Track Listing:
No W Redux

The Great Satan * NEW TRACK*

Wrong Update Mix

NWO Update Mix

Stigmata Update Mix

Waiting Warp City Alt Mix

Jesus Built My Hotrod Update Mix

Bad Blood Alternate Mix

Animosity Unsung Alternate Mix

Bloodlines

Psalm 69 Live in Paris

Thieves Live in Seattle

The Fall Live in London

How to enter the competition? Simple:

1) order a copy of DARKLIFE X between now and October 31
2) tell us the title of your favourite MINISTRY song and the album that includes it
3) tell us what previous issue of DARKLIFE you would like to have

We have 5 copies of the CD to give away we'll pick the winners randomly out of the lot on October 31st. Everyone else who entered the competition and was not lucky enough to get the CD will qualify for a free issue of DARKLIFE. We'll send you for free the issue you have indicated at step 3 (pick them out at among the previous issues)

Please note: you can enter as many times as you like, but you can win only 1 CD. Any other entry will be honored with the free copy picked out of the DARKLIFE back-catalogue

Ministry have never left the stage really, although, in all honesty, their relevance has sort of faded over the years and they haven't really managed to stir up that much interest as in their heydays anymore. Their works have been quite instrumental in changing the face of rock music, giving it a hard-line twist, with a combination of well thought-of elements such as sampling, pushing rhythms, some of the best engineered vocals around for the genre and -god forbid- even those dreaded hard guitars. They even spun a whole genre, I would say, although, there has been no act to date to even come close to the quintessential power and rigorous anarchy Ministry stood for, even though, as usual, many of the acts they spun went on to greater celebrity than they ever did themselves. Call it a result of force-feeding the kids with the latest trend. Back in the days, it was a pulsating Chicago and a great label -Wax Trax- who led the process of updating rock music for what is worth, ever since The Ramones did it some fifteen years earlier with widely recognised results. With Rantology we have the chance to get a great overview of Ministry's best moments, much of them slightly updated to fit the step up in technology to these days. That's simply a case of re-mastering some of the titles and adding new subdued, yet intriguing elements or samples, still nothing really that alters the original sharp and raw great feel of the original compositions. Good examples are the immortal New World Order or Jesus Built My Hotrod, just to pick two of the highlights out of the bunch. Even more interesting news is the proposition of three milestone titles in live version, namely Thieves , The Fall and the anthemic Psalm 69. A new track is also showcased, unimaginatively titled The Great Satan, with the intent of giving a sneak preview of what the band is going to deliver sometimes in spring 2006. How that compares to the glorious past catalogue, we'll let it up to you to decide, as you have the chance right now to get a copy of this powerful r-antology delivered to you for free when you place an order for Darklife X. But I can anticipate you won't be disappointed! Despite that title! Find the complete tracklist and the simple terms of the competition printed left and cheers up to Sanctuary Records who have instigated the giveaway of this great CD. The true best of Ministry shines through this disc, a great chance for you to catch up if you thought that Nine Inch Nails, or anyone still associating hard guitars and lack of talent to the misused word "industrial", were your gods. www.prongs.org/ministry

Gianfri

Competition winners:

Karl Strunk, Bad Eilsen (D) • Lily Grober, Leigh (UK) • Massimiliano Borgia, Roma (I), Anita Lutz, Halberstadt (D), Max Gromm, Glasgow (UK)