The 64-year-old guitarist for Killing Joke, Kevin “Geordie Walker”, passed away.
Martin Atkins, the former drummer for Killing Joke, shared the details on his Facebook page this evening, November 26. With the description “gutted,” he posted a video of The Damage Manual’s “Laugh Track,” a supergroup to which they both belonged. Additionally, he noted in the comments that “Geordie has passed.”
After that, he shared something on Twitter/X with the hashtag “#GodBless Geordie Walker.”
According to a statement the band posted this evening, Walker suffered a stroke and died unexpectedly on November 26.
“It is with extreme sadness that we confirm that on November 26, 2023, at 6:30 a.m. in Prague, Killing Joke’s legendary guitarist Kevin ‘Geordie’ Walker passed away after suffering a stroke, surrounded by family,” the band wrote on their Instagram account. We are left to mourn his loss. I hope you’re at peace, sir.
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Walker got his start in the post-punk scene as the guitarist for the group. His electric guitar playing was so distinctive that musicians like Led Zeppelin’s Jimmy Page and My Bloody Valentine’s Kevin Shields praised him, describing it as “this effortless playing producing a monstrous sound.”
Following Walker’s response to an ad in Melody Maker posted by founding member of Killing Joke, Jaz Coleman, the band was officially formed. The Damage Manual and Murder, Inc. were two additional industrial music supergroups he was a member of, although he also contributed to every song Killing Joke recorded.
From Prague, where it is believed he passed away, Walker relocated to the US in recent years.
Geordie Walker has received accolades from social media users; a few of them are displayed here.
Coleman, Walker, Paul Ferguson, and Youth founded Killing Joke in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, in 1978. Despite adopting a post-punk musical style, Murder Joke greatly influenced industrial rock with its stronger sound, combining synth-pop, goth, and electronica elements.
The group released their debut album, Killing Joke, in 1980, but their breakthrough record, “Night Time,” in 1985, is when they gained widespread recognition.
Following their reunion with Ferguson and Youth, the original members of the band, Walker and Coleman, have been a constant presence in the Killing Joke lineup since 2008.
Numerous musicians, including Nirvana, Metallica, Nine Inch Nails, and Soundgarden, have cited Killing Joke as an influence on their work.
The band released their most recent album, “Pylon,” in 2015. “Lord of Chaos,” an EP featuring the band’s original members, was released in 2022. In March of this year, in honour of their sold-out performance at London’s Royal Albert Hall, the band released their single “Full Spectrum ominance.”
Some general FAQs about the Killing Joke
Killing Joke is an English rock band from Cheltenham, UK.
The comic book novels that have made English author Alan Moore most famous are Watchmen, Batman: The Killing Joke, V for Vendetta, The Ballad of Halo Jones, and From Hell. Critics and colleagues alike consider him to be among the best English-language comic book authors.
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Jeremy “Jaz” Coleman is an English singer and musician. He started his career as the lead singer and pianist for the post-punk band Killing Joke in the early 1980s. Coleman is well-known for his gruff baritone voice and powerful theatrical presence.
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In Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, in 1978, Jaz Coleman, Paul Ferguson, Geordie Walker, and Youth formed the English rock group Killing Joke.
The members of Killing Joke include Reza Udhin, Danny Lohner, Dave Ball, Ben Calvert, Georgie Walker, Martin Glover, Paul Raven, Martin Atkins, Paul Ferguson, and Jaz Coleman.
October 1980 saw the release of Killing Joke, the debut studio album by the English post-punk band, via E.G. via Polydor Records. The album peaked at number 39 after making its debut on the UK Albums Chart on October 25, 1980, at number 41.
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He was guitarist for Killing Joke.
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