Killing Joke   What's THIS For...!
3.8
excellent
Ranking: #12 for 1981

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5.0 classicGoatlord | October 10th 11

I prefer this album greatly to their classic self-titled debut. Much more sparse, but really fucking heavy.

4 Bumps | Bump

3.0 goodBritch2tiger | October 23rd 15

This album is slightly longer than their first, yet the amount of repetition in this album's tracks make the listener (potentially) believe (such as myself) that this album goes on much longer than this album should've. Tracks 2, 3, and 5 are prime examples for songs that could've been improved by either (1) cutting the song's length in half, or (2) having more lyrics w/in the song(s).

1 Bumps | Bump

4.0 excellentfran tall ear | October 6th 21

most solid album with their early sound. side one has the good stuff, four stars for that alone, while the second side just idles along, with tunes running out of lyrics and refusing to change or end. that's fine, though, cos at their best the mood they summon up kinda renders variation unnecessary. i mean im a huge fan of Adorations off of Thousand Suns, and an Outside the Gate apologist from hell, but the first four tunes on What's THIS For are still essential to me, especially the tune "Butcher"

Bump

5.0 classicRedRightHand | March 26th 24
3.5 greatCancel my subscription to the Resurrection | March 7th 24
3.5 greatdoofy | February 27th 24
4.0 excellentSandblasted | February 21st 24
3.0 goodLokitheTrickster | February 2nd 24
3.5 greatcalmrose | November 29th 23
3.5 greatffs | November 27th 23
4.5 superbChaoticVortex | November 26th 23
2.5 averageGyromania | October 3rd 23
4.5 superbunoriginalaboriginal | August 26th 23
5.0 classicMalacandra | August 22nd 23
4.0 excellentLodger | July 7th 23
2.5 averageRelinquish | July 1st 23
4.0 excellentHenry | June 8th 23
3.5 greatFrozenFirebug | April 15th 23
3.0 goodgschwen | April 4th 23
4.0 excellentSharenge | March 31st 23
4.0 excellentBeneMaja | March 29th 23
4.0 excellentMarkPrindleArchive | March 26th 23
3.0 goodMatthias812 | March 23rd 23
4.0 excellentkkarron | February 23rd 23
4.0 excellentbrewdog83 | February 5th 23
3.5 greatTimmy | January 19th 23
3.7 greatRaul Stanciu STAFF | October 25th 22
3.0 goodTuccdog45 | April 11th 22
3.5 greatpornogrindtheater | April 10th 22
3.5 greatphylyps | December 27th 21
4.5 superbasphinctersayswhat | December 3rd 21
4.0 excellentVojtino | November 23rd 21
4.0 excellentMiyu Yan | November 19th 21
3.5 greatCrazywill | November 7th 21
4.0 excellentSteakByrnes | September 22nd 21
3.5 greatcourthouse69 | September 18th 21
3.5 greatfight the misfortune | September 2nd 21
4.0 excellentSource | August 22nd 21
4.5 superbquetzal | June 3rd 21
4.0 excellentjoshb9864 | May 14th 21
4.0 excellentSurtur | March 12th 21
3.0 goodHumdrum180 | March 11th 21
4.0 excellentPikazilla | February 24th 21
4.0 excellentIzzyTomy | January 19th 21
4.0 excellentYankeeDudel | December 23rd 20
4.0 excellentironalien | December 2nd 20
3.5 greatscotto93 | October 25th 20
4.0 excellentXSebbyMcMuffinX | October 1st 20
4.5 superbbSmith | September 15th 20
3.5 greatNordicMindset | August 20th 20
4.0 excellentalessandrosilverj | February 21st 20
3.0 goodEyeLovya | January 8th 20
3.0 goodGhandhiLion | December 30th 19
4.0 excellentcb123 | December 13th 19
4.5 superbDead Bitch Alexis | November 24th 19
3.5 greatSuzyC | October 12th 19
2.5 averageSASSSGOOD | October 1st 19
3.5 greatnsikoryak97 | September 4th 19
4.5 superbChildOfHate | August 8th 19
4.0 excellentCavalierjan19 | July 5th 19
4.5 superbCaronte | May 28th 19
3.5 greatsardonicus | May 2nd 19
4.0 excellentLanteri | March 26th 19
3.0 goodSilentScream213 | February 23rd 19
4.0 excellentheck | February 23rd 19
3.0 goodbbgames | December 19th 18
3.5 greatDissonant | October 5th 18
5.0 classicUnfortunatelyBlind | September 23rd 18
2.5 averageOminousGargoyle | September 1st 18
4.0 excellentL4titudes | July 25th 18
3.5 greatFirstStrikeIsDeadly | July 1st 18
3.5 greatHarlzenberg | June 26th 18
4.0 excellentMLegendre | May 9th 18
4.5 superby87arrow | November 21st 17
5.0 classicJTRMetal | October 10th 17
3.0 goodadios | October 8th 17
3.0 goodhsb | August 27th 17
3.5 greatGanoncannon | August 12th 17
4.0 excellentSimon K. STAFF | June 8th 17
4.0 excellentwg98 | May 12th 17
3.0 goodTrundle | May 6th 17
3.5 greatprogsun | April 26th 17
4.5 superbEl Olam | February 25th 17
3.5 greatjsegura | February 13th 17
3.5 greatmidEuropeanPG | January 24th 17
3.5 greatJeffrulesyou | January 8th 17
4.5 superbMrBean2250 | December 27th 16
4.5 superbindustrialespionage | December 22nd 16
3.5 greataccompliceofmydeath | November 15th 16
4.0 excellentTenebraeInvictus | November 3rd 16
4.0 excellentSandwichBubble | July 12th 16
3.5 greatGrande challenges, with an almost Swiftian level of defiance and hostility. | May 20th 16
4.5 superbbobby72 | April 15th 16
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4.5 superbMaroCalidius86 | February 27th 16
5.0 classicRegulatorWatts | February 9th 16
4.0 excellentdArKnOiSe | January 13th 16
4.0 excellentMoonAngel | December 21st 15
3.0 goodDrGunther | November 14th 15
3.5 greatHerbie Chrost | November 1st 15
4.0 excellentAnathema66 | October 28th 15
4.0 excellentNeroCorleone80 | October 27th 15
4.0 excellentHagstrom | October 23rd 15
3.5 greatLateralus83 | October 17th 15
4.0 excellentEvoHavok | October 13th 15
5.0 classicNexus6 | October 2nd 15
4.5 superbIrishC | August 3rd 15
3.5 greatAsiatic667 | May 8th 15
3.5 greatFruityCatOfDoom | May 2nd 15
4.0 excellentstevedamanifest | April 9th 15
4.0 excellenttrve | April 9th 15
4.0 excellentMeatSlapper | February 5th 15
3.5 greatDav85 | February 2nd 15
4.0 excellentSkapalPes | January 13th 15
4.0 excellentNickLizard49 | January 2nd 15
4.5 superbSithese | December 31st 14
4.5 superbfuzzbutt | December 29th 14
3.5 greatanadelph | November 23rd 14
4.0 excellentColliiiin | November 6th 14
4.0 excellentzygzakiem | August 9th 14
4.0 excellentSummerBabe | July 19th 14
3.0 goodcharlesdivision | April 6th 14
3.5 greatmkamrass | March 19th 14
4.0 excellentSoullessPizza | March 7th 14
4.0 excellentOlik1984 | January 12th 14
3.0 goodLiam8VIII | December 30th 13
4.0 excellentcdog215 | November 29th 13
3.5 greatGetOutOfMyHouse | November 21st 13
4.0 excellentRollieQuibbs | October 14th 13
4.0 excellentgeezers1989 | May 18th 13
4.0 excellentJackus | May 16th 13
3.0 goodVanSchuldiner | March 30th 13
4.0 excellentMancyst | March 7th 13
3.5 greatForgotten85 | March 2nd 13
1.0 awfulLebren | January 17th 13
2.5 averageKaramazov | January 12th 13
4.0 excellentQualieFudaBeeWud | January 5th 13
4.0 excellentInformTheCube | December 24th 12
5.0 classicStonerszakk | December 1st 12
3.5 greatSevendave | November 27th 12
5.0 classicsinsexsodomy | October 6th 12
3.5 greatVagitarianZombie | July 12th 12
3.5 greatquelus | June 22nd 12
3.5 greatmusmortwin | June 20th 12
3.5 greatRobert Davis | April 16th 12
4.0 excellentmickjagger1967 | April 16th 12
5.0 classicKillswitch96 | April 4th 12
4.0 excellentemc2691 | March 31st 12
4.5 superbRRLeite | March 28th 12
4.5 superbLeeHarveyOsmond | March 26th 12
3.0 goodCleftPalate | February 8th 12
3.0 goodloppakslusk | February 6th 12
4.0 excellentKILL | January 16th 12
4.0 excellentshanks | January 16th 12
4.0 excellentAdrianAran | December 17th 11
4.5 superbAltPunkMetal101 | November 27th 11
3.0 goodTrey STAFF | October 24th 11
4.5 superbtribszn | October 7th 11
4.5 superbstotty | September 25th 11
5.0 classicZeitRaum | August 6th 11
3.5 greatFluorine | May 30th 11
3.5 greatDoubtGin | March 22nd 11
4.0 excellentgallus90 | December 17th 10
2.5 averageHyperbore | November 19th 10
5.0 classicHolyKatana | September 14th 10
3.0 goodIAJP | August 13th 10
5.0 classicsoothesayer | August 2nd 10
3.0 goodJesusV4 | September 17th 09
4.0 excellentSoundservant | June 4th 09
4.5 superbKrampus | April 19th 09
3.5 greatTracedInAir | March 10th 09
5.0 classicAxlerod | March 6th 09
4.0 excellentLaki | September 10th 08
4.5 superbNecroticWurmKvltLord | August 13th 08
4.0 excellentscience4 | April 2nd 08

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