Name: Twitch
Brand: Ministry

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Default:19

Supplier EU

Bertus Musikvertrieb

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Limited edition

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Format Music EU

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Extended format: No

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Rough Trade Exclusive: No

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Signed copies: No

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Download code: No

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Bonus disc: No

Release date

2021-04-30

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MOCCD14056

UPC / Barcode

8718627233061

2019-04-19

MOVLP1136

8718469536177

Artist

Ministry

Label EU

Music On Cd

Genre EU

Rock-Pop

Music On CD is a reissue label that was established in 2013. It is the sister label to Music On Vinyl and is distributed by [l266965]. With a focus on bringing classic music back into circulation, Music On CD offers a wide range of albums from various genres. From iconic rock albums to timeless jazz recordings, their catalog features an impressive collection of *artists* and *performers*. Whether you're a dedicated collector or simply looking to discover some hidden gems, Music On CD provides high-quality reissues that will satisfy any music lover's cravings.

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Ministry is the brainchild of Al Jourgensen. Beginning in 1981, playing synth-pop with a strong disco influence, they released their first 12" on Wax Trax! Records, before being signed to Arista and releasing their debut "With Sympathy," in 1983. After a falling out with the label and the direction of the project, Jourgensen returned to Wax Trax! to release a series of 12" Singles, including "Everyday Is Halloween," which became an instant club favorite and would go on to become one of the band's most popular songs.

Jourgensen then signed to Sire/Warner Bros. Records in 1985. Ministry's second album "Twitch," was produced by Adrian Sherwood, and had a more menacing sound reflecting Jourgensen's interest in the international EBM (electronic body music) scene of the time. Ministry's third album, "The Land of Rape and Honey," (1988), was both a natural evolution of their aesthetic and a sharp break with previous pop tendencies and, with the arrival of Paul Barker and other new members, Ministry's sound developed into a crossover between EBM, industrial, and heavy metal.

Their experimentation with heavy metal continued with subsequent albums like "The Mind Is A Terrible Thing To Taste" (1989) where guitar took on much more importance to their sound. Ministry's breakthrough album, "Ps

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Before Ministry created their influential breakthrough album, The Land of Rape and Honey, there was Twitch. Originally released in 1986, their second album Twitch stepped away from the Pop-oriented form of their debut album With Sympathy and moved toward a darker, more aggressive sound in the form of the EBM genre. On this album founder and front man Jourgensen was granted more artistic control over the production, for which he mostly performed solo. Although the album doesn’t sound like any of the other Ministry albums, listeners may hear how the band came of age. Twitch sold well, but was still considered to be ‘underground’. The only single from the album was Over The Shoulder. LP - Limited Edition of 1000 Copies on 180 Gram Numbered Orange Vinyl.

Twitch

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