Without Sympathy
Veilside with the Hollywood Casino and Loop 97.9FM crews in Joliet
Longtime Ministry frontman and former Chicagoan
Al Jourgensen may have finally come to terms with his
early synthpop years with the Record Store Day (April
18) release of Trax Box!, a limited-edition 7CD/1LP box
set of Jourgansen's early work, that expands on the reissue
of Ministry’s Twelve Inch Singles 1981-1984 compilation
from last year. Music website dangerousminds.net details
the music nicely, as well Jourgensen's transition from
synth hearthrob to industrial shaman:
In late 1983, after completing the With Sympathy, Ministry
hunkered down at Pierce Arrow Recorders in Evanston to write
and demo new music. Four songs were tracked in what would be
just about the last gasp of t