When did you first hear Ministry?

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I stumbled upon Ministry in August of 1983 when I picked up a “Current Events” 12" vinyl sampler of recent music from Arista artists at my local Sam Goody. I thought the two tracks “Revenge” and “Effigy” featured were great, and I picked up the full album in due course. I heard “Every Day is Halloween” on an independent radio station about two years later.

When LoRaH and Mind were released, I didn’t know it was the same band at first. I was a DJ on my college radio station in 1989-90, and I remember playing “Burning Inside” for the first time. “Whoa! That sounds really different.” Good memories.

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The first song I recall hearing is “Reload” in 1996, my local alternative station played it often. I wasn’t too keen on the Filth Pig album when I first heard it (I love it now). A friend let me borrow LORAH some time later and I was instantly hooked.