Sphinctour

Sphinctour is a live CD/DVD/VHS release by the industrial metal band Ministry released in 2002. It contains various tracks recorded on their 1996 world tour in support of the album Filth Pig. The album title is a play on the word sphincter.

Sphinctour
Live album by Ministry
Released	March 19, 2002 (CD) April 9, 2002 (DVD/VHS)
Recorded	April–July 1996
Genre	Industrial metal
Length	80:15
Label	Sanctuary
Producer	Hypo Luxa, Hermes Pan
Ministry chronology
Greatest Fits (2001) Sphinctour (2002) Animositisomina (2003)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[2]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Psalm 69" (Elysée Montmartre, Paris)	5:04
2.	"Crumbs" (Congress Center, Stuttgart)	3:54
3.	"Reload" (Convention Center, Albuquerque)	2:33
4.	"Filth Pig" (Varsity Arena, Toronto)	6:30
5.	"So What" (The Warfield, San Francisco)	9:45
6.	"Just One Fix" (Aragon Ballroom, Chicago)	4:38
7.	"N.W.O." (Hollywood Palladium, Los Angeles)	6:04
8.	"Hero" (Gaswerk, Hamburg)	2:38
9.	"Thieves" (Mercer Arena, Seattle)	5:14
10.	"Scarecrow" (Jesolo Beach Festival, Venice)	7:56
11.	"Lava" (Dour Festival, Brussels)	8:43
12.	"The Fall" (Brixton Academy, London)	8:02
13.	"Stigmata" (Roseland Ballroom, New York)	9:14

• Track 5 and 13 not included on CD releases

Album release

The original objective of Sphinctour was as a home video release, though a CD version was also made. There are no discernible differences audio-wise from the DVD, although, like their In Case You Didn't Feel Like Showing Up release, two tracks were omitted from the CD release. In addition, the DVD features the song "Happy Dust" as the intro and outro. The live video is edited as jump cut, which is a combination of all the concerts that took place in America and Europe.

Personnel

Ministry

• Al Jourgensen - vocals, mandolin ("Reload"), harmonica ("Filth Pig"), guitar ("Just One Fix", "N.W.O."), production
• Paul Barker - bass guitar, keyboard bass ("The Fall"), production
• Rey Washam - drums
• Louis Svitek - guitar
• Duane Buford - keyboards
• Zlatko Hukic - guitar

Additional personnel

• Tom Baker - mastering
• Paul Elledge - image and design

Video personnel

• Jeffrey Kinart - television director, production, editor
• Doug Freel - director, editor
• Tom Tuntlend - assistant editor
• Todd Darling - post-production supervisor