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R.I.P. Ministry's Mike Scaccia [VIDEO]

Yta von G — Mon, 24 Dec 2012 09:35:30 +0000

Mike Scaccia of Ministry dies after collapsing on-stage. During a performance in Fort Worth, Texas at the Rail Club while the 50th birthday celebration of Rigor Mortis singer Bruce Corbitt, Scaccia collapsed. Shortly afterwards, he was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Scaccia was born June 14, 1965 in Babylon, New York. In 1983 Rigor Mortis [...]

Ministry + Rigor Mortis Guitarist Mike Scaccia Dies at 47 After Onstage Collapse

Chad Childers — Sun, 23 Dec 2012 16:07:03 +0000

Ministry and Rigor Mortis guitarist Mike Scaccia has died at the age of 47 after collapsing onstage at a performance in Fort Worth, Texas, on Saturday night (Dec. 22). The musician had been performing with thrash metal veterans Rigor Mortis at the Rail Club when he suddenly fell to the ground after suffering a heart attack. Classic Rock magazine reports that one of the band's members returned to the address the crowd, stating only, "It doesn't look good." Scaccia was rushed to the hospital, but passed away soon after.

El Paso Rocker Al Jourgensen Hospitalized In Paris [VIDEO]

Dubba G — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 17:11:17 +0000

Ministry frontman and El Paso ‘west-sider’ collapsed right after a Paris show! Al Jourgensen appeared to stagger a little leaving the stage, then he went down. He was rushed to a Paris hospital and the incident was diagnosed as a “full system collapse”. According to classicrockmagazine.com; “Al collapsed on stage during the Mininstry performance and was rushed [...]

Al Jourgensen Opens Up on Ministry, Buck Satan, Politics + Much More

Graham "Gruhamed" Hartmann — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 22:54:04 +0000

Talking on the phone with legendary Ministry frontman Al Jourgensen is a strange experience. The incredibly energetic, political and thought-provoking outlaw never holds back in his music — nor in his conversation. We’ve already shared Jourgensen’s claim that the new Ministry album, ‘Relapse’ (due March 26), is one of the Top 50 albums of all [...]

El Paso Rock Star Eddy Garcia Kicks Ass with Overkill at 70,000 Tons of Metal [VIDEO]

Johnnie Walker — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:06:16 +0000

El Paso drum god, Eddy Garcia has been a fixture in El Paso music and the world stage for a long time now. He released several CDs with his band Pissing Razors, kill it in Cowboys From Hell Paso, played in Ministry and has been running sound for thrash legends Overkill for a while now, too!

Ministry Ink International Distribution Deal

Amy Sciarretto — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 22:15:35 +0000

First industrial aggro pioneers Ministry reunite. Now, the band has inked a record deal with AFM Records. It’s a worldwide deal and AFM plans to release the band’s “comeback” album ‘Relapse’ in March. A digital single ’99%’ is due to land at iTunes on Friday (Dec. 23). Now you know what to get the Ministry [...]

Ministry to Release Pro-Occupy Protest Song '99 Percenters', 'Relapse' Cover Art Revealed

Graham "Gruhamed" Hartmann — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 17:56:32 +0000

Al Jourgensen and the rest of Ministry are the next in a long line of musicians to share their support for the nationwide “Occupy” movement. Ministry’s upcoming 2012 album, ‘Relapse,’ will be spearheaded by the modern-day protest song, ’99 Percenters.’ “Putting out this song is the least I could do,” Jourgensen told Revolver. “We wanted [...]

Ministry's Al Jourgensen to Release Buck Satan and the 666 Shooters Album in 2012

Graham "Gruhamed" Hartmann — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 19:20:54 +0000

Ministry mastermind Al Jourgensen is set to kick off 2012 with the debut album for his new project, Buck Satan and the 666 Shooters. Jourgensen and his new group will be releasing their first psycho-country/metal album entitled, ‘Bikers Welcome! Ladies Drink Free.’ The concept for Buck Satan came in the death of Jourgensen’s longtime country [...]

Ministry To Reunite For Wacken Open Air Festival 2012

Mardi Gras — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 05:06:19 +0000

The organizers of Germany’s most famous heavy metal festival, Wacken Open Air, have announced the first batch of names for next year’s edition of the event, the most surprising of which is Ministry, the American industrial metal band which disbanded 2008. More information on Ministry’s return will be posted as soon as it becomes [...]

Al Jourgensen In Person This Weekend At The Texas Tattoo Showdown

Mardi Gras — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 05:20:56 +0000

Al will be hanging out with Matt Ahn at the Do’s and Tattoos booth this weekend signing autographs! HUGE TATTOO & MUSIC FESTIVAL JULY 1-3, 2011 COUNTY COLISEUM OVER 200 TATTOO ARTIST FROM AROUND THE GLOBE, TATTOO COMPETITIONS, BODY PIERCING, HUMAN SUSPENSIONS SHOWS,TONS OF CLOTHING & JEWELRY VENDORS OF ALL KINDS! THE HIT TV SHOW [...]