{"product_id":"psalm-69","title":"Psalm 69","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe increasingly heavy sound of \u003cstrong\u003eMinistry\u003c\/strong\u003e hit its peak in the form of 1992's \u003cem\u003ePsalm 69\u003c\/em\u003e. Though the industrial band had its roots in dance-pop, frontman Al Jourgensen led the band in a progressively guitar-laden direction beginning in the late '80s, and essentially disowned his more accessible earlier recordings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMinistry\u003c\/strong\u003e's dedication to loud, aggressive music is fully on display here with the lumbering opener \"\u003cem\u003eN.W.O.\u003c\/em\u003e\", a politically charged track that takes the first Bush administration to task amidst a barrage of rumbling bass, propulsive beats, crushing guitar riffs, and Jourgensen's trademark distorted vocals.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReleased as a single before the album itself, the rambunctious \"\u003cem\u003eJesus Built My Hotrod\u003c\/em\u003e\" proved to be another highlight, with Butthole Surfers vocalist Gibby Haynes sitting in on a session of high-octane absurdity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThroughout the album, the sonic ferocity is relentless, whether on the break-neck speed-metal of \"\u003cem\u003eTV II\u003c\/em\u003e\" or the scathing chaos of \"\u003cem\u003eCorrosion\u003c\/em\u003e\". Oddly enough, this blisteringly intense outing proved to be \u003cstrong\u003eMinistry\u003c\/strong\u003e's most successful record, leading to a high-profile stint on the second Lollapalooza Tour.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOne of the heaviest albums ever to achieve mainstream success, \u003cem\u003ePsalm 69\u003c\/em\u003e is a snapshot of \u003cstrong\u003eMinistry\u003c\/strong\u003e at its uncompromising best.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"No Label","offers":[{"title":"LP","offer_id":50522235666763,"sku":"342440","price":32.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/Psalm_69_The_Way_to_Succeed_and_the_Way_to_Suck_Eggs_43cb3c8e_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1728000974","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/products\/psalm-69","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}