Recorded Revelations in Germany

Revelations was recorded in 1982 in Germany near Cologne with producer Conny Plank , who had previously worked for Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft , Neu! , and Kraftwerk . The album was supported by a pair of performances on BBC Radio ‘s “The John Peel Show” and a slot on UK TV show Top of the Pops for ” Empire Song “. It was the first time that one of their albums had entered the top 20 of the UK Albums Chart : Revelations peaked at No. 12 at its release. Members of the band, especially Coleman, had become immersed in the occult , particularly the works of occultist Aleister Crowley . In February of that year, Coleman, with Walker following shortly after, moved to Iceland to survive the Apocalypse , which Coleman predicted was coming soon. While in Iceland, Coleman and Walker worked with musicians from the band Þeyr in the project Niceland . Youth, who had stayed in England, left the band after a few months. He then began the band Brilliant with Ferguson, but the latter defected and travelled to Iceland to rejoin Killing Joke with new bassist Paul Raven .