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Ministry – Goddamn White Trash

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Description

Hopiumforthemasses
A white marble statue of a man facepalming with cartoonish green grass and multicolored mushrooms growing out of the top of his head.
Studio album by

Ministry
Released March 1, 2024
Genre Industrial metal
Length 42:37
Label Nuclear Blast
Producer Al Jourgensen
Ministry studio albums chronology
Moral Hygiene
(2021)		 Hopiumforthemasses
(2024)		 The Squirrely Years Revisited
(2025)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source Rating
Metacritic 64/100[1]
Review scores
Source Rating
Blabbermouth.net 7.5/10[2]
Classic Rock StarStarStarStar[3]
Kerrang! 2/5[4]
Metal Hammer StarStarStarStar[5]
New Noise Magazine StarStarStarStarStar[6]
Rock Hard 8.5/10[7]
Sputnikmusic 3.0/5[8]

Hopiumforthemasses (a stylized spelling of Hopium for the Masses) is the sixteenth studio album by American industrial metal band Ministry, released on March 1, 2024.[9] This is the band’s first release since 2021’s Moral Hygiene. Like the previous album, it features a guest appearance by former Dead Kennedys vocalist Jello Biafra.

Track listing

All tracks written by Al Jourgensen[10] except where noted:

Hopiumforthemasses track listing
No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. “B.D.E.” 4:28
2. “Goddamn White Trash” 4:44
3. “Just Stop Oil” 4:00
4. “Aryan Embarrassment” 5:59
5. “TV Song 1/6 Edition” 3:19
6. “New Religion” 5:06
7. “It’s Not Pretty” 5:06
8. “Cult of Suffering” 6:13
9. “Ricky’s Hand” (Fad Gadget cover) Fad Gadget, Daniel Miller 3:42
Total length: 42:37

Personnel

Ministry

  • Al Jourgensen – lead vocals, guitars (1–4, 6–8), keyboards (2–7, 9), break bass (7), bass (8), organ (8)
  • Cesar Soto – guitars (2–3, 5–7), bass (2–3, 5–6)
  • Monte Pittman – guitars (1–3, 9), bass (1, 9), backing vocals (1, 3–5, 7, 9), additional backing vocals (2)
  • Paul D’Amour – bass (7), guitars (7)
  • John Bechdel – keyboards (9), backing vocals (9)
  • Roy Mayorga – drums (1, 3, 6)

Additional personnel

  • Michael Rozon – programming (1, 3–7), additional backing vocals (1, 3), drum programming (2, 8), backing vocals (2, 4–7)
  • Atticus Pittman – additional backing vocals (2)
  • Pepper Keenan – vocals (2)
  • Liz Walton – backing vocals (4, 7, 8)
  • Billy Morrison – guitars (4)
  • Jello Biafra – vocals (4)
  • Dez Cuchiara – end vocals (7), backing vocals (8)
  • Joshua Ray – spoken words (7)
  • Victoria Espinoza – backing vocals (8)
  • Charlie Clouser – keyboards (8, 9)
  • Eugene Hütz – vocals (8)

Production

  • Al Jourgensen – production
  • Michael Rozon – engineering
  • Alex Ryaboy – additional engineering (8)
  • Roy Mayorga – additional engineering (1, 3, 6)
  • Billy Morrison – front cover
  • Ban Garcia – layout design

Charts

Chart performance for Hopiumforthemasses
Chart (2024) Peak
position
Australian Physical Albums (ARIA)[11] 51
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[12] 30
Scottish Albums (Official Charts)[13] 38
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[14] 49
UK Album Downloads (Official Charts)[15] 32
UK Independent Albums (Official Charts)[16] 12
UK Rock & Metal Albums (Official Charts)[17] 6

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