One of the most anticipated sets at Cruel World 2024, which happened Saturday in Pasadena, was Ministry who were playing an all-’80s set including songs from their disowned 1983 synthpop debut, With ...

For decades, Ministry‘s Al Jourgensen refused to play songs from the group’s ’80s synthpop years, but Gary Numan convinced him to rework songs like “All Day,” “Revenge,” and “Everyday is Halloween” ...

Before he was roaring against the machine and became a metal and industrial icon, Al Jourgensen started Ministry as a synth pop band. That’s right, the group’s 1983 debut album With Sympathy was a ...