Al Jourgensen wearing heart-shaped sunglasses, pigtails, and a shirt that says “I’m Adorable”? Yes, that’s what you’ll see in the brand-new, first-time-ever video for Ministry’s oldie but goodie hit, “I’ll Do Anything For You.”
See the video, helmed by Vicente Cordero and Ben Garcia, below:
It’s all part of the continuing “when hell freezes over” moments that have been the hallmarks of Ministry’s latest work, The Squirrely Years Revisited (out now via Cleopatra Records) that sees Jourgensen making peace with the past by reexamining his long-dormant synth pop hits and giving them a fresh polish 40 years later.
Featuring nine tracks (three additional bonus tracks on CD), The Squirrely Years Revisited offers reworked versions of not only “I’ll Do Anything For You,” but also “Work For Love,” “I’m Not An Effigy” and “Everyday Is Halloween” alongside that song’s first-ever music video.
The Squirrely Years Revisited follows the release of Ministry’s 16th studio album in 2024, HOPIUMFORTHEMASSES, and comes ahead of the final new studio album from Ministry in 2026, a record that has Jourgensen teaming up with Paul Barker once again.
The Squirrely Years Revisited is available in all formats including digital, CD and 4 different vinyl configurations. Order digital copies of the album here, order CD/vinyl copies here.
Tracklisting:
“Work For Love”
“Here We Go”
“All Day”
“Everyday Is Halloween”
“Revenge”
“I’m Not An Effigy”
“I’m Falling”
“Same Old Madness”
“I’ll Do Anything For You”
“Just Like You” (CD only)
“We Believe” (CD only)
“Over The Shoulder” (CD only)
“Everyday Is Halloween” (Squirrely Version) video:
And the band is having a helluva fun time doing so. On the ongoing The Squirrely Years Tour, wrapping up June 5, Jourgensen, alongside John Bechdel (keyboards), Monte Pittman and Cesar Soto (guitars), Pepe Clarke Magaña (drums), Paul D’Amour (bass) and two backup Squirrelette singers have been getting rave reviews. Tickets are still available for the remaining The Squirrely Years Tour dates at MinistryBand.com.
Tour dates:
May
28 – Seattle, WA – Showbox SoDo
29 – Spokane, WA – Spokane Live Casino
31 – Denver, CO – Mission Ballroom
June
1 – Salt Lake City, UT – Union
3 – San Francisco, CA – Warfield
4 – Los Angeles, CA – Palladium
5 – Las Vegas, NV – House of Blues
Born in 1981 in Chicago, Ministry has been the lifetime passion project of founder Al Jourgensen, considered to be the pioneer of industrial music. In its early days, Ministry was identifiable by its heavy synth-pop material in line with the new sounds and technology that were being developed in the ‘80s.
Ministry’s output began with four 12” singles on Wax Trax! Records in 1981 before the first LP With Sympathy in 1983 via Arista Records. As time progressed however, so did Ministry, quickly developing a harsher, and more stylized sound that the band soon became infamous for on seminal albums Twitch (1986), The Land of Rape and Honey (1988), and The Mind Is A Terrible Thing To Taste (1989).
With the release of Psalm 69: The Way to Succeed and The Way to Suck Eggs (1992), Ministry hit an all-time high in the mainstream musical realm and received its first Grammy nomination.
In total, Ministry has been nominated for a Grammy award six times. Eight more albums would follow before an indefinite break in 2013, only to be unearthed again in 2018 with AmeriKKKant, continuing to reflect Jourgensen’s views on the frightening state of society and politics.
The 2021 album Moral Hygiene marked a new creative era of Jourgensen and the band. Ministry’s 16th studio album, HOPIUMFORTHEMASSES, was released March 1, 2024 via Nuclear Blast Records.
(Photo – Derick Smith)
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See the video, helmed by Vicente Cordero and Ben Garcia, below:
It’s all part of the continuing “when hell freezes over” moments that have been the hallmarks of Ministry’s latest work, The Squirrely Years Revisited (out now via Cleopatra Records) that sees Jourgensen making peace with the past by reexamining his long-dormant synth pop hits and giving them a fresh polish 40 years later.
Featuring nine tracks (three additional bonus tracks on CD), The Squirrely Years Revisited offers reworked versions of not only “I’ll Do Anything For You,” but also “Work For Love,” “I’m Not An Effigy” and “Everyday Is Halloween” alongside that song’s first-ever music video.
The Squirrely Years Revisited follows the release of Ministry’s 16th studio album in 2024, HOPIUMFORTHEMASSES, and comes ahead of the final new studio album from Ministry in 2026, a record that has Jourgensen teaming up with Paul Barker once again.
The Squirrely Years Revisited is available in all formats including digital, CD and 4 different vinyl configurations. Order digital copies of the album here, order CD/vinyl copies here.
Tracklisting:
“Work For Love”
“Here We Go”
“All Day”
“Everyday Is Halloween”
“Revenge”
“I’m Not An Effigy”
“I’m Falling”
“Same Old Madness”
“I’ll Do Anything For You”
“Just Like You” (CD only)
“We Believe” (CD only)
“Over The Shoulder” (CD only)
“Everyday Is Halloween” (Squirrely Version) video:
And the band is having a helluva fun time doing so. On the ongoing The Squirrely Years Tour, wrapping up June 5, Jourgensen, alongside John Bechdel (keyboards), Monte Pittman and Cesar Soto (guitars), Pepe Clarke Magaña (drums), Paul D’Amour (bass) and two backup Squirrelette singers have been getting rave reviews. Tickets are still available for the remaining The Squirrely Years Tour dates at MinistryBand.com.
Tour dates:
May
28 – Seattle, WA – Showbox SoDo
29 – Spokane, WA – Spokane Live Casino
31 – Denver, CO – Mission Ballroom
June
1 – Salt Lake City, UT – Union
3 – San Francisco, CA – Warfield
4 – Los Angeles, CA – Palladium
5 – Las Vegas, NV – House of Blues
Born in 1981 in Chicago, Ministry has been the lifetime passion project of founder Al Jourgensen, considered to be the pioneer of industrial music. In its early days, Ministry was identifiable by its heavy synth-pop material in line with the new sounds and technology that were being developed in the ‘80s.
Ministry’s output began with four 12” singles on Wax Trax! Records in 1981 before the first LP With Sympathy in 1983 via Arista Records. As time progressed however, so did Ministry, quickly developing a harsher, and more stylized sound that the band soon became infamous for on seminal albums Twitch (1986), The Land of Rape and Honey (1988), and The Mind Is A Terrible Thing To Taste (1989).
With the release of Psalm 69: The Way to Succeed and The Way to Suck Eggs (1992), Ministry hit an all-time high in the mainstream musical realm and received its first Grammy nomination.
In total, Ministry has been nominated for a Grammy award six times. Eight more albums would follow before an indefinite break in 2013, only to be unearthed again in 2018 with AmeriKKKant, continuing to reflect Jourgensen’s views on the frightening state of society and politics.
The 2021 album Moral Hygiene marked a new creative era of Jourgensen and the band. Ministry’s 16th studio album, HOPIUMFORTHEMASSES, was released March 1, 2024 via Nuclear Blast Records.
(Photo – Derick Smith)
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