Brighter Than a Thousand Suns is the sixth studio album by English rock ban… Read Full Bio ↴Brighter Than a Thousand Suns is the sixth studio album by English rock band Killing Joke.
The majority of the album was recorded in Berlin during October 1985 with returning producer Chris Kimsey. The track "Victory" was recorded months later in Spring 1986, along with "Ecstasy" (the B-side to the Adorations single release), produced by Stewart Levine. The last track to be produced was "A Southern Sky" in August 1986, produced by Chris Tsangarides.
The album, with the exception of "A Southern Sky", was originally mixed by Chris Kimsey. However, E.G Records requested that all Kimsey's mixes (bar "Twilight of the Mortal") be replaced by new mixes by Julian Mendelsohn for a more commercial appeal, against the band's wishes. It was these replacement mixes that were ultimately released. The most significant difference was the remix of "Victory", which extended the 4-minute song to over 7 minutes.
At the request of Killing Joke, the originally intended mixes were restored when the album was reissued in 2008. The reissue also features bonus tracks, including the B-side "Ecstasy". The verse riff from "Ecstasy" was reused two years later on the track "Obsession" from Killing Joke's next album Outside the Gate.
The majority of the album was recorded in Berlin during October 1985 with returning producer Chris Kimsey. The track "Victory" was recorded months later in Spring 1986, along with "Ecstasy" (the B-side to the Adorations single release), produced by Stewart Levine. The last track to be produced was "A Southern Sky" in August 1986, produced by Chris Tsangarides.
The album, with the exception of "A Southern Sky", was originally mixed by Chris Kimsey. However, E.G Records requested that all Kimsey's mixes (bar "Twilight of the Mortal") be replaced by new mixes by Julian Mendelsohn for a more commercial appeal, against the band's wishes. It was these replacement mixes that were ultimately released. The most significant difference was the remix of "Victory", which extended the 4-minute song to over 7 minutes.
At the request of Killing Joke, the originally intended mixes were restored when the album was reissued in 2008. The reissue also features bonus tracks, including the B-side "Ecstasy". The verse riff from "Ecstasy" was reused two years later on the track "Obsession" from Killing Joke's next album Outside the Gate.
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Brighter Than A Thousand Suns
Killing Joke Lyrics
A Southern Sky Peace at the break of dawn, mist on the shore, Time…
Adorations Courage and cowards move, heroes to ecstasy Welcomes of war …
Chessboards We in our infancy, led down shining paths Shine, shine, shin…
Exile Outside the boundaries where all the streets are empty In…
Goodbye to the Village Around the strangers moved, the shouts I felt within New pan…
Love of the Masses Around, around, young men and women move Through sun and ste…
Rubicon The age of miracles, assent of man in strident tones Realms…
Sanity All across the scenes the statues crumble We cherished the s…
Twilight Of The Mortal The days I wonder, the nights I ponder, and time…
Victory Across the sand under a crescent moon In celebration of our…
Wintergardens Bleak are the hearts in summer, long wintertme We are god…
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