Deep in the heart of Hell Paso, Texas, MINISTRY’s Al Jourgensen re-opened the doors of his industrial compound studio in fall 2011 and invited his favorite co-conspirators Mike Scaccia (RIGOR MORTIS), Tony Campos (STATIC X), Tommy Victor (PRONG) and Casey Orr (Rigor Mortis/GWAR) to climb on board the Ministry pirate ship and de-construct and re-construct Jourgensen’s monsterpiece Relapse.

Thirty years and 12 albums later, as well as a near-death experience in 2010, Jourgensen rises as a phoenix from the ashes with Relapse - still angry, still political and very very pissed off. Relapsing back into the music industry after a four-year hiatus, Jourgensen launches his audio assault with "Ghouldiggers," a no-holds-barred metal bullet aimed directly at the pitfalls of the industry he has survived. Everything Jourgensen predicted on Houses of the Molé, Rio Grande Blood and The Last Sucker has transpired and as we approach the Mayan calendar of the End of Days in 2012, Jourgensen, re-invigorated by the global 99 Percenters and Occupy Wall Street movement, navigates through Relapse once again as a reluctant prophet accusing, dissecting, cajoling and exhorting greed, corruption and lies.

Reaching back to his punk rock roots, Jourgensen and his Ministry pirates cover S.O.D’s 'United Forces' - a track written 20 years ago still relevant today as a call to arms for the unrighteous and to those who feel disenfranchised by the “system” as it stands today. Leave it to Jourgensen to make a comeback with a relapse.

Relapse is due out March 3rd via their new deal with AFM Records.

Check out video footage documenting the making of Relapse below:

Relapse tracklisting:

'Ghouldiggers'

'Double Tap'

'FreeFall'

'Kleptocracy'

'United Forces'

'99 Percenters'

'Relapse'

'Weekend Warrior'

'Git Up Get Out 'n Vote'

'Bloodlust'

'Relapse Defibrillator Mix' (Special Limited Edition)

'Double Tap' will be released as a maxi-single on February 24th.

Ministry's DeFibrillaTouR:

June

17 - Ogden Theatre - Denver, CO
21 - Club Nokia - Los Angeles, CA
23 - Best Buy Theater - New York, NY
28 - The Vic Theatre - Chicago, IL
29 - The Vic Theatre - Chicago, IL