Sphinctour

Live album by Ministry

Released

March 19, 2002 (CD)
April 9, 2002 (DVD/VHS)

Recorded

April–July 1996

Hypo Luxa, Hermes Pan

Ministry chronology

Greatest Fits
(2001)

Sphinctour
(2002)

Animositisomina
(2003)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	^[2]

Sphinctour is a live CD/DVD/VHS release by the industrial metal band Ministry released in 2002. It contains various tracks recorded on their 1996 world tour in support of the album Filth Pig.

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Psalm 69" (Elysée Montmartre, Paris)	5:04
2.	"Crumbs" (Congress Center, Stuttgart)	3:54
3.	"Reload" (Convention Center, Albuquerque)	2:33
4.	"Filth Pig" (Varsity Arena, Toronto)	6:30
5.	"So What" (The Warfield, San Francisco)	9:45
6.	"Just One Fix" (Aragon Ballroom, Chicago)	4:38
7.	"N.W.O." (Hollywood Palladium, Los Angeles)	6:04
8.	"Hero" (Gaswerk, Hamburg)	2:38
9.	"Thieves" (Mercer Arena, Seattle)	5:14
10.	"Scarecrow" (Jesolo Beach Festival, Venice)	7:56
11.	"Lava" (Dour Festival, Brussels)	8:43
12.	"The Fall" (Brixton Academy, London)	8:02
13.	"Stigmata" (Roseland Ballroom, New York)	9:14

Track 5 and 13 not included on CD releases

Album release

The original objective of Sphinctour was as a home video release, though a CD version was also made. There are no discernible differences audio-wise from the DVD, although, like their In Case You Didn't Feel Like Showing Up release, two tracks were omitted from the CD release.

Personnel

Ministry

Al Jourgensen - vocals, mandolin ("Reload"), harmonica ("Filth Pig"), guitar ("Just One Fix", "N.W.O."), production
Paul Barker - bass guitar, keyboard bass ("The Fall"), production
Rey Washam - drums
Louis Svitek - guitar
Duane Buford - keyboards
Zlatko Hukic - guitar

Additional personnel

Tom Baker - mastering
Paul Elledge - image and design

Video personnel

Jeffrey Kinart - television director, production, editor
Doug Freel - director, editor
Tom Tuntlend - assistant editor
Todd Darling - post production supervisor

References

↑ Henderson, Alex. "Sphinctour - Ministry". Allmusic.
↑ Brackett, Nathan; Christian Hoard (2004). The Rolling Stone Album Guide. New York City, New York: Simon and Schuster. p. 545. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.

Ministry

Al Jourgensen John Bechdel Sin Quirin Aaron Rossi Tony Campos Cesar Soto Martin Atkins Mark Baker Michael Balch Paul Barker Howie Beno Max Brody Duane Buford Chris Connelly John Davis Stephen George Brad Hallen Zlatko Hukic Shay Jones John Monte Nivek Ogre Casey Orr Paul Raven Bill Rieflin Robert Roberts Mike Scaccia Marty Sorenson Louis Svitek Tommy Victor Rey Washam

Studio albums	With Sympathy Twitch The Land of Rape and Honey The Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Taste Psalm 69: The Way to Succeed and the Way to Suck Eggs Filth Pig Dark Side of the Spoon Animositisomina Houses of the Molé Rio Grande Blood The Last Sucker Relapse From Beer to Eternity

Live albums	In Case You Didn't Feel Like Showing Up Sphinctour Adios... Puta Madres

Compilations and remixes	Twelve Inch Singles (1981–1984) Box Tapes of Wrath Greatest Fits Early Trax Side Trax Rantology Rio Grande Dub Ya Cover Up The Last Dubber MiXXXes of the Molé Every Day Is Halloween: The Anthology Undercover

Singles	"Cold Life" "I Wanted to Tell Her" "Work for Love" "(Every Day Is) Halloween" "Stigmata" "Burning Inside" "Thieves" "Jesus Built My Hotrod" "N.W.O." "Just One Fix" "The Fall" "Lay Lady Lay" "Reload" "Bad Blood" "No W" "Keys to the City" "Thunderstruck" "99 Percenters" "Double Tap" "PermaWar"

Related articles	Discography Relapse Tour "LiesLiesLies" Ministry: The Lost Gospels According to Al Jourgensen

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