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Relapse - Ministry
  • Band Name: Ministry
  • Record Label: AFM
  • Release Date: Mar 26, 2012
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  1. AlexxTrusc
    May 13, 2012
    6
    Ministry and "Relapse" is a compilation of eleven industrial-metal songs that at times can be described as longueur. The whole CD is over an hour of music, but on the album stands out just a few compositions - such as two singles: "Double Tap", "99 Percenters" or the song "Git Up Get Out 'N Vote". The rest is decent, but it's all we can say about them.
  2. fabrykamagazine
    May 22, 2012
    2
    At one time in their career Ministry brought hard hitting, creative ideas into fruition. This was attractive to both fans and media. However, forcing the franchise to draw attention in todays industry climate produces music that is missing primal, real and controlled anger. Indeed, we the fans as well as the music industry wanted the return of Ministry, but we expected the one we've known from some of their best albums that have spanned decades. Extensive use of the slogan "the fathers of industrial metal" in terms of the Relapse album is quite a stretch. This is exactly the same kind of promotional trick Filter used when they advertised their most recent and weakest album Inevitable Relapse (sic!) by comparing it to their most famous album Shortbus (which includes the hit song “Hey Man, Nice Shot"). Ministry has clearly forgotten how to make industrial metal music since this album sounds like a slop job of both pop and speed metal. They should have retired when they had the chance instead of returning with such an unoriginal and impotent album in comparison to their previous releases. Full review at http://industrialrock.net/php-files_en/articles.php?article_id=124&rowstart=7… Expand
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68 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 8 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 8
  3. Negative: 1 out of 8
  1. Kerrang!
    Apr 26, 2012
    80
    Relapse finds them wielding those familiar sledgehammer beats and streamlined thrash riffs in a most effective fashion. [7 Apr 2012, p.52]
  2. Metal Hammer (UK)
    Apr 6, 2012
    80
    Relapse is Ministry's most varied (and interesting) album in years. [May 2012, p.98]
  3. NOW Magazine
    Apr 5, 2012
    60
    Relapse isn't their best work by far, but if you listen to it next to their genuinely great albums like Psalm 69 or The Mind Is A Terrible Thing To Taste, it stands up better than the cranky metal/industrial establishment--who've been dissing it mercilessly--would have you believe.
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