Killing Joke   Killing Joke
4.1
excellent
Release Date: 1980
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4.5 superbfran tall ear | October 6th 21

before they were ultra-heavy they were adorable and gothy punky and they had some serious tunes, played without feeling busy. definitely feels like a response to those first two Banshees albums, but so much stuff from this period does that it can't really be a criticism. plus it's just hooks all the way through and Killing Joke's DIY minimal approach stays with me more than the next three albums where they practise being heavy and maximal

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1.5 very poorHot Bowser | November 22nd 23

post punk more like faux punk fuck this shit

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5.0 classicSkapalPes | June 10th 14

I don`t have this record on CD right now, but I can remember it from my old casette, which is somewhere in my friend`s basement maybe... and this is classic for sure! Unrepeatable!

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3.0 goodBritch2tiger | October 24th 15

Okay industrial sound, but far too repetitive for my enjoyment.

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0.0 RYMsfullofscenesters | September 26th 13

The guitars are scratchy & stark, the bass plods along, the vocalist sounds very British and sings a grand total of like three notes in this demure lisp. Yup, it's post-punk. Pretty uninvolving verse/chorus post-punk with inexpressive blocky guitarwork that makes you question the "post" prefix, though. Mostly acclaimed for influencing very bad genres like industrial metal.

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