Hopiumforthemasses

Hopiumforthemasses (a stylized spelling of Hopium for the Masses) is the sixteenth studio album by American industrial metal band Ministry, released on March 1, 2024. This is the band's first release since 2021's Moral Hygiene. Like the previous album, it features a guest appearance by former Dead Kennedys vocalist Jello Biafra.

Track listing

All tracks written by Al Jourgensen except where noted:

Personnel

Ministry

• Al Jourgensen – vocals, guitars (1-4, 6-8), keyboards (2-7, 9), break bass (7), bass (8), organ (8)
• Cesar Soto – guitars (2,3,5,6,7), bass (2,3,5,6)
• Monte Pittman – guitars (1-3, 9), bass (1, 9), backing vocals (1, 3-5, 7, 9), additional backing vocals (2)
• Paul D'Amour – bass (7), guitars (7)
• John Bechdel – keyboards (9), backing vocals (9)
• Roy Mayorga – drums (1, 3, 6)

Additional personnel

• Michael Rozon – programming (1, 3-7), additional backing vocals (1, 3), drum programming (2, 8), backing vocals (2, 4-7)
• Atticus Pittman – additional backing vocals (2)
• Pepper Keenan – vocals (2)
• Liz Walton – backing vocals (4, 7, 8)
• Billy Morrison – guitars (4)
• Jello Biafra – vocals (4)
• Dez Cuchiara – end vocals (7), backing vocals (8)
• Joshua Ray – spoken words (7)
• Victoria Espinoza – backing vocals (8)
• Charlie Clouser – keyboards (8, 9)
• Eugene Hütz – vocals (8)

Production

• Al Jourgensen – production
• Michael Rozon – engineering
• Alex Ryaboy – additional engineering (8)
• Roy Mayorga – additional engineering (1, 3, 6)
• Billy Morrison – front cover
• Ban Garcia – layout design

Charts

References