Hopiumforthemasses

Hopiumforthemasses
Studio album by Ministry
Released	March 1, 2024 (2024-03-01)
Genre	Industrial metal
Length	42:37
Label	Nuclear Blast
Producer	Al Jourgensen
Ministry studio albums chronology
Moral Hygiene (2021) Hopiumforthemasses (2024) The Squirrely Years Revisited (2025)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	64/100 [1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Blabbermouth.net	7.5/10 [2]
Classic Rock	[3]
Kerrang!	2/5 [4]
Metal Hammer	[5]
New Noise Magazine	[6]
Rock Hard	8.5/10 [7]
Sputnikmusic	3.0/5 [8]

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. ^[9] 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 ^[10] except where noted:

Hopiumforthemasses track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"B.D.E."		4:28
2.	"Goddamn White Trash"		4:44
3.	"Just Stop Oil"		4:00
4.	"Aryan Embarrassment"		5:59
5.	"TV Song 1/6 Edition"		3:19
6.	"New Religion"		5:06
7.	"It's Not Pretty"		5:06
8.	"Cult of Suffering"		6:13
9.	"Ricky's Hand" (Fad Gadget cover)	Fad Gadget, Daniel Miller	3:42
Total length:			42:37

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, 5–7), 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

Chart performance for Hopiumforthemasses

Chart (2024)	Peak position
Australian Physical Albums (ARIA) [11]	51
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [12]	30
Scottish Albums (OCC) [13]	38
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [14]	49
UK Album Downloads (OCC) [15]	32
UK Independent Albums (OCC) [16]	12
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC) [17]	6

References

1. "Hopiumforthemasses by Ministry". Metacritic . Fandom, Inc. n.d. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
2. Lawson, Dom (February 27, 2024). "Hopiumforthemasses". Blabbermouth.net . Retrieved March 22, 2024.
3. Sleazegrinder (March 1, 2024). "Out now: Hopiumforthemasses is a triumphant return from Ministry". Classic Rock (loudersound). Retrieved March 22, 2024.
4. Slessor, Dan (February 27, 2024). "Album review: Ministry – Hopiumforthemasses". Kerrang! . Retrieved March 22, 2024.
5. Stewart-Panko, Kevin (February 27, 2024). ""No one will ever accuse Al Jourgensen of not being pissed at the state of the world, no matter what state the world might be in": Ministry set the world to rights with Hopiumforthemasses". Metal Hammer (loudersound). Retrieved March 22, 2024.
6. Sanchez, Suzanne (March 7, 2024). "Album Review: Ministry - Hopiumforthemasses". New Noise Magazine . Retrieved March 22, 2024.
7. "Hopiumforthemasses" . Rock Hard (Vol. 441) (in German). February 21, 2024. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
8. Stanciu, Raul (March 2, 2024). "Review: Ministry - Hopiumforthemasses". Sputnikmusic . Retrieved March 22, 2024.
9. "Ministry To Release New Album "Hopiumforthemasses" In Early 2024, First Single To Launch This Week". ThePRP. August 14, 2023. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
10. ASCAP. "Ministry". ACE Repertory. Retrieved October 16, 2021.
11. "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 11 March 2024". The ARIA Report. No. 1775. Australian Recording Industry Association. March 11, 2024. p. 7.
12. "Offiziellecharts.de – Ministry – Hopiumforthemasses" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
13. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
14. "Swisscharts.com – Ministry – Hopiumforthemasses". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
15. "Official Album Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
16. "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
17. "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 10, 2024.