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From their occult interests to their apocalyptic conspiracy theories, Killing Joke have always been at the more esoteric end of the rock spectrum. But even by their standards, the idea of recording in the Kings’s Chamber of the Great Pyramid at Giza was a truly unhinged decision. In August 1993, singer Jaz Coleman and bassist Youth decamped ...
Killing Joke frontman Jaz Coleman on reincarnation, ... and who also had a good knowledge of the occult… well, it was a tall order to find people who fit these criteria. And it was Paul who said ...
Killing Joke front man Jaz Coleman has cast such a ferocious shadow across metal, postpunk, goth, ... and published a book in 2014 about his experiences with the occult sciences. He chalks up much ...
Killing Joke came together as teenagers in the late '70s around the London neighborhood of Notting Hill.Today, the area has served as the setting for the eponymous Hugh Grant romcom and is populated by what Coleman derisively refers to as "Hooray Henrys"—the sort of privileged upper-class society types Monty Python mercilessly parodied.
But it still feels like usual suspects such as Coil, Current 93, or Psychic TV are probably what would bring the most occult "value" to the listener. TLDR: Jaz Coleman thought Killing Joke's music was impacting audiences as an enabler of occult initiation, but the two albums where this was supposed to shine are a bit of a letdown.
TLDR: Jaz Coleman thought Killing Joke's music was impacting audiences as an enabler of occult initiation, but the two albums where this was supposed to shine are a bit of a letdown. I actually prefer listening to 'The Courtauld Talks' than 'Outside The Gate'. I'm a Nephilim fan, so I'm well used to rockstars regurgitating Lovecraft as occultism.
Jaz Coleman of Killing Joke talking about Heath Ledger. “While he was shooting The Dark Knight, he was listening to Hosannas [...From The Basements Of Hell, Killing Joke’s 2006 album] and had my picture plastered everywhere in his caravan. He watched the Hosannas video, took my mannerisms, gait, and modelled his Joker on the rum-sodden ...
