From Beer to Eternity
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September 6, 2013 |
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December 2012 - March 2013 |
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11 (CD), 12 (LP) |
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54:43 |
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Al Jourgensen , Sammy D'Ambruoso |
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From Beer to Eternity ( English for “From Beer to Eternity”) is the 13th studio album by the US industrial metal band Ministry . It was released on September 6, 2013 by AFM Records . With the death of Mike Scaccia on December 22nd, 2013, frontman Al Jourgensen decided that this would be the final Ministry album.
content
As in many of the Ministry's albums, this album is about showing and confronting greed, hypocrisy, capitalism, religion and conservatism in the form of sarcastic, provocative lyrics and well-placed pieces of music within the individual songs.
“In the past I was always five years behind with my texts. This time I believe that I am on the right track and in the present. The songs are about the world we live in today and the ugly grimace that lurks outside the door. We have never made an album that combines so many different styles of music. It doesn't matter whether it's slow, fast or technically demanding things: It always remains Ministry. "
The individual pieces of music on this album are a concrete statement against the prevailing system. "The new President Obama works for the most powerful people in the world, it's the same system," said Jourgensen. "The system is absolutely flawed, where 25 or 35 or 50 people make trillions from building Olympic buildings while Barbados doesn't Roads or drinking water. " The album can definitely be seen as a political statement from Ministry, but it is not as obvious as on the albums Houses of the Molé or Rio Grande Blood . Many songs deliberately provoke, stimulate thought and are sarcastic. They cover topics ranging from climate change to the Fox News Channel to war for profit, money and greed.
History of origin
The supposedly last album The Last Sucker was released in 2007 via 13th Planet Records, whereupon the second last album Relapse via AFM Records on March 23, 2012 , because of Mike Scaccia's constant insistence on Al Jourgensen “That the songs are too good not to be played publish ", was released. Frontman Al Jourgensen really didn't want to do a Ministry album anymore, but when he recorded some riffs for his Stoner Country Album with Mike Scaccia for the band “Buck Satan and the 666 Shooters” , both noticed that the resulting riffs were a lot for Ministry are better suited. The sound recordings of the individual songs were completed on December 19th, three days before Mike Scaccia's heart attack, on a stage in Dallas , where he was performing with his other Texan band Rigor Mortis . “It was the best recording session in the entire history of the band, everything went smoothly, it was surreal,” said Al Jourgensen. Mike Saccia was Al Jourgensen's best friend and a major influence on the album.
“Stopping any album in the middle of recording to go to a funeral can't possibly be a good sign. For the next three months I had to go back and mix it and listen to his riffs every day, and think about him every day. It was pretty tough to do - a lot harder than I thought it was gonna be. I thought I could put him out of my mind and just mix. But of course, when something as awful as that happens, it gets to you. I just had to power through it knowing I was doing Mikey proud and it was for the best. "
“Stopping an album in the middle of the recording to go to a funeral can't possibly be a good sign. For the next three months I had to go back, mix it, listen to his riffs every day and think about him every day. It was pretty hard to do - a lot harder than I thought it would be. I thought I could get it out of my mind and just mix it. But it goes without saying that when something terrible happens, it has you under control. I just had to work my way through knowing that it would make Mikey proud and that it was for the best. "
So Al Jourgensen knew that From Beer to Eternity would be the last Ministry album to hear Mike Scaccia's game variations, ranging from the Middle Eastern and psychedelic sound in Change of Luck to the disturbed, backwoods thrash in Fairly Unbalanced would be. Jourgensen wanted to mix a diverse, breathtaking album with the many different riffs of Mike Scaccia, which was very difficult musically and emotionally. He and co-producer Sammy D'Ambruoso spent three long months at the 13th Planet Record Studios after Scaccia's funeral to work on completing the album. Again it should be the last album by Ministry, although the death of Mike Scaccia this time gives the statement about the breakup of the band more credibility than before.
Cover design
The photographer Allan Amato designed all the images on the album. There are seven female models, including the British alternative model Ulorin Vex, who are portrayed as a parody of the seven deadly sins, sexualized and transformed into monsters . The album cover shows seven models trapped in a net by Al Jourgensen, who has a halo.
Track list
The entire text of the 11 tracks on this album was written by Al Jourgensen himself.
| No. | title | Songwriter | length |
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| 1. | Hail to His Majesty (Peasants) | Al Jourgensen , Sin Quirin | 5:17 |
| 2. | Punch in the face | Jourgensen, Quirin | 5:00 |
| 3. | PermaWar | Jourgensen, Quirin, Mike Scaccia | 4:56 |
| 4th | Perfect Storm | Jourgensen, Quirin | 4:56 |
| 5. | Fairly Unbalanced | Jourgensen, Quirin | 4:15 |
| 6th | The horror | Jourgensen, Sammy D'Ambruoso | 3:33 |
| 7th | Side F / X Include Mikey's Middle Finger (TV4) | Jourgensen, Scaccia | 5:14 |
| 8th. | Lesson Unlearned | Jourgensen, Quirin, Scaccia | 3:16 |
| 9. | Thanx but No Thanx | Jourgensen | 8:21 |
| 10. | Change of Luck | Jourgensen, Quirin, Scaccia | 7:16 |
| 11. | Enjoy the quiet | Jourgensen, Quirin | 2:39 |
| Overall length: | 54:43 | ||
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| No. | title | Songwriter | length |
| 12. | PermaWar Remix | Jourgensen, Quirin, Scaccia | 7:23 |
| 13. | Thanks for the Dub Remix | Jourgensen | 4:53 |
| Overall length: | 66:19 | ||
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| No. | title | Songwriter | length |
| 12. | Punch in the Face Remix | Jourgensen, Quirin | 7:58 |
| Overall length: | 62:01 | ||
Hail to His Majesty (Peasants)
This title is about the exaltation over any form of criticism that some people enjoy. Self-irony and sarcasm characterize this song, as the author sees himself ironically as a rock star who stands above all criticism, which is made clear by the initial "Holy Cow" with the "I hate all you motherfuckers" followed by "Hail to His Majesty" . Songwriter Al Jourgensen understands the "Holy Cow" as an analogy to the golden calf in the Bible.
“It's much like in the Bible where they're worshiping the golden Ox and Moses comes down and he's pissed. That's what I've felt like over the last 30 years sometimes. People worship somebody for doing something they do naturally anyways. What the fuck's that about? So I poke fun at that. There's a lot of sarcasm on this album. "
“It's pretty much like the Bible where they worship the golden calf and Moses comes down and is angry. That's how I've felt sometimes for the past 30 years. People revere someone for something they naturally do by themselves. What the hell is this So I make fun of it. There's a lot of sarcasm on this album. "
Musically, "Hail to His Majesty (Peasants)" is one of the most brilliant Industrial Metal songs to come out in a long time. The untraditional drum tones, various elements of electronica and the very good control of volume changes speak for themselves.
Punch in the face
Is aggressive, fast, merciless and would be a good live candidate with its fast snare drums , riffs and hymn-like chorus. It is reminiscent of the years around the album Animositisomina , which was produced and released in 2003, surrounded by the band's somewhat more metal-heavy years.
PermaWar
Is the first single from the album to contain soundtracks from Barack Obama , who talks about terrorism and nuclear weapons . Al Jourgensen was inspired to write this song by Rachel Maddow's book Drift . It is about a permanent war machine that makes money, namely the military-industrial complex that former President Dwight D. Eisenhower warned against in his farewell speech , said Jourgensen. "PermaWar" has the most conventional sound of any track on the album and is very riff oriented.
Perfect Storm
This is about climate change. Here is the first of the extraordinary Mike Scaccia guitar solos, which makes it clear that Mike Scaccia could shred , and it's easy to understand why Jourgensen won't want to continue without him. This song is definitely one of Ministry's brilliant numbers.
Fairly Unbalanced
Starts with a sound clip from the Fox News Channel and then with a quote:
“That's here on the FOX news channel, the network America trusts for fair and balanced news
There is no chance that Obama will get re-elected. Zilch. Zip. None. Nada. "
The guitars are very industrial and you can always hear sound pieces from the Fox News Channel that make a clear, non-positive statement to the Fox News Channel with the never-ending and fast pace and the hateful voice of Al Jourgensen .
The horror
The audio clips from Fairly Unbalanced continue, which addresses the message of the Republican Party from the United States of absolute hatred, ignorance and stupidity, said Jourgensen. Specifically, it is about the radical, right-wing idea that rape victims get pregnant because God wants the children to grow in their wombs. The repeating clay pieces are from Indiana Senate candidate Richard Mourdock . "The ultimate example of indifference and helplessness," says Jourgensen, "from the musical ago I find the song quite well, because that Motörhead - Metal -Riff of 'Fairly Unbalanced' is in a rave transformed -like Club mood."
Side EFX Include Mikey's Middle Finger / TV4
Pays tribute to Mike Scaccia's guitar handling skills and features many solos with an equivalent, powerful amount of machine gun-like drumming on the drums. The title comes from the band's joke that Mikey Scaccia made several recordings, whereby he was only allowed to use his middle finger for the leads . The scraps of sound in the song are from US TV commercials explaining the serious side effects of taking prescription drugs. According to Al Jourgensen, this is about the paradox that someone who suffers from an illness takes medication in order to experience healing and can die in the process. The pharmaceutical companies, who are first and foremost about money, dispel guilt by explaining the side effects on television. This fact is primarily wrong for Jourgensen and besides, it is "ultimately all about greed". This song is the fourth on a Ministry album, hence "TV4", which features bits of sound about side effects from pharmaceutical television commercials. "TV5" should appear on the remix album.
Lesson Unlearned
Patty Fox can be heard as the background singer, although it must be mentioned that female voices are not typical for Ministry. The funk guitar riffs in this song are inspired by Nile Rodgers , which is an absolutely successful experiment. It is reminiscent of the band's early to late 80's New Wave sound and is the result of referring to the band's early, earliest roots, which are the songs from the album "With Sympathy", which was released in 1983 by Arista Records .
Thanx But No Thanx
Starts with a bass intro followed by the Thanksgiving Thanksgiving prayer by William S. Burroughs read by Sgt. Major., Commenting on corruption and the wrong in society. He also played on the song "GangGreen" on the album Rio Grande Blood . Al Jourgensen describes him as an old, nagging man who was a hardcore, right-wing marine sergeant and is now an extremely left, liberal person who hates the government and Republicans . A few days before the acceptance speech was recorded, Sgt. Major had an operation for lung cancer and showed up with an oxygen tank, a pack of cigarettes, and a crate of beer, consuming anything that produced the deep, hoarse voice as he read.
This song is seen by most of the critics as one of the stronger pieces on the album, precisely because the relaxed prayer of thanks is accompanied by a catchy bass and needs some time to change to a faster pace. It is the first song written for this album and most of it is by Al Jourgensen himself.
Change of Luck
This song was written by Al Jourgensen right after Mike Scaccia died . It's not dark or grumpy, however, and even has a melodic chorus that almost sounds like 80s pop:
- You're luck is gonna change
- It's gonna go from bad to strange
- 'Cause Life is so deranged
- We're only in a field of pain.
It is a tribute to Mike Scaccia, what with a arpeggio - Mandolinspiel starts that reminds the listener of the Middle East or the Arab and then mixed with electronic music elements and Industrial Metal.
Enjoy the quiet
The few words in this song, which serves as the outtro of the album, were spoken by Sgt. Major. It starts with the words "Enjoy the quiet NOW", followed by a sound reminiscent of flowing water. Then it turns into white noise and is filled with incomprehensible words. The song puts the listener in a certain emotional state. At the end, "Enjoy the quiet NOW" sounds again, after which you are ready to enjoy the silence.
Rumor has it that the static, white noise of "Enjoy the Quiet" is supposed to be a short mix of all previously released Ministry songs, but so far there is no evidence of this.
There is a live DVD with the same name that was recorded at the Wacken Open Air Festival 2012.
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The album has more metal and more electrical elements than most Ministry creations in the new millennium. Gone is the ever thinning production, which through heavy synthesizers and melodic, heavy guitars shot the band into the stratosphere with "Psalm 69" and "Flith Pig". The political statement is still given, but not as specific and aggressive as it used to be, it's more about issues than about people.
"TV4" does not have the same impact as "TV2", after about half an album, Ministry successfully embarks on new grounds. "Thanx But no Thanx" and "Change of Luck" are two capricious, epic works that are looking for their equal. It is good that the Ministry is sounding more organic again despite a slight identity crisis. But it seems that creativity has declined over the course of the band's three-decade history, especially when looking at the past. But this is no wonder given a revealing lifestyle. Strength for a completely new journey into the unknown seems to be missing, as good as the last songs are, it is better to stop than to deliver sub-optimal material.
“I dig the album in part because it varies in almost every song, but somehow it doesn't stray from the core elements of what the band is known for; good or bad. A very fitting ending to a very diverse album with a statement by SGT Major: 'enjoy the quiet, now'! "
“I like the album partly because it changes in almost every song, but somehow it doesn't move away from the core elements the band is known for; Good or bad. A very successful ending for a very diverse album with a statement from Sgt. Major: "Enjoy the silence, now"! "
If it really is to be the last album, it is a worthy exit and a tribute to Mike Scaccia and everyone who contributed. However, the solid album does not match the quality of some previous albums that are milestones in industrial metal. But it includes all elements that Ministry make legendary in industrial metal and have done.
Contributors
Ministry
- Al Jourgensen : vocals , guitar, bass , keyboard , drum programming, harmonica, production , mixing
- Mike Scaccia: lead guitar , bass
- Tony Campos : Bass
- John Bechdel: Keyboard
- Aaron Rossi: drums
Additional staff
- Sammy D'Ambruoso: DJ, drum programming, keyboards, programming, synthesizer programming, background vocals, technology, production
- Dave Donnelly: Mastering
- Aaron Havill: programming, sampling, synthesizer, synthesizer programming, theremin , background vocals, technology
- Matt Bridges: Backing vocals
- Patty Fox: Backing vocals
- Hector Muñoz: background vocals
- Sgt. Major: Spoken text in "Thanx but No Thanx" and "Enjoy the Quiet"
- Allan Amato: Cover design
- Kade Burt: design, layout
- Angelina Jourgensen: Executive Producer
- Christine Adams: Model
- Britteny Bao: Model
- Stephanie Inagaki: Model
- Melissa Kimbro: Model
- Alexandra Matthews: Model
- Io Waters: Model
- Ulorin Vez: model
- Heidi Ellen Robinson Fitzgerald: Marketing
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Ministry, latest release . AFM Records. Archived from the original on February 26, 2014. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved May 23, 2014.
- ↑ a b Ministry - stream new single 'Permawar' online! . Stormbringer.at. Retrieved May 25, 2014.
- ↑ a b c d Ministry’s Al Jourgensen Talks 'From Beer to Eternity,' Mike Scaccia, Gay Marriage + More ( en ) Loudwire.com. Retrieved May 25, 2014.
- ↑ a b c d e f g h i j Ministry’s latest release ( en ) AFM Records. Archived from the original on May 29, 2014. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved May 24, 2014.
- ↑ a b c d e f g Dan Drago: From Beer To Eternity Review ( en ) heavymetal.about.com. Retrieved May 23, 2014.
- ↑ Michael Edele: From Beer to Eternity at laut.de
- ↑ Michael Edele: From Beer to Eternity at laut.de
- ↑ a b c d e Jason Bodak: Ministry (and Mike Scaccia) go out on top with 'From Beer to Eternity' ( en ) Examiner.com. Retrieved May 23, 2014.
- ↑ a b Ministry Detail 'From Beer to Eternity', Reveal New Live DVD and Al Jourgensen Biography ( en ) Exclaim.ca. Retrieved May 25, 2014.
- ↑ a b c Joe DiVita: Ministry, 'From Beer to Eternity' - Album Review ( en ) Loudwire.com. Retrieved May 27, 2014.
- ↑ Ministry FBTE / Behind The Scenes ( s ) Al Jourgensen. Retrieved May 25, 2014.
- ↑ Graham 'Gruhamed' Hartmann: Ministry's 'From Beer to Eternity' Photo Shoot Highlights Seven Deadly Sins - Exclusive Video ( en ) Loudwire.com. June 13, 2013. Retrieved May 25, 2014.
- ↑ Ministry: the legend returns with new album in September! ( en ) Afm-records.com. June 21, 2013. Archived from the original on November 30, 2013. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved May 26, 2014.
- ↑ From Beer To Eternity Best By Deluxe Edition on BestBuy ( Memento of the original from January 8, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Accessed May 23, 2014.
- ↑ From Beer To Eternity LP ( en ) Discogs.com. Retrieved May 24, 2014.
- ↑ a b c d Ultimate Guitar Team: From Beer To Eternity Review ( en ) Ulitmate-guitar.com. Retrieved May 23, 2014.
- ↑ a b c Michael Davis: Review: Ministry - From Beer to Eternity ( en ) Headfullofnoise.com. Retrieved May 23, 2014.
- ↑ Rachel Maddow : Drift: The Unmooring of American Military Power . Reprint ed.Broadway Books, 2013, ISBN 978-0-307-46099-8 , pp. 288 .
- ↑ a b c d e David Jeffries: Review ( en ) Allmusic.com. Retrieved May 23, 2014.
- ↑ a b c Holger Stratmann: Review ( de ) Rockhard.de. Retrieved May 23, 2014.
- ↑ a b Ilker Yücel: Ministry InterView: Al Jourgensen - A Wild Hell of a Ride! ( en ) Regenmag.com. Retrieved May 27, 2014.
- ^ William S. Burroughs : A Thanksgiving Prayer . In: Tornado Alley . Signed. Cherry Valley Editions, 1989, ISBN 978-0-916156-84-8 , pp. 53 .
- ↑ a b c d Raul Stanciu: Ministry - From Beer To Eternity ( en ) sputnikmusic.com. Retrieved May 23, 2014.
- ↑ David Jeffries: Ministry - Enjoy the Quiet: Live at Wacken 2012 ( en ) Allmusic.com. Retrieved May 27, 2014.
- ↑ a b Mark Fisher: Ministry - From Beer To Eternity ( en ) MetalForcesMagazine.com. Retrieved May 23, 2014.
- ↑ a b c D.T. Metal: Ministry - From Beer To Eternity review ( en ) Metalstorm.com. Retrieved May 23, 2014.
- ^ Ilker Yücel: Ministry - From Beer to Eternity ( en ) RegenMag.com. Retrieved May 23, 2014.
- ↑ Andreas Schulz: Ministry: From Beer To Eternity (Review) ( de ) Musikreviews.de. Retrieved May 27, 2014.
- ↑ Charts DE Charts US
- ^ Ministry'S Last Stand Brings Al Jourgensen From Beer To Eternity ' ( en ) Noisey.vice.com. Retrieved May 26, 2014.
