For the first time ever, Ministry has an official music video for the eternal hit “Every Day is Halloween.” Originally released in 1984, Al Jourgensen’s rally cry for the goth community and misunderstood creatures of the night has remained a cult classic over the decades. Watch the video below.
“I’m amazed and honored that folks are still listening to this song 40 years on,” Jourgensen said. “Fly that freak flag proudly.”
“Every Day is Halloween” is one of the cuts on the new album “The Squirrely Years Revisited,” out now via Cleopatra Records. After the incredible reception to Ministry’s “With Sympathy”- and “Twitch”-heavy set at Cruel World 2024, Jourgensen decided it was time to re-examine his long-dormant synth pop hits and give them a fresh polish 40 years later.
Featuring nine tracks (with three additional bonus tracks on CD), “The Squirrely Years Revisited” offers reworked versions of not only “Every Day Is Halloween,” but also “Work For Love,” “I’m Not An Effigy” and “I’ll Do Anything for You.” Get the album here.
“The Squirrely Years Revisited” follows the release of Ministry’s 16th studio album in 2024, “HOPIUMFORTHEMASSES,” and comes ahead of the final new studio album from Ministry in 2026, a record that has Jourgensen teaming up with Paul Barker once again.
“The Squirrely Years Revisited “is available in all formats, including digital, CD and four vinyl configurations.
Track listing:
1. Work for Love
2. Here We Go
3. All Day
4. Every Day Is Halloween
5. Revenge
6. I’m Not an Effigy
7. I’m Falling
8. Same Old Madness
9. I’ll Do Anything for You
10. Just Like You (CD ONLY)
11. We Believe (CD ONLY)
12. Over the Shoulder (CD ONLY)
To celebrate the album and the new-old era of Ministry, the band—also including John Bechdel (keyboards), Monte Pittman and Cesar Soto (guitars), Pepe Clarke Magaña (drums) and Paul D’Amour (bass)—will embark on The Squirrely Years Tour beginning April 29, with a set dominated by Jourgensen’s earliest works. Opening support will come from Ministry’s old-school comrades, including Nitzer Ebb for the first half of the tour, My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult for the second half of the tour and Die Krupps on all dates. Tickets are on sale at MinistryBand.com.
Tour dates:
*Nitzer Ebb appearing
+My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult appearing
(Die Krupps appearing on all dates except May 8)
April 2025
29 Phoenix, AZ @ Van Buren*
30 Albuquerque, NM @ Revel*
May 2025
2 Austin, TX @ Emo’s*
3 Houston, TX @ House of Blues*
4 Dallas, TX @ Factory*
6 Atlanta, GA @ The Eastern*
8 Columbus, OH @ Sonic Temple Art & Music Festival
9 Chicago, IL @ Riviera*
10 Detroit, MI @ Masonic Cathedral*
12 Baltimore, MD @ Soundstage*
13 Philadelphia, PA @ Franklin Music Hall+
14 Boston, MA @ Roadrunner+
16 Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Paramount+
17 Montreal, QC @ MTelus+
18 Toronto, ON @ History+
20 Minneapolis, MN @ Palace+
21 Winnipeg, MB @ Burton Cummings Theatre+
23 Edmonton, AB @ Midway Music Hall+
24 Calgary, AB @ Palace Theatre+
26 Vancouver, BC @ Commodore+
28 Seattle, WA @ Showbox SoDo+
29 Spokane, WA @ Spokane Live Casino+
31 Denver, CO @ Mission Ballroom+
June 2025
1 Salt Lake City, UT @ Union+
3 San Francisco, CA @ Warfield+
4 Los Angeles, CA @ Palladium+
5 Las Vegas, NV @ House of Blues+
For tickets and more information, visit www.ministryband.com/tour.
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