MINISTRY Unleashes New Single “We Hate” Ahead Of Final Album Hate To Go (Take Out Or Delivery)

Industrial metal pioneers Ministry have released their new single “We Hate,” the second track to emerge from what is being billed as the band’s final studio album, Hate To Go (Take Out Or Delivery).

After more than four decades of industrial noise, political fury, controversy, experimentation and enough sonic destruction to make a busted factory sound like a recording studio, Ministry is preparing to call it a day.

The Al Jourgensen-led outfit has unleashed “We Hate,” the latest single from Hate To Go (Take Out Or Delivery), which is scheduled for release October 30, 2026 through Cleopatra Records.

And if the title wasn't already a pretty big clue, Jourgensen apparently isn't planning to go quietly.

The new track takes aim squarely at the current political climate, with Ministry once again using its music as a weapon against what Jourgensen sees as the increasingly absurd state of American society. The accompanying video, directed by Joshua Bradford, continues that confrontational approach.

The song follows “Burned Out,” which was released in July and served as the first preview of the forthcoming record.

Hate To Go (Take Out Or Delivery) will feature 10 tracks:

1. Crickets
2. Voices of Hate
3. Clown Car
4. We Hate
5. Delete
6. Grifter
7. The White Man Lied
8. Singularity
9. Burned Out
10. We're Still Here (feat. Paul Barker)

One of the most significant moments on the album comes with its closing track, “We're Still Here,” which features the return of longtime Ministry bassist and collaborator Paul Barker. Barker's involvement gives the album an especially interesting connection to Ministry's past as Jourgensen prepares to close the book on the band's studio career.

The current Ministry lineup contributing to the record includes guitarists Monte Pittman and Cesar Soto, bassist Paul D'Amour, keyboardist John Bechdel and drummer Pepe Clarke Magaña, alongside Jourgensen.

45 Years Of Ministry

Founded in Chicago in 1981, Ministry began life with a considerably different sound from the industrial-metal juggernaut that would eventually emerge.

The band's early material leaned heavily into synth-pop and the emerging electronic sounds of the era, culminating in the 1983 debut With Sympathy. Jourgensen soon began pushing Ministry into considerably darker and heavier territory, resulting in landmark releases including Twitch (1986), The Land of Rape and Honey (1988) and The Mind Is A Terrible Thing To Taste (1989).

Then came 1992's Psalm 69: The Way to Succeed and the Way to Suck Eggs, which propelled Ministry to its biggest level of mainstream recognition and earned the band its first Grammy nomination.

Over the decades, Ministry became one of the defining forces behind industrial metal, influencing countless bands while maintaining Jourgensen's reputation for saying exactly what he thinks, whether anyone asked him to or not.

The band has released 17 studio albums, eight live releases and numerous side projects, while touring across five continents. Jourgensen has also survived enough personal and professional chaos to fill several bands' worth of memoirs, documentaries and rock 'n' roll cautionary tales.

Ministry went on an indefinite hiatus in 2013 before returning in 2018 with AmeriKKKant. That record continued the band's long tradition of political commentary, something that remained central to subsequent releases including 2021's Moral Hygiene and 2024's HOPIUMFORTHEMASSES.

Last year's The Squirrely Years Revisited saw Jourgensen revisit and rework material from Ministry's early synth-pop period.

Now, with Hate To Go (Take Out Or Delivery), Jourgensen appears ready to put a final stamp on the Ministry legacy.

One Last Trip Around The World

Ministry will support the album with an international farewell tour, giving fans one more opportunity to experience the band's blend of industrial metal, electronic chaos and politically charged aggression in the live setting.

The European portion of the farewell campaign is currently scheduled to kick off April 2, 2027, in Utrecht, Netherlands, and will continue through May 1 in Helsinki, Finland.

The “Goodbye Europe 2027” run includes 21 shows and will feature Die Krupps as special guests.

The scheduled dates are:

April 2 – Utrecht, Netherlands – Ronda
April 3 – Saarbrücken, Germany – Garage
April 4 – Brussels, Belgium – Ancienne Belgique
April 6 – Manchester, UK – O2 Victoria Warehouse
April 7 – Dublin, Ireland – 3Olympia
April 9 – Nottingham, UK – Rock City
April 10 – London, UK – Troxy
April 12 – Paris, France – Bataclan
April 14 – Madrid, Spain – La Riviera
April 15 – Barcelona, Spain – Paral-lel
April 17 – Lausanne, Switzerland – Docks
April 18 – Munich, Germany – Tonhalle
April 19 – Vienna, Austria – Gasometer
April 21 – Prague, Czech Republic – Forum Karlín
April 22 – Warsaw, Poland – Progresja
April 24 – Berlin, Germany – Columbiahalle
April 25 – Hamburg, Germany – Grosse Freiheit 36
April 26 – Copenhagen, Denmark – Amager Bio
April 27 – Oslo, Norway – Rockefeller
April 29 – Stockholm, Sweden – Fållan
May 1 – Helsinki, Finland – House of Culture

Special meet-and-greet packages with Jourgensen will also be available for the tour, including a photo opportunity, souvenir laminate, silk-screen poster and commemorative tour coin.

Whether Hate To Go (Take Out Or Delivery) ultimately proves to be Ministry's final album remains something only time will tell. Rock 'n' roll has never exactly been famous for keeping retirement plans simple.

But if this really is the end of Ministry's studio journey, Jourgensen certainly seems intent on leaving the building the same way he spent the last 45 years: loud, abrasive, unapologetic and pissed off.

Hate To Go (Take Out Or Delivery) arrives October 30, 2026 via Cleopatra Records and will be released on vinyl, CD, cassette and digital formats.

Watch the video for “We Hate” below.