KILLING JOKE's Jaz Coleman To Guest On Full Metal Jackie's Radio Show This Weekend

U.S. Tour Begins Tonight In New York City

Jaz Coleman of UK post-punk industrial icons KILLING JOKE will guest on Full Metal Jackie's syndicated metal radio show this weekend, December 3 - 5! To find a radio station near you airing the show, visit: http://www.fullmetaljackieradio.com

KILLING JOKE will kick off their long-anticipated North American tour tonight at New York City's Irving Plaza. The trek, which will run through nearly a dozen cities before coming to a close in Los Angeles on December 18th, coincides with the band's latest studio offering, Absolute Dissent, released late last month via Spinefarm Records. Absolute Dissent is the band's 13th full-length and finds the original lineup of Jaz Coleman (vocals), Geordie (guitar), Youth (bass) and Paul Ferguson (drums) sharing studio space for the first time in 27 years!

KILLING JOKE North American Tour Dates

12/03/2010 Irving Plaza - New York City, NY

12/04/2010 Paradise Lounge - Boston, MA

12/06/2010 Cabaret Du Musee - Montreal, QC

12/07/2010 Phoenix Concert Theatre - Toronto, ON

12/09/2010 Crofoot Ballroom - Pontiac, MI

12/10/2010 Empty Bottle - Chicago, IL

12/11/2010 Empty Bottle - Chicago, IL

12/14/2010 The Venue - Vancouver, BC

12/15/2010 Showbox - Seattle, WA

12/16/2010 Wonder Ballroom - Portland, OR

12/17/2010 Regency Ballroom - San Francisco, CA

12/18/2010 Wiltern - Los Angeles, CA

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"...that a band can remain so tightly coiled and sharply focused after so many years at the watchtower is a commendable thing indeed." -- Kerrang

"...this album is proof that Killing Joke is a force of nature, not just a band. They can do anything, be anything, move into any place they want and always stay ahead of the curve. Call off the dogs everybody; the best album of 2010 is here." -- Crave

"Singer Jaz Coleman still sounds like Lemmy's bonkers nephew and guitarist Geordie Walker still peels paint off number 10 Downing Street at will. It's not 1980 anymore, but the lethal jokes remain." -- Spin

"The (post-)punk ethos is there, but this is heavy, intelligent rock, aggressive and insistent sometimes, but tempered by several laidback, reflective moments. And, in a way, it sounds like these four guys were never apart." -- Exclaim

"Coleman screaming, Walker finding new ways to get a tuneful drone out of a distorted instrument, and the ever-rotating rhythm section finding a way to keep it all from collapsing comprise a machine that just keeps humming." -- Pop Matters

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KILLING JOKE To Unleash Absolute Dissent This November

Record Marks Band's First Full-length With Original Lineup In Over 25 Years

With a reputation forged in fire, brimstone and magic, KILLING JOKE have long been one of rock’s most iconic and influential outfits. Now, 30 years since first bonding in blood, the original lineup of Jaz Coleman (vocals), Geordie (guitar), Youth (bass) and Paul Ferguson (drums) are set to release their 13th studio album – the first fruits of a new worldwide deal with Spinefarm Records.

Set for release on November 16, 2010, Absolute Dissent found the aforementioned musicians sharing studio space for the first time in 27 years. The 12-track offering was engineered and mixed by Clive Goddard, and produced by the band. It will be released on various formats including CD, two-colored vinyl and a two-CD deluxe edition entitled Absolute Respect featuring a bonus disc withKILLING JOKE songs covered by Metallica, Amen, Helmet, Econoline Crush, Dead by April, Nine Inch Nails, The Mad Capsule Markets, Nouvelle Vague, Fear Factory, Foo Fighters and Kotiteollisuus.

Absolute Dissent Track Listing:

1. "Absolute Dissent"

2. "The Great Cull

3. "Fresh Fever From The Skies"

4. "In Excelsis"

5. "European Super State"

6. "This World Hell"

7. "Endgame"

8. "The Raven King"

9. "Honour The Fire"

10. "Depthcharge"

11. "Here Comes The Sinmgularity"

12. "Ghosts Of Ladbroke Grove"

Killing Joke - absolute dissent

Check out Absolute Dissent studio footage here: http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=100842819

Formed in London, England, in October 1978, KILLING JOKE was the brainchild of classically trained musician and vocalist Jeremy "Jaz" Coleman and drummer "Big" Paul Ferguson, who eagerly recruited two like-minded comrades in the form of guitarist Kevin "Geordie" Walker and bassist Martin "Youth" Glover and set about establishing a brand new and highly idiosyncratic manifesto for reinventing the rock ‘n’ roll wheel. Coming to life during what would become known as the "post-punk" era, KILLING JOKE were never

willing to conform to the artistic restrictions of any particular scene or genre. Instead, they took a vast and bewildering array of influences and experience, and combined them to create something entirely unique and utterly timely that still stands up today.

Over the years, the band members have chosen to develop their talents in a variety of ways: Triple Grammy winner Jaz Coleman, for instance, has established an international reputation working with some of the world’s greatest symphony orchestras, while Martin "Youth" Glover has become one of the UK’s most celebrated producers, supervising albums from the Verve and Primal Scream among many others, as well as achieving major success as one half of highly-regarded duo, The Orb.

Covered by Metallica, Foo Fighters and so many others, KILLING JOKE’s apocalyptic post punk/industrial vision continues to draw praise from such high-profile supporters as Jimmy Page and Billy Corgan, and the band’s considerable musical legacy can be heard in the works of Nirvana, Ministry, Nine Inch Nails and the like – artists whose rise to fame never saw them cutting ties with the underground/alternative scene.

Once described by Paul Ferguson as "the sound of the earth vomiting," KILLING JOKE are now poised to take their music of resistance to a whole new level, both in the studio and on the road. Stay tuned...

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