Rio Grande Blood is the title for Ministry's tenth studio album. It was released on May 2, 2006.

The title of the album is a parody of Rio Grande Mud, the album that was released in 1972 by ZZ Top.

The album contains very political lyrics. These make frequent allusions to the current George W. Bush administration, including samples from Bush commentating his politics. Some of the issues finger-pointed include the occupation of Iraq by US troops, US imigration policy, US military policy (particulary the US Marine Corps in the song "Gangreen") The Halliburton corporation is also quoted and linked to the Bush administration. Also, there are accusations of the Bush administration being involved in the 9/11 attacks on Lieslieslies, which contains audio samples from the conspiracy documentary Loose Change (video). "Senor Peligro" is a song that supports Hugo Chávez - the President of Venezuela - against the U.S. government. "Senor Peligro" is Spanish for "Mr. Danger", an insulting nickname that Chávez uses for Bush.

Track listing

1. "Rio Grande Blood"
2. "Señor Peligro"
3. "Gangreen" (featuring Sgt. Major)
4. "Fear (Is Big Business)"
5. "Lieslieslies"
6. "The Great Satan Remix" (Grammy Nominated Track)
7. "Yellow Cake"
8. "Palestina"
9. "Ass Clown" (featuring Jello Biafra)
10. "Khyber Pass" (featuring Liz Constantine)
11. "Silence"
12. "Silence"
13. "Untitled Bonus Track" (featuring Sgt. Major)

Ministry albums | 2006 albums

Rio Grande Blood