Track Listing

1. Stigmata - Ministry
2. Missing - Ministry, Ministry
3. Deity - Ministry, Ministry
4. Golden Dawn - Ministry, Ministry
5. Destruction
6. Hizbollah
7. Land of Milk and Honey - Ministry
8. You Know What You Are
9. I Prefer
10. Flashback
11. Abortive

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #32965 in Music
• Released on: 1999-09-27
• Number of discs: 1
• Format: Import

Album Description
Reissue of the industrial outfit’s 1988, their first real commercial breakthrough (it reached #164 on the Billboard Top 200) after dabbling in synth pop during the beginning and middle of the ‘80s. Led by Al Jourgensen, this rougher, tougher almost metallic version of Ministry opened the doors for other industrial bands including Nine Inch Nails.

Amazon.com
This is a brilliant hybrid of electronic music and conventional guitar-heavy rock. The first three tracks in particular pound out the overall method: furious, punk-metal guitars over slamming, machinelike rhythms. This release exemplifies Al Jourgensen's and Paul Barker's skill at producing remarkably creative musical aggression. "You Know What You Are" and the album's title track are fist-in-the-air electro-anthems upon first listen. But upon closer scrutiny, the songs reveal themselves to be works of complex sonic architecture, with components drawn from a wide variety of sources. The same is also true with "Flashback," a techno-punk foray into loosely controlled fury. --Mark McCleerey

Customer Reviews

The Birth of Industrial-Metal
After Ministry's second album "Twitch" was released Al Jourgensen was still not satisfied with the industrial-dance sound he created so for his next album he decided to add guitars into the mix. When "The Land of Rape and Honey" was released in 1988 it gave birth to the Industrial-Metal genre and influenced upcoming Industrial-Metal bands such as Nine Inch Nails, Static-X, Fear Factory, and Marilyn Manson. This album and their next album titled "The Mind Is A Terrible Thing To Taste" are cosidered the most important albums in the Industrial-Metal genre and are still Ministry classics to this day. Songs such as "Stigmata", "Flashback", and "The Missing" are instant classics and the song "The Land of Rape And Honey" is both heavy and something you could dance to. This album also introduces Ministry's new bass player Paul Barker into the band. This album is my second favorite ("The Mind Is A Terrible Thing To Taste" is my all-time favorite).

This album is a staple for all Ministry fans and shouldn't be passed up.

heavy metal noise
this is what i believe to be the album that kicked off the industtial revolution. a must have for metal and industrial

Industrial religion
This album is from the old testament of industrial music. Many consider this very album to be the inspiration for many industrial legends who would go on to create their own chapters in history. However, if you've followed the industrial music scene since the mid 80's like myself, you bought this one on vynal years ago. If you are NEW to industrial music, then you MUST own this album! It may seem quite defferent to some younger fans more accustomed to the present day bands that CLAIM to be industrial, but are nothing more than metal bands with a synthesizer or drum machine in the background. This is the real deal folks, what True industrial is all about. Alas, we are a dying breed, so get it while you can.