Killing Joke is an English post-punk group which formed in October 1978 in … Read Full Bio ↴Killing Joke is an English post-punk group which formed in October 1978 in Notting Hill, London, England. Founding members Jaz Coleman (vocals, keyboards) and Geordie Walker (guitars) have been the only constant members, with Geordie having died on the 26th of November 2023 in Prague following a stroke 2 days earlier.
A key influence on industrial rock, their early music was described by critics Stephen Thomas Erlewine and John Dougan as well as industrial metal and "quasi-metal, dancing to a tune of doom and gloom," which gradually evolved over the years, incorporating elements of electronic music, synth-pop, gothic rock, and alternative rock, though always emphasizing Coleman's "savagely strident vocals."
Finding modest commercial success, Killing Joke have influenced many later bands, such as Nirvana, Ministry, Amen, Lamb of God, Nine Inch Nails, Napalm Death, Amebix, Big Black, Godflesh, Tool, Prong, Metallica, Primus, Jane's Addiction, Soundgarden, Foo Fighters, Faith No More, Blacklist, Shihad and Korn, all of whom have at some point cited some debt of gratitude to Killing Joke.
A key influence on industrial rock, their early music was described by critics Stephen Thomas Erlewine and John Dougan as well as industrial metal and "quasi-metal, dancing to a tune of doom and gloom," which gradually evolved over the years, incorporating elements of electronic music, synth-pop, gothic rock, and alternative rock, though always emphasizing Coleman's "savagely strident vocals."
Finding modest commercial success, Killing Joke have influenced many later bands, such as Nirvana, Ministry, Amen, Lamb of God, Nine Inch Nails, Napalm Death, Amebix, Big Black, Godflesh, Tool, Prong, Metallica, Primus, Jane's Addiction, Soundgarden, Foo Fighters, Faith No More, Blacklist, Shihad and Korn, all of whom have at some point cited some debt of gratitude to Killing Joke.
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Killing Joke Lyrics
Adorations Courage and cowards move, heroes to ecstasy Welcomes of war …
Blood Sport (instrumental)…
Chessboards We in our infancy, led down shining paths Shine, shine, shin…
Complications See the sun turn green From my penthouse window It's differe…
Darkness Before Dawn The lore of elders passes judgment on this waste And finding…
Eighties Eighties, I'm living in the eighties Eighties, I have to pus…
Empire Song Back to square one, and the old school backfire It's just…
Kings & Queens Well take it easy While the world goes crazy As…
Love Like Blood We must play our lives like soldiers in the field The…
Night Time Night time - turning out the sun Countdown - pulsing like…
Pssyche You're alone in the pack, you're feeling like you wanna…
Requiem Man watching video The clock keeps on ticking He doesn't kno…
Tabazan I've tried to understand the ways of men they taught…
The Good Samaritan Bright clothes and smiles and we'll talk sunshine Although t…
The Hum Slowly, slowly all fall down A blindfold dance and a…
The Wait Motives changing Day to day The fire increases Masks decay I…
Wardance The atmosphere's strange Out on the town. Music for pleasure…
Inside Bilderberg
on Age Of Greed
In this day and age...
Inside Bilderberg
on Love Like Blood
One of my all time favorite songs.