After Ministry broke up in 2008, frontman Al Jourgensen stated in interviews that a reunion would never happen.
In the November 2008 issue of Hustler Magazine, Jourgensen said that the reason they were breaking up was that they "take up so much time" as well as the hassle of getting out new albums.
He also said he was responsible for six other bands and could get seven albums done a year while not working on new Ministry material.
[1] Later that month, Jourgensen told Metal Hammer that Ministry had begun work on Relapse, which they hope to release by Christmas.
"[2] In addition to the Wacken Open Air appearance, the band will play five North American dates and will not be adding any more cities to the Defibrillatour tour, as the band is scheduled to perform at Tuska Open Air Metal Festival in Finland from June 29–July 1, 2012.