Al Jourgensen, the chief critic of the star-spangled regime, has finally acquired his own (r)anthology. The 70-minute disc features several remakes of old hits ("N.W.O." from the album "Psalm 69" (1992) and the much older "Stigmata," dating back to 1988), but the overwhelming majority of tracks come from the last two studio albums, "Animositisomina" and "Houses Of The Mole." Through studio knob-twiddling and 90-degree rotation of original samples, the songs have been transformed into updated mixes, and to make sure the casual listener — who couldn't care less about updated mixes — doesn't walk on by, the release was bolstered with a single new track, "The Great Satan" (which will also appear on the forthcoming full-length). Thus, for a general introduction to MINISTRY's body of work, "Rantology" is ideal, but for the longtime fan who already owns Mr. Jourgensen's key records, the value of this release is highly questionable.
