Ministry was formed in Chicago, Illinois, United States in 1981 by
Alain Jourgensen (born Oct. 8, 1958, Havana, Cuba), who had previously been in a
new wave band called
Special Affect (fronted by future
My Life With the Thrill Kill Kult leader Frankie Nardiello, aka
Groovie Mann). With drummer Stephen George, Ministry debuted with the Wax Trax! single
Cold Life, which – typical of their early output – was in the
synthpop dance style of new wavers like the
Human League and
Thompson Twins. The album
With Sympathy, on the label Arista in 1983, followed a similar musical dir…
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