1000 Homo DJs - Supernaut (1990)^{Release ID: 4917}

1000 Homo DJs... With a name like that, you might think of the ultimate LGBT DJ festival. This is actually a short-lived side-project of Ministry and a few other well-known late 80s industrial rock/metal musicians. The group released two double-sided singles, and this is one of them, Supernaut, though the EP edition includes that other single.

Let's start with the title track, an amazing old-school industrial metal cover of a Black Sabbath tune. The leader of the group and Ministry, Al Jourgensen has done quite an effort in making a doom-ish industrial metal tune that can work well for a disco club. While the lyrics and pace are the same, it sounds more massive with the amped guitars, pounding drums, and distorted vocals. Apparently, the vocals were originally by Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails, but he was with a different record label, so to prevent legal issues, Jourgensen re-recorded the song with his own vocals sounding similar to Reznor. Rumor has it that it's actually Reznor's vocals highly distorted to conceal his identity, but that rumor was denied. The original single's B-side "Hey A****le" is never really something that would really make industrial metal history. All the song has is a repeated loop of industrial rhythm and chanting the song title, in the background of a lengthy rant from a foul-mouthed cop.

The two tracks from their earlier single released in the EP version make up for that sh*tter, the fun early industrial rock/metal of "Apathy" and the similar but repetitive "Better Ways". Get rid of that 8-minute a****le cop rant and you have a fine decent EP. I think I'd rather head for Lard if I want one of Al Jourgensen's earlier side-projects....

Favorites: "Supernaut", "Apathy"