Stigmata (song)

"Stigmata"
Single by Ministry
from the album The Land of Rape and Honey
Released	1988
Format	12" vinyl
Genre	Industrial metal
Length	12:59
Label	Sire, Warner Bros.
Writer(s)	Al Jourgensen
Producer(s)	Hypo Luxa, Hermes Pan
Ministry singles chronology
"Over the Shoulder" (1986) "Stigmata" (1988) "Flashback" (1988)

"Stigmata" is a song by industrial metal band Ministry, released as a single from their 1988 album The Land of Rape and Honey. The song features distorted vocals, guitars and compressed drum machine loops. The song was an underground hit.^[1] The video features gritty black and white, strobe-like montages of eyes, machinery, gears, symbols, the band playing live, Paul Barker on a motorcycle, and what appear to be neo-Nazi skinheads. The song was said to be "Ministry's finest moment until 1992".^[2] The track was later featured in the 1990 science fiction horror movie Hardware. It also appeared in the 1995 Hong Kong action comedy film Rumble in the Bronx.

Track listing

No.	Title	Credit	Length
1.	"Stigmata" (Remix)	Ministry	6:57
2.	"Tonight We Murder"	Ministry/Nardiello	6:02

Personnel

Ministry

• Alain Jourgensen - vocals ("Stigmata"), guitar, programming, production, engineer
• Paul Barker - bass, programming, production, engineer

Additional personnel

• William Rieflin - drums ("Tonight We Murder"), programming
• Frank Nardiello - vocals ("Tonight We Murder"), cover painting
• Brian Shanley - cover design

References

1. "Stigmata - Ministry | Listen, Appearances, Song Review | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2014-10-04.
2. Buckley, P. (2003). The Rough Guide to Rock. Rough Guides. pp. 1–1769. ISBN 9781858284576. Retrieved 2014-10-04.