[kj] official site update

[Neil Perry]

Great, I'll start booking flights immediately



On 9 March 2010 14:24, drunk wish <dwish2000 at hotmail.com> wrote:


>  * NEW STUDIO ALBUM ‘XIII: FEAST OF FOOLS’ RESCHEDULED FOR SEPTEMBER 6th

> 2010 VIA SPINEFARM RECORDS UK; ACCOMPANYING UK SHOWS RESCHEDULED FOR

> OCTOBER…*

>

> WITH A reputation forged in fire, brimstone and magic, Killing Joke have

> long been one of rock’s most iconic & influential outfits.

> Now, 30 years since first bonding in blood, the original line-up of Jaz

> Coleman (vocals), Geordie (guitar), Youth (bass) and Paul Ferguson (drums)

> are about to complete work on their 13th studio album, the first fruits

> of a new worldwide deal with the Spinefarm Records label, and word from

> inside the camp is that ‘XIII: Feast Of Fools’ is shaping up to be something

> very special indeed…

> “We have survived equipment being hi-jacked, tapes being withheld, nervous

> breakdowns, family bereavements,

> blood lettings, and a host of other challenges of Biblical proportions,”

> comments Youth. “But we are now at the final ascent, and I have to say it’s

> one of the greatest albums I have ever had the privilege to be involved

> with…

> EVER! I have been living and breathing it for over four months now, and I’m

> still jaw-droppingly amazed at its power & beauty.

> “It is with great pain that we had to make the decision to postpone the

> European & American tour until later in the year, but the wait will be worth

> it. I guarantee double orgasms all round when you hear the sound of Big

> Paul’s drum kit reducing your senses to a pulp!”

> Produced by the band, mixed by engineer Clive Goddard, and now set for

> release on September 6th 2010, this latest set of recordings – put together

> in London, Spain & Prague – has seen the aforementioned musicians sharing

> studio space for the first time in 28 years, having already road-tested

> their relationship with sold-out shows around the world, kicking off in

> Tokyo last Autumn.

>

> AS A RESULT of the new album moving back to September, the band have also

> rescheduled their two UK shows. The new dates are as follows:

> *October 2010*

> 15 UK Picture House, Edinburgh

> 16 UK Hammersmith Apollo, London

>

> OVER THE years, the four musicians 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, whilst Martin ‘Youth’ Glover has become one of the

> UK’s most celebrated producers, supervising albums from the Verve & Primal

> Scream amongst others, as well as achieving major success as one half

> of highly-regarded duo, The Orb

>

> Covered by Metallica, Foo Fighters and more, Killing Joke’s apocalyptic

> 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.

> As ever, the journey won’t be easily forgotten… whether those involved wish

> to do so or not!

>

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