Rio Grande Blood is the tenth studio album by industrial metal band Ministr… Read Full Bio ↴Rio Grande Blood is the tenth studio album by industrial metal band Ministry, released in 2006. It is their first release through 13th Planet and Megaforce Records. The album is the 2nd part of the band's anti-George W. Bush trilogy, preceded by 2004's Houses of the Molé and followed by 2007's The Last Sucker. The title of the album is a parody of the 1972 ZZ Top album Rio Grande Mud.
Just like Houses of the Molé, Rio Grande Blood contains very political lyrics, making frequent allusions to the George W. Bush administration. Some of the issues raised include the then-current Iraq War, U.S. immigration policy and U.S. military policy (particularly the US Marine Corps in the song Gangreen). The Halliburton corporation is also quoted and linked to the Bush administration.
The album also contains allegations of the Bush administration complicity in the 9/11 attacks in the track Lieslieslies, which contains audio samples from the conspiracy documentary Loose Change. The song received a nomination for Best Metal Performance at the 49th annual Grammy Awards. The Great Satan was also nominated for a Grammy. A remix of the track is featured on the album.
Samples of genuine Bush soundbites are cut-and-pasted together at various points to satirical effect: for example, the title track begins with Bush stating "I have adopted sophisticated terrorist tactics and I'm a dangerous, dangerous man with dangerous, dangerous weapons."
The album was re-released in remixed form as Rio Grande Dub on July 10, 2007.
Just like Houses of the Molé, Rio Grande Blood contains very political lyrics, making frequent allusions to the George W. Bush administration. Some of the issues raised include the then-current Iraq War, U.S. immigration policy and U.S. military policy (particularly the US Marine Corps in the song Gangreen). The Halliburton corporation is also quoted and linked to the Bush administration.
The album also contains allegations of the Bush administration complicity in the 9/11 attacks in the track Lieslieslies, which contains audio samples from the conspiracy documentary Loose Change. The song received a nomination for Best Metal Performance at the 49th annual Grammy Awards. The Great Satan was also nominated for a Grammy. A remix of the track is featured on the album.
Samples of genuine Bush soundbites are cut-and-pasted together at various points to satirical effect: for example, the title track begins with Bush stating "I have adopted sophisticated terrorist tactics and I'm a dangerous, dangerous man with dangerous, dangerous weapons."
The album was re-released in remixed form as Rio Grande Dub on July 10, 2007.
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Rio Grande Blood
Ministry Lyrics
Ass Clown Ladies and gentlemen Welcome to Washington DC Home of the As…
Fear (Is Big Business) I don't know when my life changed I can't remember when…
Gangreen I'm the ministry of death Ahoorah! I'm a marine - I'm h…
Khyber Pass Where's Bin Laden Where's Bin Laden He's probably runnin' P…
LiesLiesLies Gentlemen we have called you together to inform you That…
Palestina Palestina was a very nice girl She liked to travel and…
Rio Grande Blood And now a message from the President of the United…
Señor Peligro Señor Peligro - Bush's alter ego A family of danger -…
Sgt. Major Redux I'm the ministry of death Ahoorah! I'm a marine - I'm hard…
Yellow Cake And the war goes on And the war goes on There's no…