As a long time Ministry fan from the 80s who has lived and breathed Wax Trax!, I applaud your dedication and fandom in actually making a trip to ChiTown to meet Al and grab a copy of the book. That being said, so much of it came across as sad and underwhelming, especially the after event. I think the glory days of the Chicago scene have passed us by. 😣
Yeah sounds like the ship for “landmarks” sailed during the 90s. I asked some people about music video spots, photo shoot locations, etc, and they all told me “most of Chicago was rebuilt and transformed, only thing you can really find now is the Wax Trax building.” Even Blues Brothers! One of my favorite movies, the Soul Food Cafe was bought by the college and torn down.
Gotta remember one thing about the past. back then.....we talked with one another, often. Technology has killed the friendships we used to enjoy, plus we were younger then and you had lots of people to talk with at your school etc. At least I did.
Thanks for capturing this experience for us all! I saw Ministry in 2015, Al jumped off the stage and sung right in our faces and of course everyone reached out to get a high five or a touch, but I managed to get a hand shake and also caught a beer he threw out to the crowd. Jealous you actually got to meet the man
Killer Vid... Never met Al but saw Ministry twice in the early nineties they were phenomenal. I was lucky enough to go to the Wax trax store as a young teen on Lincoln as well as the other Damen location. I once was flipping through vinyl and ine if the dividers had one of Al's old Com ed. Bills taped to it...great place.
I’m watching MINISTRY for the first time in Japan this March and I made a bold move and bought a ticket for the Industrial Strength Tour at Orlando this summer to watch FLA and Ministry. I’m from Singapore, wish me luck for making it there this July. Looking forward to your videos on FLA and SP-The Process!!
Aw broski great video.. seen them at House of blues in Chicago during the CUla-tour . My GF was able to get on stage with Revco during Do you think I'm sexy cover good times man haven't got to meet Uncle Al yet tho lol
I met kmfdm on several concerts from Chicago to Milwaukee. But never AL which is one of my favorites. Thanks for going and recording your time in the city!!
Sorry I’m using the reply feature to express my discontent with dees naysayers but the comment feature has been disabled on my tablet for sum ungodly reason 🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♂️
Dude, thank you for your videos about the Ministry. Excellent material delivery and installation. I learned a lot of interesting things for myself. I would like to see even more material about the new albums of the band or the entire history of the band. Thank you and great greetings from Russia
OH MAN! You got me busting up immediately with that fiery breakfast story! Good job pointing it out! Nice reprieve with the zoo. (Reminded me a bit of the Portland OR one.) Ministry burger?! THAT recipe seems to both fit and sound tasty too. Very different. (I just paused and wrote down the ingredients.) WHOAH! An Eye Hate God promo framed! At the venue it’s really great to see all the displays. I had so little access to this kind of thing growing up with Ministry I felt I never would see stuff like this. All that excitement? I’ll bet you slept for 16 hours. I could do almost nothing in the signing and post-signing portion of this but smile! Thank you! (And also for thanking him. That was perfect!)
Awesome. The reason I love your channel dude is cause there is no bullshit or filler as I've said to u before man I'm not really a fan of ministry but I've enjoyed your vids so much that I've begun exploring their catalog I'm so happy for you that u met your idol and had a positive experience. Metal for life n love from Australia dude
What a beautiful experience, Tony! I am always grateful of you sharing them with us, and virtually taking all your viewers along. Twelve thumbs up! 🤘🤘🤘
Sweet man. i hope i can get to meet my hero Slash when i go to see Guns N Roses in Missoula. also will be my first concert ever. also congrats man on meeting Al.
How about a nice 40 minute video about the seminal Bush Trilogy...I know it's not ur favorite era and neither is it mine (my fav is & always Synth Pop era) however, ministry really kicked arse on dees albums, especially Rio Grande Blood & I firmly believe this trilogy is soon escalating to legendary status cuz Uncle Al like reinvented Heavy Metal, brutha!! I think ur the only other person who loves Ministry almost as much as I do, lol...ur like my favorite person on the internet, Tony...i hope you go to the Huntington NY show in July...it be so awesum to meet you, man 📡🇺🇸🎟🌋⛲
I’m seeing them in Atlanta! Well, the Bush albums might get one big video with all of them. I’d like to do one on Twitch too if I can find enough interviews about it. Not a fan of the last three albums, but really looking forward to this next one. Next album doc I wanna do is Skinny Puppy “the process.”
i was at Cold Waves LA '16 - got there a little early and was hanging out at the bar, as you do. this lanky giant man sits down next to me. i say "wow, you look just like Paul Barker." he says "that's good, because i AM Paul Barker." i gushed about Ministry, bought his drink, then parted ways. like two ships in the night :P kidding aside. SUPER nice guy.
Hey Killbot, have you ever heard Al's side project Surgical Meth Machine? It's four years old, but it's the best 'Ministry' I have heard since LORAH or Mind.
If you’re gonna be there a while, go to Giordanos for some damn good pizza! Lou Manalti’s is also signature Chicago. People often debate which one is better. You be the judge!
@@KillbotAndGorGorAttack I have a Giordano's in Richfield and Minneapolis MN so I am planning on checking out a lower key pizza place there :) Not sure if I'll make it to Lou's.
@@KillbotAndGorGorAttack John Norman/Gwar are unrelated, but I share the enthusiasm for both. Gor & metal seems to go hand in hand in a way. I'm a big fan of the collar.
KILLBOT met his musical Hero & he was cool as punch and not a dick...most peeps who met Uncle Al would agree that he’s peaches & cream...I really luv that fact about my musical hero Al “Hypo Luxa” Jourgensen!!!
Awesome video man, that looked like a really cool experience! Though maybe it would have been more awesome if most of the cool landmarks and buildings weren't torn down to make nail salons...
Hey killbot, so off topic but for my 17th birthday my dad is taking me to a show of my choosing, I’m stuck between origin on March 13th and napalm death on 4/20, I’m a fan of both of their music but I have a hard time choosing which one I should go to. I like the musicianship of origin but I really like the raw sound of napalm death. Ik napalm death is on 4/20 and all but I can get weed anytime and my dad would kill me if he caught me smoking pot😂. So which one do you think I should go to if I wanted a good show experience. Thanks-Noah
Hey Tony...did ya hear Alert Level...its fucking awesome new MINISTRY, buddy....can't wait for new record...this stuff sounds beyond Killer good, yo...hope ur safe and virus free, brutha 🤟🏻🤟🏻🤟🏻
Very cool that your JBMH oil canister made it in the book. Always thought that was a cool item. I contributed some early photos and flyers that they used. Are you prongs member by any chance? Lots of cool people over there that share stories, materials and such.
Not a member, but have read most of the interviews on that website! Cool that some of your stuff got used. There were one or two magazine pictures in the background of the “DSOTS” chapter that also made it in, but those aren’t as noticeable as the oil can.
I’ll probably do a video on “the process” in the next few months. Then Front Line Assembly deserves some love. Not sure which album would be appropriate for that one...
@@KillbotAndGorGorAttack awesome!👌👍 I definitely agree with giving FLA some love. I know it's probably not the right album, but one of my favorites of theirs is there live album "Live Wire"
Flavour of the Weak is probably the weird one of the 90s era, though a lot of people like it. I think FLA made their transition to the 21st Century better than most/all of their counterparts. Even the 2000s stuff is friggin awesome. KMFDM stopped being interesting after a while, Ministry stopped being original, 242 stopped existing, the Puppy became a different band, and TKK kinda did the same lounge thing again and again.
Hey Killbot, haven’t seen ya do a Ministry related video in a while 😟 Be great to see you do a Reaction video to Ministry new song “Alert Level” !!! 🙏🏼🧘🏻♂️🙏🏼 Pretty please with molasses on top 🥳🏋🏼♂️🛸🛸🏂🤓🤩😍
41 seconds in and we already have a story about something burning. Hell yeah!
As a long time Ministry fan from the 80s who has lived and breathed Wax Trax!, I applaud your dedication and fandom in actually making a trip to ChiTown to meet Al and grab a copy of the book. That being said, so much of it came across as sad and underwhelming, especially the after event. I think the glory days of the Chicago scene have passed us by. 😣
Yeah sounds like the ship for “landmarks” sailed during the 90s. I asked some people about music video spots, photo shoot locations, etc, and they all told me “most of Chicago was rebuilt and transformed, only thing you can really find now is the Wax Trax building.” Even Blues Brothers! One of my favorite movies, the Soul Food Cafe was bought by the college and torn down.
Gotta remember one thing about the past. back then.....we talked with one another, often. Technology has killed the friendships we used to enjoy, plus we were younger then and you had lots of people to talk with at your school etc. At least I did.
Nice one buddy boy...looks & sounds like you had a glorious experience and that ministry burger looks amazing!!!
Their Mastodon burger looked awesome too.. and that Obituary burger. (Cue Christopher Walken) “mmmMMMMMmm good!”
Thanks for capturing this experience for us all! I saw Ministry in 2015, Al jumped off the stage and sung right in our faces and of course everyone reached out to get a high five or a touch, but I managed to get a hand shake and also caught a beer he threw out to the crowd. Jealous you actually got to meet the man
First! Don’t forget it’s Cliff Burton’s birthday! 🤘
Nice one...but I prefer everything Ministry over Cliff or Metallica for that matter...sorry bruh! 😌
Cliff em all
Long live Cliff
@@francisbottoni6470 Well you're sorry alright
I clicked off Obituary the moment I saw the notification \m/
Ministry over Obituary? Absolutely Bruh...wise choice 👌
Loyal fan right here
Putrid Abomination you were here to lol.
Killer Vid... Never met Al but saw Ministry twice in the early nineties they were phenomenal.
I was lucky enough to go to the Wax trax store as a young teen on Lincoln as well as the other Damen location. I once was flipping through vinyl and ine if the dividers had one of Al's old Com ed. Bills taped to it...great place.
I’m watching MINISTRY for the first time in Japan this March and I made a bold move and bought a ticket for the Industrial Strength Tour at Orlando this summer to watch FLA and Ministry. I’m from Singapore, wish me luck for making it there this July. Looking forward to your videos on FLA and SP-The Process!!
And did you make it?
Aw broski great video.. seen them at House of blues in Chicago during the CUla-tour . My GF was able to get on stage with Revco during Do you think I'm sexy cover good times man haven't got to meet Uncle Al yet tho lol
I met kmfdm on several concerts from Chicago to Milwaukee. But never AL which is one of my favorites. Thanks for going and recording your time in the city!!
Who in their right mind would vote thumbs down on this profoundly beautiful video 😡
Oh yea I saw skinny puppy at house of blues in Chicago some time back. Was a good show.
Sorry I’m using the reply feature to express my discontent with dees naysayers but the comment feature has been disabled on my tablet for sum ungodly reason 🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♂️
Good video am excited to see and meet him this upcoming month in San Francisco going to be at the opening show for the start of his tour this year
When this video was made, he’d sworn off meet and greets for years. Financial hardships of touring in 2024 sure does change things.
Nice! I get to see them on July 12th. Super excited. Cant wait.
Dude, thank you for your videos about the Ministry. Excellent material delivery and installation. I learned a lot of interesting things for myself. I would like to see even more material about the new albums of the band or the entire history of the band. Thank you and great greetings from Russia
God I love this segment you did on the ministry signing...sharing it on my timeline again 🤩
OH MAN! You got me busting up immediately with that fiery breakfast story! Good job pointing it out! Nice reprieve with the zoo. (Reminded me a bit of the Portland OR one.) Ministry burger?! THAT recipe seems to both fit and sound tasty too. Very different. (I just paused and wrote down the ingredients.) WHOAH! An Eye Hate God promo framed! At the venue it’s really great to see all the displays. I had so little access to this kind of thing growing up with Ministry I felt I never would see stuff like this. All that excitement? I’ll bet you slept for 16 hours. I could do almost nothing in the signing and post-signing portion of this but smile! Thank you! (And also for thanking him. That was perfect!)
Going to see Ministry with KMFDM and Front Line Assembly this summer!
Me too in Atlanta!
Me too! Orlando!
KMFDM was dropped from the tour due to international covid restrictions. Helmet is taking the latters place.
@@whitlowjohnonly1_2 thanks for the heads up!
Awesome. The reason I love your channel dude is cause there is no bullshit or filler as I've said to u before man I'm not really a fan of ministry but I've enjoyed your vids so much that I've begun exploring their catalog I'm so happy for you that u met your idol and had a positive experience. Metal for life n love from Australia dude
That is a moment you will never forget.
What a beautiful experience, Tony! I am always grateful of you sharing them with us, and virtually taking all your viewers along. Twelve thumbs up! 🤘🤘🤘
caught this 8 seconds after posting, hot damn. glad you had fun over here in chi-town!
Hope to make it over to Chi-town to see Paul Barker perform @Cold Wave event🙏🏼
Sweet man. i hope i can get to meet my hero Slash when i go to see Guns N Roses in Missoula. also will be my first concert ever. also congrats man on meeting Al.
Slash is a hero of mine too. He inspired me to play guitar.
Wicked awesome man! I wish i could have had the chance to meet Al
Ministry is badass I'm getting a mind is a terrible thing to taste patch love the guy
Killer album
Indeed
hey dude, can you do a video on your opinion about goth and post punk music?
I love how the zoo was called Lincoln Park zoo
How about a nice 40 minute video about the seminal Bush Trilogy...I know it's not ur favorite era and neither is it mine (my fav is & always Synth Pop era) however, ministry really kicked arse on dees albums, especially Rio Grande Blood & I firmly believe this trilogy is soon escalating to legendary status cuz Uncle Al like reinvented Heavy Metal, brutha!! I think ur the only other person who loves Ministry almost as much as I do, lol...ur like my favorite person on the internet, Tony...i hope you go to the Huntington NY show in July...it be so awesum to meet you, man 📡🇺🇸🎟🌋⛲
I’m seeing them in Atlanta! Well, the Bush albums might get one big video with all of them. I’d like to do one on Twitch too if I can find enough interviews about it. Not a fan of the last three albums, but really looking forward to this next one. Next album doc I wanna do is Skinny Puppy “the process.”
I LIVE NEAR CHICAGO ILLINOIS ✌️ GREW UP HERE
That was a surreal day. Chicago was fun, would love to go back
Glad it was a good experience!
i was at Cold Waves LA '16 - got there a little early and was hanging out at the bar, as you do. this lanky giant man sits down next to me. i say "wow, you look just like Paul Barker." he says "that's good, because i AM Paul Barker." i gushed about Ministry, bought his drink, then parted ways. like two ships in the night :P kidding aside. SUPER nice guy.
Looks like a fun trip!
never new about these locals btw i'lll check em out soon
He's back
Hey Killbot, have you ever heard Al's side project Surgical Meth Machine? It's four years old, but it's the best 'Ministry' I have heard since LORAH or Mind.
Going to Chicago in a few days. I actually forgot about Kuma's. I might check it out.
If you’re gonna be there a while, go to Giordanos for some damn good pizza! Lou Manalti’s is also signature Chicago. People often debate which one is better. You be the judge!
@@KillbotAndGorGorAttack I have a Giordano's in Richfield and Minneapolis MN so I am planning on checking out a lower key pizza place there :) Not sure if I'll make it to Lou's.
Lou’s opened before Giordanos. If I understand right, its more “old world” tasting. Biggest difference is the crust, less sauce, more butter
I chuckle at the GorGorAttack. Reading a little John Norman lately?
I’m a big Gwar fan
@@KillbotAndGorGorAttack John Norman/Gwar are unrelated, but I share the enthusiasm for both. Gor & metal seems to go hand in hand in a way. I'm a big fan of the collar.
Can you do video for how wonderful the album From Beer To Eternity is?!!? Granted you feel the same way, lol...
You lucky bastard!
KILLBOT met his musical Hero & he was cool as punch and not a dick...most peeps who met Uncle Al would agree that he’s peaches & cream...I really luv that fact about my musical hero Al “Hypo Luxa” Jourgensen!!!
Maybe I will check out Ministry [ one day]
I think I'd enjoy being with Uncle Al than my real Uncle.
Awesome video man, that looked like a really cool experience! Though maybe it would have been more awesome if most of the cool landmarks and buildings weren't torn down to make nail salons...
In the 90s, the college was expanding and bought the Soul Food Cafe in Blues Brothers and the neighborhood around it
Hey killbot, so off topic but for my 17th birthday my dad is taking me to a show of my choosing, I’m stuck between origin on March 13th and napalm death on 4/20, I’m a fan of both of their music but I have a hard time choosing which one I should go to. I like the musicianship of origin but I really like the raw sound of napalm death. Ik napalm death is on 4/20 and all but I can get weed anytime and my dad would kill me if he caught me smoking pot😂. So which one do you think I should go to if I wanted a good show experience. Thanks-Noah
Origin tours often, so Napalm it is
Killbot&GorGorAttack!! Alright thanks Killbot
Hell yes dude!!!
Still waiting for this guy to get into Slowdive and Lush. It's just a matter of time.
Hey I miss your channel. Ministry rules! Hope you had a great time.
Hey Tony...did ya hear Alert Level...its fucking awesome new MINISTRY, buddy....can't wait for new record...this stuff sounds beyond Killer good, yo...hope ur safe and virus free, brutha 🤟🏻🤟🏻🤟🏻
Very cool that your JBMH oil canister made it in the book. Always thought that was a cool item. I contributed some early photos and flyers that they used. Are you prongs member by any chance? Lots of cool people over there that share stories, materials and such.
Not a member, but have read most of the interviews on that website! Cool that some of your stuff got used. There were one or two magazine pictures in the background of the “DSOTS” chapter that also made it in, but those aren’t as noticeable as the oil can.
Nice!
I can't wait for you to start talking about skinny puppy.
I’ll probably do a video on “the process” in the next few months. Then Front Line Assembly deserves some love. Not sure which album would be appropriate for that one...
@@KillbotAndGorGorAttack awesome!👌👍 I definitely agree with giving FLA some love. I know it's probably not the right album, but one of my favorites of theirs is there live album "Live Wire"
Flavour of the Weak is probably the weird one of the 90s era, though a lot of people like it. I think FLA made their transition to the 21st Century better than most/all of their counterparts. Even the 2000s stuff is friggin awesome. KMFDM stopped being interesting after a while, Ministry stopped being original, 242 stopped existing, the Puppy became a different band, and TKK kinda did the same lounge thing again and again.
@@KillbotAndGorGorAttack You mentioned kmfdm. Do you ever listen to any "Pig"?
A little. Watts is a badass.
Did you ever listened to: Minenwerfer - Alpenpässe? Freaking sick!
Hey killbot how do u feel about dreams from ghoul???
Boston
Would you ever wear all black metal?
Hey Killbot, haven’t seen ya do a Ministry related video in a while 😟 Be great to see you do a Reaction video to Ministry new song “Alert Level” !!! 🙏🏼🧘🏻♂️🙏🏼 Pretty please with molasses on top 🥳🏋🏼♂️🛸🛸🏂🤓🤩😍
Would also love to know ur feelings about Relapse...another goliath gemstone of a record, at least for me anyway, lol...
WELCOME que scorpion theme song
Man I coulda met you
#I am Wisconsinite
Nice! 👍
1:08 penguins!
It is a universally known fact that penguins are the most metal of all animals
They're always covered in corpse paint, after all.
the most metal thing ever are
zoos
Yes im along with yung jayme.do u like dreams bye ghoul?
FUCKING SLAYER
Al Juregunson is a bad ass even though he is a junkie but who cares he makes amazing music
He’s more of a drunk these days, haha! Badass indeed
@@KillbotAndGorGorAttack love your content, I'm from DC so a video on the Bad Brains would be cool
You should meet Marilyn Manson.
Your hair seems much thinner now still looks gnarly though
Yo what’s up
I'm so jealous! Hopefully they'll do something similar to this in L.A. 🤘
Im glad you finally joined a circus and stopped making these cringe youtubes 🙌 🙌
Never was a fan of the band ministry and the song Jesus built my hot wheels
Nice!