Ministry have released a video for We Hate, taken from the band’s upcoming final album Hate To Go – Take Out Or Delivery, and it’s accompanied by a video that pulls no punches in its depiction of US President Donald Trump.
“It’s pretty self-evident that Ministry has never been a big fan of ‘Hair Mussolini’,” say the band. “Especially now, as he bombards the American public on a near-daily basis with his self-aggrandising AI slop.
“We just felt it necessary to give ‘Trumplethinskin’ a dose of his own medicine. We present to you the video We Hate.“
The video includes several instances of AI slop being turned against the president, depicting him as a goat-cradling clergyman, sitting on a golden throne drinking “Hate Cola”, engaging in a passionate kiss with an ICE agent, and as fictional serial killer Hannibal Lecter. Amongst others.
The chorus of We Hate is sung in German, but translates as “He is a pig / He is a moron, / He is a thief“, while the female voice on the outro – also in German – paraphrases The Blond Beast – a character who represents the primal, predatory instinct of conquering humans – from philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche’s book On the Genealogy of Morality.
“[It’s] eerily predictive,” say the band. “But it doesn’t take a ‘Nostradumbass’ to know this is not going to end well.”
Last month, Ministry announced dates for the European leg of their farewell world tour. The band’s Goodbye Europe tour will kick off in Holland on April 2, 2027. Full dates below.
Celebrating the end of an era, Jourgensen says: “I’m fucking done. I’m proud of what I’ve accomplished. I’m amazed at the path that it’s taken, from With Sympathy to where we’re at today, and all points in between. It’s been quite a ride, but I’m completely at peace with the fact that it’s done. It’s time to herd goats.”
Ministry – Goodbye Europe tour dates 2027
Apr 02 Utrecht Ronda, Holland
Apr 03 Saarbrücken Garage, Germany
Apr 04 Brussels Ancienne Belgique, Belgium
Apr 06 Manchester O2 Victoria Warehouse, UK
Apr 07 Dublin 3Olympia, Ireland
Apr 09 Nottingham Rock City, UK
Apr 10 London Troxy, UK
Apr 12 Paris Bataclan, France
Apr 14 Madrid La Riviera, Spain
Apr 15 Barcelona Paral-lel, Spain
Apr 17 Lausanne Docks, Switzerland
Apr 18 Munich Tonhalle, Germany
Apr 19 Vienna Gasometer, Austria
Apr 21 Prague Forum Karlín, Czech Republic
Apr 22 Warsaw Progresja, Poland
Apr 24 Berlin Columbiahalle, Germany
Apr 25 Hamburg Grosse Freiheit 36, Germany
Apr 26 Copenhagen Amager Bio, Denmark
Apr 27 Oslo Rockefeller, Norway
Apr 29 Stockholm Fållan, Sweden
May 01: Helsinki House of Culture, Finland
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