Filth Pig is the sixth studio album by American industrial metal band Ministry, released on January 30, 1996, by Warner Bros. Records.
The title was allegedly derived from a statement made in the British Houses of Parliament, in which the band's leader Al Jourgensen was described as a "filthy pig" for his onstage theatrics by MP Teddy Taylor.
[15] Despite poor sales, the album entered several charts, peaking at the highest positions Ministry has ever achieved.
Filth Pig marked a major shift artistically for the band from their previous album.
They all wanted Psalm 70, and I gave them an electronic-free record full of gun-in-mouth dirges of nothing but pain.