Industrial rock band Ministry has released what has been designated as its final studio album, titled Hate To Go (Take Out Or Delivery), via Cleopatra Records. Available across vinyl, CD, cassette, and digital formats, the 10-track collection marks the conclusion of the group’s recording career, which spans more than four decades under founding member and frontman Al Jourgensen.
Final Album Details and Single Release
Hate To Go (Take Out Or Delivery) features contributions from Jourgensen’s current recording lineup, including guitarists Monte Pittman and Cesar Soto, bassist Paul D’Amour, keyboardist John Bechdel, and drummer Pepe Clarke Magaña. The record’s closing track, ‘We’re Still Here’, also includes a collaboration with former longtime bassist Paul Barker. Prior to the full release, the band issued singles ‘Burned Out’, ‘We Hate’, and ‘Singularity’.
Alongside the album launch, the group premiered a music video for the opening track, ‘Crickets’. The video was directed by Dean Karr, whose previous directing credits include work for Ozzy Osbourne, Korn, and Queens of the Stone Age.
Goodbye Europe 2027 Tour
In support of the release and marking their final live appearances, Ministry announced the ‘Goodbye Europe 2027’ farewell tour. Commencing in April 2027, the 21-date trek will feature German industrial act Die Krupps as special guests. The schedule includes performances across the Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, the United Kingdom, Ireland, France, Spain, Switzerland, Austria, the Czech Republic, Poland, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Finland.