Ministry - Houses of the Mole

[Tonosalata]

epidi eia oti to anefere o yurusis alla de grapsate tpt
ena 8a pw
ta spaei
diskara
taxitita
kai
afta
:shock:

[Kveldssanger]

Ναι...

[rincewind2k]

ok θα γίνω λίγο spastique αλλά ας υπενθυμίσω οτι είμαστε στο Album Reviews section του forum. PoRn γράψε δυο λογάκια παραπάνω σε κάτι που να θυμίζει review ή κάνε το σχολιάκι σου στο thread του yuri στο metal discussion ffs. δηλαδή εγώ τι να το κάνω τώρα αυτό το thread;

[Tonosalata]

ok ok
epidi variemai omws na grafsw parte apo to www.metalstorm.ee (http://www.metalstorm.ee)
http://www.metalstorm.ee/bands/albums/m/ministry---houses_of_the_mole.jpg

The album starts off with samples from Carl Orff's "La Fortuna" but quickly blasts into the thrashy "No W". Fast tempo, distorted vocals, tremolo guitars - this is it! "Waiting" starts off like a Fear Factory song but quickly evolves into an awesome Thieves-style Ministry ass-kicker (this is a highlight of the album). Following these two very metal tracks come two tracks which show the post-punk side of Ministry. "Worthless" has a very memorable Killing Joke-style riff while "Wrong" has a very catchy if somewhat twisted refrain. After this the band goes back to playing more metal - "Warp City" is a great, humorous and slightly gross thrash number. "WTV" is actually part four of the grindcore-meets-industrial "TV" series that Ministry has (TVII appears on Psalm69) although this time the track reminds me more of... old school Swedish Death Metal? (have a listen and tell me what you think of this comparison). The focal point of the album is the hauntingly anthemic "World" (which is also the first time the band slows down on this album - yeah, this Ministry is *fast*). The riff of this track always seems to remind me of a chainsaw ripping flesh. On "WKYJ", the band pulls a filth pig and treats us to an intentionally ugly and off-beat bashing. Finally, "Worm" has to be the best Ministry album-closer yet. Those echoing, ethereal harmonica washes... Al also actually sings (!!!) on this track in a somewhat Bowie-esque manner.

There are also two hidden tracks on the album - "Psalm 23" which is a slightly different version of "No W" (gone is the Carmina Burana sample but instead, there is a really killer solo) and "Walrus" which is a palindrome of a track and is just one hell of a goofy experiment (good luck trying to decipher the lyrics to *that*). As a footnote, I'd just like to add that "Houses..." is not nearly as Bush-heavy as Al Jourgensen was threatening it to be. Indeed, only two tracks can be considered direct attacks at the current US president, while the others are simply commentaries about the general state of things in the world. For me, this is great as otherwise the album would lose its visceral appeal soon after Bush went out of the oval office...