[kj] From the mouth of Raven

[Christof hamille]

Posted at Blabberouth

KILLING JOKE Bassist Praises New Album, Slams MÖTLEY CRÜE - Dec. 27, 2005
KILLING JOKE will release their new album, "Hosannas from the Basements of 
Hell", on March 3, 2006 via Edel.

Commented bassist Paul Raven: "We recorded the album in Prague at Faust 
Studios and it sounds amazing, Jerry Kandiah engineered the record and we 
are producing ourselves these days... (no change there then). I must say 
that I am proud of Jaz [Coleman, singer] and Geordie [guitarist], Benny 
[drummer] and Reza [keyboardist] as everyone has stepped to the plate and 
delivered beyond expectation. We feel it is some of the best work we have 
ever done under the banner KILLING JOKE."

"Hosannas from the Basements of Hell" track listing:

01. This Tribal Antidote
02. Hosannas From The Basements of Hell
03. Invocation
04. Implosion
05. Majestic
06. Walking With Gods
07. Lightbringer
08. Gratitude
(+ hidden track "Judas Goat")

Regarding KILLING JOKE's stint as the opening band for MÖTLEY CRÜE on the 
U.K. leg of their tour in June 2005, Raven said, "The MÖTLEY CRÜE tour was a 
fucking joke and we hated it. There was problem after problem and a whole 
bunch of bullshit from the business end to get through that made the whole 
experience pretty draining all round. We overcame adversity and 'kicked 
ass,' as those morons would say. Always got time for [Nikki] Sixx, he's a 
true geezer with low end to spare, but the rest can go hang. Our crew 
excelled and CRÜE's stage crew were accomodating, but the headaches 
outweighed the fun, and as usual, that usually means destruction and chaos 
in return from our end, culminating in MÖTLEY's manager getting knocked out 
in London. Well done that, man! We drank a lot and went fucking mental 
non-stop, ending up in London with debts and a hangover like you wouldn't 
believe."