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Industrial metal icon Al Jourgensen announces wrap up of his band Ministry

Los Angeles, Apr 29 (UNI) Industrial metal pioneer and music band Ministry frontman Al Jourgenson has announced that he is wrapping up his iconic group, saying his “ears are tired from music.”
The 66-year-old music legend called the process of making new music akin to a “chore” instead of it being a new “youthful enthusiasm.”
An icon in the world of rock and metal, Jourgenson, in a podcast by Full Metal Jackie, announced his intention of dissolving the band after one last studio album, along with a final world tour.
He added that he has invited his former partner Paul Barker, the band’s ex-bassist who worked with him on every album from 1988's classic ‘The Land Of Rape And Honey’ record through to 2003's ‘Animositisomina’, to help write and produce what will be Ministry's 17th and final record, to mark the end of a long and memorable career.
"Paul Barker was an integral part of that and he’s part of these recordings now as well. I’m just putting a nice little bow on a nice little career,” he said, according to Metal Hammer.
"We’re going to do one final album and one final tour and it’s not going to be like Kiss. I’m not going to be coming back every week or month, or playing all the casinos,” Jourgensen added.
Explaining why he's ready to walk away from music, the Ministry frontman said "My ears are tired from music."
"It’s not so much for any health reasons or any kind of band conflicts or anything like that," he stated. "It’s just that my ears are tired. I’m starting to find myself really slapping myself on the wrist, not repeating stuff that I’ve done before and trying to keep going further. It gets harder as you keep going.”
"That’s not to say the next album won’t be great, because it already is. We’re halfway done, and it sounds amazing. Amazing. But just saying that it’s a different kind of vibe. It’s more like a job now as opposed to having youthful enthusiasm.
"So I’m like, Okay, let’s do this. Let’s get Barker back in, which is a nice twist because both he and I have grown since we worked together in the ’90s. So it makes for an interesting twist on our combination of our taste and talents. I just think everything is wrapping up perfectly.
"But at that point, when I’m done, I am done. I’m done. You can catch me by the pool,” he concluded.
Last month, Ministry announced summer headline shows in the UK and Europe around their previously-revealed plans for festival appearances. They will kick off their summer adventures on July 26, at the Tolminator festival in Tolmin, Slovenia, alongside Kreator, Cradle of Filth and more.
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