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also released "Empire Song" as a single in Ireland. It reached No. 43 in the UK Singles Chart that same month. As a result of Coleman moving to Iceland, "Empire Song" was performed at
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band Kitsch) in tow. After spending some time in Iceland, Killing Joke returned to England and began touring and recording again.
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on vocals. Because Coleman was absent, a dummy was placed in front of a keyboard, while the other three members played.
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followed Coleman and moved to Iceland later that year. There, Coleman and Walker worked with musicians from the band
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with Ferguson, but the latter defected and traveled to Iceland to rejoin Killing Joke with new bassist
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By 1982, members of Killing Joke, especially singer
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Single
Killing Joke
Revelations
B-side
Genre
Post-punk
gothic rock
Label
E.G.
Songwriter(s)
Jaz Coleman
Kevin "Geordie" Walker
Martin "Youth" Glover
Paul Ferguson
Producer(s)
Conny Plank
Killing Joke
Follow the Leaders

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