Введение
Американская стоунер-метал группа Fireball Ministry — американская стоунер-метал группа из Лос-Анджелеса, образованная в 1999 году. Трек "The Broken" был включен в видеоигру о рестлинге WWE SmackDown! vs. Raw 2006 для PlayStation 2. Группа сменила четырех бас-гитаристов, начиная с Хелен Сторрер, которая играла на альбоме Où est la Rock? (1999) и была заменена басистом Fu Manchu Брэдом Дэвисом на FMEP (2001), которого, в свою очередь, заменила бывшая басистка L7 Дженис Танака на The Second Great Awakening (2003). Бывший басист Systematic Джонни Чоу занял место Танаки для альбома Their Rock Is Not Our Rock (2005), который был записан в студии 606 West, принадлежащей Дэйву Гролу, и, как и предыдущие работы группы, был спродюсирован Ником Раскулинечем. Благодаря связям, установленным через Margera, они выступили на разогреве у CKY во время их турне 2005 года, спонсируемого Adio Footwear, а ранее уже открывали их концерты во время турне по Великобритании в 2004 году. Оригинальный барабанщик Джон Орешник взял отпуск из-за семейных обстоятельств осенью 2006 года, и его заменила Яэль во время последующего тура. Яэль и Джонни Чоу ранее были участниками группы My Ruin. Яэль покинула группу зимой 2006 года, после чего Орешник вернулся. Рота рассматривал возможность стать священником, но был отговорен из-за возможных юридических и налоговых проблем. Однако в итоге он был рукоположен и провел свадебные церемонии для Мэтта Дейса из CKY и Эрики Бекманн в ноябре 2005 года, а также для Бама Маргеры и Мисси Ротштейн в феврале 2007 года. В интервью для Blabbermouth.net в мае 2007 года Джеймс Рота заявил, что "мы [Fireball Ministry] находимся в процессе написания нового альбома". В том же интервью Рота упомянул то, что впоследствии стало EP The Company Band – Sign Here, Here and Here. 14 июня 2008 года Рота сообщил, что для пока безымянного пятого альбома Fireball Ministry было записано три трека, а также он работал над полноформатным альбомом The Company Band и третьим, не уточненным проектом. Однако Джонни Чоу находился в туре, играя на бас-гитаре с Cavalera Conspiracy и Stone Sour. Некоторые треки из альбома Fireball Ministry, такие как "Kick Back", "End of Story" и "Fallen Believers", были использованы в саундтреке к телесериалу "Сыны анархии".
Fireball Ministry is an American stoner metal band from Los Angeles, formed in 1999. The track "The Broken" was included in the wrestling video game WWE SmackDown! vs. Raw 2006 for the PlayStation 2. The band went through four different bass players, starting with Helen Storer, who played on Où est la Rock? (1999) and was replaced by Fu Manchu bassist Brad Davis on FMEP (2001), who was himself replaced by former L7 bass player Janis Tanaka on The Second Great Awakening (2003). Former Systematic bassist Johny Chow then took the place of Tanaka for the Their Rock Is Not Our Rock album (2005), which was recorded at Dave Grohl's 606 West studio and, like the band's previous works, was produced by Nick Raskulinecz. In another connection helped by Margera, they supported CKY on their 2005 Adio Footwear sponsored tour, having already opened for them on their UK tour in 2004. Original drummer John Oreshnick took a leave of absence due to family issues in the fall of 2006, to be replaced by Yael during their subsequent tour. Yael and Johny Chow were former bandmates in My Ruin. Yael subsequently left the band in winter 2006, and Oreshnick rejoined. Rota considered becoming an ordained minister, but was persuaded not to on account of possible legal and taxation issues. However, he did eventually become ordained and performed wedding ceremonies for Matt Deis of CKY and Erica Beckmann in November 2005, and Bam Margera and Missy Rothstein in February 2007. In an interview for Blabbermouth. net in May 2007, James Rota stated that "we [Fireball Ministry] are in the stages of writing a new album". In the same Interview, Rota also referred to what would later become The Company Band EP, Sign Here, Here and Here. On June 14, 2008, Rota stated that three tracks had been recorded for the as yet unnamed fifth Fireball Ministry album, and was also working on a full length Company Band album and a third, unspecified project. However, Johny Chow was on tour playing bass guitar with Cavalera Conspiracy and Stone Sour. Some tracks from the album Fireball Ministry such as "Kick Back" "End of Story" and "Fallen Believers" appeared as soundtrack on the Sons of Anarchy television series
The band released their fifth album, Remember the Story, on October 6, 2017, via Cleopatra Records.
Группа выпустила свой пятый альбом, Remember the Story, 6 октября 2017 года на лейбле Cleopatra Records.
Fireball Ministry is an American stoner metal band from Los Angeles, formed in 1999. The track "The Broken" was included in the wrestling video game WWE SmackDown! vs. Raw 2006 for the PlayStation 2. The band went through four different bass players, starting with Helen Storer, who played on Où est la Rock? (1999) and was replaced by Fu Manchu bassist Brad Davis on FMEP (2001), who was himself replaced by former L7 bass player Janis Tanaka on The Second Great Awakening (2003). Former Systematic bassist Johny Chow then took the place of Tanaka for the Their Rock Is Not Our Rock album (2005), which was recorded at Dave Grohl's 606 West studio and, like the band's previous works, was produced by Nick Raskulinecz. In another connection helped by Margera, they supported CKY on their 2005 Adio Footwear sponsored tour, having already opened for them on their UK tour in 2004. Original drummer John Oreshnick took a leave of absence due to family issues in the fall of 2006, to be replaced by Yael during their subsequent tour. Yael and Johny Chow were former bandmates in My Ruin. Yael subsequently left the band in winter 2006, and Oreshnick rejoined. Rota considered becoming an ordained minister, but was persuaded not to on account of possible legal and taxation issues. However, he did eventually become ordained and performed wedding ceremonies for Matt Deis of CKY and Erica Beckmann in November 2005, and Bam Margera and Missy Rothstein in February 2007. In an interview for Blabbermouth. net in May 2007, James Rota stated that "we [Fireball Ministry] are in the stages of writing a new album". In the same Interview, Rota also referred to what would later become The Company Band EP, Sign Here, Here and Here. On June 14, 2008, Rota stated that three tracks had been recorded for the as yet unnamed fifth Fireball Ministry album, and was also working on a full length Company Band album and a third, unspecified project. However, Johny Chow was on tour playing bass guitar with Cavalera Conspiracy and Stone Sour. Some tracks from the album Fireball Ministry such as "Kick Back" "End of Story" and "Fallen Believers" appeared as soundtrack on the Sons of Anarchy television series
The band released their fifth album, Remember the Story, on October 6, 2017, via Cleopatra Records.
Вдохновение
Образ группы в значительной степени вдохновлен христианством, что отражено в слове "ministry" в их названии, альбомах The Second Great Awakening и Their Rock Is Not Our Rock, отсылке к Второзаконию 32:31. MTV.com описал музыку группы как обладающую "музыкальной химией между участниками, благодаря которой их песни наполнены теплом". Название "Fireball Ministry" происходит от одноименной телепередачи местного доступа в Цинциннати.