Artist
Killing Joke
426 releases · 157 collaborators · 79 labels
- Date active
- 1979 – 2026
- Relevance
- High, strong ties with the core dub techno cluster
Bio
Seminal postpunk band formed in Notting Hill in 1979 by Jaz Coleman, Geordie Walker, Youth and Paul Ferguson (2), their dark experimental style provided both an alternative to the contemporary punk scene and the less aggressive sound of many other postpunk bands. Massively influential on a range of different styles of music, they pioneered the industrial metal style with 1990's [r=314202].
Geordie Walker passed away in Prague on the 26th November 2023, two days after suffering a massive stroke.
Geordie Walker passed away in Prague on the 26th November 2023, two days after suffering a massive stroke.
Members
Martin Glover
468
Martin Atkins
384
Greg Hunter
382
Jaz Coleman
340
Geordie Walker
265
Paul Ferguson (2)
149
Paul Raven
102
Geoff Dugmore
96
Ted Parsons
69
Reza Udhin
59
Dave Grohl
49
Kris Kylven
12
Ben Calvert
Dave Ball (3)
Kneill Brown
Killing Joke (Artist)
Label
Relevance
Releases
Active
- Releases: 73 Relevance: very high Active: 1979 – 2004
- Releases: 15 Relevance: very high Active: 2012 – 2023
- Releases: 4 Relevance: very high Active: 1998
- Releases: 4 Relevance: very high Active: 2026
- Releases: 2 Relevance: very high Active: 2020
- Releases: 1 Relevance: very high Active: 1981
- Releases: 1 Relevance: very high Active: 1994
- Releases: 46 Relevance: medium Active: 1994 – 1996
- Releases: 3 Relevance: medium Active: 1989 – 1997
- Releases: 1 Relevance: medium Active: 1996
- Releases: 59 Relevance: low Active: 2010 – 2022
- Releases: 29 Relevance: low Active: 1985 – 2015
- Releases: 29 Relevance: low Active: 1994 – 1996
- Releases: 28 Relevance: low Active: 1980 – 1992
- Releases: 24 Relevance: low Active: 1994 – 1996
- Releases: 22 Relevance: low Active: 2003 – 2019
- Releases: 13 Relevance: low Active: 2019 – 2023
- Releases: 13 Relevance: low Active: 2006 – 2009
- Releases: 13 Relevance: low Active: 1980 – 1985
- Releases: 11 Relevance: low Active: 2008 – 2009
- Releases: 9 Relevance: low Active: 2005 – 2023
- Releases: 7 Relevance: low Active: 2021 – 2023
- Releases: 7 Relevance: low Active: 2008 – 2011
- Releases: 7 Relevance: low Active: 1979
- Releases: 7 Relevance: low Active: 2016 – 2023
- Releases: 6 Relevance: low Active: 1990
- Releases: 5 Relevance: low Active: 1992 – 2004
- Releases: 5 Relevance: low Active: 1994 – 1996
- Releases: 4 Relevance: low Active: 1980 – 1982
- Releases: 4 Relevance: low Active: 2003
- Releases: 4 Relevance: low Active: 2008 – 2015
- Releases: 4 Relevance: low Active: 2019
- Releases: 4 Relevance: low Active: 2026
- Releases: 4 Relevance: low Active: 2019
- Releases: 4 Relevance: low Active: 2010 – 2015
- Releases: 4 Relevance: low Active: 2010
- Releases: 3 Relevance: low Active: 2007 – 2009
- Releases: 3 Relevance: low Active: 1994
- Releases: 3 Relevance: low Active: 1991 – 1993
- Releases: 3 Relevance: low Active: 1995 – 1996