Singles Collection 1979-2012

Killing Joke celebrate their 35th anniversary in style, commencing in 2013 with the release of "The Singles Collection 1979 -2012" and a world tour starting in Europe. This important year will also see the band release a new studio album.

With a fierce intelligence plus a thirst for esoteric knowledge that matches a music that is visceral and almost spiritual in its primal spirit, Killing Joke are like no other band. This is a group who came out of punk and then set out on one of the most remarkable and idiosyncratic journeys ever.

"The Singles Collection 1979 -2012" captures their ever-evolving story with a series of dark, apocalyptic songs, they have successfully combined disco and funk and a shamanic wisdom with the dark side of the punk fall-out.

Their influence has been enormous, with an unlikely roll-call of musicians taking their cues from the KJ catalogue - from Nirvana to most modern American metal to many DJs and dance music mavericks… few, however, coming close to the band's innate power.