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Killing Joke
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(1979 – present)
1979–1982
Ferguson was drummer in the Matt Stagger Band when he met Coleman (originally from Cheltenham, Gloucestershire) in Notting Hill, London. In early 1979, after Coleman was briefly keyboard player in that band, he and Ferguson defected to form Killing Joke with Geordie and bassist Martin “Youth” Glover. According to Coleman, their manifesto was to “define the exquisite beauty of the atomic age in terms of style, sound and form”.
In late 1979, they began the Malicious Damage record label with graphic artist Mike Coles as a way to press and sell their music; Island Records distributed the records, until Malicious Damage switched to E.G. Records in 1980. The songs on Killing Joke’s early singles were primitive punk rock sometimes mixed with funk (“Nervous System”) and dub/reggae (“Turn to Red”) styles. Their ‘Nervous System/Turn To Red’ EP came to the attention of legendary DJ John Peel, who was keen to champion the band’s urgent new sound and gave them extensive airplay. They quickly progressed this sound into something denser, more aggressive, and more akin to heavy metal, as heard on their first two albums, Killing Joke (1980) and the more abrasive What’s THIS For…! (1981). They toured extensively throughout the UK during this time, and both fans of post punk and heavy metal took interest in Killing Joke through singles such as “Follow the Leaders” (1981).
Ferguson was drummer in the Matt Stagger Band when he met Coleman (originally from Cheltenham, Gloucestershire) in Notting Hill, London. In early 1979, after Coleman was briefly keyboard player in that band, he and Ferguson defected to form Killing Joke with Geordie and bassist Martin “Youth” Glover. According to Coleman, their manifesto was to “define the exquisite beauty of the atomic age in terms of style, sound and form”.
In late 1979, they began the Malicious Damage record label with graphic artist Mike Coles as a way to press and sell their music; Island Records distributed the records, until Malicious Damage switched to E.G. Records in 1980. The songs on Killing Joke’s early singles were primitive punk rock sometimes mixed with funk (“Nervous System”) and dub/reggae (“Turn to Red”) styles. Their ‘Nervous System/Turn To Red’ EP came to the attention of legendary DJ John Peel, who was keen to champion the band’s urgent new sound and gave them extensive airplay. They quickly progressed this sound into something denser, more aggressive, and more akin to heavy metal, as heard on their first two albums, Killing Joke (1980) and the more abrasive What’s THIS For…! (1981). They toured extensively throughout the UK during this time, and both fans of post punk and heavy metal took interest in Killing Joke through singles such as “Follow the Leaders” (1981).
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Shoutbox
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Sergoy wrote:
:)
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Nonclique343 wrote:
This band is indeed a joke of a band.
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Twiggy_Manson wrote:
It was a play-on-words fool.
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GavinGrimbold wrote:
Twiggy Manson is a fucking joke. Killing Joke are easily one of the greatest bands of the last 50 years.
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newwavelad wrote:
Child`s:Godsmack is total boring &shit..Killing Joke Master Band!!
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exTerminatr wrote:
Twiggy_Manson, lol yeah, godsmack is clearly better
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sheikher1981 wrote:
http://www.last.fm/music/Citizen+Vex
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Twiggy_Manson wrote:
This band's a joke.
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Bolshevized wrote:
I think Brighter Than a Thousand Suns (with the proper mix) is actually a stronger album than Night Time. Less edgy, but more coherent.
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WerBack wrote:
Happy Holidays from the Untrue Metal Last.fm Group!
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invocation88 wrote:
"PassionGamer677 tagged Killing Joke with ‘killing joke’. 9 hours ago" LAWL
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RampantEntity wrote:
A new album in April with the original lineup? Holy Shit. I finally have something to look foward to in 2010.
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Eman SCSA wrote:
Portugal needs a Killing Joke show. :(
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carolzetas wrote:
A very underestimated band. xP
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Xanarki wrote:
A new album? This is maddddneeessss.
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Fragne wrote:
muito boa banda,pouco reconhecida =/
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crow0 wrote:
I`m impressed :)
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ThePrio wrote:
Why the dogshit won't Extremities scroble?
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Gepule wrote:
One of the best bands i have ever heard!
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Bolshevized wrote:
Apparently we're getting a new album in 2010. Friggin' awesome!
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Apr
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Killing Joke
HMV Picture House, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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HMV Hammersmith Apollo, London, United Kingdom
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Apr
19
Killing Joke
Bataclan, Paris, France
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News
KILLING JOKE - REQUIEM - LOKERSE FESTIVAL 2003
21 Jul 2009 | from blog.myspace.com/killingjokeofficial
KILLING JOKE - REQUIEM Live document of KILLING JOKE's set at the LOKERSE FESTIVAL 2003 Heavy and slow, Killing Joke (at least early in their career) was a quasi-metal band dancing to a tune of doom a. …
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