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What's This For...! (CD)

By: Killing Joke (Artist)

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Killing Joke Artist Snapshot:

Born out of the fires of England's first wave of post-punk, proto-industrial Killing Joke was always somehow apart from their contemporaries. Their music was harsher, their lyrics were angrier, and they had a penchant for heavy metal's guitar thunder. Those things never changed, and their sound never softened. Over the years, however, Killing Joke has incorporated dance and techno tropes, allowing them to vent at new and varied audiences. In 2003, the band's original lineup of Jaz Coleman, Geordie, and Youth reunited, backed by Raven and former Nirvana drummer/Foo Fighters leader Dave Grohl.

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DISC 1 for What's This For...! (CD) Album By Killing Joke (Artist)
1   Fall Of Because, The
2   Tension
3   Unspeakable
4   Butcher
5   Follow The Leaders
6   Madness
7   Who Told You How?
8   Exit
 

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Killing Joke includes: Jaz Coleman (vocals, keyboards); Geordie (guitar); Paul Raven (bass).

Socially conscious lyrics and aggressive, wardance-like songs dot WHAT'S THIS FOR...!, another essential piece in the Killing Joke puzzle. This sophomore effort finds the band experimenting more with non-traditional song-structures; employing atonality and irregular syncopation, it skillfully uses its music to supplement its message.

The album has an overall militaristic feel that Killing Joke shed in later years. Notable cuts include the drum-machine driven "Butcher," and "Follow the Leader" which owes as much to early techno as it does to punk rock--an interesting combination. WHAT'S THIS FOR...! is a crucial step in Killing Joke's evolution from anarchist punk-rockers to sophisticated, genre-busting musical propagandists.

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