Relapse is the twelfth studio album by industrial metal band Ministry, which was released on March 23, 2012,[1] through 13th Planet Records.

[4] Later that month, Jourgensen told Metal Hammer that Ministry had begun work on Relapse, which they hope to release by Christmas.

"[5] Ministry announced on their website that they entered the studio on September 1, 2011, with engineer Sammy D'Ambruoso to begin recording Relapse.

[6] The song "Ghouldiggers" explains Al Jourgensen's belief on the way the music industry capitalizes on a musician's death.

[10] AllMusic reviewer David Jeffries called it "a harder and faster-than-usual album from the group, and yet there's also a heavier element of control throughout, as Jourgensen holds the reins tighter, guiding this industrial-thrash monster down a speedy track without going over the edge".