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Background information
Origin	London, England, UK
Genre(s)	Post-punk New Wave Progressive Rock Industrial Metal Alternative
Years active	1979-1996 2002-Present
Label(s)	Candlelight Records Cooking Vinyl Zuma Recordings Butterfly Recordings Invisible Records E.G. Records Malicious Damage
Website	Official website
Members
Jaz Coleman Kevin "Geordie" Walker Paul Raven Ben Calvert Reza Udhin
Former members
Martin "Youth" Glover Paul Ferguson Martin Atkins Dave Kovacevic

Killing Joke are an influential English post-punk rock band formed in 1979. Founding members Jeremy "Jaz" Coleman (vocal, keyboards and arrangements) and Geordie Walker (guitars) have been the only constant members. Image File history File links Circle-question. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem No official anthem - the United Kingdom anthem God Save the Queen is commonly used England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto) Unified  -  by Athelstan 927 AD  Area  -  Total 130... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Post punk generally refers to the particularly fertile and creative period following the initial punk rock explosion. During the first wave of punk, roughly spanning 1976-1983, bands such as The Sex Pistols, The Clash, The Ramones and The Damned began to challenge the current styles and conventions of rock... New Wave is a term that has been used to describe many developments in music, but is most commonly associated with a movement in Western popular music, in the late 1970s and early 1980s inspired by the punk rock movement. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Industrial metal is a musical genre which draws elements from industrial music and heavy metal music. ... The term alternative rock or alternative music1 was coined in the early 1980s to describe bands which didnt fit into the mainstream genres of the time. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Candlelight Records is a record label in Europe and the United States that has covered major artists such as Opeth, Vader, and Emperor. ... Cooking Vinyl is a UK-based independent record company, founded in 1986. ... Butterfly Recordings is the name used by two record labels formed by the artist and electronic dance music producer Martin Glover (commonly known as Youth). ... Invisible Records is a Chicago, Illinois based record label founded by Martin Atkins to support and distribute the works of artists who preferred to work with a smaller, artist driven label. ... EG was a UK-based record label, mostly active during the 1970s and 1980s. ... Jaz Coleman on the cover of the Killing Joke album Brighter than a Thousand Suns. ... Geordie Walker (born Kevin Walker, on 18 December 1958, in Newcastle) is a post-punk guitarist best known as a member of Killing Joke. ... Paul Raven is an underground rock bassist best known for his work in the seminal post-punk/industrial group Killing Joke and the thrash/alternative metal band Prong. ... Martin Youth Glover (born December 23, 1960) is an influential record producer and a founding member and bassist of the UK band Killing Joke. ... The industrial drummer Martin Atkins was born in Coventry, England on August 3, 1959. ... Cover to Batman: The Killing Joke. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem No official anthem - the United Kingdom anthem God Save the Queen is commonly used England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto) Unified  -  by Athelstan 927 AD  Area  -  Total 130... Post punk generally refers to the particularly fertile and creative period following the initial punk rock explosion. During the first wave of punk, roughly spanning 1976-1983, bands such as The Sex Pistols, The Clash, The Ramones and The Damned began to challenge the current styles and conventions of rock... Rock is a form of popular music, usually featuring vocals (often with vocal harmony), electric guitars, and a strong back beat; other instruments, such as the saxophone, are common in some styles, however saxophones have been omitted from newer subgenres of rock music since the 90s. ... Jaz Coleman on the cover of the Killing Joke album Brighter than a Thousand Suns. ... In music a singer or vocalist is a type of musician who sings, i. ... Piano, a well-known instance of keyboard instruments A keyboard instrument is any musical instrument played using a musical keyboard. ... Orchestration is the study or practice of writing music for orchestra (or, more loosely, for any musical ensemble) or of adapting for orchestra music composed for another medium. ... Geordie Walker (born Kevin Walker, on 18 December 1958, in Newcastle) is a post-punk guitarist best known as a member of Killing Joke. ...

Regarded as one of the most significant bands to have emerged from the post-punk/New Wave era of the late-1970s/early-1980s, Killing Joke strongly influenced bands such as Nirvana, Ministry, Nine Inch Nails, Big Black, Prong, Metallica, Jane's Addiction, Soundgarden, Foo Fighters, Econoline Crush, Faith No More and Korn, all of whom have at some point cited a substantial debt of gratitude to 'The Joke'. Post punk generally refers to the particularly fertile and creative period following the initial punk rock explosion. During the first wave of punk, roughly spanning 1976-1983, bands such as The Sex Pistols, The Clash, The Ramones and The Damned began to challenge the current styles and conventions of rock... New Wave is a term that has been used to describe many developments in music, but is most commonly associated with a movement in Western popular music, in the late 1970s and early 1980s inspired by the punk rock movement. ... Nirvana was an American rock band that formed in Aberdeen, Washington. ... Ministry is an American industrial metal band founded by front-man by Al Jourgensen in 1981. ... “NIN” redirects here. ... Big Black was a rock band founded in Chicago, Illinois and active between 1982 and 1987. ... Prong was a heavy metal/thrash metal band, formed in 1985. ... Metallica is a Grammy Award-winning American heavy metal/thrash metal band formed in 1981[1] and has become one of the most commercially successful musical acts of recent decades. ... Janes Addiction was an American rock band featuring Perry Farrell (vocalist), Dave Navarro (guitarist), Eric Avery (bassist), and Stephen Perkins (percussionist). ... Soundgarden was an American rock band that formed in Seattle, Washington in 1984. ... This article is about the band. ... This does not cite its references or sources. ... Faith No More was an experimental alternative rock group that formed in San Francisco, California in 1982 and disbanded in 1998. ... Korn (sometimes typeset as KoЯn or KoRn to fit their official logo) is a Grammy Award winning nu metal[1] band from Bakersfield, California, and are often credited with creating and popularizing the nu metal genre. ...

Original drummer "Big Paul" Ferguson once described their music as "the sound of the earth vomiting". Killing Joke's music typically consists of hypnotic, metallic guitars and heavy, tribal, and danceable rhythms. Coleman's vocals are sometimes in a talk-sing style, sometimes a malevolent-sounding growl and sometimes emotional and melodic. Dark, ominous synthesizer loops and even sweeping, gothic keyboards appear to varying degrees, and indeed were a song-driving element on their mid 80s albums. Geordie never plays solos but his unique style has earned him praise from the likes of Edward Van Halen and Jimmy Page. For other kinds of drums, see drum (disambiguation). ... Geordie Walker (born Kevin Walker, on 18 December 1958, in Newcastle) is a post-punk guitarist best known as a member of Killing Joke. ... Edward Lodewijk Van Halen, generally known as Eddie Van Halen, (born January 26, 1955 in Nijmegen, Netherlands,) is a virtuoso guitarist, classically-trained pianist, and founding member of the hard rock band Van Halen. ... James Patrick Jimmy Page, OBE (born 9 January 1944) is an English guitarist, composer and record producer. ...

Their albums have evolved stylistically from one release to the next, whilst always retaining the band's distinctive flavour. From post-punk and dub reggae beginnings (late 70s) they developed a unique tribal, proto-industrial metal (early 80s), gradually added more hooks and keyboards, got increasingly "progressive" (late 80s), then dumped that to embrace 90s dance elements. Post punk generally refers to the particularly fertile and creative period following the initial punk rock explosion. During the first wave of punk, roughly spanning 1976-1983, bands such as The Sex Pistols, The Clash, The Ramones and The Damned began to challenge the current styles and conventions of rock... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Progressive music is the name given to a certain approach to musical composition that has been applied to several different music genres. ...

[edit] History

[edit] 1979–1982

Ferguson was drummer in the Matt Stagger Band when he met Coleman (originally from Cheltenham, Gloucestershire) in Notting Hill, London. In early 1979, after Coleman was briefly keyboard player in that band, he and Ferguson defected to form Killing Joke with Geordie and bassist Martin "Youth" Glover. According to Coleman, their manifesto was to "define the exquisite beauty of the atomic age in terms of style, sound and form". This article is about the town of Cheltenham in England. ... For the movie of the same name, see Notting_Hill_(movie) For Notting Hill in Melbourne, Australia, see Notting Hill Notting Hill is a district of London located to the west of the centre and close to the north-western corner of Hyde Park. ... Geordie Walker (born Kevin Walker, on 18 December 1958, in Newcastle) is a post-punk guitarist best known as a member of Killing Joke. ... Martin Youth Glover (born December 23, 1960) is an influential record producer and a founding member and bassist of the UK band Killing Joke. ... Look up manifesto in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... The Atomic Age was a phrase used for a time in the 1950s in which it was believed that all power sources in the future would be atomic in nature. ...

Cover of Killing Joke's eponymous debut in 1980.

In late 1979, they began the Malicious Damage record label with graphic artist Mike Coles as a way to press and sell their music; Island Records distributed the records, until Malicious Damage switched to E.G. Records in 1980. The songs on Killing Joke's early singles were primitive punk rock sometimes mixed with funk ("Nervous System") and dub/reggae ("Turn to Red") styles. Their 'Nervous System/Turn To Red' EP came to the attention of legendary DJ John Peel, who was keen to champion the band's urgent new sound and gave them extensive airplay. They quickly progressed this sound into something denser, more aggressive, and more akin to heavy metal, as heard on their first two albums, Killing Joke (1980) and the more abrasive What's THIS For...! (1981). They toured extensively throughout the UK during this time, and both fans of post punk and heavy metal took interest in Killing Joke through singles such as "Follow the Leaders" (1981). Image File history File links Killing Jokes debut album cover This image is of a music album or single cover, and the copyright for it is most likely owned by either the publisher of the album or the artist(s) which produced the music in question. ... Image File history File links Killing Jokes debut album cover This image is of a music album or single cover, and the copyright for it is most likely owned by either the publisher of the album or the artist(s) which produced the music in question. ... Killing Joke was released in August 1980 on EG Music. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Island Records is an American record label, owned by Universal Music Group and is operated through The Island Def Jam Music Group. ... EG was a UK-based record label, mostly active during the 1970s and 1980s. ... Funk is an African American musical style. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... “Peel Sessions” redirects here. ... Heavy metal is a form of rock music characterized by aggressive, driving rhythms and highly amplified distorted guitars, generally with grandiose lyrics and virtuosic instrumentation. ... Killing Joke was released in August 1980 on EG Music. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Post-punk was a popular musical movement beginning at the end of the 1970s, following on the heels of the initial punk rock explosion of the mid 1970s. ... Heavy metal (sometimes referred to simply as metal) is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s. ...

Killing Joke became notorious largely due to the controversies that arose from their imagery. The images that appeared on their records and on-stage while performing live were, typically, bizarre and potentially shocking and inflammatory. One promotion poster featured an undoctored photo from the Spanish Civil war, of Pope Pius being shown off to rows of saluting Nazis. Shortly afterwards, the band was banned from performing a concert in Glasgow, Scotland. Strangely enough, at that time some NME's leftist journalists were suspicious about Killing Joke's image and wrote that "Killing Joke's music includes certain fascist tendencies...". This was a common misconception because, if anything, Killing Joke were a politically left-leaning band, with much of their disturbing imagery acting as ironic or cynical symbols for a world which they perceived was becoming ever more materialist, unjust and conservative. However, following various 'run-ins' with a number of music journalists, Killing Joke were far from being the industry darlings of the era, regardless of their actual output. For other uses, see Glasgow (disambiguation) George Square and Glasgows City Chambers Glasgow is Scotlands largest city, located on the River Clyde in West Central Scotland. ...

Killing Joke's third album, Revelations, produced by Conny Plank, was issued in 1982, and supported by a pair of performances on The John Peel Show and by the singles "Chop-Chop" and "Empire Song". Third album by British post-punk group Killing Joke. ... Konrad Conny Plank (frequently spelled Planck) (born about 1943 in Austria, died December 18, 1987 in Cologne) was a record producer. ... “Peel Sessions” redirects here. ...

By 1982, members of Killing Joke, especially Coleman, had become immersed in the occult, particularly the works of occultist Aleister Crowley. In February of that year, Coleman, with Geordie and Youth following shortly after, relocated to Iceland to survive the Apocalypse, which Coleman predicted was coming soon. While in Iceland, Coleman and Geordie worked with musicians from the band Theyr. After a few months, Youth decided there was no indication of the Apocalypse, and decided to relocate back to England. Youth then began the band Brilliant with Big Paul, but the latter defected and traveled to Iceland to rejoin Killing Joke with new bassist Paul Raven (previously of Neon Hearts and the rock / glam band Kitsch) in tow. After spending some time in Iceland, Killing Joke returned to England and began touring and recording again. The word occult comes from the Latin occultus (clandestine, hidden, secret), referring to knowledge of the hidden.[1] In the medical sense it is used commonly to refer to a structure or process that is hidden, e. ... Aleister Crowley, born Edward Alexander Crowley, (12 October 1875 – 1 December 1947; the surname is pronounced // i. ... Look up Apocalypse in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Þeyr (also known as Theyr) was a renowned Icelandic New Wave band from the early eighties. ... Paul Raven is an underground rock bassist best known for his work in the seminal post-punk/industrial group Killing Joke and the thrash/alternative metal band Prong. ...

The new lineup soon produced, again with Conny Plank, the single "Birds of a Feather / Sun Goes Down / Flock the B-Side" and HA!, a 6 track 10" EP of a live performance recorded in Toronto in August. // Extended play (EP) is the name typically given to vinyl records or CDs which contain more than one single but are too short to qualify as albums. ...

[edit] 1983–1988

Killing Joke's fourth album, Fire Dances (1983), contained music that, like that heard on the "Birds Of A Feather" single, was artier and relatively calmer than before, which, in hindsight, began a new direction. This was continued with the non LP singles "Me Or You" (1983, b/w "Wilful Days") and "A New Day" (1984, b/w a dance remix or dub mix of the same), the latter promoted with a music video. Fourth album by British post-punk group Killing Joke. ... A music video is a short film or video that accompanies a complete piece of music, most commonly a song. ...

Mixing their sound with a slightly pop style, and with Coleman singing and not growling, Killing Joke had developed a decidedly unique variation of new wave, which was heard on their fifth album, Night Time (1985). They unexpectedly achieved mainstream success with the single "Love Like Blood" (from Night Time), which became a big hit, peaking at #16 in their homeland. Night Time was also supported with singles for "Eighties" (1984), "Kings and Queens" (1985) and "Love like Blood (Gestalt mix)" (1985), which all reached the UK Top 75. For popular forms of music in general, see Popular music. ... 1985 album by Killing Joke, featuring some of their best-known tracks like Night Time, Eighties, Love Like Blood, and Kings and Queens. ...

Lead singer Jaz Coleman dominates the cover of Killing Joke's 1986 release Brighter than a Thousand Suns.

The music on Killing Joke's sixth album, Brighter than a Thousand Suns (1986), was mostly similar in sound and mood to Love like Blood. While no less aggressive and heavy than their older work, Brighter than a Thousand Suns diverged musically (as is common in Killing Joke's broad oeuvre) in ways that lead to controversy among listeners. In this case disagreements between fans and critics alike included opinions on whether the band was conforming with pressures from EG Records to develop a more commercial sound, to whether the songs were relevant for those listeners more comfortable with their proto post-punk beginnings. Those who are strongly approving of the work consider it a milestone - and quite intense - progressive rock album, and their most consistent work to date. Two singles were released from the album - "Adorations" and "Sanity" - and the band continued touring successfully until the end of the year. Software development stages In computer programming, development stage terminology expresses how the development of a piece of software has progressed and how much further development it may require. ... Lead singer Jaz Coleman dominates the cover of Killing Jokes 1986 relase Brighter Than A Thousand Suns. ... Lead singer Jaz Coleman dominates the cover of Killing Jokes 1986 relase Brighter Than A Thousand Suns. ... Jaz Coleman on the cover of the Killing Joke album Brighter than a Thousand Suns. ... Brighter Than a Thousand Suns is the sixth album by English post-punk group Killing Joke. ... Brighter Than a Thousand Suns is the sixth album by English post-punk group Killing Joke. ...

In 1987, Coleman began plans for a solo record of unusual music, and he made demos of his songs, on which he performed with Geordie's assistance. The project ran way over budget and so, despite Coleman's objections, the record company decided that the music would be released under the name "Killing Joke" in order to best recoup the costs. Attempts were made to include Killing Joke rhythm section members Raven and Ferguson, but it didn't work out and tensions ultimately led to both being fired from the band. Session player Jimmy Copley was then brought in to provide the drumming on the songs, along with percussion player Jeff Scantlebury. Geordie Walker (born Kevin Walker, on 18 December 1958, in Newcastle) is a post-punk guitarist best known as a member of Killing Joke. ... Jimmy Copley, sometimes credited as Jim Copley, is a professional drummer who since 17 years of age has worked with numerous famous and popular artists[] as the likes of Jeff Beck,[1] Graham Parker, Manfred Manns Earth Band, Paul Young, Roger Glover, Ian Gillan and Glenn Hughes of Deep...

The resulting album, Outside the Gate (1988), is Killing Joke's most controversial album, with opinion ranging from admiration to total disgust, owing to its synth-led sonics (experimentally, there is even a brief rap on one song) and disagreement over the quality of the material. It is not signature-sound Killing Joke, being built around Coleman's orchestral keyboards instead of Geordie's distinctive guitar riffs. Had the album been released as "Coleman/Walker" (as the cover graphic implies) it might have been better received. Released as "Killing Joke" however, it was panned by confused critics and fans alike. Two singles, "America" and "My Love Of This Land", were released from the album but did little to improve its fortunes. The video for the former features Coleman and Geordie with drummer Jimmy Copley and session bassist Jerome Rimson, who never actually recorded with the band. No live dates were played to support the album and the band spent much of 1988 in a legal battle as they tried to split from their management and record company, E.G. This struggle resulted in Coleman suffering a nervous breakdown. Seventh album by British post-punk group Killing Joke. ... Rapping, also known as Emceeing, MCing, Rhyme spitting, Spitting, or just Rhyming, is the rhythmic delivery of rhymes, one of the central elements of hip hop music and culture. ... Jimmy Copley, sometimes credited as Jim Copley, is a professional drummer who since 17 years of age has worked with numerous famous and popular artists[] as the likes of Jeff Beck,[1] Graham Parker, Manfred Manns Earth Band, Paul Young, Roger Glover, Ian Gillan and Glenn Hughes of Deep... EG was a UK-based record label, mostly active during the 1970s and 1980s. ...

On 19th September 1987 Coleman had delivered a lecture at London's Courtauld Institute outlining the thinking behind the then-unreleased Outside the Gate album, touching on numerology and the occult. Geordie and percussionist Jeff Scantlebury provided a minimal musical backing at the event. A recording of the lecture was eventually released under the title The Courtauld Talks on Martin Atkins' Invisible Records in 1989. The Courtauld Institute of Art is a listed organisation of the University of London specialising in the study of the history of art. ... Seventh album by British post-punk group Killing Joke. ... Numerology is any of many systems, traditions or beliefs in a mystical or esoteric relationship between numbers and physical objects or living things. ... The Courtauld Talks is the eighth album by English post-punk group Killing Joke. ... Invisible Records is a Chicago, Illinois based record label founded by Martin Atkins to support and distribute the works of artists who preferred to work with a smaller, artist driven label. ...

[edit] 1989–1991

Towards the end of 1988, Coleman and Geordie decided to get Killing Joke up and running again as a live band, and they began looking for full-time bass players and drummers. First on board was drummer Martin Atkins, who had gained notability in Public Image Ltd. and later Ministry and Pigface. A suitable bass player proved more difficult, however. Former Smiths man Andy Rourke was hired, then fired again after only three days. Eventually the band settled on Welsh bass player Dave "Taif" Ball, and played their first gigs in almost two years in December 1988. These were seen as a return to form, and featured the best of their 1980 to 1985 work, alongside powerful new material which alluded to the band's earlier, harsher sound. Nothing from Brighter than a Thousand Suns or Outside the Gate was played (and indeed, never has been since). Touring continued across the UK, Europe and the US until August 1989, when the band took a break to record its new material in Germany, and to allow Jaz Coleman time to record Songs From the Victorious City with Anne Dudley of Art of Noise. The industrial drummer Martin Atkins was born in Coventry, England on August 3, 1959. ... Public Image Ltd. ... Ministry is an American industrial metal band founded by front-man by Al Jourgensen in 1981. ... Pigface is an industrial rock supergroup formed in 1990 by Martin Atkins and Bill Rieflin. ... The Smiths were an English rock group active from 1982 to 1987. ... Andy Rourke (born 17 January 1964) is a bass guitarist and guitar player from Manchester, England. ... Seventh album by British post-punk group Killing Joke. ... Jaz Coleman on the cover of the Killing Joke album Brighter than a Thousand Suns. ... Songs From The Victorious City is an album in the world music genre written by Anne Dudley and Jaz Coleman, recorded in Cairo and London. ... Anne Dudley (born 7-May-1956) is an orchestral composer and pop musician and was the BBC Concert Orchestras Composer in Association between January 2002 and January 2005. ... Art of Noise Edited twelve inch single featured the iconic Art of Noise mask Art of Noise was an avant-garde synthpop group formed in 1983 by producer Trevor Horn, music journalist Paul Morley, and session musicians/studio hands Anne Dudley, J.J. Jeczalik, and Gary Langan. ...

However, for reasons which remain unclear, the German Killing Joke sessions were scrapped and bass player Taif left the band to be replaced by old hand Paul Raven. The revised line up began recording again, this time in London, and the result was Killing Joke's eighth album, the ferocious Extremities, Dirt & Various Repressed Emotions, released on the German Noise International label in 1990. It included some of the heaviest, noisiest and harshest music ever to appear on a Killing Joke record, although the progressive musical spirit of the previous two albums remained as well. The many highlights included "Solitude", "Slipstream", "Age of Greed" and the single "Money Is Not Our God". Once again the band toured Europe and North America, but by the middle of 1991 this promising new line up had imploded. Coleman emigrated to New Zealand to live on a remote Pacific island, and it looked like Killing Joke was over for good. Paul Raven is an underground rock bassist best known for his work in the seminal post-punk/industrial group Killing Joke and the thrash/alternative metal band Prong. ... Extremities, Dirt & Various Repressed Emotions is the ninth album of English post-punk group Killing Joke. ... Noise Records is a German record label founded by infamous German music industry personality Karl-Ulrich Walterbach in 1984 as an expansion of the concept of his label Aggressive Rock Produktionen. ...

Geordie Walker, Martin Atkins, Paul Ferguson, Paul Raven and the band's live keyboard player John Bechdel (Ministry, Fear Factory, Prong, Pigface, Abstinence, False Icons, Ascension of the Watchers) added Scottish vocalist Chris Connelly (Finitribe, Revolting Cocks) and continued as the short-lived Murder, Inc., releasing a self-titled album in 1992. Geordie Walker (born Kevin Walker, on 18 December 1958, in Newcastle) is a post-punk guitarist best known as a member of Killing Joke. ... The industrial drummer Martin Atkins was born in Coventry, England on August 3, 1959. ... Paul Raven is an underground rock bassist best known for his work in the seminal post-punk/industrial group Killing Joke and the thrash/alternative metal band Prong. ... Photograph by Burton C. Bell John Bechdel was born in August of 1964. ... Ministry is an American industrial metal band founded by front-man by Al Jourgensen in 1981. ... Fear Factory is a Los Angeles, California based metal band. ... Prong was a heavy metal/thrash metal band, formed in 1985. ... Pigface is an industrial rock supergroup formed in 1990 by Martin Atkins and Bill Rieflin. ... Abstinence is an experimental industrial project founded in 1985 in Belmar, NJ, now based in Brooklyn, Earth. ... Ascension of the Watchers is a band that was started by Burton C. Bell (Fear Factory) and John Bechdel (False Icons, Killing Joke, Prong and Murder Inc. ... Chris Connelly is a contemporary musician who became famous for his industrial music work of the late 1980s and early 1990s, particularly his many collaborations with the Ministry camp. ... Finitribe is/was a dance music act from Edinburgh, Scotland. ... Revolting Cocks (often abbreviated Revco) were a musical side-project for Alain Jourgensen (Ministry) and Luc Van Acker. ... Murder, Inc. ...

[edit] 1992–1996

A Killing Joke anthology, Laugh? I Nearly Bought One!, was released in 1992, and during its production Geordie was re-acquainted with Youth, who suggested that they reform the band with himself back on bass. That same year two singles (on cassette and CD) appeared featuring the early songs "Change" and "Wardance" in several new versions remixed by Youth, by then a very successful producer. Laugh? I Nearly Bought One! is a compilation album by Killing Joke, released in 1992. ... Martin Youth Glover (born December 23, 1960) is an influential record producer and a founding member and bassist of the UK band Killing Joke. ...

The reactivated Killing Joke released two strong and well-received albums on Youth's Butterfly Recordings label, Pandemonium and Democracy, which saw the band shift back to the simpler arrangements of their early albums. Pandemonium (1994) wove a metallesque ritualistic sound with mosh beats and loops and provided Killing Joke with a memorable Top of the Pops performance for the single 'Millennium', which was a UK Top 30 hit. Democracy (1996) successfully introduced acoustic guitar into the mix, as well as adopting more of a "live band" sound again. Much of Pandemonium and all of Democracy featured session drummer Geoff Dugmore. He also played live with the band throughout this era. Youth bowed out of live performance early in the Democracy tour and was replaced by Troy Gregory, ex Prong. Butterfly Recordings is the name used by two record labels formed by the artist and electronic dance music producer Martin Glover (commonly known as Youth). ... Pandemonium is an album first released on August 2nd, 1994 by Killing Joke under the Zoo label. ... Pandemonium is an album first released on August 2nd, 1994 by Killing Joke under the Zoo label. ... Top of the Pops, also known as TOTP, was a long-running British music chart television programme, made and broadcast by the BBC. It was originally shown each week, mostly on BBC One, from 1 January 1964 to 30 July 2006. ... Troy Gregory (b. ... Prong was a heavy metal/thrash metal band, formed in 1985. ...

Coleman had produced the 1993 debut album Churn by the New Zealand Band Shihad and Shihad drummer Tom Larkin played drums on some of the songs on Pandemonium. However, relations later soured between Coleman and Shihad due to a dispute over Coleman's production fee for Churn, and the fact that Shihad considered him a "megalomaniac". Shihad's second album, 1995's Killjoy, includes two songs about Coleman and the dispute: Bitter and You Again. Coleman has also made a number of disparaging remarks about Shihad in the media. Shihad singer and guitarist Jon Toogood says his band have put the dispute behind them, however a song was recorded by Shihad called "Killing Jaz". Churn is an album by Shihad, released in 1993 (see 1993 in music). ... Shihad is an alternative rock and post heavy metal band (with elements of Industrial Rock) originally from Wellington, New Zealand, where they formed in 1988. ... Tom Larkin (born in Wellington, New Zealand on September 18, 1971) is a member of the New Zealand band Shihad. ... Churn is an album by Shihad, released in 1993 (see 1993 in music). ... The second full-length album released by New Zealand band, Shihad. ... Shihad is an alternative rock and post heavy metal band (with elements of Industrial Rock) originally from Wellington, New Zealand, where they formed in 1988. ... Jonathan Charles Toogood (born in Wellington, New Zealand, on August 9, 1971) is a member of the New Zealand band Shihad. ...

Killing Joke also sued Nirvana during this phase, alleging that the riff for the latter's song "Come as You Are" was copied from the riff for their song "Eighties".^[1] The lawsuit was dropped after the sudden death of Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain.^[2] Nirvana was an American rock band that formed in Aberdeen, Washington. ... Come as You Are is a song by the American grunge band Nirvana. ... Kurt Donald Cobain (February 20, 1967 – c. ...

After the Democracy tour the band went on an extended hiatus. Jaz Coleman and Youth produced a string of well-received orchestral rock albums based on the music of legends such as Led Zeppelin and The Doors. Coleman became Composer-in-Residence for New Zealand and Czech symphony orchestras. He seems to have become something of a celebrity in the Czech Republic and made his acting debut with the main role in the film Rok ďábla (Year of the Devil) by Czech filmmaker Petr Zelenka (who later would direct the video for "Hosannas from the Basements of Hell"). Led Zeppelin were an English rock band who formed in 1968. ... This page is about the Rock band. ... Petr Zelenka (born August 21, 1967 in Prague, Czechoslovakia) is a Czech writer and director. ... Hosannas from the Basements of Hell is an album released on 03 April 2006 by Killing Joke on Cooking Vinyl Records. ...

[edit] 2002–present

Coleman, Geordie and Youth reformed Killing Joke in 2002, and recorded their second self-titled album with producer Andy Gill, released to much acclaim in 2003 on the Zuma/Sony label - a powerful addition to Extremities and other visceral 1990s albums, and considered one of their finest recordings. The War on Terror and the invasion of Iraq were cited as major factors in their reforming and this is reflected in the lyrical content of much of the album, based on themes of war, government control and Armageddon. The album was their heaviest to date and spawned two singles, "Loose Cannon" and "Seeing Red". The songs are all credited to Coleman/Walker/Glover/Gill, although Raven's name is also on the list of musicians on the liner notes, marking his return to the band after more than a decade. It remains unclear who actually played bass on which tracks on the album and in some interviews with Geordie he hints that it may have been he who actually played bass on most of the songs, with occasional contributions from Youth. Raven played on the subsequent tour however, with Youth appearing to have retired from the band by this point. Dave Grohl (Nirvana, Foo Fighters, Probot), a longtime fan of the band, occupied the drum stool for all tracks. The original plan had been to use many different drummers on the album, including Grohl, but he was so enthusiastic about the material that he persuaded the band to let him do the whole thing. The album was accompanied by a tour of the United States, Europe and Australia in 2003/2004, with ex Prong drummer Ted Parsons on board. Killing Joke is an album first released July 28th, 2003 by Killing Joke on Zuma Recordings. ... Andy Gill (born January 1, 1956) is a founding member and guitarist for the English rock group Gang of Four, known for his wild, jagged style of playing. ... The war on terrorism or war on terror (abbreviated in U.S. policy circles as GWOT for Global War on Terror) is an effort by the governments of the United States and its principal allies to destroy groups deemed to be terrorist (primarily radical Islamist organizations such as al-Qaeda... For other uses of the term, see Iraq war (disambiguation) The 2003 invasion of Iraq (also called the 2nd or 3rd Persian Gulf War) began on March 20, 2003, when forces belonging primarily to the United States and the United Kingdom invaded Iraq without the explicit backing of the United... The evangelist John of Patmos writes the Book of Revelation. ... Martin Youth Glover (born December 23, 1960) is an influential record producer and a founding member and bassist of the UK band Killing Joke. ... Paul Raven is an underground rock bassist best known for his work in the seminal post-punk/industrial group Killing Joke and the thrash/alternative metal band Prong. ... David Eric Grohl (born January 14, 1969, in Warren, Ohio) is an American rock musician and songwriter. ... Nirvana was an American rock band that formed in Aberdeen, Washington. ... This article is about the band. ... Probot (portmanteau: probe + robot) is a musical project masterminded by Dave Grohl. ... Prong was a heavy metal/thrash metal band, formed in 1985. ... Drummer Ted Parsons has served as the backbone for some of New York Citys, and the worlds, foremost industrial and industrial metal bands for more than two decades. ...

In February 2005, now with young Twin Zero and Sack Trick drummer Ben Calvert, they played two consecutive shows at London's Shepherds Bush Empire to commemorate their 25th anniversary. DVD and CD recordings from these concerts were released in on Cooking Vinyl in the fall of 2005 as XXV Gathering: The Band That Preys Together Stays Together. The Shepherds Bush Empire (the first word is sometimes spelled Shepherds) is a music venue in Shepherds Bush, West London, England, run by the Academy Music Group. ... Cooking Vinyl is a UK-based independent record company, founded in 1986. ...

In June 2005 remastered and expanded editions of their two 1990s Butterfly Recordings albums, Pandemonium and Democracy, were released by Cooking Vinyl. These were followed in July by their first four albums (Killing Joke to Ha!) on EMI, who by then owned the E.G. Records catalogue. The second batch of EMI reissues has yet to appear (as of July 2007), although they are rumoured to include a completely remixed version of Fire Dances and the original Chris Kimsey mix of Brighter Than A Thousand Suns. Butterfly Recordings is the name used by two record labels formed by the artist and electronic dance music producer Martin Glover (commonly known as Youth). ... Cooking Vinyl is a UK-based independent record company, founded in 1986. ... The EMI Group (LSE: EMI) is a British music company comprising of the major record company EMI Music which operates several labels, based in Kensington in London, England, and EMI Music Publishing, based in New York. ... EG was a UK-based record label, mostly active during the 1970s and 1980s. ...

In summer 2005 they provided unlikely support on the British leg of Mötley Crüe's world tour and then began work on their next album in Prague. Coleman had been working there for a few years on classical and traditional music projects and it had come to be Killing Joke's de facto base. Mötley Crüe (IPA pronunciation: ) is a popular American glam metal band from Los Angeles, California. ... Nickname: Motto: Praga Caput Rei publicae Location within the Czech Republic Coordinates: , Country Czech Republic Region Capital City of Prague Founded 9th century Government  - Mayor Pavel Bém Area  - City 496 km²  (191. ...

Opting for simplicity and raw energy, the band recorded the new album in its basement rehearsal studio, going for live takes with the minimum of overdubs. The result was Hosannas from the Basements of Hell, released in April 2006 on Cooking Vinyl. Once again it was well received by the critics. Hosannas from the Basements of Hell is an album released on 03 April 2006 by Killing Joke on Cooking Vinyl Records. ...

Killing Joke began a European tour in support of the album in April 2006. However, bass player Paul Raven abruptly departed after a few dates to tour with Ministry and was temporarily replaced by Kneill Brown. The tour included an appearance headlining the MySpace stage of the Download Festival on June 10, 2006, which received four K's from Kerrang! magazine. Other highlights of the summer included a memorable set in Japan at the Fuji Rock festival where there were joined on stage by Orb frontman Alex Paterson (once a Killing Joke drum roadie) and headlining the Beautiful Days festival in the UK. The band's momentum suffered another blow however, when health problems caused the autumn leg of the tour to be cancelled. Paul Raven is an underground rock bassist best known for his work in the seminal post-punk/industrial group Killing Joke and the thrash/alternative metal band Prong. ... Ministry is an American industrial metal band founded by front-man by Al Jourgensen in 1981. ... MySpace is a social networking website offering an interactive, user-submitted network of friends, personal profiles, blogs, groups, photos, music, and videos. ... June 10 is the 161st day of the year (162nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... The tone or style of this article or section may not be appropriate for Wikipedia. ... The Orb are an English electronic music group known for popularising chill out music in the 1990s and spawning the genre of ambient house. ... Alex Paterson (Duncan Robert Alex Paterson also known and abbreviated as Dr Alex Paterson, born October 15, 1959 in London) near Battersea is an English musician and co-founder of the ambient group The Orb, in which he has worked since its inception. ...

In October 2006 it was announced that Coleman had been chosen as Composer in Residence for the European Union. As Composer in Residence he will be commissioned to write music for special occasions^[3]. Artist-in-residence programs and other residency opportunities allow artists to stay and work elsewhere for arts sake. They offer conditions that are conducive to creativity and they provide for working facilities, ready to be used by individual artists. ...

Early in 2007 Killing Joke released three archival collections via Candlelight Records. The first, "Inside Extremities", is a double CD of material taken from the band's preparations for the "Extremities" album: rehearsals, rare mixes, a previously unheard track "The Fanatic" and a full live show from the Extremities tour^[4]. This was followed by "Bootleg Vinyl Archive" Volumes 1 & 2, each of which is a 3 CD box set of live-in-concert bootleg recordings originally released on vinyl in the 1980s, plus the Astoria gig from the "Pandemonium" tour which was voted one of the greatest gigs of all time by Kerrang.[1] Candlelight Records is a record label in Europe and the United States that has covered major artists such as Opeth, Vader, and Emperor. ...

In May 2007 it was announced that Candlelight Records will be reissuing the classic 1990 album Extremities, Dirt & Various Repressed Emotions, which has long been out of print [2]. This is planned for October 2007, and it is hoped that the long-delayed second batch of EMI reissues will be released at around the same time, completing the Killing Joke reissue series. Candlelight Records is a record label in Europe and the United States that has covered major artists such as Opeth, Vader, and Emperor. ... Extremities, Dirt & Various Repressed Emotions is the ninth album of English post-punk group Killing Joke. ... The EMI Group (LSE: EMI) is a British music company comprising of the major record company EMI Music which operates several labels, based in Kensington in London, England, and EMI Music Publishing, based in New York. ...

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

• Killing Joke (1980)
• What's THIS For...! (1981)
• Revelations (1982)
• Fire Dances (1983)
• Night Time (1985)
• Brighter than a Thousand Suns (1986)
• Outside the Gate (1988)
• The Courtauld Talks (1989)
• Extremities, Dirt & Various Repressed Emotions (1990)

• (Also available as Double Vinyl)

• Pandemonium (1994)

• (Also available as Double Vinyl)

• Democracy (1996)
• Killing Joke (2003)
• Hosannas from the Basements of Hell (2006)

• (Also available as Double Blue Coloured Vinyl)

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[edit] Singles & EPs

• Turn To Red EP 10" (Oct 1979)
• Nervous System 7" 12" (Dec 1979)
• Wardance/Pѕyche 7" (Mar 1980)
• Requiem/Change 7" 12" (Oct 1980)
• Follow the Leaders/Tension 7" 10" (May 1981) – UK #55
• Empire Song/Brilliant 7" (Mar 1982) – UK #43
• Chop Chop/Good Samaritan 7" (Jun 1982)
• Birds of a Feather/Sun Goes Down/Flock the B side 7" 12" (Oct 1982) – UK #64
• Let's All Go/Dominator 7" 12" (Jun 1983) – UK #51
• Me or You/Wilful Days 7" 12" (Oct 1983) – UK #57
• Eighties/Eighties Common Mix 7" 12" (Apr 1984) – UK #60
• A New Day/Dance Day 7" 12" (Jul 1984) – UK #56
• Love Like Blood/Blue Feather 7" 12" (Feb 1985) – UK #16, Germany #24
• Kings & Queens/The Madding Crowd 7" 12" (Mar 1985) – UK #58
• Adorations/Exile 7" 12" (Aug 1986) – UK #42
• Sanity/Goodbye to the Village 7" 12" (Oct 1986) – UK #70
• America/Jihad 7" 12" (Apr 1988) – UK #77
• My Love of This Land/Darkness Before Dawn 7" 12" (Jul 1988) – UK #89
• Money is Not Our God CDs 12" (1991)
• Change: The Youth Mixes CD (1992)
• Exorcism CDs 10" (1994)
• Millennium CDs 7" 12" (May 1994) – UK #34
• Pandemonium CDs (Jul 1994) – UK #28
• Pandemonium in Dub CDs (Jul 1994)
• Jana CDs (Feb 1995) – UK #54
• Jana Live EP (Feb 1995)
• Jana/Millennium Double CDs (1995)
• Democracy CDs (Mar 1996) – UK #39
• Democracy dif. Mix CDs (Mar 1996)
• Love Like Blood/Intellect (Mar 1998)
• Loose Cannon 12" CDs DVDs (Jul 2003) – UK #25
• Seeing Red CDs (2003)
• Hosannas from the Basement of Hell/Afterburner/Universe B CDs (Apr 2006) – UK #74
• Hosannas from the Basement of Hell/Afterburner (Alternate Vers.) Limited 7" (Apr 2006)

Love Like Blood / Intellect was released in March 1998 on Dragonfly Records. ...

[edit] Live albums

• Ha! 10 inch live EP (1982)
• BBC In Concert (1996)
• No Way Out But Forward Go (2001)

• (Also available as Double Vinyl)

• XXV Gathering: Let Us Prey (live, 2005)

• (Also available as Double Orange Coloured Vinyl)

Eleventh release by British post-punk group Killing Joke. ...

[edit] Compilations

• An Incomplete Collection 1980-1985 (1990)
• Laugh? I Nearly Bought One! (1992)
• Wilful Days (1995)
• Alchemy: The Remixes (Remix Album) (1996)
• Wardance (Remix Album) (1998)
• The Unperverted Pantomime? (2003)
• Chaos for Breakfast (2004)
• For Beginners (2004)
• Inside Extremities: Mixes, Rehearsals and Live (2007)
• Bootleg Vinyl Archive Vol. 1 (2007)
• Bootleg Vinyl Archive Vol. 2 (2007)

Laugh? I Nearly Bought One! is a compilation album by Killing Joke, released in 1992. ...

[edit] Videography

• Rok Dabla/Year of the devil feat. Jaz Coleman Czech Rep. (2002)
• XXV Gathering: The Band That Preys Together Stays Together [live] (2005)

[edit] Side Projects

• Brilliant
• Pigface
• Murder, Inc.
• The Damage Manual
• Transmission

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[edit] Influence

• In 1982, GC Green & Paul Neville first came together as Fall of Because, named after the first track on What's THIS For...! and were later joined by Justin Broadrick, setting the foundations of Godflesh, who covered Requiem live, with Raven on bass.[3]
• In 1985, the main riff of Killing Joke's song "Eighties" bears a striking resemblance to the riff of The Damned's 1982 "Life Goes On."
• In 1987, Metallica covered Killing Joke's The Wait for their E.P. Garage Days Re-Revisited.
• In some early interviews, the members of Soundgarden cited Killing Joke as one of the bands they listen to most.^[5][6]
• In 1989, German gothic band Love Like Blood covered the name-giving track on the "Love Like Blood EP" and on the "Snakekiller" album.
• The main riff of Nirvana's song "Come as You Are" bears a striking resemblance to the riff of Killing Joke's single, "Eighties." The band, however, did not file a copyright infringement lawsuit, which according to Rolling Stone was "due to personal and financial reasons." Some transcripts of Nirvana's songs (including commercially sold sheet music for Nevermind) have indicated that Nirvana's guitarist Kurt Cobain recorded the songs with his guitar detuned a whole step, which is the same tuning that Geordie is known to prefer.
• In 1993, Helmet covered Killing Joke's "Primitive" for the B-side to the single "Born Annoying".
• In 1993, Econoline Crush covered Killing Joke's "Psyche" (a B-side from their "Wardance" single) for their Purge EP.
• In 1995, Icehouse covered "Love like Blood" on their album "The Berlin Tapes".
• In 1997, the Foo Fighters covered Killing Joke's "Requiem" for the B-side to the single "Everlong." Dave Grohl, leader and drummer of Foo Fighters, played drums for the recording sessions of Killing Joke's second self-titled album in 2003.
• In 1998, Metallica covered Killing Joke's first single "The Wait" for the cover album Garage, Inc..
• In 2001, Amen covered Killing Joke's "Europe" during a session on BBC Radio One in 2001. The recording of this song was later the B-side for their single "Too Hard to Be Free."
• In 2001, The Mad Capsule Markets covered Killing Joke's "Wardance" on their album 010.
• In 2002, Blacklight (Oliver Heydt, Olaf Wollschäger) made a double 12" with their 5 remixed versions of "Love like blood".
• In 2002, LCD Soundsystem released Losing My Edge which is based around b side Change.[4]
• In 2003, German band blackmail covered "Love Like Blood". It was released as a download track on their homepage and as a bonus track on the Japan edition of their album "Friend Or Foe?" as well.
• In 2003, the German death metal band Disbelief covered "Democracy" on the album "Spreading The Rage".
• In 2004, Nouvelle Vague covered "Psyche" on their self-titled debut album.
• In 2005, Swiss band MXD covered "Pandemonium" on their album "Frustration Is Fuel".
• In 2005, Fear Factory covered Killing Joke's "Millennium" on their album Transgression.
• Other professed fans of Killing Joke including Ministry, Amebix, Front Line Assembly, TOOL, Nine Inch Nails, Faith No More, KMFDM The Complications, Born Dead Icons, Godflesh, Napalm Death, Mr. Bungle, VX, Red Lorry Yellow Lorry, I Am Spoonbender, Primus, Jello Biafra, Prong, Morgoth and Project 86.

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