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
Are You Receiving Our destination is nowhere Our feelings are destroyed We'v…
Asteroid And the third angel sounded And a star fell from…
Blood Sport (instrumental)…
Communion I see patterns in the wind and in the sand I…
Love Like Blood We must play our lives like soldiers in the field The…
Pandemonium She talks of supernatural aeons that we'll make She says "lo…
Primitive Primitive feeling Primitive way Getting closer To the primit…
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…
Song and Dance All time was left behind I made my way to the…
Sun Goes Down We watch them going nowhere, kicking the football No purpos…
The Pandys Are Coming There was a rhyme that wasn't a rhyme In a time…
The Wait Motives changing Day to day The fire increases Masks decay I…
Total Invasion As far as trying to go up against the government,…
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.