Crossover Ministry

Crossover Ministry is the third studio album by American crossover thrash band Iron Reagan, released in 2017 by Relapse Records. As with previous entries, many of its lyrics contain social and political commentary, with the title track, "Megachurch", and "Dogsnotgods" in particular targeting organized religion.[7][8]

Crossover Ministry
Studio album by
Iron Reagan
ReleasedFebruary 3, 2017
RecordedSummer 2016
StudioBlaze of Torment Studios
Richmond, Virginia, U.S.
GenreCrossover thrash
Length28:48
LabelRelapse
ProducerPhil Hall
Iron Reagan chronology
The Tyranny of Will
(2014)		 Crossover Ministry
(2017)		 Iron Reagan/
Gatecreeper
(2018)
Singles from Crossover Ministry
  1. "A Dying World"
    Released: November 16, 2016
  2. "Grim Business"
    Released: December 12, 2016
  3. "Bleed the Fifth"
    Released: January 12, 2017
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic72/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Exclaim!8/10[3]
Kerrang!3/5[4]
Pitchfork6.7/10[5]
PopMatters[6]
Punknews.org[7]

Recording and release

Crossover Ministry was recorded during the summer of 2016 at Blaze of Torment Studios in Richmond, Virginia and mixed by Kurt Ballou at GodCity Studio in Salem, Massachusetts.[9] On November 16, 2016, the opening track, "A Dying World" was released as a single through SoundCloud, followed by "Grim Business" on December 12 and "Bleed the Fifth" on January 12.[10][11][12] The full album was released by Relapse Records on February 3, 2017 on compact disc, LP, cassette, and via digital download and streaming.

Track listing
No.TitleLength
1."A Dying World"2:24
2."You Never Learn"0:43
3."Grim Business"2:29
4."Dead with My Friends"3:35
5."No Sell"0:12
6."Condition Evolution"1:56
7."Fuck the Neighbors"1:50
8."Power of the Skull"0:49
9."Crossover Ministry"2:03
10."More War"1:36
11."Blatant Violence"1:23
12."Parents of Tomorrow"0:05
13."Bleed the Fifth"2:01
14."Megachurch"1:36
15."Shame Spiral"1:36
16."Dogsnotgods"1:18
17."Eat or be Eaten"0:31
18."Twist Your Fate"2:41
Total length:28:48

Personnel
Iron Reagan performing at the Broadberry in Richmond, Virginia on February 28, 2017. Band members pictured are, from left to right: Hall, Skotis, Foresta, Parrish, Bronzino

Iron Reagan

Guest vocalists

  • Dave Wood (on "No Sell")
  • Andreas Sandberg (on "Megachurch")
  • Marissa Paternoster (on "Eat or be Eaten")

Production

Charts
Chart Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[13] 93
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[14] 4
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[15] 23
US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard)[16] 6
US Vinyl Albums (Billboard)[17] 8

References
  1. "Reviews for Crossover Ministry by Iron Reagan". Metacritic. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
  2. Deming, Mark. "Crossover Ministry - Iron Reagan". Allmusic. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
  3. Smith-Engelhardt, Joe (3 February 2017). "Iron Reagan Crossover Ministry". Exclaim!. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
  4. Winwood, Ian (4 February 2017). "Iron Reagan: Crossover Ministry". Kerrang! (1656): 52.
  5. Camp, Zoe (4 February 2017). "Iron Reagan: Crossover Ministry Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
  6. Beaudoin, Jedd (31 January 2017). "Iron Reagan: Crossover Ministry". PopMatters. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
  7. "Iron Reagan - Crossover Ministry". Punknews.org. 5 February 2017. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
  8. Senior, Nicholas (17 January 2017). "Album Review: Iron Reagan - 'Crossover Ministry'". New Noise Magazine. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
  9. "Crossover Ministry". IronReagan.Bandcamp.com. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
  10. Anthony, David (16 November 2016). "Iron Reagan gives a eulogy for "A Dying World"". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
  11. Breihan, Tom (12 December 2016). "Iron Reagan – "Grim Business"". Stereogum. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
  12. "Iron Reagan Party A Little Too Hard in "Bleed the Fifth" Music Video". Metal Injection. 12 January 2017. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
  13. "Ultratop.be – Iron Reagan – Crossover Ministry" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
  14. "Iron Reagan Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
  15. "Iron Reagan Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
  16. "Iron Reagan Chart History (Top Tastemaker Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
  17. "Iron Reagan Chart History (Vinyl Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
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