The Land of Rape and Honey by Ministry

Pros: Variety out one wazoo, aggression out the other
Cons: Limps a bit to its finish

It's a bit hard to believe at this point, but Ministry wasn't always a metal band. No no, it's true! Sure, Ministry has released three albums in the last four years that are unequivocally metal albums. Still, the few listeners who have become ...

Pros: The first three tracks were not bad, not good, okay.
Cons: The remaining portion of the album.

The time has come yet again that I dump yet another album on a member of the eBay community. Today, we are reviewing and then subsequently selling: Ministry: The Land of Rape and Honey I must not have been very smart in my youth. In fact, ...

Pros: Against the grain of the 80’s, scant moments of metallic industrial glory
Cons: Very boring, stale song progression, dated sound, predictable

A few months ago, I set out on a quest to track down this surprisingly rare release from Ministry. You see, being a huge fan of both metal and industrial music, and hearing so many claims that this was THE definitive industrial-metal ...

Pros: seminal album
Cons: sounds a tad dated, it IS 12 years old

Haven't really bought anything new lately...yeah, maybe it's 'cause I'm broke, but anyway, I've been going through the olde catalogue of CD's and listening to my old fingerprinted CD's although I haven't had as much time as I'd like what with work and...

Pros: New sound, exciting, raw... One of the most influential albums ever.
Cons: Style hadn't quite found itself yet.

Before Trent Reznor thrust industrial music into the faces of the general public, an early 80's synth-pop band had begun to take a turn for the evil. Taking the oft use synthesizers and other electronic musical media, Ministry had begun their switch...

Pros: Fresh, original, and emotionally involving; good music to beat the heavy bag to
Cons: Some may find the violent rage to be a little overwhelming

Try this: Get in your car and roll all your windows down. Start the engine and put 'Land of Rape and Honey' in your car's CD player. Turn up the volume as high as it'll go without distortion and change tracks to 'You Know What You Are.' Now, put it in...

Pros: Combines a lot of different styles for easy accessibility by goth and rivethead alike
Cons: Simplistic, esp. when compared to later work

This album marked the turning point in Ministry's career; from an unsuccessful dark-pop/gothy sound to a new sound that is almost an art form in itself. Although there were industrial bands plugging away at their eclectic and avant-garde music style at...