It’s not often that a band is so closely associated with one single member, but with a frequently shifting lineup, Ministry’s brand of industrial metal has been overseen by one man: Al Jourgensen. Founded in 1981 as a synth-pop group, Ministry has gone on to become one of the most influential industrial bands of all time.
It’s a sunny Spring Saturday in Houston, birds are chirping, there’s a slight breeze, and thousands of metalheads are thrashing around the lawn of White Oak Music Hall.