Ministry - From Beer To Eternity (Album Review)

Release Date: September, 6, 2013
Genre: Industrial Metal, Trash Metal
Producer: Al Jourgensen, Sammy D'Ambruoso 
Overall Rating: 3.5 
* (5 is the highest)
Label: 13th Planet
Origin: Chicago, Illinois United States
Recommended Tracks: Permawar, Fairly Unbalanced, Side F/X Include Mikey's Middle Finger (TV4)
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Ministry are back with their final last álbum “from beer to eternity” after previously have announced that the band would call it quits back in 2008 and saying an eventual reunion would never happen. The band made a comeback in August 2011 for a number of festivals followed by a world tour and in fact since “the last sucker” era Jourgensen stated this was going to be the last Ministry album. From beer to eternity includes Guitarist Mike Scaccia who sadly passed away on December 23, 2012 victim of a heart attack while playing with his other band Rigor Mortis, Jourgensen and Scaccia recorded the album together weeks before Scaccia’s death, to me the album can be divided into two sections the first one offers the heavy classic sound full of industrial effects easily Ministry trademark sound, songs like “Hail to his majesty” “Permawar” and “Fairly Unbalanced” give us a successful experience mainly because of the guitar riffs, moreover Al Jourgensen continue being very outspoken as he has denounced Republicans on numerous albums also former president George W. Bush this last album is not the exception. The second half serves up as a more electronic part including more spacious elements, the track “side F/X include Mike’s middle finger TV4” is by far one of the best songs off of the new record as well as one of the fastest tracks on the album crunchy guitar riffs and a killer drum machine put the album in a high level intensity, I can’t dismiss “Change of luck” a mixed track right in the line between electronic and industrial the album closes out with “enjoy the quiet” I think this is a reference reminding you that this is finally the last album of Ministry one of the most successful and influential Industrial projects since the 80’s, with Al Jourgensen stating that there will be no tour promotion for this album and now that Guitarist Mike Scaccia has passed away there’s no Ministry without him, from beer to eternity is a nice and enjoyable farewell.

Ministry esta de regreso con su finalmente ultimo album “from beer to eternity” despues de previamente haber anunciado la separacion de la banda en 2008 y decir que una eventual reunion nunca pasaria la banda hizo un regreso en agosto de 2011 para una serie de festivales seguido de una gira mundial, de hecho desde el disco “the last sucker” Jourgensen declaro que este iba a ser el ultimo álbum en la carrera de Ministry. From beer to eternity incluye al guitarrista Mike Scaccia quien tristemente fallecio el 23 de diciembre de 2012 victima de un ataque al corazón mientras tocaba con su otra banda Rigor Mortis, Jourgensen y Scaccia grabaron el álbum juntos semanas antes de la muerte de Scaccia. Para mi el álbum puede ser dividido en dos partes: la primera ofrece el sonido heavy e industrial de Ministry lleno de elementos industriales fácilmente el sonido Ministry. Canciones como “hail to his majesty” “permawar” y “Fairly Unbalanced” nos dan una buena experiencia exitosa principalmente por los riffs de guitarra, por otro lado Al Jourgensen continua siendo muy franco ya que el ha denunciado a los republicanos en numerosos discos y también al expresidente George W. Bush y este álbum no es la excepción. La segunda mitad del disco sirve mas como una parte mas electrónica incluyendo numerosos elementos espaciales, la canción “side F/X include Mike’s middle finger TV4” es por mucho una de las mejores entregas del disco asi como también de las mas rapidas y con mejores riffs y batería que ponen el álbum en un nivel alto de intensidad. No puedo descartar “change of luck” una canción entre la línea de lo electrónico e industrial, el álbum cierra con “enjoy the quiet” pienso yo es una referencia recordándote que este es el ultimo álbum de Ministry uno de los proyectos industriales mas exitosos e influyentes desde la década de los 80’s, con Al Jourgensen declarando que no habrá gira de promoción para este álbum y que con el fallecimiento de Mike Sccacia no hay mas Ministry, from beer to eternity es una agradable y ultima despedida.