al jourgensen

Legendary Ministry mastermind Al Jourgensen, who helped pioneer the industrial rock movement, has announced that he is checking into a rehab facility on Feb. 3 to combat his alcohol abuse. The rock frontman, who has infamously battled addictions to drugs and alcohol throughout his career, announced the news via a series of colorful Facebook posts.

- Hello, Mr. Jourgensen! Ministry frontman Al Jourgensen reveals that had rock not become his career, he would have liked to have become a teacher. He tells all in a new Loudwire interview here:

Amanda Edwards, Getty Images Ministry's Al Jourgensen has always been a lightning rod in the industrial metal scene. Still, he has inspired everyone from Nine Inch Nails' Trent Reznor to Slipknot's Corey Taylor to Linkin Park's Chester Bennington ...

Ministry frontman Al Jourgensen was hospitalized last night in Paris after playing an abbreviated 50-minute set at the Batacian, Blabbermouth.net reports. The industrial metal legend appeared "rather intoxicated," according to RadioMetal...