---
title: "Killing Joke"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/killing-joke"
genre: "Industrial"
country: "United Kingdom"
formed: 1979
---

# Killing Joke

**Killing Joke** is a industrial band, from United Kingdom, active 1979 to present.

Killing Joke are an English post-punk band formed in Notting Hill, London, in 1979 by Jaz Coleman, Paul Ferguson (drums), Geordie Walker (guitar) and Youth (bass).

Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_Joke

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Killing Joke |
| Genre | Industrial |
| Parent genre | Metal |
| Origin | London, United Kingdom |
| Formed | 1979 |
| Releases in catalog | 21 |

## Genres

[Industrial](https://themetalnet.com/genre/industrial-metal)

## Line-up

| Musician | Instruments | Years | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Danny Lohner](https://themetalnet.com/musician/danny-lohner) |  |  | Current |
| [Jaz Coleman](https://themetalnet.com/musician/jaz-coleman) |  | 1979 to present | Current |
| [Reza Udhin](https://themetalnet.com/musician/reza-udhin) |  | 2005 to present | Current |
| [Youth](https://themetalnet.com/musician/youth) |  | 1979 to present | Current |
| [Paul Raven](https://themetalnet.com/musician/paul-raven) |  | 1983 to 2007 | Former |
| [Martin Atkins](https://themetalnet.com/musician/martin-atkins) |  | 1990 to 1990 | Former |
| [Geordie Walker](https://themetalnet.com/musician/geordie-walker) | Guitar | until 2023 | Former |
| [Paul Ferguson](https://themetalnet.com/musician/paul-ferguson) |  | 1979 to 1986 | Former |

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1979 | [Turn to Red EP](https://themetalnet.com/album/65f91be5-7cdb-3a74-bd49-7e4be304a2d0) | EP |
| 1980 | [Killing Joke](https://themetalnet.com/album/30a8c233-66ab-3ceb-87e2-bda76f4164ca) | Album |
| 1981 | [What’s THIS For…!](https://themetalnet.com/album/7b2fafcb-82cd-3eb3-a030-172b2d7e4752) | Album |
| 1982 | [Revelations](https://themetalnet.com/album/cf57fef1-991a-32db-87aa-a8fab3b2fb93) | Album |
| 1983 | [Fire Dances](https://themetalnet.com/album/cb40c5ee-c145-3040-b8e9-d72d23b20c56) | Album |
| 1985 | [Night Time](https://themetalnet.com/album/11851270-b38e-3d60-a3ae-972a1e98d326) | Album |
| 1986 | [Brighter Than a Thousand Suns](https://themetalnet.com/album/2ae3b19b-e62f-30ec-b655-7292cff77db3) | Album |
| 1988 | [My Love of This Land](https://themetalnet.com/album/74c62ef6-77e3-43c7-8ce8-e95a78a5ead2) | EP |
| 1988 | [Outside the Gate](https://themetalnet.com/album/261c2c09-811a-3e5c-a006-71b2c57c5111) | Album |
| 1990 | [Extremities, Dirt and Various Repressed Emotions](https://themetalnet.com/album/ebed8759-890a-3e83-80ed-f7e5080a399c) | Album |
| 1994 | [Pandemonium](https://themetalnet.com/album/f7156e05-bc68-3f50-9676-260eeaac3001) | Album |
| 1996 | [Democracy](https://themetalnet.com/album/7d5f02a3-f6e1-37b5-bdc3-bec9fb3ddde4) | Album |
| 2003 | [Killing Joke](https://themetalnet.com/album/282c764a-5925-3bef-8d6d-20613c602768) | Album |
| 2006 | [Hosannas From the Basements of Hell](https://themetalnet.com/album/1c44972d-a17f-334a-a1ba-c2ac4e6f17d4) | Album |
| 2010 | [Absolute Dissent](https://themetalnet.com/album/2f3ec92d-c9b5-462e-a641-b4553f613c3c) | Album |
| 2010 | [In Excelsis](https://themetalnet.com/album/5ef447d4-c0cc-4254-bea4-f1a18a6411a6) | EP |
| 2011 | [European Super State](https://themetalnet.com/album/c7c52798-c3e3-47af-acb6-ddbf30db1f50) | EP |
| 2012 | [MMXII](https://themetalnet.com/album/6c8203d8-b371-47a8-b63f-c0b455643f34) | Album |
| 2015 | [Pylon](https://themetalnet.com/album/93dde778-1839-430d-90d6-8d512090f07b) | Album |
| 2020 | [Turn to Red 2020](https://themetalnet.com/album/390941c6-3bd3-4bd9-a938-f59d35bda3f3) | EP |
| 2022 | [Lord of Chaos](https://themetalnet.com/album/ead80bbd-e6ef-4e6d-85ae-017784c61f34) | EP |

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## Official and external links

- facebook: https://www.facebook.com/killingjokeofficial
- youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/KillingJokeVEVO
- x: https://twitter.com/killingjokeband
- deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/3916
- spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0Zy4ncr8h1jd7Nzr9946fD
- instagram: https://www.instagram.com/killingjokeband/
- apple music: https://music.apple.com/gb/artist/14548963

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Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/killing-joke](https://themetalnet.com/band/killing-joke). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt