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- ↑ "Concert Review: Ministry". Orlando CityBeat. Pollstar. April 2, 1993. Archived from the original on March 15, 2005. Retrieved February 16, 2017.
- ↑ Blackbox - WaxTrax! Records: The First 13 Years (CD booklet). Wax Trax! Records. Chicago, Il.: TVT Records. 1994. p. 37.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ↑ Masuo, Sandy (January–February 1996). "Ministry: It's Not Easy Being Mean". Option: Music Culture . No. 66. pp. 66–73. ISSN 0882-178X.
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TVT ordered Reznor's vocals removed from ["Supernaut"], but Jourgensen actually just altered them slightly and said he'd re-recorded it.
- ↑ "Ministry FAQ: 1000 Homo DJs" . Retrieved October 22, 2007.
No matter what you hear, Trent sings on all the versions of Supernaut out there. ... Al went back into the studios and just distorted Trent's vocals to confuse the lawyers, label and so on...
- ↑ "Trent Reznor's Posts on Prodigy". The Nine Inch Nails Article Archive. November 8, 1991. Archived from the original on November 13, 2007. Retrieved November 7, 2007.
- ↑ Warren, James (May 21, 2003). "Ministry Interview: 20 Questions with Al Jourgensen". ministrymusic.org (official Ministry website) via Internet Archive. Archived from the original on March 13, 2007. Retrieved August 13, 2007.
