Completely out of the blue comes the long awaited and never expected sequel to Ministry's amazing Psalm 69. Psalm 69 came out in 1992 and I got a cassette copy of it back in the day through my trusty Columbia House music subscription. It was on that list of 3 dollar cassettes you could buy after you had purchased your required one at regular price. I had no earthly idea what it was or what it would be like, I just liked the interesting cover art and heck it was three dollars. I got it out of the mailbox one day and was straight into the car with me and my little pile of new tapes. Strange, I remember where I was, in Colorado Springs, and going to pick someone up when I put that cassette into the stereo. If you've never heard Ministry then I doubt I can describe it with any justice at all. It's a throbbing, screaming, end of the world cacphony which comes at you like a thousand freight trains, thunderstorms and tornados all at once. Relentless, unflinching and still strangely rythmic through it all even as your mind attempts to make sense of the riot in your head. Driving in Colorado Springs, the face of Pikes Peak in front of me and the sun starting to set, I pulled the car over the first time I heard Ministry's Psalm 69. To just listen and absorb the remarkable music the likes of which I had never heard I sat there numb yet with my mind on fire. Very cool stuff.

Now I find out yesterday that a new Ministry CD is out. This has happened before of course, I remember bitterly when Filth Pig came out. The cover art was gross, I said, hum, well let's get it any ways. I remember the Best Buy guy saying that it was different and if I liked Psalm 69 I might not like this one. He was right, it was ordinary. Like a bunch of other stuff out and I was horribly disappointed. I left it at that. The new Ministry CD comes out, ho hum says I. Then I read a few reviews that tell me there is finally a worthy sequel to Psalm 69. Whoa, that got my attention. "House of the Mole" is the name of the new CD. Okay, I get myself a listenable copy, put on those headphones and there, in all it's magnificence is the Ministry I remember. Wow. Ministry is back with some hard music. About time and rock-head bang on.