Ministry will bring its long-running industrial legacy to a close with the release of Hate To Go (Take Out Or Delivery), the band’s final studio album, arriving October 30 through Cleopatra Records.
The band has shared the first preview from the album with the new single “Burned Out,” accompanied by a music video directed by Joshua Bradford (formerly of Revolting Cocks).
Speaking about the end of Ministry, Al Jourgensen says, “I’m fucking done. I’m proud of what I’ve accomplished. I’m amazed at the path that it’s taken, from With Sympathy to where we’re at today, and all points in between. It’s been quite a ride, but I’m completely at peace with the fact that it’s done. It’s time to herd goats.”
Since forming in 1981, Ministry and Jourgensen have become one of industrial music’s most influential acts, releasing 17 studio albums, multiple live releases, side projects, documentaries, and touring extensively around the world.
Hate To Go (Take Out Or Delivery) features one final collaboration with longtime Ministry member Paul Barker on the closing track “We’re Still Here.” The album also features current members Monte Pittman, Cesar Soto, Paul D’Amour, John Bechdel, and Pepe Clarke Magaña.
Tracklist:
01. Crickets
02. Voices of Hate
03. Clown Car
04. We Hate
05. Delete
06. Grifter
07. The White Man Lied*
08. Singularity
09. 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 on vinyl, CD, cassette, and digital formats, including several limited-edition vinyl variants and box sets.
Ministry will also embark on a final international goodbye tour in 2027, beginning with the “Goodbye Europe Tour” featuring special guests Die Krupps. A U.S. leg will be announced at a later date.
Before then, Ministry will play several final U.S. dates in 2026, including appearances at Red Rocks, Louder Than Life, Salt Shed, and Sick New World Texas.
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
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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
Ministry:
Al Jourgensen — vocals, guitars, keyboards
Monte Pittman — guitar
Cesar Soto — guitar
Paul D’Amour — bass
John Bechdel — keyboards/sampler
Pepe Clarke Magaña — drums
Photo by Derick Smith
