Saturday, November 28, 2009

Ministry - Rio Grande Blood (2006)


Year: 2006
Genre: Industrial/Thrash Metal
Label: 13th Planet
Lineup-
Al Jourgensen - Vocals, Guitars, Bass, Keyboards, Drum Programming
Tommy Victor - Guitars, Bass
Paul Raven - Keyboards, Backing Vocals, Bass, Guitars, Drum Programming, Drums

Mark Baker - Drums
Sgt. Major - Drill Instructor Vocals on "Gangreen"

Mike Scaccia - Guitar Solo on "The Great Satan"

Jello Biafra - Additional Vocals on "Ass Clown"
Tracklisting:
1. Rio Grande Blood – 4:24
2. Senor Peligro – 3:38
3. Gangreen – 6:00
4. Fear (Is Big Business) – 4:51
5. LiesLiesLies – 5:16
6. The Great Satan (Remix) – 3:23
7. Yellow Cake – 4:35
8. Palestina – 3:18
9. Ass Clown – 6:42
10. Khyber Pass – 7:31
11. Bonus Track (Sgt. Major Redux) - 1:45


Ministryis normally a normal industrial rock/metal band, with repetitive metal riffs droning under distorted vocals, keyboards, and drum machines. Except on this album. This is straight up thrash metal that could stand with Slayer and Wehrmacht. Not much else to say.


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