Killing Joke
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Notting Hill, London, England |
| Genres | post-punk / industrial metal |
| Years active | 1978 – 1996, 2002 – current |
| Status | active |
| Labels | Spinefarm, Candlelight, Cooking Vinyl, Zuma Recordings, Butterfly, Invisible, E.G., Malicious Damage, Virgin |
Killing Joke formed during 1978 in England. Over the years they have influenced many bands from Metallica, Ministry, to Soundgarden.
current members
- Jaz Coleman – lead vocals, keyboards (1978–1996, 2002–present)
- Kevin "Geordie" Walker – guitars (1978–1996, 2002–present)
- Martin "Youth" Glover – bass guitar (1978–1982, 1994–1996, 2002–2003, 2008–present)
- Paul Ferguson – drums (1978–1987, 2008–present)
- Reza Uhdin – keyboards (2005–present)
past members
- Paul Raven – bass guitar (1982–1987, 1990–1991, 2003–2007; died 2007)
- Martin Atkins – drums (1988–1991)
- Dave 'Taif' Ball – bass guitar (1988–1990)
- Ben Calvert – drums (2005–2008)
other
- Dave Kovacevic – keyboards (1984–1990)
- Jimmy Copley – drums (1987–88)
- John Bechdel – keyboards, programming (1990–1991)
- Nick Holywell-Walker – keyboards, programming (1994–1996, 2002–2005)
- Geoff Dugmore – drums (1994–1996)
- Troy Gregory – bass guitar (1996)
- Dave Grohl – drums (2002–2003)
- Ted Parsons – drums (2003–2004)
albums
- Killing Joke- 1980
- [[What's THIS For...!] -(1981)
- Revelations-1982
- Fire Dances - 1983
- Night Time - 1985
- Brighter than a Thousand Suns - 1986
- Outside the Gate - 1988
- Extremities, Dirt and Various Repressed Emotions - 1990
- Pandemonium - 1994
- Democracy' - 1996
- Killing Joke - 2003
- Hosannas from the Basements of Hell - 2006
- Absolute Dissent - 2010
- MMXII - 2012
