Members of Ministry/Revolting Cocks/Killing Joke, Sonic Youth and Nachtmystium have formed the High Confessions, a brand new band signed to Relapse. Industrial plus indie rock royalty plus black metal? What say you?
Singer Chris Connelly (Ministry/Revolting Cocks/Killing Joke), drummer Steve Shelley (Sonic Youth), ex-Nachtmystium keyboardist Sanford Parker and recording engineer Jeremy Lemos, who
Four musicians from some of the most influential metal, hard and indie rock circles have joined forces to form the High Confessions. Planting their roots in Chicago, the band consists of Chris Connelly (Ministry, Revolting Cocks, Killing Joke), Steve Shelley (Sonic Youth), Sanford Parker (Minsk, Nachtmystium, Buried at Sea), and noted recording engineer Jeremy Lemos (Smog, Stereolab, Jim O'Rourke)
Sleazy industrial groove band Revolting Cocks are currently on tour to support the release of their new album, 'Sex-O Olympic-O,' (which came out in March) and their upcoming remix album 'Sex-O MiXXX-O' (out Sept. 29). But band founder, Al Jourgensen, is already thinking ahead to the next studio record...
On Sept.18, 2007, Ministry released 'The Last Sucker,' the last of three sequential studio albums of bracing, throbbing industrial metal with lyrics denouncing the Bush administration as corrupt, murderous crooks. At the time, ringleader Al Jourgensen said the album would be the absolute final Ministry album...