Ministry - ΚΕΦΑΛΗΞΘ (Psalm 69)

This record feels like a rupture caught mid-signal, where Ministry’s past is colliding violently with what they were about to become.

Released in 1988, ΚΕΦΑΛΗΞΘ (aka Psalm 69) pulls material from the band’s transitional years, collecting outtakes, alternate versions, and experimental pieces that sit between early synth work and full industrial assault. It is not a clean bridge between eras so much as a fractured one, documenting a period where identity was still unstable and constantly mutating.

Electronic rhythms churn with unease, textures feel abrasive and unfinished, and repetition is used to create pressure rather than release. Vocals surface as fragments and commands, often secondary to the machinery, reinforcing the sense that these tracks are less about songs and more about process.

ΚΕΦΑΛΗΞΘ works best as a snapshot of Ministry in motion. It captures the tension of a band shedding one skin while another is still forming, offering a raw, disorienting listen that makes the later transformation feel inevitable rather than sudden.