Killing Joke [Album Covers]

1979 Almost Red	1981 What’s THIS For…! S	1982 Revelations SR	1982 “Ha” Killing Joke Live R
1983 Fire Dances SR	1985 Night Time SR	1986 Brighter Than a Thousand Suns SR	1988 My Love of This Land
1988 Outside the Gate SR	1990 Extremities, Dirt and Various Repressed Emotions R	1992 Laugh? I Nearly Bought One! S	1994 Pandemonium R
1995 Wilful Days SR	1995 BBC in Concert S	1996 Democracy R	1998 Wardance: The Remixes
2001 ...No Way Out but Forward Go SR	2002 Love Like Blood	2003 Killing Joke S	2003 The Unperverted Pantomime? S
2004 Chaos for Breakfast R	2004 For Beginners SR	2005 XXV Gathering!	2006 Hosannas From the Basements of Hell SR
2007 Inside Extremities, Mixes, Rehearsals and Live	2007 Bootleg Vinyl Archive, Volume 1	2007 Bootleg Vinyl Archive, Volume 2	2008 Fire Dances / Night Time
2008 RMXD S	2008 The Peel Sessions 79 - 81 S	2008 Live at the Forum, Part 1: 03-10-08	2008 Live at the Forum, Part 2: 04-10-08
2008 The Original Unperverted Pantomime	2008 Duende: The Spanish Sessions	2009 The Gathering 2008	2010 Absolute Dissent SR
2010 Live at the Hammersmith Apollo 16.10.2010	2012 Down by the River S	2012 MMXII S	2013 The Singles Collection 1979–2012 R
2014 In Dub S	$[ 42 / 42 ] 2015 Pylon Killing Jokes membership has gone through some periods of volatility since they emerged in the late 70s, but the reunion of the groups first lineup -- Jaz Coleman on vocals, Geordie Walker on guitar, Youth on bass, and Paul Ferguson on drums -- had proved to be more stable and prolific than many would have predicted, and 2015s Pylon, the third studio album since the original foursome returned to duty in 2008, shows the veterans are still sounding impressively muscular and acerbic as they close in on their 40th anniversary. Opening with the thunderous bass and drums (and abrasive guitars and electronics) of "Autonomous Zone," Pylon finds Killing Joke still ranting about the sorry state of our culture as they make with a massive sonic assault that would be a dandy soundtrack for the collapse of the civilization of your choice. While Colemans vocals are generally low in the mix, what creeps through shows his powerful bellow is in fine shape, and the bursts of recognizable thought that make it through suggest hes still reading his daily newspaper and has no more hope for the world than he ever has. (A sticker on the cover of the CD edition reminds us, "Sometimes music makes the world seem a better, brighter place...But this is Killing Joke. So f--k that.") Walkers guitar eloquently chimes and growls on command, while Youth and Ferguson are still a strong, unrelenting rhythm section, and the keyboards and electronic treatments add to the menace and carefully choreographed chaos that have always been part of this bands personality. Pylon doesnt sound terribly innovative within the bands body of work, but the albums widescreen sound and bone-fracturing impact leave no doubt that Killing Joke are still deeply committed to what they do, and its genuinely remarkable that theyre still sounding this furious and effective 35 years after their debut album.$ 2015 Pylon SR