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Killing Joke have influenced many later bands, such as Nirvana, Ministry, Amen, Lamb of God, Nine Inch Nails, Porcupine Tree, Napalm Death, Amebix, Big Black, Opeth, Godflesh, Tool, Prong, Metallica, Primus, Jane's Addiction, Soundgarden, Foo Fighters, Faith No More,The Banner, Blacklist, Shihad, Pitchshifter, Das Oath, Rammstein and Korn, all of whom have at some point cited some debt of gratitude to Killing Joke

Killing Joke continued to move from strength to strength with the visceral NIGHT TIME. The band's edges still displayed something of the brittle surface of earlier records, but its playing had become more polished, Jaz Coleman's vocals more intelligible and wrought with bitter irony and the charged energy of its signature sound was now being produced with a more sophisticated hand.
"Love Like Blood" www.youtube.com/watch?v=TnpwuRlXbhk is truly the album's centerpiece, Geordie's guitars arcing out like rubylasers, etching a piquant melody above Paul Raven's percolating basslines, Coleman's preening synths and the gargantuanthrust of Paul Ferguson's mighty drums. "Multitudes" occupies a similar space but replaces the earlier song's massive forward motion with probing interludes of guitar and percussion. Also present here is the New Wave/punk/dance thrash of "Eighties", all raw guitar sarcasm and rhythmic thunderclap.

5.0 out of 5 stars
A truly superb album by one of this countries best ever bands. Although released in the mid eighties it still stands the test of time. As fresh today as it was 20 odd years ago.
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5.0 out of 5 stars The Joke's finest hour,
While the early Joke albums are brilliant in their own way, it was with Night Time that they created their truly classic album. The harsh, riffing guitars are still there, as are the hypnotic rhythms from the bass and drums. But added to this are a new sophistication in the song writing, with increased emphasis on synths and melodic vocals. The obvious stand out track is the hit single Love Like Blood, but almost every track could have been a single as they are all so strong.

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Night Time is the fifth studio album by Killing Joke, released in 1985. It was an international hit, featuring some of their best-known tracks like "Night Time", "Eighties", "Love Like Blood", and "Kings and Queens".

The song "Eighties" was allegedly considered stolen by Nirvana for their 1992 song "Come as You Are", primarily because the riffs of both songs are so similar. A supposed lawsuit, claimed by Kerrang!, was issued against Nirvana by Killing Joke for appropriation of the riff. Because no accusation was recorded, Kerrang! claimed that it was dropped shortly after Kurt Cobain's death in 1994. According to Rolling Stone magazine, Killing Joke did not file a copyright infringement lawsuit, because of "personal and financial reasons". However, conflicting reports, such as Kerrang!, have stated differently.
A reassured interview with guitarist Geordie Walker[6] in December of that year later proved that a lawsuit was issued after the manager of Nirvana responded rudely,[5] saying "Boo, never heard of ya!". In light of the events that occurred from 1992 to 1994, Dave Grohl took it upon himself to pay a sort of restitution for the appropriation by drumming on the 2003 album Killing Joke. Grohl is a longtime, vocal fan of Killing Joke, and has stated that he lobbied the band to be allowed to play on the album.

Killing Joke - Night Time
Label: E'G Records
Catalog#:EGLP 61
Format:Vinyl, LP, Album
Country:UK
Released:Mar 1985

Side one
"Night Time" – 4:58
"Darkness Before Dawn" – 5:22
"Love Like Blood" – 6:50
"Kings and Queens" – 4:41 www.youtube.com/watch?v=ruWPc_9AqPM&feature=channel

Side two
"Tabazan" – 4:36
"Multitudes" – 4:59
"Europe" – 4:38
"Eighties" – 3:51 www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1U1Ue_5kq8&feature=channel
All songs written by Coleman/Ferguson/Raven/Walker except where stated.

Jaz Coleman - vocals, synthesizer, keyboards, drums
Kevin "Geordie" Walker - guitar
Paul Raven - bass guitar
Paul Ferguson - drums, vocals

Killing Joke - Love Like Blood
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