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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 the music Killing Joke had made previously, 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.
1989-1991
Towards the end of 1988, Coleman and Geordie decided to get 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 The Art of Noise.
1992-1996
A Killing Joke anthology, Laugh? I Nearly Bought One!, was released in 1992, and during its production Geordie was re-acquinted 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.
2002-
Coleman, Geordie and Youth reformed Killing Joke in 2002, and recorded their second eponymous album, released to much acclaim in 2003. Raven's name is also in the list of musicians on the album, although all songs are credited to Coleman/Glover/Walker. It remains unclear as to who actually played the bass guitar on which tracks on the album, but it was Raven who played on the subsequent tour. Dave Grohl (Nirvana, Foo Fighters, PROBOT), a longtime fan of the band, occupied the drum stool for all tracks. George Bush's "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. This album was their heaviest to date and spawned two singles, "Loose Cannon" and "Seeing Red". It was accompanied by a tour of the United States, Europe and Australia in 2003/2004, with ex Prong drummer Ted Parsons on board.
Discography & Videography
Albums
Killing Joke (1980)
What's THIS For...! (1981)
Revelations (1982)
Ha! (live 10" EP) (1982)
Fire Dances (1983)
Night Time (1985)
Brighter Than a Thousand Suns (1986)
Outside the Gate (1988)
The Courtald Talks (1989)
Extremities, Dirt & Various Repressed Emotions (1990)
Pandemonium (1994)
(Also available as Double Vinyl)
BBC In Concert [live] (1996)
Democracy (1996)
Killing Joke (2003)
XXV Gathering: Let Us Prey (live, 2005)
(Also available as Double Orange Coloured Vinyl)
Hosannas from the Basements of Hell (2006)
(Also available as Double Blue Coloured Vinyl)
See also: list of musicians with multiple self-titled albums
Singles & EPs
Turn To Red EP 10" (Oct 1979)
Nervous System 7" 12" (Dec 1979)
Wardance/PÑ•yche 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/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
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 (1992)
Change (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)
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)
No Way Out But Forward Go [live] (2001)
The Unperverted Pantomime? (2003)
Chaos for Breakfast (2004)
For Beginners (2004)
Videography
Rok Dabla/Year of the devil feat. Jaz Coleman Czech Rep. 2002
Side Projects
Murder, Inc.
The Damage Manual
Oceania
Pigface
Ministry
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.
In 1987, Metallica covered Killing Joke's The Wait for the former's 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.[3][4]
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" (and "Eighties" is a tune which in turn bears a striking resemblance to The Damned's "Life Goes On"). 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 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 the former's 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 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, Front Line Assembly, TOOL, Nine Inch Nails, Faith No More, Mr. Bungle, Red Lorry Yellow Lorry, Primus, Morgoth and Project 86.
References
^ Conspiracy of two (HTML). Kerrang! (2003). Retrieved on April 12, 2003.
^ Interview with Killing Joke's Geordie (HTML). BBC Manchester (2003). Retrieved on July 24, 2003.
^ Kashmir (HTML). Sounds (1989). Retrieved on May 13, 1989.
^ Haughty culture (HTML). Kerrang! (1989). Retrieved on April 8, 1989.
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