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Ministry is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Nocturne, A Flock of Seagulls, Culture Club, Depeche Mode and Joy Division. Those roots explain a lot about how Ministry arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult, Surgical Meth Machine, Pitchshifter, Machines of Loving Grace and Genitorturers, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into GWAR, Dope, Spineshank, Puscifer and American Head Charge, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 62 connections around Ministry, reaching back through Nocturne and forward to GWAR. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Ministry is an American industrial metal band founded in Chicago, Illinois, in 1981 by producer, singer, and instrumentalist Al Jourgensen. Originally a synth-pop outfit, Ministry evolved into one of the pioneers of industrial rock and industrial metal in the late 1980s. The band's lineup has changed frequently, leaving Jourgensen as the sole remaining original member. Musicians who have contributed to the band's studio and/or live activities include vocalists Nivek Ogre, Chris Connelly, Gibby Haynes, Burton C. Bell and Jello Biafra, guitarists Mike Scaccia, Tommy Victor and Cesar Soto, bassists Paul Barker, Paul Raven, Jason Christopher, Tony Campos and Paul D'Amour, drummers Jimmy DeGrasso, Bill Rieflin, Martin Atkins, Rey Washam, Max Brody, Joey Jordison, Roy Mayorga, Pepe Clarke and Aaron Rossi, keyboardist John Bechdel, and rappers and producers DJ Swamp and Arabian Prince.
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Ministry connections
Ministry grew out of Nocturne, A Flock of Seagulls, Culture Club and Depeche Mode, shares an orbit with My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult, Surgical Meth Machine, Pitchshifter and Machines of Loving Grace, went on to shape GWAR, Dope, Spineshank and Puscifer. 62 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Ministry
Sounds and acts that shaped Ministry.
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Artists similar to Ministry
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Ministry.
Bands Ministry shaped
Where the influence of Ministry travelled next.
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