13th Planet artist and founder Al Jourgensen and Ministry were nominated for their 5th Grammy Wednesday night, December 3rd during a live ceremony at the Nokia Theater in LA and primetime broadcast on CBS. The track "Under My Thumb" from Ministry's album "Cover Up," released on 13th Planet Records April 1, 2008 got the honors this time in the Best Metal Performance category.

"Of all the mind-bending albums I have been a part of," said Fear Factory and AotW frontman Burton C. Bell, who contributed vocals to the track, "it took a version of a Rolling Stones song to get noticed. Who would have thought?"

"Under my Thumb" was produced by Jourgensen (as was the entire "Cover Up" album) who also provided pedal steel guitar, harmonica, programming, and background vocals on the track. "Under My Thumb" also features Static X bassist Tony Campos and Rev Co guitarist Sin Quirin, who quipped, "Being from The Revolting Cocks, I know stiff competition when I see it. I am still speechless nonetheless."

This is Ministry's fourth nomination in the Best Metal Performance category: 2000 for "Bad Blood" from "The Matrix Soundtrack", 2005 for "The Great Satan" from "Rantology" and 2006 for "Lieslieslies" from "Rio Grande Blood". In addition, Ministry was nominated in 1993 for the track "N.W.O." from the band's Platinum-selling "Psalm 69".

The 51st Annual Grammy Awards will be held on Sunday February 8, 2009, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles and broadcast live on CBS.