AKA: Hypo Luxa, Buck Satan, Alien Jourgenson, Alien Dog Star
Born: 1959
Role in Band: Vox, Guitars, Kbds, Writing, Mixing, Producing
Before Ministry: Chicago D.J.
Outside of Ministry: Al also produces other group's albums and has a love for speed and cars (Al's father was a drag car racer).
Side Projects: Lard, Revolting Cocks, 1,000 Homo Dj's, Acid Horse, Buck Satan and the 666 Shooters, PTP, and Pailhead (for more info on these bands, see lower on this page).
PAUL BARKER
AKA: Hermes Pan
Born: 1958
Role in Band: Bass Guitars, Programming, Vox, Producing
Before Ministry: Musician
Outside of Ministry: Unknown
Side Projects: Revolting Cocks, Lard, Lead into Gold (main side-project), and PTP (for more info on these bands, see lower on this page).
TIMELINE=
1959: Paul Barker is born February 8 in Palo Olto, California.
1959: Alain Jourgenson is born October 7 in Havana, Cuba.
1981: Al Jourgenson meets Paul Barker in Boston. Ministry is formed (without Paul Barker).
1982: Al produces a record of a band Paul Barker and Bill Rieflan were in called: 'Blackouts,' Ministry's first album: 'With Sympathy,' (which Al refers to as an 'abortion' and that it was synth-disco music which was influenced upon him by the label. He vows never to allow such a thing to happen again) is released on Arista Records.
1983: Ministry records records a single for the newly formed Wax Trax! label called: 'Cold Life.' Al signs with Arista Records. Ministry returns to Wax Trax! Records for a short period of acclimization.
1984: Ministry releases the singles: 'All Day' and 'The Nature of Love,' on TVT/Wax Trax! Records.
1985: Ministry releases 'Twitch' on Sire Records. Side project Revolting Cocks is formed and releases and album called: 'Big Sexy Land.'
1986: Ministry releases 'Twitch' on Warner Bros./Sire Records. The production team Hypo Luxa and Hermes Pan make their 'debut.' Al Paul start working on what will become: 'The Land of Rape and Honey.'
1987: Al Jourgenson, Paul Barker, and Chris Connelly record the song: 'Rubber Glove Seduction' under the name PTP for the movie Robocop. A collection of the early Wax Trax! singles is released called: 'Twelve Inch Singles: 1981-1984.'
1988: Paul Barker joins Ministry. 'The Land of Rape and Honey' is released and is recognised as a breakthrough album (both Al and Paul admit that it was a tense and aggravating album to make). A video is made for the song: 'Stigmata' which was released as a single the same year. Ministry goes on tour with Skinny Puppy.
1989: 'The Mind is a Terrible Thing To Taste' is released and confirms Ministry's status as the creators of a whole new style of music (Ministry starts to discover a wider audience after this album). A video is made for: 'Burning Inside' which was also released as a twelve inch single the same year.
1990: Ministry releases the album and video: 'In Case You Didn't Feel Like Showing Up (Live)' [it is a live video containing songs from 'The Land of Rape and Honey' and 'The Mind is a terrinle thing to Taste.' I contains: Ogre (Skinny Puppy), Van Acker (Front 242), Atkins (Pigface), Connelly (Chris Connelly), and Biafra (Dead Kennedys)]. Al produces Nine Inch Nails' cover of the Queen song: 'Get Down Make Love' under the name Hypo Luxa. Side project 1,000 Homo Dj's releases an EP called: 'Supernaut' (an original Black Sabbath song).
1991: Ministry releases their biggest hit to date: 'Jesus Buit My Hotrod.' A video was also made by this song which was the best-selling single for Warber Bros. that year.
1992: Ministry releases the singles: 'N.W.O.' and 'Just One Fix.' A video is made for both singles. 'Psalm 69: The Way to Succeed and the Way to Suck Eggs' is released and later goes platinum. Ministry fucks Lollapalooza and goes on a world tour. Al produces an album for the band Skrew and also plays guitar on one song.
1993: The Wax Trax! 'Black Box' is released featuring unreleased songs.
1994: Ministry relocates to Austin, Texas and they build a studio on a ranch property that was once a brothel (a brothel is a whore-house by the way).
1995: The 'Fall/Reload' is released as a Maxi-Single. Ministry shoots a video for: 'Lay Lady Lay.' 'Psalm 69' goes platinum. 'Filth Pig' is finally completed at Chicago Trax studios (once again the production team is Hypo Luxa and Hermes Pan).
1996: 'Filth Pig' is finally released and climbs up on the record charts. 'Lay Lady Lay' is released as a single. Ministry goes on world tour.
1997: Lard releases and album called: 'Pure Chewing Satisfaction.' Ministry starts to record their next album which will be titled: 'The Dark Side of the Spoon.'
1998: Ministry was asked to play at Ozzfest '98 but they said no due to the finishing of the recording of their next album.
1999: (we'll see!)
SIDE PROJECTS=
1,000 HOMO DJ'S:
-Members: Buck Satan (Al Jourgenson), Officer Aggro (Jello Biafra), Ike Krull (Trent Reznor), Wee Willie Reefer (William Rieflan), Viva Nova (?).
-Releases: Apathy (single), Supernaut (EP).
-Misc. Info: The name of the band came from the Wax Trax! founder. The material that did not make 'The Land of Rape and Honey' was stated by him that: "...only a thousand homo DJ's would get to hear it." Trent was asked to do the vocals on the EP: 'Supernaut.' But, due to illegal problems with Trent's then record label, TVT Records, they coud not release it to the public. Al then informed the companies and the public that he re-sang the vocals. But, it is very evident upon listening that all that Trent's vocals were distorted.
ACID HORSE:
-Members: Alien Dog Star (Al Jourgenson), Galloping Scorpio Saddlebutt (Chris Connelly), Biff (Bill Rieflan), Harold Sandoz (Richard H. Kirk) Tennessee King (Stephen Mallinder)
-Releases: No Name, No Slogan (Single)
MURDER INC.:
-Members: Martin Atkins, Paul Ferguson, Chris Connelly, John Bechedel
-Releases: Murder Inc., Corpuscle albums.
REVOLTING COCKS:
-Members: Al Jourgenson, Luc Van Acker, Richard 23, Paul Barker, Roland Barker, William Rieflin, Chris Connelly, Duane Buford, Sean Joyce, Louis Svitek, Mike Scaccia, Jeff Ward
-Releases: No Devotion, Attack Ships(Single), On Fire (Single), Big Sexy Land, You Often Forget (Single), You Goddamned Son-Of-A-Bitch, Stainless Steel Providers (Single), At the Top (Single), Lets Get Physical, Lets Talk Physical (Single), Beers, Steers + Queers, Beers, Steers + Queers (Single), Linger Ficken' Good (my personal favorite =}), Do Ya Think I'm Sexy (Single), Crackin' Up (Single), Beers, Steers + Queers (Remix Single)
-Misc. Info: Their name came for a bar tender who threw them out for being to loud and drunk. He called them: "...a bunch of revolting cocks." Ogre, Trent Reznor, and others have also contributed to the band.
LARD:
-Members: Al Jourgenson, Jello Biafra, Paul Barker, Jeff Ward, Bill Rieflan
-Releases: The Power of Lard (EP), The Last Temptation of Reid, Pue Chewing Satisfaction.
-Misc. Info: 'Pure Chewing Satisfaction was actually done around the same time as "Psalm 69.' It was delayed though because Jello was at a concert in San Fransisco and stage dived. Someone recognised him and beat the shit out of him calling him a: "...sell-out." Therefore, he could not do his vocals. The single: 'Forkboy' was on the 'Natural Born Killers' soundtrack which was produced by Trent Reznor.
PTP (Programming The Psychodrill):
-Members: Al Jourgenson, Paul Barker, Martin Atkins, Chris Connelly
-Releases: Rubber Glove Seduction (Single)
PAILHEAD:
-Members: Ian Mackaye, Al Jourgenson, William Rieflan
-Releases: Trait
LEAD INTO GOLD:
-Members: Paul Barker
-Releases: Chicks Speed: Futurism, Age of Reason
-Misc. Info: There is a video for faster than light featuring Al Jourgenson, Martin Atkins, and Trent Reznor.
BUCK SATAN AND THE 666 SHOOTERS:
-Members: Al Jourgenson, Barry Kooda
-Releases: (all they did was cover songs and opened up for bands.)
