Permawar
"PermaWar" | ||||
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from the albumFrom Beer to Eternity | ||||
Released | August 9, 2013 | |||
Length | 4:56 | |||
Label | 13th Planet | |||
Songwriter(s) | Al Jourgensen | |||
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"Permawar"(stylized as"PermaWar") is a song by Americanindustrial metalbandMinistry.It is the third track and the only single from the band's thirteenth studio album,From Beer to Eternity.It was released on August 9, 2013 as a digital download.[1]
Lyrics
[edit]According to Al Jourgensen's interview with Kenny Herzog ofSpinmagazine, "PermaWar" is based onRachel Maddow's bookDrift: The Unmooring of American Military Power.[2]The song lyrically criticizes "the multi-million dollar industry that war has become".[3]
Music video
[edit]The music video for the song was filmed at Jourgensen's 13th Planet compound inEl Paso, Texas.It was produced by Jourgensen's wife, Angelina Lukacin-Jourgensen, and directed by filmmaker and animator Zach Passero, who also directed other Ministry music videos, including "Lieslieslies", "GhoulDiggers" and "99 Percenters".[4]
Like the song, the music video draws upon political themes. In the video, Jourgensen portrays three different personalities, taking the form of three different points of view on America's policies on war: the corrupt political leader, the predatory business man and the passive observer.[5]The music video also features vintage clips of missile launches, trenches with dead bodies, and military exercises, which were taken from footage ofWorld War II,Vietnam,AfghanistanandIraq.[4][6]It also containsaudio samplesof presidentBarack Obama's speeches aboutterrorism.[7]
Personnel
[edit]Ministry
[edit]- Al Jourgensen– vocals, guitars, production,mixing
- Mike Scaccia– guitars
- Sin Quirin– guitars
- Tony Campos– bass
- Aaron Rossi– drums
Additional personnel
[edit]- Sammy D'Ambruoso – production
- Aaron Havill – keyboards,engineering
- Allan Amato – artwork
References
[edit]- ^Hartmann, Graham (August 9, 2013)."Ministry unleash new 'From Beer to Eternity' single 'PermaWar'".Loudwire.RetrievedAugust 26,2013.
- ^Herzog, Kenny (July 31, 2013)."Al Jourgensen Bids Adieu to Ministry, Not to Speaking His Mind".Spin.RetrievedAugust 26,2013.
- ^Childers, Chad (August 16, 2013)."Ministry, 'PermaWar' – Exclusive Video Premiere".Noisecreep.RetrievedAugust 26,2013.The word "permawar" appears frequently in Frank Getlein's book "Playing Soldier: A Diatribe"(1971), indicating"a permanent condition of military embroilment that preserves the military-industrial stranglehold on the (involved) country."
- ^abHartmann, Graham (August 16, 2013)."Ministry, 'PermaWar' – exclusive video premiere".Loudwire.RetrievedAugust 26,2013.
- ^"Ministry: 'PermaWar' Video Released".Blabbermouth.net.August 16, 2013.RetrievedAugust 26,2013.
- ^Barkan, Jonathan (August 16, 2013)."Ministry Release Official Video For" PermaWar "".Bloody Disgusting.RetrievedAugust 26,2013.
- ^Adams, Gregory (August 6, 2013)."Ministry" PermaWar "(video)".Exclaim!.RetrievedAugust 26,2013.