The Last Sucker (CD - 2007)

Billed by Ministry frontman Al Jourgensen as the band's final album, THE LAST SUCKER also rounds out the long-running industrial-metal group's anti-government trilogy, which also includes HOUSE OF THE MOLE and RIO GRANDE BLOOD. As on those outings, Ministry attacks the policies of the George W. Bush administration with a ferocity that is perfectly reflected in its searing, guitar-laden sound. Bolstered once again by guitarist Tommy Victor (Prong) and bassist Paul Raven (Killing Joke), the ensemble thrashes through the stinging "Let's Go" and a pummeling rendition of the Doors' "Roadhouse Blues," and sets its sights on the Vice President with "The Dick Song," a lumbering number that features the tongue-in-cheek, yet pointed line "Cheney's got a gun." Like a pistols-blazing last stand in a Western movie, SUCKER finds Ministry unloading plenty of sonic ammo before riding off into the sunset. minimize