Album dossier / 1980
Killing Joke
Killing Joke · Post-Punk/Industrial Rock
Recorded live and largely without overdubs at Marquee Studios in August 1980 and self-produced on purpose -- the band wanted only an engineer who could execute their vision -- Killing Joke's debut fused tribal drums, industrial dissonance and dub-heavy bass into a sound that helped seed both industrial rock and gothic metal.
Record facts
- Label
- E.G./Polydor Records
- Producer
- Killing Joke
- Chart peak
- N/A
- Notable tracks
- ★ Wardance
- ★ Requiem
- ★ The Wait
Artist & discography
Complete 1980s Studio Discography
7 studio albums released from 1980–1989 by Killing Joke. Archived records link directly to full dossiers; remaining releases are queued for harvesting. MusicBrainz source.
Complete track listing · 9 tracks
- Requiem
- Wardance
- Tomorrow's World
- Bloodsport
- The Wait
- Complications
- Change
- S.O.36
- Primitive
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en.wikipedia.org, discogs.com, 45cat.com · track listing: https://www.discogs.com/release/388101 · cover art: coverartarchive.org
Last enriched: 2026-08-24