Buck Satan and the 666 Shooters, the psycho-country alter-ego of Ministry founder Al Jourgensen, will release their long-awaited debut album, Bikers Welcome! Ladies Drink Free, on January 17. But Uncle Al and cohorts–including Rick Nielsen (Cheap Trick), Tony Campos (Static-X), and Mike Scaccia (Rigor Mortis)–are happy to give you an exclusive sneak preview at the entire record below. Crank up the volume, read what Jourgensen has to say about the album, and let us know what you think in the comments.
Unfortunately the time we had to stream the album has expired. You can buy the album on Amazon or iTunes.
REVOLVER What possessed you to write a “cowboy-core” album even before bringing back Ministry for this March’s reunion record, Relapse?
AL JOURGENSEN I’ve been promising fans a country record for 30 years, so after I got out of the hospital [read about Jourgensen's near-death experience here] and back in the studio, I made Buck Satan my first priority. I just decided I needed to do this in case I had another [health] freak out.
Were the musicians you worked with schooled in country rock?
No way, man. I hired a fiddle player who canceled out on me, so we ended up getting these girls from Houston who play in a symphony and have never done country. Mikey and I were the only ones who knew anything about country, so it was really a case of the blind leading the blind, and that’s what makes it sound different. It’s like this stoner country record that’s perfect for sitting back, lighting up a big fatty, and listening to on headphones.
Ministry frontman Al Jourgensen’s country side project, Buck Satan and the 666 Shooters, will release its debut album on January 17. The disc, Bikers Welcome! Ladies Drink Free, also features Cheap Trick’s Rick Nielsen and Jourgensen’s Ministry bandmate Mike Scaccia on guitars, as well as Tony Campos (Soulfly, ex-Static-X) on bass.
Jourgensen originally devised his Buck Satan alter ego as a tribute to his country hero, Buck Owens.
Bikers Welcome! Ladies Drink Free tracklisting:
1. “Quicker Than Liquor”
2. “What’s Wrong With Me”
3. “Medication Nation”
4. “Drug Store Truck Drivin’ Man” (Gram Parsons)
5. “The Only Time I’m Sober Is When You’re Gone”
6. “Cheap Wine, Cheap Ramen”
7. “Down The Drain”
8. “Sleepless Nights and Bar Room Fights”
9. “Friend of the Devil”
10. “Ten Long Years in Texas”
11. “I Hate Every Bone in Your Body Except Mine”
12. “Take Me Away”