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Ministry releases first-ever music video for “Everyday Is Halloween”
From the Squirrely Years Revisited album celebrating Ministry’s early synth pop years with new studio takes on cult classic hits, out now via Cleopatra Records!
For the first time ever, Ministry has an official music video for the eternal hit, “Everyday is Halloween.” Originally released in 1984, Al Jourgensen’s rally cry for the goth community and misunderstood creatures of the night has remained a cult classic over the decades and is finally being given the visual treatment it deserves.
Says Jourgensen, “I’m amazed and honored that folks are still listening to this song 40 years on. Fly that freak flag proudly.”
“Everyday is Halloween” is one of the cuts on the forthcoming album, The Squirrely Years Revisited, out now via Cleopatra Records that sees Jourgensen making peace with the past. After the incredible reception to Ministry’s With Sympathy and Twitch-heavy set at Cruel World 2024, Jourgensen decided it was time to reexamine his long-dormant synth pop hits and give them a fresh polish 40 years later.
Featuring 9 tracks (3 additional bonus tracks on CD), The Squirrely Years Revisited offers reworked versions of not only “Everyday Is Halloween,” but also “Work For Love,” “I’m Not An Effigy,” and “I’ll Do Anything For You.”
The Squirrely Years Revisited follows the release of Ministry’s 16th studio album in 2024, HOPIUMFORTHEMASSES, and comes ahead of the final new studio album from Ministry in 2026, a record that has Jourgensen teaming up with Paul Barker once again. The Squirrely Years Revisited will be available in all formats including digital, CD and 4 different vinyl configurations.
The full track list includes:
1. Work For Love
2. Here We Go
3. All Day
4. Everyday Is Halloween
5. Revenge
6. I'm Not An Effigy
7. I'm Falling
8. Same Old Madness
9. I'll Do Anything For You
10. Just Like You [CD ONLY]
11. We Believe [CD ONLY]
12. Over The Shoulder [CD ONLY]
To celebrate the album and the new-old era of Ministry, the band — also including John Bechdel (keyboards), Monte Pittman and Cesar Soto (guitars), Pepe Clarke Magaña (drums) and Paul D’Amour (bass) —will embark on The Squirrely Years Tour beginning April 29, with a set dominated by Jourgensen’s earliest works. Opening support will come from Ministry’s old-school comrades, including Nitzer Ebb for the first half of the tour, My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult for the second half of the tour; and Die Krupps on all dates. Tickets are on sale now at MinistryBand.com.
Info:
https://www.instagram.com/weareministry/
https://www.facebook.com/WeAreMinistry
https://bsky.app/profile/ministryband.bsky.social
https://ministryband.bandcamp.com/
http://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6fUV-AHqV7lpvK9L4PB4yw
https://open.spotify.com/artist/1DXylZlWbVvlckNqwvjTEt?si=3d7eb8222d0a4fc1
