Geordie Walker, guitarist and founding member of Killing Joke has died. He was 64.
Walker died on the morning of November 26, and news of his passing was confirmed by his friend and former Killing Joke bandmate Martin Atkins, who also played alongside Walker in industrial-metal supergroups Murder Inc, and The Damage Manual.
Walker, whose unique guitar style has drawn praise from a host of fellow musicians from Jimmy Page and James Hetfield, to Helmet’s Page Hamilton and My Bloody Valentine’s Kevin Shields, co-founded Killing Joke with vocalist Jaz Coleman and drummer ‘Big’ Paul Ferguson in 1979, and, alongside Coleman, has been the only constant member of the band since its formation.
The news of Walker's passing was revealed on Martin Atkins’ Facebook page this evening (November 26). The drummer shared a video of The Damage Manuel song Laugh Track, with the caption “gutted”, writing “Geordie has passed” in the comments. On X (formerly Twitter) Atkins added “God bless Geordie Walker... tell [late Killing Joke bassist] Paul Raven I said hi”
