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Adios… Puta Madres
Metal · 2009

Adios… Puta Madres

Seventy minutes of punishing industrial thrash recorded during the band's first farewell tour. A mechanical, sample-heavy assault fueled by political vitriol.

March 20, 2009 · 13th Planet Records

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Adios... Puta Madres is the sound of a band burning their bridges with a flamethrower. Recorded during Ministry's 2008 'C-U-La-Tour,' which was intended to be their final outing, the album captures the group at their most physically punishing. Gone are the danceable synth-pop roots of the early 80s or the psychedelic experiments of the 90s; this is pure, high-velocity industrial thrash. The guitars are mixed as a singular, serrated edge that never stops sawing, while the drums provide a mechanical, almost inhuman foundation that feels like a factory assembly line gone rogue.

Moments Worth Listening For
The transition from the sampled political speeches into the crushing opening riff of Let's Go.
The relentless, mechanical double-bass drumming during the climax of Rio Grande Blood.
Al Jourgensen's distorted snarl cutting through the dense wall of guitars on Khyber Pass.
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How does Adios… Puta Madres sound next to the rest of Ministry's catalogue?

Festival+4.0σ

Festival saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

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