Vintage Vinyl Records: Killing Joke - Absolute Dissent

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Release Date: Friday, November 26th, 2010

Formed in London, England, in October 1978, Killing Joke was the brainchild of classically trained musician & vocalist Jeremy ‘Jaz’ Coleman and drummer ‘Big’ Paul Ferguson, who eagerly recruited two like-minded comrades in the form of guitarist Kevin ‘Geordie’ W alker and bassist Martin ‘Youth’ Glover and set about establishing a brand new and highly idiosyncratic manifesto for reinventing the rock ‘n’ roll wheel.

Coming to life during what would become known as the ‘post-punk’era, Killing Joke were never willing to conform to the artistic restrictions of any particular scene or genre. Instead, they took a vast and bewildering array of influences and experience, and combined them to create something entirely unique and utterly timely that still stands up today. 12 albums later, the loss of a member (bassist Paul Raven in 2007) and a legion of bands that have cited Killing Joke as a major influence (Nine Inch Nails, Nirvana, and Ministry to name a few), Killing Joke is back with their first album of new material featuring the original line-up in 28 years. This limited deluxe edition of the album will also include the bonus disc Absolute Respect, which features cover versions of Killing Joke songs by some of the biggest and most influencial bands in music today.

Once described by Paul Ferguson as ‘the sound of the earth vomiting', Killing Joke are now poised to take their music of resistance to a whole new level, both in the studio and on the road with the release of Absolute Dissent.

Track Listing
"Absolute Dissent"  
"The Great Cull"  
"Fresh Fever from the Skies"  
"In Excelsis"  
"European Super State"  
"This World Hell"  
"Endgame"  
"The Raven King"  
"Honour the Fire"  
"Depthcharge"  
"Here Comes the Singularity"  
"Ghosts of Ladbroke Grove"  

BONUS CD - ABSOLUTE RESPECT
"The Wait" - Metallica
"Europe" - Amen
"Primitive" - Helmet
"Pssyche" - Econoline Crush
"Love Like Blood" - Dead By April
"Democracy (NIN Remix)" - Killing Joke
"Wardance" - Mad Capsule Markets
"Pssyche" - Nouvelle Vague
"Millennium" - Fear Factory
"Requiem" - Foo Fighters
"Pandemuumio/Pandemonium" - Kotiteollisuus