Ministry very clearly rocks (rocked?)

I am not attracted to industrial rock concerts in general, but I would gladly make an exception for Ministry. Their last stuff is extremely powerful. I do not think it is improving or deteriorating – as far as I can tell, all their albums feature a few very good tracks. Their last one, The Last Sucker, starts with a very good opening.

Here's the Fillmore 2008 live (find the original track first, it's also on Youtube; and obviously, remember the high quality mode in Youtube):



More of the Fillmore live, starting with my favourite Ministry track, NWO:



If you want to see what industrial rock activism looks like on stage:



Thieves (watch from 1m00s onwards, the chorus is crazy):



And the hilarious ad:



The dub version of Rio Grande Blood ends up on an incredibly good remix of “Lies Lies Lies”, check it out: “Lieslieslies (Known Unknown Lies Mix)”. Ministry is the only band to blow my brains out on first hearing; I remember staying dumbfounded after listening to “Unsung” and “Impossible” for the first time.

Apparently The Last Sucker is indeed their last album.

Bonus – Rio Grande Blood cover, with a lot of symbolism to dig out (I find the freemason reference exquisite):