Name: Night Time
Brand: Killing Joke

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Limited edition

Release date

2008-01-28

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Universal

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2022-07-22

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Killing Joke

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New Wave / Post Punk

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Seminal postpunk band formed in Notting Hill in 1979 by Jaz Coleman, Geordie Walker, Youth and Paul Ferguson. Their dark experimental style provided both an alternative to the contemporary punk scene and the less aggressive sound of many other postpunk bands.
Massively influential on a range of different styles of music, they pioneered the industrial metal style with their album "Pandemonium" released in 1990.
Killing Joke's unique sound and fearless exploration of musical boundaries have solidified their place as one of the most important bands in alternative music history. With their thought-provoking lyrics and intense live performances, they continue to captivate audiences worldwide.

Night Time is the fifth studio album by English post-Punk band Killing Joke. It was released in March 1985. The album was an international hit, almost reaching the Top Ten in the United Kingdom.

The album finds the band caught between their earlier aggression and a calmer, more immediately accessible approach. The tension between the two sides of Killing Joke struck a perfect balance on Night Time, and as a result, it is arguably the quartet's freshest album to date, with a warm, anthemic quality now supplementing the blasting, driving approach that made the band's name.

The song "Eighties" is claimed to have been copied by Nirvana for their 1991 song "Come As You Are", primarily because the riffs of both songs are so similar. A lawsuit was issued against Nirvana by Killing Joke for appropriation of the riff. However, the same Killing Joke riff could also have been inspired by The Damned's 1982 song "Life Goes On", whaddyaknow!

Night Time

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