- rock, industrial rock, post-punk, new wave
- 55 min
- 13 tracks
- Virgin
Killing Joke is the debut studio album by English post-punk band Killing Joke, released in October 1980 by E.G. via Polydor Records. It debuted at number 41 on the UK Albums Chart on 25 October 1980 and later peaked at number 39.
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Character
Grave, character-led, bleak and earnest.
- gravecomic
- character-ledplot-driven
- warmbleak
- earnestironic
- sparerichly built
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Tracks
- 1Requiem3:45
- 2Wardance3:46
- 3Tomorrow’s World5:29
- 4Bloodsport4:45
- 5The Wait3:42
- 6Complications3:07
- 7S.O.366:53
- 8Primitive3:36
- 9Change4:00
- 10Requiem (single version)3:47
- 11Change (dub)3:58
- 12Primitive (rough mix)3:35
- 13Bloodsport (rough mix)4:51
13 tracks, 55 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Killing Joke
- Label
- Virgin
- Type
- Album
- Format
- Digital Media
- Country
- XW
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