Reviews Sun, Satan and secret sets: The highlights from Bloodstock 2022 K! slaps on the sunscreen and straps on the camel-pack to dive into the most sizzling metal gathering of the summer… Bloodstock Open Air! The legendary post-punk trailblazer was 64 years old… It is being reported that Killing Joke guitarist Kevin ‘Geordie’ Walker has died after an apparent stroke, aged 64. The news was broken by Martin Atkins, former Killing Joke drummer and with whom Geordie also played in Murder, Inc, who posted on his Instagram, “Geordie Walker has left the building”. No statement from the band has been released at the time of writing. Geordie was one of only two constant members of the legendary British post-punk band, alongside singer Jaz Coleman, whose advert in Melody Maker the guitarist answered in 1979. His riffing style, simple and repetitive, but also enormous sounding and with a world of subtle dynamics within, helped to turn Killing Joke into one of the most important and influential cult bands in the history of rock music. Their music was hugely important in the foundations of industrial music, but can be felt even amongst the biggest bands to emerge after them. Metallica who covered The Wait from their essential self-titled 1980 album, while Nirvana’s Come As You Are riff is eerily close to KJ’s classic Eighties, and whose drummer Dave Grohl would play on their astonishing 2003 album, also self-titled. Lamb Of God, Ghost, Creeper, Paradise Lost, Nine Inch Nails, Ministry and countless more have all saluted the band, often noting Geordie’s unique style. Kerrang! sends our deepest condolences to Geordie’s family, bandmates and friends. Reviews K! slaps on the sunscreen and straps on the camel-pack to dive into the most sizzling metal gathering of the summer… Bloodstock Open Air! News Killing Joke have been added to Bloodstock 2022 as Ronnie James Dio main stage special guests, with more bands announced for the bill too… Features From the filth and fury of the Sex Pistols through the extremity of Discharge to the snot-nosed chaos of Gallows, this is the story of British punk in (almost) chronological order… Features Killing Joke have released their own pie, but is it any good? K!’s own pastry enthusiast Nick Ruskell went to find out… Features From haunted studios to summoning evil spirits, we investigate the supernatural and spooky events encountered by rock stars… News Get your hands on The Joker!, a new collaboration between Jaz Coleman and excellently-named pie shop Piecaramba!. Features To celebrate the greatest night of the year, here are 20 tracks about Halloween proper.
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