Industrial metal pioneers Ministry have recently completed what could well be their penultimate world tour. With one final album planned for release in 2026, it’s thought the band will make one last trek around the globe before frontman Al Jourgensen hangs up the ‘ol skeleton mic stand for good. He told The LA Times earlier this year that the final Ministry record will be out “by June 2026". "Then we’ll hit the road for one last world tour," he added, "starting next September.”
Regardless of what happens next, it’s been an incredible career from Al and co., one that started back in 1981 with Ministry making gothy synth pop, before morphing into the grinding, thrashing, noisemakers that we all now know and love.
