Ministry to Retire After More
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Ministry to Retire After More Than 45 Years as Al Jourgensen Announces Final Tour

After more than 45 years in the business, industrial rock band Ministry is calling it quits. “It’s time to call it quits,” founder Al Jourgensen says in an interview with the AP.

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He is the band’s only remaining original member. The band formed in 1981 and released its debut album, "With Sympathy," two years later.

On October 30, Ministry will release its 17th album, “Hate to go – take out or delivery,” and then embark on its final tour. On April 29, the band will play at Fållan in Stockholm.

Everyone says it's their last tour and then they'll be back again next year. Or they say it's the last tour and then they'll be back for another 20 years. It's the Rolling Stones playing until they're 90. How much money do you need? Jourgensen says sarcastically, adding that Ministry is "happy" with both the decision to retire and its career.

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AuthorTT News AgencyEnglish edition by Sweden Herald, adapted for our readers
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