Fireball Ministry

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Fireball Ministry, The Second Great Awakening era: John Oreshnick, Janis Tanaka, James A. Rota II, Emily Burton

Fireball Ministry is a metal band. The group consists of James A. Rota II (guitar/vocals), Emily Burton (guitar), Yael (drums), and Johny Chow (bass).

Conceived in Cincinnati in the late 90's by Rota and Burton, the band moved to New York City before settling in Los Angeles. After several years appearing with various big name bands in the genre (Danzig, Anthrax, Motörhead, Slayer) but without a breakthrough in sales they have found their own sound and are fast gaining a wider following. The selection of the track "King" by the increasingly influential Bam Margera on his Viva La Bands compilation appears to have sealed the Ministry's asendancy to the big time. In addition, the track "The Broken" was included in the World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) video game WWE SmackDown! vs. RAW 2006 for the Sony PlayStation 2, further expanding the band's audience.

The band went through four different bass players, starting with Helen Storer, who played on the "Ou Est La Rock?" CD and was replaced by Fu Manchu bassist Brad Davis on FMEP, which was himself replaced by former L7 bass player Janis Tanaka on The Second Great Awakening. Former Systematic 4-stringer Jonny Chow then took the place of Tanaka for the "Their Rock Is Not Our Rock" album, which was recorded at Dave Grohl's 606 West studio and like their previous works was produced by genre legend Nick Raskulinecz. In another Margera hook-up 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 quit the band in the Fall of 2006 to be replaced by Yael.

The band's imagery draws heavily from Christianity, with "ministry" in their name, the albums "The Second Great Awakening," and "Their Rock Is Not Our Rock," a reference to Deuteronomy 32:31.