Ministry’s Latest Single “Just Stop Oil” is a Huge Middle Finger to Fossil Fuels
Industrial metal act Ministry is gearing up for the release of their 16th studio album HOPIUMFORTHEMASSES and so far, the songs have once again been one big major “fuck you” to the powers that be. With its crosshairs set on greedy billionaires, shitty politicians, and the polluters around the world setting the climate ablaze, the band released their latest single with a pretty easily identifiable target — “Just Stop Oil.”
Straight from the get go, the song’s just four minutes of chugging rhythms calling out the man-made climate disaster that we’re all experiencing in real time. And with no one in power seemingly willing to do anything, the track’s message hits particularly hard these days. I’m looking at you, 80 degree days in late October…
HOPIUMFORTHEMASSES is slated for a March 1, 2024 release date, but you can preorder your copy in various formats today. The album will feature nine new Ministry tracks, with some special guests including Corrosion of Conformity’s Pepper Keenan, Gogol Bordello’s Eugene Hütz, and Dead Kennedys frontman Jello Biafra.
Ministry also have a huge tour scheduled for Spring 2024. You can check out the full list of dates below.
MINISTRY SPRING 2024 NORTH AMERICAN TOUR
Joined By Gary Numan & Front Line Assembly
February 2024
27 San Francisco, CA @ The Warfield
29 Eugene, OR @ McDonald Theatre
March 2024
1 Portland, OR @ Roseland Theater
2 Seattle, WA @ Showbox SoDo
3 Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom
5 Calgary, AB @ Palace Theatre
6 Edmonton, AB @ Midway Music Hall
8 Winnipeg, MB @ Burton Cummings Theatre
9 Minneapolis, MN @ The Fillmore
10 Madison, WI @ The Sylvee
12 Columbus, OH @ Kemba Live
13 Detroit, MI @ Royal Oak Music Theater
14 Chicago, IL @ Aragon Ballroom
16 Toronto, ON @ History
17 Montreal, QC @ MTelus
18 Boston, MA @ Roadrunner
19 New York, NY @ Terminal 5
20 Bethlehem, PA @ Wind Creek Casino
22 Cherokee, NC @ Harrah’s Cherokee
23 Orlando, FL @ Hard Rock Live
24 Tampa, FL @ Jannus Landing
26 Birmingham, AL @ Avondale
27 Biloxi, MS @ Hard Rock Casino Biloxi***
29 Houston, TX @ House of Blues
30 Dallas, TX @ The Factory
31 Tulsa, OK @ Tulsa Theater
April 2024
2 Denver, CO @ Mission Ballroom
4 Las Vegas, NV @ The Theater at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas
5 Tucson, AZ @ Rialto Theatre
***Front Line Assembly is not appearing
