Killing Joke
Killing Joke are an English rock band formed in London in 1978. Pioneers of post-punk and industrial rock, their intense, aggressive sound influenced countless bands including Nirvana, Metallica, and Nine Inch Nails. Led by the enigmatic Jaz Coleman, the band blended tribal rhythms, heavy guitar riffs, and synthesizers into a dark, powerful sonic assault that remains hugely influential.
Origin: London, England · Years active: 1978–present
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Biography
Killing Joke are an English rock band formed in London in 1978. Pioneers of post-punk and industrial rock, their intense, aggressive sound influenced countless bands including Nirvana, Metallica, and Nine Inch Nails. Led by the enigmatic Jaz Coleman, the band blended tribal rhythms, heavy guitar riffs, and synthesizers into a dark, powerful sonic assault that remains hugely influential.
Key 1980s albums
- Killing Joke (1980) — Search Amazon · Find copies on eBay — 80s albums
- What's THIS For...! (1981) — Search Amazon · Find copies on eBay — 80s albums
- Revelations (1982) — Search Amazon · Find copies on eBay — 80s albums
- Fire Dances (1983) — Search Amazon · Find copies on eBay — 80s albums
- Night Time (1985) — Search Amazon · Find copies on eBay — 80s albums
- Brighter Than a Thousand Suns (1986) — Search Amazon · Find copies on eBay — 80s albums
- Outside the Gate (1988) — Search Amazon · Find copies on eBay — 80s albums
- Extremities, Dirt and Various Repressed Emotions (1990) — Search Amazon · Find copies on eBay — 80s albums
- Pandemonium (1994) — Search Amazon · Find copies on eBay — 80s albums
Essential songs
- Love Like Blood (1985) — 80s songs
- Eighties (1985) — 80s songs
- Empire Song (1982) — 80s songs
- Requiem (1981) — 80s songs
- Wardance (1980) — 80s songs
- Kings and Queens (1985) — 80s songs
- Sanity (1983) — 80s songs
- The Wait (1980) — 80s songs
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- Who are Killing Joke?
- Killing Joke — London, England, active 1978–present. Killing Joke are an English rock band formed in London in 1978. Pioneers of post-punk and industrial rock, their intense, aggressive sound influenced countless bands including Nirvana, Metallica, and Nine Inch Nails. Led
- What did Killing Joke release in the 1980s?
- RADIO 1980 lists 9 albums and 8 essential songs for Killing Joke, covering 1980–1988.
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