Ministry

Previous legs of Slayer’s sprawling farewell tour included support from Lamb of God, Anthrax, Behemoth, Testament, Napalm Death, Obituary, Amon Amarth, and Cannibal Corpse, none of whom could entice me to drag my ass into a cavernous arena or amphitheater. And the last time I saw Slayer turned out to be the last ever appearance of the original lineup, shortly before the untimely death of Jeff Hanneman and the departure of Dave Lombardo, which seemed… See more →

100 Cassettes

“All of a sudden, I found myself in love with the world, so there was only one thing I could do: ding-a-ding dang my dang-along ling-long.”

In honor of the twentieth anniversary of my first concert, here is an approximate recreation of it. rd.io/x/QFyuL1J0RQ

My #firstconcert was Lollapalooza ’92 (Red Hot Chili Peppers, Ministry, Ice Cube, Soundgarden, Jesus and Mary Chain, Pearl Jam, Lush).

It's funny that 15 years ago, Ministry's sole recorded guitar solo poked fun at wanky guitar heros, and now every song has a wah'd-out solo.

trying out the new Ministry album against my better judgement.