The Ministry frontman who has made El Paso his home for over a decade recently made the decision to move to L.A. However, in a sign of his affection for the Sun City, he’s doing a kind of whirlwind farewell tour.
As expected, Al Jourgensen entered rehab for alcohol abuse yesterday (Feb. 3). But what was unexpected was that he entered rehab with a .33 blood-alcohol level! On his personal Facebook page, the Ministry mastermind shared a slew of colorful posts the day before his stint in rehab began, tackling subjects such as Philip Seymour Hoffman's death, the Super Bowl, the Puppy Bowl, the Kitten Bowl + mor
Legendary Ministry mastermind Al Jourgensen, who helped pioneer the industrial rock movement, has announced that he is checking into a rehab facility on Feb. 3 to combat his alcohol abuse. The rock frontman, who has infamously battled addictions to drugs and alcohol throughout his career, announced the news via a series of colorful Facebook posts.
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 t
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.
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!
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.