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Alain David "Al" Jourgensen [1] (nacido como Alejandro Ramírez Casas; La Habana, Cuba; 9 de octubre de 1958) es un músico cubano estadounidense, más conocido por ser el fundador y líder de la banda de metal industrial Ministry. [2]
Alain David Jourgensen (born Alejandro Ramírez Casas; October 9, 1958) is a Cuban-American singer, musician and music producer. Closely related with the independent record label Wax Trax! Records , his musical career spans four decades.
Born in 1981 in Chicago, Ministry has been the lifetime passion project of founder Al Jourgensen, considered to be the pioneer of industrial music. In its early days, Ministry was identifiable by its heavy synth-pop material in line with the new sounds and technology that were being developed in the ‘80s.
Ministry is an American industrial metal band founded in Chicago, Illinois, in 1981 by producer, singer, and instrumentalist Al Jourgensen. Originally a synth-pop outfit, Ministry evolved into one of the pioneers of industrial rock and industrial metal in the late 1980s.
7 de mar. de 2024 · The unsinkable Al Jourgensen has captained industrial rockers Ministry for more than 40 years now, and has survived severe drug and alcohol addiction to emerge as a voluble campaigner for social justice and systemic change.
6 de jun. de 2024 · Ministry might be looking to bow out after their next album, but they leave behind one of metal's most colourful and event-filled legacies. We asked frontman Al Jourgensen to look back on his life
4 de mar. de 2024 · When Al Jourgensen formed Ministry in Chicago in 1981, they were an electro-disco synth-pop band that quickly carved out a space for themselves on the city’s burgeoning New Wave scene.
