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KILLING JOKE
Hosannas From The Basement Of Hell
"As a teenager when I started this group, we sat around and we said: 'What do we want to achieve out of all this?'" Jaz Coleman, the warrior-king singer of Killing Joke, takes a long pull on a glass of rum and coke followed by a thoughtful toke on a rapidly-disintegrating cigar. "The answer to the question was that we wanted to inspire other people," he says. "We had this idea that Killing Joke is a mirror, and what you see in us, you can do too; that the stage is the audience and the audience is the stage." If the growing army of acts who have taken inspiration from Killing Joke is anything to go by, then Coleman has achieved his goal. The British band's influence on groups such as Nirvana, Metallica, Nine Inch Nails and Ministry has been well documented. A generation of death metal bands - such as Fear Factory who have just recorded a new version of Millennium - have paid homage to Killing Joke. But so too has Kate Bush, who has long been a fan of the group and whose most famous single, Hounds of Love, featured Killing Joke's original bass player, Youth. 2005 saw Killing Joke pick up the “Lifetime Achievement” award at the Kerrang! Awards, firmly cementing their place in rock history. They were presented this award by Dave Grohl who himself is a huge fan of the band and even played drums on their last album. Coleman describes Hosannas From The Basement Of Hell, as being "brutal" and "more tribal" than the last album. "The unthinkable and the unimaginable... I think there's an eco-meltdown on the cards. That's certainly in there. I believe that the activities of homo sapiens are being molded by forces beyond the normal person's comprehension. I believe the whole fabric of everything we ever believe is a lie. So it's these things. But it's also a celebration of ceremonies......” Killing Joke continues to span the generations, with old and new fans alike, as witnessed by the “favorite bands” listings by members of myspace.com.
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• Cooking Vinyl USA in-house promotions staff will target national radio servicing to National Modern & Active Rock, Metal, Specialty, and College Radio • Full national press servicing by JLM • Targeting consumer advertising in rock and metal media • Features and reviews targeted in hard rock and metal press like Metal Edge, Revolver, Circus, Hit Parader and Skinnie • Toolshed targeting placement and online promotions • LiveWire Entertainment and Concrete Marketing handling retail marketing • Aggressive account advertising pursued • Price and positioning and listening station programs booked • National tour beginning at SXSW • Targeting festivals like Ozzfest, Warped Tour, etc
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Artist: Killing Joke Title: Hosannas From The... Catalog#: CKV-CD-4746 Price Code: AP/$15.98 SRP Street Date: 4/18/06 Box Lot Qty: 30/Jewel Case File Under: Pop / Rock
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