Filth Pig


Filth Pig is the sixth studio album by American industrial metal band Ministry, released on January 30, 1996 by Warner Bros. Records. The title was allegedly derived from a statement made in the British Houses of Parliament, in which the band's leader Al Jourgensen was described as a "filthy pig" by MP Teddy Taylor for his onstage theatrics.
Despite being the band's highest-charting album in the US, it was negatively received by reviewers, sharply divided the band's fanbase, and did not live up to the platinum-selling success of . Despite poor sales, the album entered several charts, peaking at the highest positions Ministry has ever achieved. This would be the last Ministry album with Mike Scaccia on guitar until 2004's Houses of the Molé.

Background

Filth Pig marked a major shift artistically for the band from the. Jourgensen said everyone around him wanted him to continue making music similar to Psalm 69. However, he wanted to move away from using samples and focus on a slower, heavier sound. Jourgensen rejected any songs that sounded like their previous work.
The 2001 live album Sphinctour was generally well received by critics.

Packaging

The album cover depicts a young man holding an American flag with raw meat dripping on his head and a badge on his chest that reads, "Don't blame me."

Track listing

Personnel

Ministry

;Album
Chart Peak
position
The Billboard 20019
Australian Albums Chart9
Austrian Albums Chart47
Finnish Albums Chart17
German Albums Chart28
New Zealand Albums Chart16
Norwegian Albums Chart38
Swedish Albums Chart7
Swiss Albums Chart50
UK Albums Chart43

;Singles
YearSongUS
Dance
SWE
UK
1995"The Fall"184653
1996"Lay Lady Lay"——128