Rape and Honey to distort his voice using Eventide. In 2006, starting with Rio Grande Blood, Jourgensen switched to a more thrash metal approach. Personal life Relationships and family Jourgensen was married to Patty Marsh from 1984 to 1995 and the relationship produced one daughter. In 2002, he married Angelina Lukacin. In July 2014, he announced that they were divorced. Jourgensen's autobiography, Ministry: The Lost Gospels According to Al Jourgensen, was released in July 2013. As a result of the divorce from wife and business partner, 13th Planet Records officially shut down . In 2015, Jourgensen closed his residence and recording studio in El Paso, Texas and moved to Los Angeles to pursue new music endeavors. Legal and health issues In 1995, police raided Ministry's Texas headquarters and Jourgensen was arrested for possession of heroin. He received a five-year probation sentence. Jourgensen was dependent upon heroin for twenty years. Jourgensen kicked his heavy drug (heroin, methadone, crack, pills) habit, and as of 2019, he has limited his intake to beer, marijuana, and psilocybin mushrooms. Jourgensen almost lost his arm and foot in two separate incidents, the first due to a spider bite, the second the result of a hypodermic needle wound. Body art Throughout the years, Jourgensen has amassed a large number of tattoos. In 2012, he underwent facial piercings after a bet with his daughter; she called him a "pussy" for not having any piercings while Jourgensen called her the same thing for not having any tattoos. They then decided to have their tattoos and piercings done respectively to create a "pact." He had 16 facial piercings done in one sitting. Discography with Ministry with Revolting Cocks with Lard Other releases Featured releases Solo releases Notes Commentaries Reference notes References Cited sources Bibliography Further reading External links 1958 births 20th-century American guitarists American musicians of Cuban descent American male singers Alternative metal musicians American heavy metal singers American heavy metal guitarists American heavy metal keyboardists American industrial musicians Alternative metal guitarists American multi-instrumentalists American synth-pop musicians Cuban emigrants to the United States Hispanic and Latino American musicians Illinois Democrats Lard (band) members Living people Ministry (band) members Musicians from Chicago New Trier High School alumni People from Breckenridge, Colorado Musicians from Havana Revolting Cocks members Singers from Colorado University of Illinois Chicago alumni American male guitarists Industrial metal musicians