Ministry in Manchester

Ministry is an American industrial metal band formed in Chicago in 1981 by Al Jourgensen. After the synth-pop sound of the debut album With Sympathy, the group turned toward abrasive guitars, electronics and mechanical rhythms on The Land of Rape and Honey, The Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Taste and Psalm 69. Its best-known songs include “Stigmata,” “Thieves,” “N.W.O.” and “Just One Fix.” Ministry performed on the main stage of the traveling Lollapalooza festival in 1992. The 1996 Sphinctour was documented in a live album and concert film, while the 2008 C U LaTour was announced as a farewell run. The band later returned to the road and launched the Defibrillatour in 2012.