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Cleveland, Ohio – The recently revamped historic Cleveland Agora played host to Uncle Al and Ministry last week the the delight and exuberance of fans. To be honest I am a recent fan ,in my era of 80’s Metallica and Savatage heavy metal ,Ministry where not even in the same genre as thought by 15 year me . I didn’t understand industrial or electric music but that all changed when I got a book in the mail . One day I received the autobiography of Al Jourgensen to review and my mind was blown away . The book was amazing, it as insightful, thoughtful and raw . I then had the chance to do a phone call with Al and got to the know the person behind the book and most importantly the music . Hence I now am a fan and will not miss a show if he is in the area or even somewhat a few hours away . I met a girl and her father who I would say are super fans . Her name is Mountain she is 14 years old and has only seen one artist play live multiple times even with a three hour drive each way . Uncle Al and Ministry is how she and her father connect and he was headbanging right beside her in front row !

The stage was rather bare compared to the last time I saw Ministry but that did not matter as I was here for the music and the show and what a show it was . Al and the boys hit the stage with an energy of new band, not a band that have done this for decades , this amp goes to eleven .

This tour is a duel celebration of of the The 30^th Anniversary Of “The Land Of Rape And Honey” and of the current release “AmeriKKKant” playing a lot of tracks from both landmark albums.

Some of the songs played that night were , Twilight Zone, Victims of a Clown ,We’re Tired of It, Wargasm , Antifa ,Game Over, AmeriKKKa ,The Land of Rape and Honey The Missing Deity and more .

The band was tight and solid and Al on guitar was great to see . The current line up is .

Al Jourgensen – vocals
Sin Quirin – guitar
Tony Campus – bass
Cesar Soto – guitar
John Bechdel – keys
Derek Abrams – drums

To learn more about the band please see the official website at http://ministryband.com/

Cleveland, Ohio – The iconic Cleveland Agora ( recently purchased by AEG Entertainment ) played host to one of the leaders of industrial music this weekend,the band Ministry. The leader and founder of the group Al Jourgensen commanded the stage like a general leading his troops .Uncle Al as he is affectingly called by his fans writes and performs songs based upon politics , current events and his life.The band debuted one of their newest songs at this show called ” ANTIFA ” which won the crowd over rather quickly.

The stage was adorned with two large inflatable chickens sporting orange hair and a bar symbol placed over a swastika and it eluded to the current state of our nation.I had the chance to speak with Uncle Al a few times but never had the opportunity to see them perform live so I was excited about this show .I can sum up the show in just four words ” Not To Be Missed ” This is a living legend still at his peak creatively and musically.The songs came in rapid fire succession such as ” Psalm 69″ ,Rio, Wargasim, and NWO ” just to name a few. ” Gates of Steel”was fan favorite as well .

The opening band was the Death Grips and you could almost feel the divide in the audience or at least it seemed to me . The tour is currently going on so check it out in a city near you . To keep up with all things Al and Ministry check out the official site at http://ministryband.com

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