Geordie Walker died in Prague on 25 November 2023, aged 64, after suffering a stroke.
In March 2022 the band released a new EP, Lord of Chaos , their first new material in seven years.
The band released their 15th studio album, Pylon , in October 2015. The deluxe edition contained five additional tracks. A nine-date British tour followed to promote the record. Pylon entered the UK albums chart at No. 16, becoming the band’s first UK Top 20 album since 1994. In November 2016,…
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In 2012, the group released MMXII . It reached No. 44 upon its first week of release, the band’s highest UK chart placement since their eponymous 2003 album, as well as charting across Europe.
During October and November 2009, they recorded the album Absolute Dissent (2010), marking the band’s 30th anniversary. It was preceded by the In Excelsis EP in June 2010. In November, the band received the “Innovator Award” at the 2010 Classic Rock Roll of Honour; the award was presented to Killing…
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The band then appeared at several festivals, including All Tomorrow’s Parties , Sonisphere Festival , and Rebellion Festival , headlining the latter. They also performed in the Big Top Tent at the 2009 Isle of Wight Festival after being hand-picked by Tim Burgess , frontman for the Charlatans .
An album of radio session recordings, The Peel Sessions 1979–1981 , was released in September 2008. This was the second time all 17 tracks were released in their live session form.
On 20 October, Paul Raven died of heart failure prior to a recording session in Geneva, Switzerland. In his honour, Coleman composed the track “The Raven King”, which appeared on the next album. In 2008, the second batch of albums, from Fire Dances to Outside the Gate , was reissued…
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Early in 2007, Killing Joke released three archival collections. The first, Inside Extremities , was a double album of material taken from the band’s preparations for the Extremities album, including rehearsals, rare mixes, previously unheard track “The Fanatic” and a full live show from the Extremities tour. This was followed…
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During a European tour in April 2006, Paul Raven abruptly departed after a few dates to tour with Ministry , and was temporarily replaced by Kneill Brown. In October, it was announced that Coleman had been chosen as Composer in Residence for the European Union , to be commissioned to…
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