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'Relapse' (album stream)

Music / Video > Click Hear > Mar 23 2012

Ministry - 'Relapse' (album stream)
By Sarah MurphyIndustrial giants Ministry may have been on hiatus for the last few years, but frontman Al Jourgensen has reformed the group for the new album Relapse. The record marks the 13th from the band and will arrive March 26 via 13th Planet Records, but you can stream it now at Exclaim!

According to a recent press release, Jourgensen is "still angry, still political, and very, very pissed off," channelling his rage into 11 new tracks. He's taken inspiration from the recent Occupy movement, and delivers Relapse "as a reluctant prophet accusing, dissecting, cajoling and exhorting greed, corruption and lies."

The frontman previously expressed his feeling towards the Occupy protesters, stating, "We wanted to fly to New York and protest and get arrested and pepper sprayed. But we can't do it because I got a Christmas deadline on this album."

Well, now the album's done, and you can check it out below.

UPDATE: This stream was available for one week only and is no longer available.
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March 23, 2012BILL11976
pretty darn bad Al bad....
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March 23, 2012Bob 311977
Hell yeah! Badass!!!
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March 23, 2012Byron J.11978
Whatever, Bill! Haters gonna hate. This record has some so-so stuff, but over all it shreds!!!
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March 23, 2012Bolih LiangLiehsevenfold11980
yeaah..
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March 23, 2012Robert Breen11981
Can't wait to buy it I'm hooked it's ministry the way I like i in your face.....
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March 23, 2012Eric Compton11982
The New album KICKS MAJOR FUCKN ASS nothing else needs to be said!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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March 23, 2012Idriell11983
whats with the drums the last two cds? cant pogo to it, only strange crashes and no thrashy rhytms...
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March 23, 2012thepunisherfc11984
Jesus! This shit rocks! They always do!
Thank god they are back! Now new Prong!
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March 23, 2012Eric11985
yeesh. been listening to Ministry for a long time, and there's nothing here. lazy lyrics, and the same old thrash they've been doing for the past 3 discs. i liked psalm 69 as much as the next guy, but liked that they branched out from straight thrash on the discs after that.
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March 23, 2012angie11986
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March 23, 2012Slugworth11987
Personally, as much as I LOVE Ministry... I could totally do without this album. Nothing impressive, nothing innovative, nothing ground-breaking. But Al is still the man and always will be so it's more than forgivable and just because it's not my cup of tea, Ministry fans have a million different tastes because the band is so versatile in their sound and evolution. So I still believe the album is well warranted.
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March 23, 2012rusty11988
pretty damn good
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March 23, 2012JEZ11989
GODDAMNIT!..... THEY STILLL RULE!........ SICK MOTHERFUCKERS!
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March 23, 2012chris11991
Dude this shit is sick as fuck goddamn haters go smell yourselves fucking al kicks ass love this man and this band.
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March 23, 2012Eric Kolkey11992
This is just awesome!! The new Ministry album is FANTASTIC!!
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March 23, 2012@hawks599911995
I had no real expectations for this release (there is no Bush in the White House, after all.). But this is a solid release after 1 listen. It's what I expect from Ministry and it delivers. Everybody complaining that it doesn't sound like Ministry of 1989-1992 just needs to get over it. This has been Ministry's sound for longer than it hasn't been.
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March 23, 2012Zerox11997
No matter what, Ministry still sounds like no one else! Keep on creating Al!
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March 23, 2012Pyjter11999
Al! You are Great! Polish fan salute You!
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March 23, 2012hellvis12003
been a fan of ministry for a long time and pleased with the new album. ministry is ministry and never expect the same repetiveness like most bands. always different in each album all the way from with sympathy to relapse. new album rocks! and a s.o.d cover to boot!
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March 23, 2012Corey12004
Not my favorite
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March 23, 2012Darklight12005
Fecking AWESOME got my ticket and ready for some!!!! JULY London its a date......:)
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March 23, 2012Jules12006
Git up get out n' vote for Al Jourgensen for Senator!!
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March 23, 2012jun12007
more industrial and less metal i still love ministry!!!
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March 23, 2012someone12013
Musically, this album is great. So much better than I was expecting. But man, so many songs have needlessly long, and sometimes annoying, intros.
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March 23, 2012Todd Davis12019
I needed this like a Junkie needs another fix! Thanx Al, love you man!
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March 23, 2012biofearzombie12020
cant wait to see them at their Los Angeles show.
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March 24, 2012Snuppe Hallonfläsk12027
Sounds real good. Going out to buy it! Nothing is like having the record in your hands!
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March 24, 2012Karlheinz12028
3 great songs (doubletap, freefall and relapse) on the new long awaited Ministry-album.
Is that enough?
Some of the songs have compliant melodies. Is that the new Ministry style?
And by the way - I hate guitar soli
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March 24, 2012a-hole12029
what a ton of shit
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March 24, 2012tony12035
can do without songs 1,5, & 6 - the rest is kickin!!! ministry is still the shit!!!!
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March 24, 2012Ryan JewFro Bernhardt12037
All the songs fucking rock!
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March 25, 2012Patrick R. Salmon12041
Thanks Uncle Al! Just what MINISTRY fans need and want!! Look forward to seeing you live!!!
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March 25, 2012John Merick12043
FUCKIN AWESOME !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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March 25, 2012stalkyer12046
"With Sympathy" was an accident at work, "Twitch" was the part of good dark ebm, everything form TLORAH to Animositisomina was awesome, Bush trilogy was good but they sounds like industrial version of Slayer, but this album is total defeat
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March 25, 2012RevCo12051
Ministry should be inducted to the Music Hall of Fame. E'nuff said!
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March 26, 2012unit psychosis12079
standard Ministry....just fine with me.
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March 27, 2012Zach12080
To those people out there that thing Double Tap is the only fantastic song on this album and reminds them of classic Ministry: For one, it sounds a lot like Rio Grande Blood, and secondly, while that track is great, I think the best on here is Blood Lust. Overall, a pretty good album. I don't mind 99 Percenters, actually. For me the weakest track is probably Weekend Warrior.

I think Al has pulled a little of his sound from throughout the years. If you really listen, you'll hear bits of Filth Pig, Psalm 69, Rio Grande Blood, and Dark Side of the Spoon.
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March 27, 2012EyesofBuscemi12083
By the Ovaries of Zeus - best album as a whole since Psalm 69. Heard 99 Percenters will be the first single but reckon that's the weakest track. Can't stop listening to Weekend Warrior!
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March 27, 2012PabloLad12104
THX Mate! I've just ordered ticket for Manchester gig. Fan of Ministry and RevCo for 20 years.
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March 28, 2012Deny12114
KEREN!
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March 28, 2012deny darmawan12115
ministry adalah band yang gue denger sejak SMA: industrial, metal, kiri-tengah, ada semua dah di uncle al jourgensen! you guys are play so owe'soul'some
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March 28, 2012mezcal12135
Would never listen to this again. Haven't heard anything good come from this camp since Filth Pig. Static-x Prong rehash bs is noticed.
Generic drum machine programming.. guitars sound like shit...what a waste of time! And this is coming from a FAN!
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March 29, 2012@BrentWeav12139
Well... At least the music and samples are good. :/
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