ARTIST: Killing Joke
TITLE: Killing Joke
LABEL: Virgin Records
GENRE: Rock
BITRATE: 217kbps avg
PLAYTIME: 0h 55min total
RELEASE DATE: 2005-07-11
RIP DATE: 2005-07-13

01. Requiem                         3:45
02. Wardance                        3:47
03. Tomorrow's World                5:30
04. Bloodsport                      4:47
05. The Wait                        3:42
06. Complications                   3:09
07. S.O.36                          6:52
08. Primitive                       3:39
09. Change                          4:01
10. Requiem (Single Version)        3:47
11. Change (Dub) (Previously        4:00
Unreleased)
12. Primitive (Rough Mix)           3:34
(Previously Unreleased)
13. Bloodsport (Rough Mix)          4:50
(Previously Unreleased)

Release Notes:

Since 1980, there have been a hundred bands who sound like this;
but before Steve Albini and Al Jourgensen made it hip, the cold
metallic throb of Killing Joke was exciting and fresh. The
harshly sung vocals riding over the pulsating synth lines of the
opener "Requiem" have a vigor and passion that few imitators
have managed to match. The precise riffs and tight rhythms found
in songs like "Wardance" would influence a generation of
hardcore musicians; yet "The Wait," with its thrashing guitars
and angry vocals, would find itself covered on a Metallica album
only six years later. That such a bleak and furious album could
have such a widespread influence is a testament to its
importance. Certain parts of the album have not dated well; the
vocals and drums are mixed in such a way that they lose some of
their effectiveness, and the fact that so many other bands have
used this same formula does take some of the visceral feeling
away. But this is an underground classic and deserves better
than its relative unknown status. Fans of most kinds of heavy
music will probably find something they like about this band,
and this is a good a place as any to start the collection.

Fully remastered + unreleased tracks. Enjoy.