#With Sympathy Album By Ministry

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[the-hottest-band-tournament]

Round Three of The Hottest 80s Band Tournament

Hanoi Rocks 

Defeated opponents: The Residents, The Cars

Formed in: 1979

Genres: Glam punk, glam rock

Lineup: Michael Monroe- vocals 

Andy McCoy- lead guitar 

Nasty Suicide- rhythmic guitar 

Razzle- drums

Sami Yaffa- bass

Albums from the 80s: 

Bangkok Shocks, Saigon Shakes, Hanoi Rocks (1981)

Oriental Beat (1982)

Self Destruction Blues (1982)

Back to Mystery City (1983)

Two Steps from the Move (1984)

Propaganda: a criminally underrated band whose musical influenced many popular bands like GNR. Also they are all so pretty! Like Micheal Monroe is absolutely gorgeous and gives me complete gender envy!!

Ministry

Defeated opponents: Frank Chickens, The Moody Blues

Formed in: 1981

Genres: Industrial metal, industrial rock, thrash metal

Lineup: Al Jourgensen – vocals, guitar, programming, production, engineer

Paul Barker – bass, keyboards, programming, production, engineer

Albums from the 80s:

With Sympathy (1983)

Twitch (1986)

Twelve Inch Singles (1981–1984) (1987)

The Land of Rape and Honey (1988)

The Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Taste (1989)

Propaganda: 

Visual propaganda for Hanoi Rocks:

[industrial-horror]

On this day in 1983, Ministry released their debut studio album, “With Sympathy”

[ourladyofomega]

I didn’t ever plan on seeing Front 242, but they headlined Cold Waves which I attended. Doing so made me realize how much I was so into them. It was phenomenal. So much that, when the show ended, I turned around and saw a young woman crying with her friends consoling her. She just fulfilled a life-long dream of seeing her all-time favorites. I fulfilled scratching off another essential industrial act from my list.

Six months later, Skinny Puppy announced their final-ever tour. Everyone knew how all-important those stakes were. Now? It's Front 242's turn. They're declaring their final-ever live performances across North America and Europe. Ministry may not be far behind, as Al Jourgensen announced a redux of With Sympathy, and called up Paul Barker to return for one final album before ending their legacy.

I hate to mention this subject, but our living legends and all-time favorites across the board are getting there. It's that moment when most of them are finally closing the book on a major portion of their performing lives. They don't have the same health they once had, and no act can tour forever (not everyone can be The Rolling Stones, KISS, or Beach Boys). Some could still put out music, or continue on with other endeavors, but nothing is guaranteed.

So, why take chances? Spend for a ticket or travel out to experience them, if or when you can (you will get that money back). See them live and buy some merch- as a huge thank-you for making some of their music a part of your life. Even better if you purchase a v.i.p. pass and meet them personally, if you could. Cross off that regret, or a "would've should've could've" that you don't want on your shoulders forever. (I should know: I jumped to witness Skinny Puppy and I'm all the greater for it.) You'll be happy that you did.

[wellenklavier]

ive been working my way through ministry's discography and the more albums i listen to the crazier With Sympathy becomes. tumblr user jeffament said it best, i think they should have made more synth-pop fucknasty disco inferno music

[the-hole-in-terzos-shoe]

If you had Life Eternal

Corny title, I KNOW ok? 🤪 I wrote this in like an hour at 1:00am! This started simply as a thought I had about a different take on the lyrics for this song. Just some angst that ends with Cardinal confessing his feelings for Reader.

Tw: the Papas are dead :/ Bonus tho: picture whichever Papa you'd like ❤️

• • •

"Cardinal?" you ask, gently pushing open his cracked office door.

"Ah, sì! Come in, Sorella!"

His cheery demeanor always made you feel welcome.

"Could I, uhhh... Could I show you something, Cardinal? I was wanting your opinion."

He could tell you were more nervous than usual, about what he couldn't guess, you had always been quite comfortable around one another since you'd started spending time together. You hadn't known him very well before... Well, before Sister Imperator had taken your beloved Papa from you.

"Of course, (Y/N), come, sit," he waves you towards the chair in front of his desk.

You quickly shut his office door and seat yourself opposite him. "Well, um, I'm sure you know it's coming up on another anniversary since..." The words die in your throat as you crinkle a piece of paper in your hands.

"Sì, mia cara, I know." The anniversary of the Papas' passing. Copia looks at you with genuine sympathy in his eyes; he couldn't imagine losing someone as close as you had.

"Well I wrote this for him. For Papa." You throw the paper on the desk.

The Cardinal awkwardly reaches out for it, somehow managing to stammer even in silence. His eyes carefully move over the tear stained scrawl on the delicate fibers.

"Can you hear me say your name forever?

Can you see me longing for you forever?

Would you let me touch your soul forever?

Can you feel me longing for you forever, forever?

I know the light grows darker down below

But in your eyes it's gone before you know

This is the moment of just letting go

If you had life eternal..."

Copia looks up at you when he finishes reading, "It's-"

"I know it's not much, but you're so good with words, Cop- I mean, Cardinal. I just thought you would know best," you blurt out.

"Cara, what I was going to say is that it is beautiful. I think it's a perfect dedication to your Papa."

"Well, he was everyone's Papa." You cast your eyes down at the floor.

"Sì, but you were especially close with him, and everyone knows how fondly he thought of you."

You're unable to look back up at him, knowing that if you do, you'll lose all composure. "Thank you, Cardinal." You quickly dismiss yourself from the room that suddenly felt so stuffy, leaving your note behind.

• • •

A few months later, you were invited to an open rehearsal for the Ghost Project. They're getting ready to leave for tour in a few weeks immediately following the release of the new album, so everything was pretty much polished; they just like to let the Siblings of Sin, high clergy, and any other ghouls and people belonging to the ministry hear their new music before everyone else.

You'd been lucky enough to get a preview of a few songs through the Cardinal, but you insisted he not give you too much special treatment, wanting to wait for their ministry gig.

The performance is so fun, as always, everyone singing along to songs that they already knew, and listening intently for the unfamiliar ones that they knew would become their new favorites! However, something strikes a cord when you heard your own words being belted by Cardinal Copia through the microphone.

As all the Siblings swooned over such a beautiful slow song, something Ghost didn't do often, you are seemingly frozen. 𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘥𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴? 𝘞𝘩𝘺 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬 𝘪𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘰𝘬𝘢𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘰 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘯 𝘪𝘵 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘢 𝘱𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘤 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘺? You feel beside yourself.

On the other hand, masked by his stage presence, Copia is so nervous to sing this song to you. And it is for you. He saw you pause upon hearing the first chorus, and he starts to worry when you don't move through the first verse.

Begging for you to look up at him, he gets his wish by the end of the second chorus. He meets your tear filled eyes; he had written a second verse just for you. As he serenades the crowd, his attention is on you; he could only hope you heard his thoughts, the meaning behind every line.

"We dance once more"

𝘐 𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘩 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘸𝘦 𝘮𝘦𝘦𝘵.

"I feel your hands are cold"

𝘋𝘰𝘯'𝘵 𝘣𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘰𝘶𝘴, 𝘮𝘪𝘢 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘢, 𝘭𝘦𝘵 𝘮𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶.

"Within your heart, a story to be told"

𝘐 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘵, 𝘐'𝘥 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘴𝘬 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘵𝘰 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘪𝘵.

"This is the moment of just letting go"

𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘪𝘵'𝘴 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘮𝘦, 𝘢𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦.

"This is the moment of just letting go"

𝘐𝘵'𝘴 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘭𝘦𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘐 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭.

By the third chorus, nothing feels real. Tears break past your waterline, and you feel like you might puke. You press your fingers to your mouth and quickly run from the room.

Luckily your stomach did not betray you, and you're able to calm your nerves by splashing cool water on your face in the bathroom. Not long after, you head back to your room, deciding it would be all too much to try to party any more tonight; you just need rest.

• • •

Hours pass and sleep never finds you. Frustration washes over you as you hear a knock on the door. Surely one of your fellow Sisters coming to drag you to a party.

"I'm asleep!!" you yell before throwing a pillow over your head.

"I, uhh, it doesn't sound like it, Sorella."

The Cardinal. Damn it. 𝘕𝘰𝘵 the person you wanted to see right now, not that you wanted to see anyone.

Begrudgingly, you trudge over to the door before cracking it open. "Topolino, are you alright? You seemed... unwell earlier. I was sad to see you leave so early."

You sigh, defeated, and open the door some more. "I'm fine, I just..." In your pause, the feelings bubble back up inside you, and it all comes gushing out, "I just can't believe you thought it was okay to do that!!! To make my words into a song! Private thoughts, my deepest feelings, and you just put it out there for everyone to hear!"

The Cardinal gently pushes you back into the room, closing the door behind you so no one would hear your tirade.

"I 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘥 you! And you used my feelings for your silly band!!! That second verse didn't even make sense!"

He stood there, and he took it until that last line. That's when he mumbled, "That was for you."

"What? What excuse could you possibly have for that?!" You didn't let up on him. You're mad and it's all spilling out now.

"𝘐𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶!" he boomed. "That second verse, I wrote it for you."

For the second time that night, your Cardinal had you speechless, frozen to the spot.

His voice comes much softer this time, "I know you wrote that first verse for your Papa, and so I sang it from your perspective, but the second verse is about how I see you..."

"Oh-" is all you can manage before his lips are on yours. Instinctively, you soften into his kiss; he's your Cardinal after all, you know he wouldn't do anything to hurt you on purpose. You know this just by the gentle way his hands caress your body, gracing the small of your back, your waist, your cheeks, and your hair as his lips write their own love letter against yours.

Both panting and dizzy from your heightened feelings, your apologize, "I'm so sorry, Copia. I really misinterpreted that whole thing..."

"Sì, I'm sorry too, mia bella. I should've discussed it with you. I'm sure it was a lot for you to take in," he hugs you to him tightly.

"Well... It was a beautiful arrangement. It would be a shame if the fans never got to hear it," you smile up at the man holding you so close.

"(Y/N), I will take it off the album if it displeases you."

"Cardi, what did I just say? Leave it on, let everyone know how much you love me," you grin at him.

"I 𝘥𝘰 love you, Sorella. Please let me love you."

Leaning up to him, you press another kiss to his lips, feeling his mustache tickle your nose.

"As you wish, my love."

That nickname coming from you was all he could ever ask for in this world.

[perestroika-hilton]

I was tagged by @peatbogbody to do my top 9 albums of 2023

They are:

Ministry- with sympathy

Throbbing gristle- 20 jazz funk greats

Cybotron- clear

Nitzer ebb- that total age

Skinny puppy- remission

Music for bondage clubs (compilation album)

Front 242- front by front

Giant swan- giant swan

Cabaret Voltaire- code

Tagging @bogusfilth @omegaverse @knuckleduster haven't checked if any of you have done this rip

[fckfashi0n]

Music recommendations? (im asking bc u seem rlly cool and cool ppl have good music taste)

OH MY GOD THANK YOU SO MUCH😭😭😭 also it really depends on what genre, industrial metal, nu metal, groove metal... the bands i currently listen to the most are fear factory, ministry, machine head and pantera though!

from Fear Factory I reccomended starting with their most famous songs like Linchpin and Replica, and then going into full length albums you should listen to Demanufacture and Obsolete :)

for Ministry it really depends if you like their synthpop phase (like With Sympathy) or when they started getting their industrial sound more (like The Mind is A Terrible Thing to Taste and Psalm 69).

for Machine Head if you like nu metal over groove start with The Burning Red and then a must-listen is Burn My Eyes!

for Pantera start with their most famous songs, like Walk, and then listen to Cowboys from Hell and Vulgar Display of Power :) and I also really reccomend my favourite album, Far Beyond Driven!

[captainlou]

trying and failing to find a post i must've seen months ago about the album "with sympathy" by ministry (i remember it being formatted like "I'd rather be listening to [that album] right now!" like the Squidward button meme) because it prompted me to save that album to listen to later and i finally listened to it and it absolutely fucking rocks

[shishiikura]

would you give a few personal best goth albums/artists/recommendations

Absolutely I would love to!

I'm going to go by albums since that's how I find it easiest to get into music. Anyway some of my more well-known goth faves that I kinda always listen to:

Disintegration and Pornography by The Cure. Disintegration is one of my favorite albums of all time and its one of THE goth albums however I love all of The Cure's music so.

Violator, Black Celebration, Music for the Masses, Some Great Reward and Playing the Angel by Depeche Mode. You can't expect me to choose one album of theirs they are literally the peche mode. Their gothiest TO ME is Black Celebration though.

With Sympathy by Ministry. One of my absolute favorite albums this is peak cheesy 80s gothy synthpop. I also love the song Everyday is Like Halloween.

Floodland and First and Last and Always by The Sisters of Mercy. Another goth classic like true vampire music.

I like a lot of the usual 80s suspects that may or may not count as goth such as Joy Division and New Order (who i absolutely do count) Pet Shop Boys and The Smiths (debatable but probably not tho)

My more niche fave darkwavey type stuff:

Shattered by Glass Spells

Surf Goth EP and Surf Goth B-sides by Desmond Doom. They also have a new single I like called The Big Boys

Trauma Club or literally anything by Male Tears

Haunted Castle by French Police

Display Model by Harsh Symmetry

Reflections or really anything by October Burns Black

If you like more industrial angry doomy gothy:

An Overture by Youth Code

Anything HEALTH has ever done. I like their songs with NIN, Youth Code, The Soft Moon, and Street Sects (all of these are good bands on their own too)

New Flesh by Priest (supposedly these are former members from the band Ghost? I like them more personally)

I like a lot of industrial like KMFDM and Nine Inch Nails. KMFDM has a fuck ton of music so my fave albums are Tohuvabohu, HYËNA, Nihil, Adios and Hau Ruck.

I've been listening to a little more nu metal recently since that's my bfs specialty and we have that blend playlist thang and he recently got me into Tonight the Stars Revolt by Powerman 5000. It's fun cheesy sci-fi nu metal I really enjoy it.

[theonlycure]

Not Ministry selling With Sympathy shirts as if Al doesn’t fucking hate that album 😭

[the-hottest-band-tournament]

Round Two

The Moody Blues

Defeated opponents: Melvins

Formed in: 1964

Genres: Symphonic rock, art rock

Lineup: Justin Hayward – vocals, guitars

John Lodge – vocals, bass guitar

Ray Thomas – vocals, flute, harmonica

Graeme Edge – drums, percussion

Patrick Moraz – keyboards, synthesizers, arrangements

Albums from the 80s:

Long Distance Voyager (1981)

The Present (1983)

Voices in the Sky: The Best of the Moody Blues (1984)

The Other Side of Life (1986)

Sur la Mer (1988)

Greatest Hits (1989)

Propaganda: 

Ministry

Defeated opponents: Frank Chickens

Formed in: 1981

Genres: Industrial metal, industrial rock, thrash metal

Lineup: Al Jourgensen – vocals, guitar, programming, production, engineer

Paul Barker – bass, keyboards, programming, production, engineer

Albums from the 80s:

With Sympathy (1983)

Twitch (1986)

Twelve Inch Singles (1981–1984) (1987)

The Land of Rape and Honey (1988)

The Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Taste (1989)

Propaganda: 

[industrial-horror]

40 years ago today, Ministry released their debut album" With Sympathy."

All reactions:

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[thedevotionaltour]

you MUST listen to american industrial band ministry's first album with sympathy (1983)

[slashertempo]

Keeping to his word, and finally giving the people what they've wanted for 40 years. Ministry performed songs from their first two albums, "With Sympathy" and "Twitch". I have tears, this is just lovely..!

[nojarama]

Happy anniversary to Ministry’s debut album, ‘With Sympathy’. Released this week in 1983. #ministry #withsympathy #workforlove #iwantedtotellher #revenge