AmeriKKKant
by Ministry
User Score
6.2

Generally favorable reviews- based on 23 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 23
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 23
  3. Negative: 6 out of 23
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  1. StevenX
    Apr 5, 2018
    5
    Let's face it: with Al Jourgensen often singing only two or three notes over the course of a song, it's not surprising that Ministry gets my attention but doesn't usually hold it. The sound of someone who's so gobsmacked over Agent Orange that he doesn't know where to start, Al goes everywhere here, from Presitard's own words slowed down to annoy you even more over a gypsy violin track (atLet's face it: with Al Jourgensen often singing only two or three notes over the course of a song, it's not surprising that Ministry gets my attention but doesn't usually hold it. The sound of someone who's so gobsmacked over Agent Orange that he doesn't know where to start, Al goes everywhere here, from Presitard's own words slowed down to annoy you even more over a gypsy violin track (at 3:16, it's about three minutes longer than it needed to be) to GOP greed masquerading as bloodlust ("I guess we're going to war / we don't know who we're fighting / we don't know what we're fighting for"). There's more musical variation on this than any Ministry album since "Filth Pig", but also more unnecessary padding via sound collages, Wagnerian bombast and extended riff repetition. When a song like "Victims Of A Clown" kicks in, it's near-classic, but the fact that it takes a full minute to do so is disconcerting. The more concise tracks are the most successful; at under 3 minutes, "We're Tired Of It" kicks your ass and leaves a dollar on the dresser. Jourgensen is clearly in his own space and doesn't care if you're not joining him in it. His accountant, however, is probably wishing for a little more consistency and a little less studio sound-stacking. This Ministry is still preaching to the faithful, but it probably won't be winning a lot of converts with this one.… Expand

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64

Generally favorable reviews - based on 11 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 11
  3. Negative: 0 out of 11
  1. Austin Chronicle
    May 7, 2018
    67
    Throughout, stories curdle grim and scary, violence always hovering on the periphery.
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  2. Magnet
    Apr 17, 2018
    80
    One of the most powerful and overtly political albums he's ever made. [No. 150, p.55]
  3. Punknews.org (Staff)
    Mar 19, 2018
    60
    As it is, this gives us too many long, dull spots across the nine tracks and 48 minute run time. To be fair, there is some really good stuff here. There’s at least enough that hardcore Ministry fans are going to want to buy Amerikkkant. You just have to wade through a fair amount of filler to find it.
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