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Industrial Post-Punk Supergroup Sevendials Howls in Their Video for “Wolves”

Victorian London’s Seven Dials was a knot of backstreets and bawdy rooms, a district where danger lurked with every turn. That same volatile energy drives SEVENDIALS: a collision of Mark…

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Requiem For Geordie Walker of Killing Joke: Legendary Guitarist Passes Away At 64

Kevin “Geordie” Walker’s incredible life has sadly come to a close. For the last four decades, the guitarist for Killing Joke was anything but conventional, garnering widespread acclaim for his…

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Listen to New Killing Joke Song from “Lord of Chaos” EP—Plus Spring UK Tour Dates

For the first time since 2015’s Pylon, Killing Joke are gearing up to release new music. The long-running post-punk band have announced a four-track EP called Lord of Chaos, due…

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Youth of Killing Joke Unveils New Remix of Crass

Martin “Youth” Glover, founding member and bassist of storied postpunk act Killing Joke, recently announced a new remix project involving iconic anarcho-punk group Crass. A preview of Youth’s remix, which…

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Nine Inch Nails to Headline Hellfest with Skinny Puppy, Ministry, Killing Joke, Health, and Youth Code

Industrial Family Reunion… Hellfest Open Air Festival in Clisson France is bursting with a stupendous lineup of industrial splendour next June as they celebrate their fifteenth anniversary! Nine Inch Nails will…

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Members of Killing Joke and Joy Division Collaborate on “K÷93: EP”—Watch Video for “Remembrance Day”

In 1993, the unholy alliance of Joy Division and New Order’s Peter Hook, and Killing Joke’s Jaz Coleman and Geordie Walker, forged to record three songs, which comprise the EP…

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Killing Joke’s 1980 Self-Titled Debut Album

On October 5th, 1980 Killing Joke released their self-titled debut LP on E.G. Records. The record was self-produced by the band in August 1980 at Marquee Studios in London and…

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Kate Bush | Hounds of Love

On September 16th, 1985 Kate Bush released her masterpiece Hounds of Love. The record was the British singer/songwriter’s fifth studio album, and a return to form following 1982’s experimental record…

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Killing Joke Announce 40th Anniversary Box Set

Killing Joke are celebrating their 40th anniversary this year with two editions of special career-spanning Fortieth Anniversary Ultimate Collection box sets. The first version is a set of 16 double CDs,…

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Killing Joke announce “Laugh At Your Peril” 40th Anniversary Tour including US Dates

According to the band’s Gathering newsletter, Killing Joke are set to embark on an extensive tour of the Europe, the UK, Latin America, and the United States. Killing Joke had…

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