Ministry, after locking themselves away in the studio during the pandemic, has announced their new album Moral Hygiene alongside a new single "Good Trouble". The single is inspired by the 2020 Black Lives Matter protests and the activist work of the late Congressman John Lewis, with an accompanying music video to demonstrate both.
"I was watching the coverage last July around Lewis’ death and was in awe the next day when this entire letter from him was published in the New York Times," said Ministry mastermind Al Jourgensen. "How suss was that to want to keep making progress after his death by thinking about the legacy he left.
"I was struck by the reflectiveness of his speech, knowing he was dying and making sure it was released because he saw trouble ahead. That is the moral hygiene of this album – we have to do something to change and I really hope we continue to act and live up to the idea of getting into good trouble for the benefit of society."
Moral Hygiene was recorded with engineer Michael Rozon at Scheisse Dog Studio. Additional contributions to Moral Hygiene come from Billy Morrison (Billy Idol, Royal Machines), Cesar Soto (Man The Mute), John Bechdel (Killing Joke, ex-Fear Factory), Roy Mayorga (Stone Sour, Soulfly, Nausea), Paul D’Amour (ex-Tool, Feersum Ennjin), Arabian Prince (N.W.A.), Jello Biafra (ex-Dead Kennedys) and sitar player Flash.
The album is out October 1.
