10 Industrial Albums Ministry’s Al Jourgensen Thinks Every Music Fan Should Own
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Consequence’s Industrial Week continues with a special Crate Digging list of 10 Albums Ministry’s Al Jourgensen Thinks Every Music Fan Should Own. Keep up with all of our Industrial Week content, including our Best Industrial Albums of All Time list, and check back for more lists, artist-curated features, essays, and more.
Perhaps no artist is more synonymous with industrial music than Al Jourgensen. The fearless leader of Ministry has not only carved out an iconic career with his main band, but has also blessed us with such projects as Revolting Cocks, Lard, Pailhead, and more.
Forty-plus years into Ministry’s existence, the legendary act is still going strong. A 16th studio album is on the way (that’s right, you heard it here!) and the band is set to join Rob Zombie, Alice Cooper, and Filter on a North American summer tour kicking off in late August (tickets available via Ticketmaster or StubHub).
So, when it came to recruiting a musician to curate a “Crate Digging” list of essential albums for Consequence‘s Industrial Week, Uncle Al was our top choice. And much to our honor, the industrial king obliged.
Jourgensen’s list reflects the pioneers of industrial music, as it focuses on the acts that laid the foundation for the genre, and had a major impact on his own creative path. As he told us while submitting his picks: “Not really sure what industrial music is these days, or for that matter what it ever was. Here are 10 albums that heavily influenced Ministry’s trajectory into the ‘so-called’ industrial genre.”
Without further ado, below are Al Jourgensen’s picks for 10 industrial albums he thinks every music fan should own.
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Foetus – Hole (1984)
I’ll go with Hole cuz that’s the first album I heard — fucking loved his Wiseblood side project, as well.
Coil – Scatology (1985)
Peter Christopherson is a genius!
The Young Gods – The Young Gods (1987)
There’s an obvious influence on my music. Love their sample guitar work, it’s violent and seamless.
Laibach – Opus Dei (1987)
The first time I heard humor infused with such serious music. Another band where you really can’t go wrong, but I still like Opus Dei the best.
Throbbing Gristle – 20 Jazz Funk Greats (1979)
My mind was blown with this one — I also enjoyed all the Chris & Cosey work.
Fad Gadget – Fireside Favourites (1980)
Can’t go wrong with any of his albums. Also loved the “Collapsing New People” collaboration with Neubauten.
Einstürzende Neubauten – Halber Mensch (1985)
To me, this is the most seminal industrial band.
Einstürzende Neubauten – Kollaps (1981)
There’s an uncomfortable simmering violence under every song.
Pere Ubu – The Modern Dance (1978)
Not sure if it’s considered industrial, but it sure blew my fucking mind the first time I heard it.
Karlheinz Stockhausen – Gesang Der Junglinge (1962)
To me, he is the Godfather of industrial music.
Honorable Mentions:
Cabaret Voltaire, Test Department, Severed Heads, SPK, Suicide, Nurse With Wound
Photo Gallery – Industrial Music Acts in Concert by Raymond Ahner (click to expand and scroll through):
Ministry, photo by Raymond Ahner
Ministry, photo by Raymond Ahner
Ministry, photo by Raymond Ahner
Nine Inch Nails, photo by Raymond Ahner
Nine Inch Nails, photo by Raymond Ahner
Throbbing Gristle, photo by Raymond Ahner
Skinny Puppy, photo by Raymond Ahner
Skinny Puppy, photo by Raymond Ahner
Skinny Puppy, photo by Raymond Ahner
Killing Joke, photo by Raymond Ahner
Killing Joke, photo by Raymond Ahner
Nitzer Ebb, photo by Raymond Ahner
Nitzer Ebb, photo by Raymond Ahner
Front 242, photo by Raymond Ahner
Front 242, photo by Raymond Ahner
Swans, photo by Raymond Ahner
Health, photo by Raymond Ahner
My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult, photo by Raymond Ahner
ohGr, photo by Raymond Ahner
Front Line Assembly, photo by Raymond Ahner
Front Line Assembly, photo by Raymond Ahner
Filter, photo by Raymond Ahner
Revolting Cocks, photo by Raymond Ahner
Revolting Cocks, photo by Raymond Ahner
Youth Code, photo by Raymond Ahner
Youth Code, photo by Raymond Ahner
Youth Code, photo by Raymond Ahner
Godflesh, photo by Raymond Ahner
10 Industrial Albums Ministry’s Al Jourgensen Thinks Every Music Fan Should Own
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