It's gothy '80s post-punk triple threat, featuring the Mission UK's first US shows in nearly a decade, and a reunion of The Chameleons' Mark Burgess and Reg Smithies.
The Mission's Wayne Hussey spearheaded this charity project which also features Gary Numan, Midge Ure, The Cult's Billy Duffy, Siouxsie & The Banshees' Budgie, Bauhaus drummer Kevin Haskins, and more.
The album was co-produced with frequent collaborator Tim Palmer, and the band's trademarks are all intact: big guitars, bigger drums, massive chorues, sonic melodrama, and Hussey's impassioned vocals.
Well, it's been 10 years since the band last toured in the North America and we've been receiving a fair few requests via our website and Facebook page for us to visit the ol' colony again...
Killing Joke at Irving Plaza, December 2010 (more by Greg Cristman)
It's been a beyond bizarre few days for Killing Joke. The UK band, scheduled to make appearances with The Cult and The Mission in September, recently removed the following Facebook post that reportedly was posted by frontman Jaz Coleman:Dear Gatherers,
It gives me great pleasure to announce the cancellation of the upcoming gigs with The Cult and The Mission...