Ministry have just issued a Vicente Cordero-directed (Cradle Of Filth, Jinjer) music video for the band’s gothy synth pop anthem “Everyday Is Halloween“. Originally arriving back in 1984, that song and much of Ministry‘s early material was intentionally shunned by the group’s founder Al Jourgensen for decades to come.
Recent years however have found Jourgensen begin revisiting his pre-industrial metal years live, leading up to last week’s release of “The Squirrely Years Revisited“. That effort found Jourgensen and co. reworking a variety of tracks from the band’s early days, giving them a bit sharper of an edge. It is that updated take on “Everyday Is Halloween” that is featured in this new video.
Speaking of the video’s premiere, Jourgensen remarked, “I’m amazed and honored that folks are still listening to this song 40 years on. Fly that freak flag proudly.” Immediate live plans will see Ministry out celebrating that newly revised early material out on the road at the following shows:
With Nitzer Ebb & Die Krupps:
04/29 Phoenix, AZ – Van Buren
04/30 Albuquerque, NM – Revel
05/02 Austin, TX – Emo’s
05/03 Houston, TX – House of Blues
05/04 Dallas, TX – Factory
05/06 Atlanta, GA – The Eastern
05/08 Columbus, OH – Sonic Temple Art & Music Festival (no Die Krupps)
05/09 Chicago, IL – Riviera
05/10 Detroit, MI – Masonic Cathedral
05/12 Baltimore, MD – Soundstage
With My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult & Die Krupps:
05/13 Philadelphia, PA – Franklin Music Hall
05/14 Boston, MA – Roadrunner
05/16 Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Paramount
05/17 Montreal, QC – MTelus
05/18 Toronto, ON – History
05/20 Minneapolis, MN – Palace
05/21 Winnipeg, MB – Burton Cummings Theatre
05/23 Edmonton, AB – Midway Music Hall
05/24 Calgary, AB – Palace Theatre
05/26 Vancouver, BC – Commodore
05/28 Seattle, WA – Showbox SoDo
05/29 Spokane, WA – Spokane Live Casino
05/31 Denver, CO – Mission Ballroom
06/01 Salt Lake City, UT – Union
06/03 San Francisco, CA – Warfield
06/04 Los Angeles, CA – Palladium
06/05 Las Vegas, NV – House of Blues
Following that, Ministry will head out overseas for the below run, which is expected to find them back to drawing setlists from their industrial metal output.
07/26 Tolmin, SLO – Tolminator
07/26 Munich, GER – Free & Easy (feat. Light Of Eternity)
07/29 Karlsruhe, GER – Substage (feat. Light Of Eternity)
07/31 Wacken, GER – Wacken Open Air
08/01 Hamburg, GER – Markthalle (feat. Light Of Eternity)
08/02 Roitzschjora, GER – Full Rewind
08/05 Katowice, POL – MCK (feat. Mastodon)
08/06 Jaromer, CZE – Brutal Assault
08/08 Kortrijk, BEL – Alcatraz
08/09 Catton Park, UK – Bloodstock
08/11 London, UK – Electric Brixton (feat. Light Of Eternity)
08/14 Koln, GER – Essigfabrik (feat. Light Of Eternity)
08/15 Sulingen, GER – Reload
08/16 Eindhoven, NET – Dynamo Metal Fest
