Editing Nivek Ogre (section)

===ohGr===
In 1989, Ogre and Al Jourgensen started the side project [[W.E.L.T.]] (When Everyone Learns the Truth). Some material was recorded, but the only song they released was turned into Ministry's 1996 song "[[The Fall (Ministry song)|The Fall]]", from ''[[Filth Pig]]''.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Wolanski|first1=Coreen|title=Ministry: Nothing Exceeds like Excess (1 March 2003)|url=http://exclaim.ca/music/article/ministry-nothing_exceeds_like_excess|website=Exclaim!|access-date=March 26, 2017}}</ref> During the recording of ''The Process'' in [[Malibu, California|Malibu]], Ogre befriended [[Ruby (British band)|Ruby]] member Mark Walk.<ref name="Chaos">{{cite web|last1=Gourley|first1=Bob|title=Skinny Puppy Frontman Nivek Ogre Interviewed about his ohGr Side Project (2008)|url=http://www.chaoscontrol.com/ogre/|website=Chaos Control|date=November 7, 2008 |access-date=March 26, 2017}}</ref> They revived the W.E.L.T. project by producing a 14-track album, but this was eventually shelved by their label, [[American Recordings (record label)|American Recordings]]. Ogre became depressed as a result of the labels decision; he told ''[[Exclaim!]]'' in 1998 that to relieve the situation, he picked up a book on [[Pink Floyd]] and started playing the guitar. "That was really good for me, it was really good therapy. It took hours and hours of time that would have been spent fixating on a problem that there was really nothing I could do about".<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Twomey|first1=Chris|title=Ogre Unmasked|journal=Exclaim!|date=1998|url=http://litany.net/interviews/ogr-exclaim.html|access-date=March 26, 2017}}</ref>

[[File:Nivek Ogre with ohGr in 2011.jpg|thumb|left|alt=A photo of Nivek Ogre performing with ohGr in 2011.|Nivek Ogre on stage with ohGr in 2011]]

Ogre was kept on the label for three years, unable to do anything with the recordings. "It wasn’t until about 2000 that I pulled myself up by the bootstraps and went to see what was going on. I found out that all that time, I could have just walked away from it because no one was going to do anything".<ref name="Chaos" /> Ogre and Walk landed a deal with [[Spitfire Records]], but were unable to retrieve their original master recordings from American. This meant they had to rerecord the entire album, a feat which took them roughly three to four months.<ref name="MK">{{cite journal|last1=Bayle|first1=Phellon|title=Ogre and the Thief of Welt|journal=MK Ultra Magazine|date=2001|url=https://www.litany.net/interviews/mkultra2001.html|access-date=March 26, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130509180618/http://litany.net/interviews/mkultra2001.html|archive-date=May 9, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> Using the new moniker [[ohGr]], the album was released as ''[[Welt (album)|Welt]]'' in February 2001.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Viglione|first1=Joe|title=ohGr: Welt Review|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/welt-mw0000118235|website=AllMusic|publisher=allmusic.com|access-date=March 26, 2017}}</ref> A video for the song "Cracker" was produced by Skinny Puppy collaborator [[William Morrison (director)|William Morrison]], who would join the group on tour. Also joining the tour was cEvin Key, who performed drums.<ref name="MK" />

ohGr would produce three more albums including ''[[SunnyPsyOp]]'' in 2003, ''[[Devils in my Details]]'' in 2008, ''[[UnDeveloped]]'' in 2011, all of which landed on ''Billboard'''s [[Dance/Electronic Albums]] chart.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=ohGr - Chart History|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/ohgr|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Billboard|access-date=March 26, 2017}}</ref> "What makes ohGr different from Skinny Puppy", Ogre explained to ''[[Westword]]'' in 2011, "is that Skinny Puppy focuses on sound design with lyrics laid on top, while ohGr bases its music around lyrics". He stated further: "When we're performing live, with ohGr, we strip back a lot of the electronics and the stuff that doesn't need to be there...All the guitars out, all the bass out, when it's played live, and a lot of the keyboards are played live, too".<ref name="Westword" />

ohGr released their fifth album, ''[[Tricks (album)|Tricks]]'', on June 18, 2018. The album was funded by a [[PledgeMusic]] campaign.<ref name="PM1">{{cite web |title=ohGr: Tricks on PledgeMusic |url=https://www.pledgemusic.com/projects/ohgr |publisher=[[PledgeMusic]] |access-date=June 18, 2018}}</ref> The album had been intended for release on October 31, 2017, but the release date was pushed back due to a [[Mastering (audio)|mastering]] error.<ref>{{cite web |title=ohGr: Tricks Release |url=https://www.pledgemusic.com/projects/ohgr/updates/90624 |publisher=[[PledgeMusic]] |access-date=June 18, 2018}}</ref> The band promoted the album with a 32 date North American tour and included three dates for the 2018 Cold Waves festival,<ref name="RMM">{{cite web |last1=Veronac |first1=Alex |title=Ohgr Supports New "Tricks" Album with US/Canada Tour (21 June 2018) |url=http://www.releasemagazine.net/ohgr-supports-new-tricks-album-with-uscanada-tour/ |website=[[Release Music Magazine]] |publisher=Release Musik & Media |access-date=December 30, 2018}}</ref> which they had performed in the year prior while supporting [[KMFDM]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Christopher |first1=Michael |title=KMFDM Announce Two New Releases + Fall 2017 U.S. Tour (25 April 2017) |url=http://loudwire.com/kmfdm-announce-two-new-releases-fall-2017-u-s-tour/ |website=[[Loudwire]] |date=April 25, 2017 |publisher=Townsquare Media, Inc |access-date=December 30, 2018}}</ref> The tour was the first time in 25 years Ogre performed in his hometown of Calgary.<ref name="RMM" /> The band was supported by Paul Barker's [[Lead into Gold]] and Omniflux.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Smith |first1=Geoffrey |title=ohGr, Lead into Gold, and Omniflux at Slim's, Wednesday August 15, 2018 |url=http://www.sfweekly.com/slideshows/ohgr-lead-into-gold-and-omniflux-at-slims-wednesday-august-15-2018/ |website=[[SF Weekly]] |date=August 16, 2018 |publisher=SF Weekly |access-date=December 30, 2018}}</ref>

In January 2019, amid similar stories from other bands, Walk told ''Billboard'' that PledgeMusic had owed the band $100,000 in funds raised during the campaign.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Stutz |first1=Colin |title=PledgeMusic's Failed Promise Leaves Artists in Limbo and the Future of Music Crowdfunding in Jeopardy (February 8, 2019) |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/8497348/pledgemusic-music-crowdfunding-industry-artist-campaigns-regulation |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=February 25, 2019}}</ref> The company had been unresponsive with regards to when the band would be paid, which had forced them to release the album digitally and tour without merchandise to sell.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Trapp |first1=Philip |title=Crowdfunding Platform PledgeMusic Owes Its Artists Thousands (January 24, 2019) |url=https://www.altpress.com/news/pledgemusic-owes-artists-thousands-report/ |website=[[Alternative Press (magazine)|Alternative Press]] |date=January 25, 2019 |access-date=February 25, 2019}}</ref>