Ministry, The Melvins and Corrosion of Conformity at Madison Theater

Al Jourgensen, whose visage now conjures that of a Mad Max villain, is pessimistic about the future. The enduring frontman for Industrial Rock institution Ministry has long delved into the darker side of life, but his band’s last two records — 2018’s AmeriKKKant and 2021’s Moral Hygiene — take things to a new level. Both are concept albums about our current cultural climate and the rise of right-wing radicalism and its skewing of everything from the arts to media to science. Ministry’s tour-mates this time out include Stoner Rock icons The Melvins and Metal mainstays Corrosion of Conformity, all of which rose up out of an early 1980s scene.