Al Jourgensen is, for all intensive purposed, releasing his final album next month, The Last Sucker. Following the release of 2004’s Houses of the Molé and 2006’s Rio Grande Blood the upcoming Ministry set, to be released September 18 via 13th Planet Records, will bookend the trilogy sharply aimed at the current Presidential administration. Recently recognizing his age Jourgensen commented on the antiquity of his now 27 year old act, “I think it’s time, and I’ll be leaving on the top of my game instead of hanging on too long and doing crappy Aerosmith and Rolling Stones albums thirty years later.” As sales continue to slump, each subsequent album failing to meet sales of their predicessor dating back to the highly successful Psalm 69, Jourgensen has progressively released harder, faster, increasingly unsettling material; much of which can be found in the first track released from The Last Sucker, “Die in a Crash.” The track follows suit of the high paced, almost punk, “No W” (from 2004’s Fat Wreck Chords Rock Against Bush compilation) but provides a far bleaker message than previous releases, “I hate today, I hate your tomorrow hate the way that no soul seems to fucking care no more.” With the release, no matter it’s critical success, fan acceptance or modern relativity, one thing can most certainly be said: Joe Perry is not, nor will ever be, the man that Al Jourgensen is.

Ministry “Die in a Crash”
Ministry “Roadhouse Blues (The Doors cover)”

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