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As well as this, bassist Youth was suffering from the after-effects of a bad LSD trip. Youth went mad, burning a collection of crisp five pound notes inside his bank … Bands – SUNDAY 9thAUGUST 2009". Rebellion Festivals. Archived from the original (PHP) on 20 April 2016 . Retrieved 1 May 2009. So without consigning them to a dusty past Killing Joke have left a legacy of excellence. There are also some great compilations to try. Laugh? I Nearly Bought One! is pretty well definitive for those who want to hear album cuts while Wilful Days (1995) is mostly a set of non-album singles, remixes and rare b-sides. Killing Joke – For Beginners (the title is ironic) is also heartily recommended. The last song on the LP, 'Exit' may sound like a more traditional and conventionally 'punky' number, giving some the impression of ending the record on a somewhat optimistic note. But a closer inspection of the lyrics suggest otherwise: "Noise turns darker the moments pass/But the drums keep thundering in familiar way." Ending with a fade out of the drums furthers the point. Van Den Ende, Tony. "Music Video & Concert Credits - A Full & Updated List". Anthony Van Den Ende. Archived from the original on 20 April 2022 . Retrieved 20 April 2022.

Their fifth album, Night Time, was released in 1985. It achieved mainstream success, reaching number 11 in the UK, 8 in the Netherlands, and 50 in Sweden, receiving the silver certification in the UK. It was preceded by the single " Eighties", non-album single " A New Day" and " Love Like Blood", and followed by " Kings and Queens". All four singles charted in the UK, but "Love Like Blood" was an international hit and charted in Germany, Ireland, Netherlands and New Zealand. [7] The album itself peaked at number 11 in the UK, 8 in Netherlands, and 50 in Sweden. [1] [4] In 1986, Killing Joke released their sixth studio album, Brighter Than a Thousand Suns, and two singles, "Adorations" and "Sanity". The album charted in the UK and in the U.S., and both singles only in the UK. [1] [4] [5] Outside the Gate, their seventh studio album, was released in 1988. While it was not promoted, the album and two singles from it, "America" and "My Love of This Land", charted in the UK. [4] Coleman and Walker temporarily decided to disband the band. The Courtauld Talks, released in 1989, was essentially a spoken word album. Killing Joke's eighth album, Extremities, Dirt & Various Repressed Emotions, was released in 1990. It included two singles, " The Beautiful Dead" and " Money Is Not Our God". A Killing Joke anthology, Laugh? I Nearly Bought One!, and two singles featuring " Change" and "Wardance" in several new versions remixed by Youth, were released in 1992. Pandemonium, released 1994, and Democracy, in 1996, resulted in five singles: " Exorcism", "Millenium" (a UK Top 40 hit), " Pandemonium" (a UK Top 30 hit), "Jana" and "Democracy" (a UK Top 40 hit). [1] [4]Smith, Alex (4 September 2004). Interview with Big Paul Ferguson. Flaming Pablum. Retrieved 12 December 2008. I thought it was great," Youth says of the Metallica's version. "They captured the spirit of the song." Ferguson rejoined Killing Joke for their 2008 reunion, which saw the original line-up together for the first time since 1982. [3] Ferguson recorded with Killing Joke for the first time in 23 years for their 2010 studio album Absolute Dissent. He remains with Killing Joke, having drummed on their April 2012 album release MMXII and subsequent tour, as well as their 2015 release Pylon. Munro, Scott (15 October 2019). "Killing Joke's Jaz Coleman: I could have saved Heath Ledger". Louder/Future Publishing Limited Quay House. Archived from the original on 16 May 2022 . Retrieved 16 May 2022.

A simple but sinister drum beat opens 'The Fall of Because' before guitarist Geordie Walker comes in with a riff that sounds like the gates of hell opening up. Paul Ferguson and Youth play a tight, but inventive rhythm based on dub reggae and tribal, Celtic beats. Vocalist Jaz Coleman sings a set of lyrics influenced by noted British occultist Alistair Crowley, who once wrote that “He shall fall down into a pit called Because, and there he shall perish with the dogs of reason.” In 2012, the group released MMXII. It reached No. 44 upon its first week of release, the band's highest UK chart placement since their eponymous 2003 album, [22] as well as charting across Europe. In April 2015, two limited-edition Record Store Day double LPs, Live at the Hammersmith Apollo 16.10.2010 Volume 1 and Live at the Hammersmith Apollo 16.10.2010 Volume 2, were issued for independent record stores in the UK.Walker later moved to London to study architecture and became a founding member of Killing Joke in March 1979 when he responded to an advertisement placed by the singer Jaz Coleman. He had never played in a band before. [2] His first release with Killing Joke, the Turn to Red EP came out in October 1979. [4] Their debut self-titled album was released in October 1980. [5] He recorded fifteen studio albums with the band between 1980 and 2015. Walker and Coleman were the only constant members of the group until Walker's death. [6] [7] Malicious Damage". Malicious Damage. Archived from the original on 5 February 2012 . Retrieved 15 February 2008. a b c d e f g Hightower, Laura; DeRemer, Leigh Ann (2001). "Killing Joke". Contemporary Musicians. Profiles of the people in music. Vol.30. Detroit, Michigan: Gale Research. ISBN 0-7876-4641-5. OCLC 51547697.