Are Ministry finally returning to Australia?
Six months shy of 20 years since their one and only visit, are Ministry finally returning to Australia? Despite disbanding a number of times, most recently after the untimely 2012 death of long-time guitarist Mike Scaccia, vocalist, guitarist and founding member Al Jourgensen recently took to Facebook, discussing a tour of the band’s final ever album, From Beer to Eternity. Of particular note for Australian fans is the line “it just won't be America and Europe this time...we'll see ya down under”. Last here in 1995 for the Big Day Out, the bands only other tour was the MasterBaTour, set for October 2006, which was cancelled.
Uncle Al has also recently celebrated four months of being sober. While not a particularly news worthy item on its own, it is indeed interesting considering the 55 year old admits that he has “never been on a stage clean and sober”. The admission came back in April after Jourgensen posted a response to continual questions of “When will you tour again?”, saying that another tour would result in a relapse, which would most likely kill him.
As mentioned above, Al has now revealed plans to tour FBTE and for the first time ever, he’ll be sober doing it, which can only be a good thing. Fingers crossed he lives up to his word and brings the band to Australia.
Here are the Facebook posts in full:
31st May:
"Yup you heard right...will be touring the FBTE album....the set will be FBTE in it's exact order...and a few oldies for an encore...and it just won't be America and Europe this time....we'll see ya down under as well as Mexico South America and Japan...so start rounding up every fucking Amish teen you can find and bring em to the shows.....I will exact my revenge on those bastards....I'm still puking from their toxic "wood milk " shit.......yuk!...if there was ever a reason to tour this is it....oh btw...it's a secret for now...but I'm pretty sure you've heard of the dude that'll take Mikey's place......ok that's it....so let it be written ...so let it be done....
P.S. still not a chance in hell there will be another Ministry album.....will be doing some side stuff though when I get my ass to LA.....Mikey's last words to me were....FBTE could not be topped ...so why bother MINISTRY RECORDINGS ARE DONE !!!! Carve that shit on a stone tablet!"
11th April:
"While trying to catch up on my messages I have noticed a recurring theme of 2 questions
1) when are you touring? When are you touring again? When are you going to play this place or that place blah blah etc etc
2) when are you going to do another Ministry album? WHY ARENT YOU WORKING ON A NEW MINISTRY ALBUM? When does the new Ministry come out? Blah blah etc etc
Let me answer both of these questions once and for all so you won't waste your time asking or mine continuously and repetitively answering. I'll start with the second one first.....
There will NEVER be another Ministry studio album of new material not now not in a couple of years not EVER!
Any possibility of such idea ended Dec 22 when Mike Scaccia passed...R.I.P.
As far as ever doing music again....I do not rule it out in the future....whether it be production,collaborations,
Sound tracks etc....but it will not be Ministry....I think 15 studio albums is enough....time to move on!
As far as touring....I have never been on a stage clean and sober....if I tried to tour on FBTE I would certainly relapse at this point....and there are no more relapses left in me ...I would be a dead mother fucker....(4th time's the charm)
I need to concentrate on my health and sobriety. That comes first...all the money in the world couldn't get me on a stage until I feel I'm ready and will succeed in the challenge of performing without being fucked up out of my skull while having your vocals on samples while you stumble around like a blithering idiot ( I think we all know some of the bands I am referring to ) a waste of time and money....and in my case health! ...if I do so be it if I don't so be it!
So PLEEZ stop asking....I promise I'll let y'all know if some shit goes down....
Can't totally go into it now but have some things in the works as soon as we get out to L.A.
They are all cool but none involve music.
I was not put on this fucked up planet to simply please all you motherfuckers so chill the fuck out....whew!! been meaning to get that off my chest for a while
Sorry it was sooooo fucking long and tedious of a post
I will henceforth return to my usual nonsense"
Uncle Al has also recently celebrated four months of being sober. While not a particularly news worthy item on its own, it is indeed interesting considering the 55 year old admits that he has “never been on a stage clean and sober”. The admission came back in April after Jourgensen posted a response to continual questions of “When will you tour again?”, saying that another tour would result in a relapse, which would most likely kill him.
As mentioned above, Al has now revealed plans to tour FBTE and for the first time ever, he’ll be sober doing it, which can only be a good thing. Fingers crossed he lives up to his word and brings the band to Australia.
Here are the Facebook posts in full:
31st May:
"Yup you heard right...will be touring the FBTE album....the set will be FBTE in it's exact order...and a few oldies for an encore...and it just won't be America and Europe this time....we'll see ya down under as well as Mexico South America and Japan...so start rounding up every fucking Amish teen you can find and bring em to the shows.....I will exact my revenge on those bastards....I'm still puking from their toxic "wood milk " shit.......yuk!...if there was ever a reason to tour this is it....oh btw...it's a secret for now...but I'm pretty sure you've heard of the dude that'll take Mikey's place......ok that's it....so let it be written ...so let it be done....
P.S. still not a chance in hell there will be another Ministry album.....will be doing some side stuff though when I get my ass to LA.....Mikey's last words to me were....FBTE could not be topped ...so why bother MINISTRY RECORDINGS ARE DONE !!!! Carve that shit on a stone tablet!"
11th April:
"While trying to catch up on my messages I have noticed a recurring theme of 2 questions
1) when are you touring? When are you touring again? When are you going to play this place or that place blah blah etc etc
2) when are you going to do another Ministry album? WHY ARENT YOU WORKING ON A NEW MINISTRY ALBUM? When does the new Ministry come out? Blah blah etc etc
Let me answer both of these questions once and for all so you won't waste your time asking or mine continuously and repetitively answering. I'll start with the second one first.....
There will NEVER be another Ministry studio album of new material not now not in a couple of years not EVER!
Any possibility of such idea ended Dec 22 when Mike Scaccia passed...R.I.P.
As far as ever doing music again....I do not rule it out in the future....whether it be production,collaborations,
Sound tracks etc....but it will not be Ministry....I think 15 studio albums is enough....time to move on!
As far as touring....I have never been on a stage clean and sober....if I tried to tour on FBTE I would certainly relapse at this point....and there are no more relapses left in me ...I would be a dead mother fucker....(4th time's the charm)
I need to concentrate on my health and sobriety. That comes first...all the money in the world couldn't get me on a stage until I feel I'm ready and will succeed in the challenge of performing without being fucked up out of my skull while having your vocals on samples while you stumble around like a blithering idiot ( I think we all know some of the bands I am referring to ) a waste of time and money....and in my case health! ...if I do so be it if I don't so be it!
So PLEEZ stop asking....I promise I'll let y'all know if some shit goes down....
Can't totally go into it now but have some things in the works as soon as we get out to L.A.
They are all cool but none involve music.
I was not put on this fucked up planet to simply please all you motherfuckers so chill the fuck out....whew!! been meaning to get that off my chest for a while
Sorry it was sooooo fucking long and tedious of a post
I will henceforth return to my usual nonsense"