Combining doomy, aggressive synth-pop beats with unrelenting heavy-metal riffs and a terminally gloomy, angry worldview, Ministry provides a soundtrack to restless youth getting their first look at harsh reality. After touring with Lollapalooza in the early '90s, Ministry embarked on one of their biggest tours ever in 1996. Entitled SPHINCTOUR, this journey took them across North America and Europe with their industrial-rock attack.