Rio Grande Blood

Infobox Album | Name = Rio Grande Blood
Type = studio
Artist = Ministry


Released = May 2, 2006
Recorded = 2005
Genre = Industrial metal
Length = 51:18
Label = 13th Planet, Megaforce
Producer = Al Jourgensen
Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|3|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:8t66mpca9f7o~T0 link]
* Stylus Magazine B- [http://www.stylusmagazine.com/review.php?ID=4103 link]
Last album = "Rantology"
(2005)
This album = "Rio Grande Blood"
(2006)
Next album = "Rio Grande Dub"
(2007) |

"Rio Grande Blood" is the tenth studio album by industrial metal band Ministry, released in 2006. It is their first release through 13th Planet and Megaforce Records.

Overview

The album is the 2nd part of the band's anti-George W. Bush trilogy, preceded by 2004's Houses of the Molé and followed by 2007's The Last Sucker.

The title of the album is a parody of the 1972 ZZ Top album "Rio Grande Mud".

Just like "Houses of the Molé", "Rio Grande Blood" contains very political lyrics, making frequent allusions to the current George W. Bush administration. In fact, the album cover uses what appears to be a heavily modified portrait of George W. Bush face with the body of a crucified Christ. Also, some of the issues raised include the current Iraq War, U.S. immigration policy and U.S. military policy (particularly the US Marine Corps in the song "Gangreen"). The Halliburton corporation is also quoted and linked to the Bush administration. The track "Señor Peligro" appears to come out in support of Hugo Chávez - the President of Venezuela - against the U.S. government: "Señor Peligro" is Spanish for "Mr. Danger," a nickname that Chávez uses for Bush.

The album also contains allegations of the Bush administration complicity in the 9/11 attacks in the track "Lieslieslies," which contains audio samples from the conspiracy documentary "Loose Change". The song received a nomination for "Best Metal Performance" at the 49th annual Grammy Awards. [Blabbermouth.net. "SLAYER, LAMB OF GOD, STONE SOUR Among GRAMMY Nominees", December 7, 2006, at [http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=63432 Blabbermouth.net] ; last accessed December 7, 2006.]

A remix of the song "The Great Satan" from Rantology appears on this album. Along with "LiesLiesLies," "The Great Satan" was also nominated for a grammy.

Samples of genuine Bush soundbites are cut-and-pasted together at various points to satirical effect: for example, the title track begins with Bush stating "I have adopted sophisticated terrorist tactics and I'm a dangerous, dangerous man with dangerous, dangerous weapons."

Contrary to some reports, the voice credited as "Sgt. Major" is not R. Lee Ermey. Fact|date=February 2008

The album was re-released in remixed form as "Rio Grande Dub" on July 10, 2007.

Track listing

# "Rio Grande Blood" "(Jourgensen)" – 4:24
# "Señor Peligro" "(Jourgensen/Victor)" – 3:38
# "Gangreen" (featuring Sgt. Major) "(Jourgensen/Victor)" – 6:00
# "Fear (Is Big Business)" "(Jourgensen/Victor)" – 4:51
# "LiesLiesLies" "(Jourgensen/Victor)" – 5:16
# "The Great Satan (Remix)" "(Jourgensen)" – 3:09
# "Yellow Cake" "(Jourgensen/Raven)" – 4:35
# "Palestina" "(Jourgensen/Victor)" – 3:18
# "Ass Clown" (featuring Jello Biafra) "(Jourgensen/Raven)" – 6:42
# "Khyber Pass" (featuring Liz Constantine) "(Jourgensen/Raven/Victor)" – 7:31
# "Silence" - 0:04
# "Silence" - 0:06
# "Sgt. Major Redux" (featuring Sgt. Major) – 1:45

Trivia

* The album spawned 2 Grammy nominated tracks for Best Metal Performance: "The Great Satan" in 2005 and "Lieslieslies" in 2006.
*The song "Palestina" has featured in skateboarding game Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam.
*The sound after the opening speech at the album's beginning is sampled from the track "Snagglepuss" by John Zorn
*The song Señor Peligro is used in the video game "".
*The song Lieslieslies is featured in the 2007 film Battle for Haditha

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