<![CDATA[Idolator: killing joke]]> http://cache.gawker.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/idolator.com.png <![CDATA[Idolator: killing joke]]> http://idolator.com/tag/killing joke http://idolator.com/tag/killing joke <![CDATA[The Vault: Killing Joke Gets The Last Laugh]]> killingjoke.jpgKilling Joke's self-titled debut album arrived in 1980, just a little over a year after the band's formation, and it's been scaring-slash-intriguing the crap out of curious middle-schoolers ever since. Two of Killing Joke's best tracks are below: "Requiem" sounds like an air-raid with a beat, while the sick-man vocals and assaultive guitar of "Wardance" would help clear the way for the likes of Ministry and Big Black:

Killing Joke - Requiem [MP3, link expired]
Killing Joke - Wardance [MP3, link expired]

]]> http://idolator.com/tunes/mp3/the-vault-killing-joke-gets-the-last-laugh-258319.php http://idolator.com/tunes/mp3/the-vault-killing-joke-gets-the-last-laugh-258319.php Mon, 07 May 2007 16:20:54 EDT Brian Raftery http://idolator.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=258319&view=rss&microfeed=true