The Squirrely Years Revisited

The Squirrely Years Revisited
Studio album of re-recorded songs by Ministry
Released	March 28, 2025
Genre	Industrial metal synth-pop new wave
Length	55:20
Label	Cleopatra
Producer	Al Jourgensen Michael Rozon
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Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Sputnikmusic	3.5/5 [1]

The Squirrely Years Revisited is a studio album by American industrial metal band Ministry, released on March 28, 2025 by Cleopatra Records. ^{[2] [3]} It contains re-recorded songs from the band's synth-pop era, including the song "Everyday Is Halloween", four songs from With Sympathy and three from Twitch . ^[4] A music video for the reworked "Everyday is Halloween" ^[5] was released on YouTube on March 31, 2025. ^[6]

Reception

JR Moores of The Quietus praised The Squirrely Years Revisited as "the most compelling record Ministry have put out in absolute yonks". ^[7]

Track listing

All songs written by Al Jourgensen.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Work for Love"	4:05
2.	"Here We Go"	4:16
3.	"All Day"	4:28
4.	"Everyday Is Halloween"	5:20
5.	"Revenge"	3:58
6.	"I'm Not an Effigy"	5:25
7.	"I'm Falling"	3:54
8.	"Same Old Madness"	3:51
9.	"I'll Do Anything for You"	5:19
10.	"Just like You"	4:10
11.	"We Believe"	5:22
12.	"Over the Shoulder"	5:12
Total length:		55:20

Personnel

Ministry ^[8]

• Al Jourgensen – vocals, guitars, bass, keyboards
• Cesar Soto – guitars
• Monte Pittman – guitars
• Paul D'Amour – bass
• John Bechdel – keyboards
• Pepe Clarke – drums

Additional personnel

• Al Jourgensen – engineering, production
• Dez Cuchiara, Gilden Tunador, Leni Von Eckardt – backing vocals
• Charlie Clouser – keyboards, additional programming
• Michael Rozon – programming, engineering, production

References

1. Stanciu, Raul (March 30, 2025). "Review: Ministry - The Squirrely Years Revisted". Sputnikmusic . Retrieved April 19, 2025.
2. "The Squirrely Years Revisited". Ministry. March 28, 2025.
3. "Ministry - The Squirrely Years Revisited (CD)". Cleopatra Records. March 28, 2025.
4. "For MINISTRY, "Everyday Is Halloween" With New Video". KNAC. April 5, 2025.
5. Cooper, Aaron (April 1, 2025). "Ministry - The Squirrely Years Revisited". Bearded Gentlemen Music. Retrieved April 10, 2025.
6. Kaufman, Spencer (March 31, 2025). "Ministry unveil video for new version of goth anthem "Everyday Is Halloween"". Consequence of Sound . Retrieved April 10, 2025.
7. Moores, JR (March 24, 2025). "Driving Him Nuts: Squirrely Years Revisited Is Ministry's Best Album In Decades". The Quietus . Retrieved April 10, 2025.
8. Mills, Reza (April 3, 2025). "ALBUM REVIEW: Ministry - The Squirrely Years Revisited". Ghost Cult Magazine. Retrieved April 19, 2025.

External links

• Music video for "Everyday is Halloween"