Here is the state of the world address according to Al Jourgensen: we’re fucked but we’re going down fighting and partying hard. ‘How concerned are you?’ a disembodied voice keeps demanding on opener Alert Level. The pounding dance beat and thumping guitar hooks caper almost into Rob Zombie territory, but Ministry have always been more concerned with grim reality than go-go dancing aliens. ‘We’re all stuck in a dystopian bubble,’ Al rasps on the slow and sinister Disinformation, which neatly encapsulates the themes of Moral Hygiene. Former president Donald Trump looms large and orangely over Believe Me, while Broken System dwells on the destruction of the planet with a sense of collective responsibility and shame. But then there are the calls to arms as We Shall Resis...
