Ministry - Psalm 69: The Way to Succeed and the Way to Suck Eggs (1992)

It doesn't get any better if you're into industrial metal with Ministry's Psalm 69. This is the album that got them more noticed and were even nominated for the best metal performance for "N.W.O." at a Grammy's Awards Show. Nine Inch Nails had just gotten the genre super popular and it's one of those important albums because there was the cult thing happening. Still to this day no one seems to recognize this as one of the greatest metal records of the nineties and the atmosphere they created was something new and innovative. It's a shame because they're one of the fiercest and dark bands you'll come across. It's brilliantly aggressive in a different kind of way because it has the thrash attack with the industrial sound which they blend it like no other. It's horribly massively sounding, few picked there influence up and they put spins on it like Rammstein. It's as cutting edge as anything I've heard and it's not new at all but, it's there style which I highly admire. They produce great albums, this is like the Master of Puppets of industrial metal in my opinion. Songs to check out "Just One Fix", "Jesus Built My Hotrod" and "N.W.O."

1. "N.W.O." 5:31
2. "Just One Fix" 5:11
3. "TV II" 3:04
4. "Hero" 4:13
5. "Jesus Built My Hotrod" 4:51
6. "Scare Crow" 8:21
7. "Psalm 69" 5:29
8. "Corrosion" 4:56
9. "Grace" 3:05

Ministry - The Land Of Rape And Honey (1988)

Intense, dark and mysterious Ministry's third album has a combination of Nine Inch Nails with a harder sound. This is an essential for industrial fans, it must've been groundbreaking back in the day when people saw the music video for "Stigmata". Al Jourgensen's band were like none other and thus brought arguably the first tracing's of industrial metal. It's as original as can be. I don't think there could've been a Rammstein if it weren't for the weird music of Ministry. If you're looking for melody or musicality than this is probably not for you. It's also one of the angriest sounding too (Flashback) if you pay attention closely to the lyrics which is hard in certain songs because the vocals are heavily distorted. Songs to check out "Stigmata", "The Land of Rape and Honey" and "Deity".

1. "Stigmata" – 5:45
2. "The Missing" – 2:55
3. "Deity" – 3:20
4. "Golden Dawn" – 5:42
5. "Destruction" – 3:30
6. "Hizbollah" – 3:58
7. "The Land of Rape and Honey" – 5:10
8. "You Know What You Are" – 4:43
9. "I Prefer" – 2:15
10. "Flashback" – 4:50
11. "Abortive" – 4:23