Attention planet Earth: Ministry visionary Al Jourgensen is leaving the building. With a history built upon 17 studio albums, 8 live releases, 6 side projects, multiple touring campaigns across 5 continents, an autobiography, 2 documentaries, the administration of last rites no less than 3 times, and the countless numbers of devoted acolytes and fans, the aural and charismatic magus of Ministry is boarding up the door in his psychic studio for the final time. Fortunately, Jourgensen is leaving us with one final sonic salvo: The final Ministry LP, Hate To Go (Take Out Or Delivery) that enters the world October 30 via Cleopatra Records. Expect pointed commentaries, the return of longtime associate Paul Barker and adventures in Ai, all delivered with the patented whiplash urgency listeners have come to recognize, respect, and break the occasional bone over. It’s been a long time coming for Jourgensen, whose musical sojourn found him in dalliances from punk (his late-’70s band Special Affect) to polished electro-pop (1983’s With Sympathy) to complete immersion into hammering industrial (1986’s Twitch) before redefining the post-punk axis (1988’s The Land Of Rape And Honey) and successfully adding the suffix “-rock” to industrial’s relentless noise avalanche (1992’s Psalm 69) to create an entire new genre and foment a nation of dedicated fans. But with the release of Ministry’s 17th album, Jourgensen is comfortable calling it a career. “I absolutely love it,” says Jourgensen about the end of Ministry and his career coming to a close. “There’s not going to be a moment where I suddenly think, ‘Wait! I got some ideas, I'm going to do another Ministry record.’ I'm fucking done. I'm proud of what I've accomplished. I'm amazed at the path that it's taken, from With Sympathy to where we're at today, and all points in between. It's been quite a ride, but I'm completely at peace with the fact that it’s done. It’s time to herd goats.” Hate To