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5.0 out of 5 stars
Easily their best since Psalm 69, Industrial Metal genius, 11 Jul 2004
The previous guys have both beaten me to the punch, but 'Houses Of The Molé' (another brilliant title by the way, though how many manage to spot the reference remains to be seen!) is the best Ministry album since 'Psalm 69'. The albums between this and 1992's illustrious Industrial masterpiece have all had their moments and high points, but as a whole they have been let down by mainman Al Jourgensen's copious substance consumption. However, he rises above his problems here, notably the departure of long-time right hand man Paul Barker to produce an album to reaffirm faith in the Industrial Metal genre. The opening track 'No W' with it's sampled and looped extract from Carl Orff's notorious 'Carmina Burana' (the theme from the Old Spice adverts!) is possibly the band's best song in their existence. Obviously an update of the classic N.W.O. from 'Psalm 69', it shares that songs title (though rearranged), penchant for crushing riffs and George Bush samples (though George W in this case, rather than his father). It's an absolutely stunning way to open an album and isn't matched throughout the rest of the record, though some other tracks such as 'Waiting' and 'Warp City' do run it close. If you're a fan of any kind of crushing music, you need to get yourself a copy of this album as soon as possible as the overlords of Industrial Metal are back and they're in the form of their lives.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
vitriol, angst and pure aggression - what more did you expect from Uncle Al?, 17 Jun 2009
For Ministry fans: This is another in a long line of fanastic albums from Uncle Al and the Crew, a vitriolic, scathing set of songs which both move your feet and make you scratch your head at the same time. Buy it, buy it, buy it.
For Newcomers: This is a great place to start getting into one of the most influential industrial metal bands in the world. This album, Ministry's ninth, is the first of a series of passionate attacks on the Bush administration. The songs, all of which have a W in the title and contain numerous Bush samples, are fast, aggressive and heavy. Jourgensen's vicious humour is displayed in force, his intelligence bared for all to see. Few can hope to have such a clever and influential back-catalogue to their name as he has.
Overall, whether you are a fresh-faced newbie or a hardened member of the Ministry faithful, this album is worth every penny, a fantastic listen.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Venomous and heavy, 6 Jul 2004
This album blows the last 3 out of the water. I love it. The only thing that lets it down is the cheesy Carmina Burana sample opening on No W. The "psalm 23" version is better. Apart from that, it's awsome. A real sonic boom exposion of noise record. If you like Ministry, you will like this. It's got the beats, the samples, the kick-ass riffs, the meat grinder vocals and George Bush. Of course no Paul Barker this time, but the sound does not suffer. But if we had Chris Connelly on it as well...
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