MINISTRY Releases New Single "We Hate" Ahead of Final Album, Adds Australia Dates
The video for the Al Jourgensen-led track was directed by Joshua Bradford, formerly of Revolting Cocks.
MINISTRY has released a new single and music video, 'We Hate,' the latest preview of the band's final studio album, Hate To Go (Take Out Or Delivery), due out October 30 on Cleopatra Records.
It's pretty self-evident that Ministry has never been a big fan of 'Hair Mussolini,' especially now as he bombards the American people on a near daily basis with self-aggrandizing AI slop. Al Jourgensen and co. felt it necessary to give 'Trumplethinskin' a dose of his own medicine with the new single and video for 'We Hate.'
The music video was directed by Joshua Bradford (ex-Revolting Cocks).
'We Hate' is the latest taste of Ministry's final album Hate To Go (Take Out Or Delivery) coming October 30 on Cleopatra Records, following on the heels of first single, 'Burned Out.' The album puts an end cap on an incredible 45-year career that has shaped a whole genre of music.
Since 1981, Ministry and Jourgensen have been recognized as pioneers of industrial music with a history built upon 17 studio albums, 8 live releases, 8 side projects, multiple touring campaigns across 5 continents, an autobiography, 2 documentaries, the administration of last rites no less than 3 times, and the countless numbers of devoted acolytes and fans.
But before bidding adieu, creator and music madman Al Jourgensen has a few final things to say about the state of the world, those in charge and how we should all collectively move forward on the final album.
Notably, Hate To Go (Take Out Or Delivery)—Ministry's 17th release—features one final collaboration with legacy member Paul Barker on the final album track 'We're Still Here,' alongside the handiwork of current Ministry bandmates, guitarists Monte Pittman and Cesar Soto, bassist Paul D'Amour, sampler/synth player John Bechdel and drummer Pepe Clarke Magaña.
Tracklist
1. Crickets
2. Voices of Hate
3. Clown Car
4. We Hate
5. Delete
6. Grifter
7. The White Man Lied*
8. Singularity
9. Burned Out
10. We're Still Here (ft. Paul Barker)
*does not appear on cassette or vinyl editions
Hate To Go (Take Out Or Delivery) will be available in several formats including vinyl, CD, cassettes and digital, also including several vinyl variants and box sets:
- Green & Black Splatter LP
- Silver & Black Splatter LP
- Coke Bottle Green LP
- Box Set: Green Splatter LP, Picture LP, 7-inch, CD
- Box Set: Purple Marble LP, Picture LP, 7-inch, CD
Ministry will bring tracks from Hate To Go (Take Out Or Delivery) and other classic hits on the road in 2027 with an international goodbye tour. The Goodbye Europe Tour with special guest Die Krupps begins April 2027. It will be followed by a full U.S. run, to be announced. The European tour dates will feature exclusive meet and greet opportunities with Al Jourgensen, also including a photo op, souvenir laminate pass, silk screen poster and final European tour coin.
In the meantime, Ministry has a few final U.S. tour dates for 2026, including Chicago's Salt Shed, the historic Red Rocks in Colorado and appearances at Louder Than Life and Sick New World Texas. Find more info and tickets at MinistryBand.com.
Ministry U.S. 2026 Dates
September 15 Morrison, CO @ Red Rocks
September 20 Louisville, KY @ Louder Than Life
October 3 Chicago, IL @ Salt Shed
October 24 Fort Worth, TX @ Sick New World Texas
December 4 Melbourne, VIC @ Good Things Festival
December 5 Sydney, NSW @ Good Things Festival
December 6 Brisbane, QLD @ Good Things Festival
Ministry Goodbye Europe 2027 Tour
April 2 Utrecht, NL @ Ronda
April 3 Saarbrücken, DE @ Garage
April 4 Brussels, BE @ Ancienne Belgique
April 6 Manchester, UK @ O2 Victoria Warehouse
April 7 Dublin, IE @ 3Olympia
April 9 Nottingham, UK @ Rock City
April 10 London, UK @ Troxy
April 12 Paris, FR @ Bataclan
April 14 Madrid, ES @ La Riviera
April 15 Barcelona, ES @ Paral-lel
April 17 Lausanne, CH @ Docks
April 18 Munich, DE @ Tonhalle
April 19 Vienna, AT @ Gasometer
April 21 Prague, CZ @ Forum Karlín
April 22 Warsaw, PL @ Progresja
April 24 Berlin, DE @ Columbiahalle
April 25 Hamburg, DE @ Grosse Freiheit 36
April 26 Copenhagen, DK @ Amager Bio
April 27 Oslo, NO @ Rockefeller
April 29 Stockholm, SE @ Fållan
May 1 Helsinki, FI @ House of Culture
About Ministry
Born in 1981 in Chicago, Ministry has been the lifetime passion project of founder Al Jourgensen, considered to be the pioneer of industrial music. In its early days, Ministry was identifiable by its heavy synth-pop material in line with the new sounds and technology that were being developed in the '80s. Ministry's output began with four 12' singles on Wax Trax! Records in 1981 before the first LP With Sympathy in 1983 via Arista Records. As time progressed however, so did Ministry, quickly developing a harsher, and more stylized sound that the band soon became infamous for on seminal albums Twitch (1986), The Land of Rape and Honey (1988), and The Mind Is A Terrible Thing To Taste (1989). With the release of Psalm 69: The Way to Succeed and The Way to Suck Eggs (1992), Ministry hit an all-time high in the mainstream musical realm and received its first Grammy nomination. In total, Ministry has been nominated for a Grammy award six times. Eight more albums would follow before an indefinite break in 2013, only to be unearthed again in 2018 with AmeriKKKant, continuing to reflect Jourgensen's views on the frightening state of society and politics. The 2021 album Moral Hygiene marked a new creative era of Jourgensen and the band. It was followed by Ministry's 16th studio album, HOPIUMFORTHEMASSES, released in 2024 as well as The Squirrely Years Revisited with reworked songs from the band's synth pop era in 2025. Ministry's final album, Hate To Go (Take Out Or Delivery) is set for release on October 30, 2026 via Cleopatra Records.
Photo Credit: Derick Smith
Photo Credit: Derick Smith
