United States.
- When did Ministry start on YouTube?
- The channel was created in Jun 2014.