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Rantology
Rantology is a 2005 compilation from the American industrial metal band Ministry, released on Mayan Records on 27 September 2005. Rather than a straight best-of, it gathers remixes of the band's singles and best-known songs, so familiar material turns up in reworked form.
The one exception is "The Great Satan", the second track, which made its first appearance here and went on to become a regular fixture in the band's live sets. It arrived between Houses of the Molé in 2004 and Rio Grande Blood in 2006, which makes it a handy stopgap for anyone following the group's story through that stretch. If you know the originals well, it's a fun way to hear them from a different angle, and the live favourite alone gives the collection a reason to exist.
Rantology: tracklist and credits
15 tracks · 1:16:32Tracklist
- 1No W (redux)4:14
- 2The Great SatanAl Jourgensen3:14
- 3Wrong (update mix)5:21
- 4N.W.O. (update mix)Paul Barker and Al Jourgensen5:06
- 5Stigmata (update mix)Al Jourgensen5:09
- 6Waiting5:02
- 7Warp City (alternate mix)Baker, Jourgensen, Monte, Scaccia4:01
- 8Jesus Built My Hotrod (update mix)Balch, Barker, Jourgensen, Rieflin, Haynes5:52
- 9Bad Blood (alternate mix)Ministry5:25
- 10AnimosityArmstrong, Freeman, Barker, Brody, Grossman, Jourgensen4:36
- 11Unsung (alternate mix)3:43
- 12Bloodlines6:34
- 13Psalm 69 (live in Paris)Paul Barker and Al Jourgensen5:03
- 14Thieves (live in Seattle)Barker, Connelly, Jourgensen, Ogre5:06
- 15The Fall (live in London)Michael Balch and Al Jourgensen8:04
- Produced by
- Paul Barker, Flowering Blight, Al Jourgensen
- Recorded at
- Sonic Ranch, Élysée Montmartre, Mercer Arena, O₂ Academy Brixton
- Recorded
- 1987–2005
- Mixed at
- Sonic Ranch
- Engineered by
- Justin Leeah
- Labels
- Mayan Records, Sanctuary
- Length
- 1:16:32
Line-up
- Paul Barker · bass guitar · guest
- Max Brody · drums (drum set), percussion · guest
- Adam Grossman · guitar · guest
- Al Jourgensen · guitar, keyboard, slide guitar, vocals · guest
- Rey Washam · drums (drum set) · guest
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How we know the release date wikipedia + wikidata; also seen: 2005-09-26 (musicbrainz)
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 26 September 2005 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 27 September 2005 | |
| Wikidata | 27 September 2005 | |
| US release | 27 September 2005 | earliest US date |
| UK / Europe release | 26 September 2005 | earliest UK or European date |
2 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 September 2005 | GB | Mayan Records | 5050361404721 | original |
| 27 September 2005 | US | Sanctuary Records | 060768639928 | other |
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| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| coverartarchive ✓ | 1685×1680 | cropped: cropped from 1685x1680 to 1680x1680 |
| deezer | 1200×1200 | upscaled |
| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |