KILLING JOKE RELEASE NEW SINGLE ŒEUROPEAN SUPER STATE¹ ON SEPTEMBER 20TH 2010 VIA SPINEFARM RECORDS UKŠ KILLING JOKE will release a new single on September 20th via Spinefarm Records UK; titled ŒEuropean Super State¹, this is the second single to be issued from this hugely influential UK outfit¹s forthcoming studio album, ŒAbsolute Dissent¹, now confirmed for a September 27th release, also on Spinefarm Records UK. ŒEuropean Super State¹ the follow-up to ŒIn Excelsis¹, released back in July features the original Killing Joke line-up (the first time these musicians have worked together in almost 30 years!), and will be available on CD and download complete with previously unreleased studio recordings & remixes. With a reputation forged in fire, brimstone and magic, Killing Joke have long been one of rock¹s most iconic outfits. Over the years, the band members have chosen to develop their talents in a variety of ways: triple Grammy winner Jaz Coleman, for instance, has established an international reputation working with some of the world¹s greatest symphony orchestras, whilst Martin ŒYouth¹ Glover has become one of the UK¹s most celebrated producers, supervising albums from the Verve & Primal Scream amongst others, as well as achieving major success as one half of highly-regarded duo, The Orb. Covered by Metallica, Foo Fighters and more, Killing Joke¹s apocalyptic vision continues to draw praise from such high-profile supporters as Jimmy Page and Billy Corgan, and the band¹s considerable musical legacy can be heard in the works of Nirvana, Ministry, Nine Inch Nails and the like artists whose rise to fame never saw them cutting ties with the underground/alternative scene. Once described by drummer Paul Ferguson as Œthe sound of the earth vomiting¹, Killing Joke are now poised to take their music of resistance to a whole new level, both in the studio and on the road. October UK Tour Dates: 15th Picture House, Edinburgh 16th Hammersmith Apollo, London
