# Hate to Go – Take Out or Delivery

**Hate To Go – Take Out Or Delivery** is the final studio album by the American industrial metal band [Ministry](https://www.edgepedia.org/ministry-band), released on October 30, 2026 through Cleopatra Records.<sup>[1](https://ministry.bandcamp.com/album/hate-to-go-take-out-or-delivery)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[2](https://www.metal-archives.com/albums/Ministry/Hate_to_Go_-_Take_Out_or_Delivery/1469956)</sup> The album closes a career that began in Chicago in 1981 under founder [Al Jourgensen](https://www.edgepedia.org/al-jourgensen), whose project moved from the synth-pop of *With Sympathy* (1983) through *Twitch* (1986), *The Land of Rape and Honey* (1988), *The Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Taste* (1989), and *Psalm 69* (1992), and most recently *HOPIUMFORTHEMASSES* (2024).<sup>[1](https://ministry.bandcamp.com/album/hate-to-go-take-out-or-delivery)</sup>

| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Artist / status | Ministry; billed as the band's final studio album<sup>[1](https://ministry.bandcamp.com/album/hate-to-go-take-out-or-delivery)</sup> |
| Release | October 30, 2026, Cleopatra Records<sup>[2](https://www.metal-archives.com/albums/Ministry/Hate_to_Go_-_Take_Out_or_Delivery/1469956)</sup> |
| Length | 10 tracks, 46:44 total<sup>[3](https://www.qobuz.com/ie-en/album/hate-to-go-take-out-or-delivery-ministry/yqw95fnwbwr4f)</sup> |
| Guest appearance | Paul Barker, former Ministry and Revolting Cocks partner, on keyboards and programming for "We're Still Here"<sup>[2](https://www.metal-archives.com/albums/Ministry/Hate_to_Go_-_Take_Out_or_Delivery/1469956)</sup> |
| Genre | Industrial metal<sup>[4](https://napalmrecords.com/english/ministry-hate-to-go-take-out-or-delivery-special-edition-black-purple-marbled-lp.html)</sup> |
| Singles | "We Hate" (August 2026, with an anti-Trump video) and "Singularity" (September 2026)<sup>[5](https://www.loudersound.com/music/music-videos/ministry-anti-trump-video-we-hate)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[6](https://www.loudersound.com/music/tracks-singles/best-new-metal-songs-trivium-godflesh-ministry)</sup> |

## Content

The standard tracklist runs: "Crickets", "Voices of Hate", "Clown Car", "We Hate", "Delete", "Grifter", "The White Man Lied", "Singularity", "Burned Out", and "We're Still Here".<sup>[3](https://www.qobuz.com/ie-en/album/hate-to-go-take-out-or-delivery-ministry/yqw95fnwbwr4f)</sup> The longest track is "Grifter" at 6:36, followed by "Burned Out" at 6:04.<sup>[3](https://www.qobuz.com/ie-en/album/hate-to-go-take-out-or-delivery-ministry/yqw95fnwbwr4f)</sup> The vinyl and cassette editions place "The White Man Lied" only on the CD and digital versions, splitting the remaining nine tracks across two sides.<sup>[7](https://jacemediamusic.com/2026/10/07/ministry-hate-to-go-take-out-or-delivery-album-review-jace-media-music/)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[1](https://ministry.bandcamp.com/album/hate-to-go-take-out-or-delivery)</sup>

Promotional copy describes the record as Jourgensen "settling all scores" and returning to the band's "legendary Sire/Wax Trax! era" sound.<sup>[1](https://ministry.bandcamp.com/album/hate-to-go-take-out-or-delivery)</sup> Reviewers heard the album as a continuation of Ministry's confrontational style: the Jace Media Music review described mechanical rhythms, distorted guitars, electronic noise, and political cynicism, with "We're Still Here" as the closing statement of a 45-year career.<sup>[7](https://jacemediamusic.com/2026/10/07/ministry-hate-to-go-take-out-or-delivery-album-review-jace-media-music/)</sup>

## Personnel

The credited lineup is Al Jourgensen (programming, keyboards, vocals, guitars), Cesar Soto and Monte Pittman (guitars), [Paul D'Amour](https://www.edgepedia.org/paul-damour) (bass), John Bechdel (synthesizers, samples), and Pepe Clarke Magaña (drums).<sup>[2](https://www.metal-archives.com/albums/Ministry/Hate_to_Go_-_Take_Out_or_Delivery/1469956)</sup> Paul Barker, Jourgensen's longtime collaborator in Ministry and the Revolting Cocks who had been absent from recent albums, returns as a guest on keyboards and programming for the closing track "We're Still Here".<sup>[2](https://www.metal-archives.com/albums/Ministry/Hate_to_Go_-_Take_Out_or_Delivery/1469956)</sup>

## Singles and videos

**We Hate.** In August 2026 Ministry released a video for "We Hate" depicting US President Donald Trump in a series of AI-generated scenes, including him as a goat-cradling clergyman, on a golden throne drinking "Hate Cola", kissing an ICE agent, and as [Hannibal Lecter](https://www.edgepedia.org/hannibal-lecter). The band stated it was necessary to give "Trumplethinskin" a dose of his own medicine.<sup>[5](https://www.loudersound.com/music/music-videos/ministry-anti-trump-video-we-hate)</sup>

**Singularity.** "Singularity" was featured in Metal Hammer's Tracks of the Week in September 2026, described as leaning on the mechanized style the band has used for four decades; the magazine criticized the accompanying video as cheap AI work.<sup>[6](https://www.loudersound.com/music/tracks-singles/best-new-metal-songs-trivium-godflesh-ministry)</sup>

## Editions

The album was issued in a wide range of formats: digital, CD, cassette, and numerous vinyl variants including black, clear, white, coke bottle green, and black/green splatter.<sup>[1](https://ministry.bandcamp.com/album/hate-to-go-take-out-or-delivery)</sup> Deluxe box sets add a picture disc LP, an exclusive 7-inch with two Die Krupps remixes ("Crickets" and "Burned Out"), a CD with those remixes as bonus tracks, and a poster.<sup>[1](https://ministry.bandcamp.com/album/hate-to-go-take-out-or-delivery)</sup> A four-LP edition was also listed by retailers.<sup>[8](https://imusic.ie/music/0889466733444/ministry-2026-hate-to-go-take-out-or-delivery-cassette)</sup>

## References

1. [Hate To Go - Take Out Or Delivery, Ministry, Bandcamp (Cleopatra Records)](https://ministry.bandcamp.com/album/hate-to-go-take-out-or-delivery)
2. [Ministry - Hate to Go - Take Out or Delivery, Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives](https://www.metal-archives.com/albums/Ministry/Hate_to_Go_-_Take_Out_or_Delivery/1469956)
3. [Hate To Go - Take Out Or Delivery, Ministry, Qobuz](https://www.qobuz.com/ie-en/album/hate-to-go-take-out-or-delivery-ministry/yqw95fnwbwr4f)
4. [MINISTRY - Hate to Go - Take Out or Delivery - Special Edition Black Purple Marbled LP, Napalm Records](https://napalmrecords.com/english/ministry-hate-to-go-take-out-or-delivery-special-edition-black-purple-marbled-lp.html)
5. [Ministry pull no punches in anti-Trump video for We Hate, Louder](https://www.loudersound.com/music/music-videos/ministry-anti-trump-video-we-hate)
6. [Metal Hammer's Tracks Of The Week: September 18 2026, Louder](https://www.loudersound.com/music/tracks-singles/best-new-metal-songs-trivium-godflesh-ministry)
7. [Ministry – Hate To Go (Take Out Or Delivery) Album Review, Jace Media Music](https://jacemediamusic.com/2026/10/07/ministry-hate-to-go-take-out-or-delivery-album-review-jace-media-music/)
8. [Ministry · Hate to Go: Take out or Delivery (Cassette), imusic.ie](https://imusic.ie/music/0889466733444/ministry-2026-hate-to-go-take-out-or-delivery-cassette)

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*Initially written Sep 17, 2026 · Reviewed: Oct 25, 2026 · Edited: Oct 11, 2026; Oct 15, 2026; Oct 25, 2026 · Last review: Oct 25, 2026*

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