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Matt Mills

Killing Joke’s Jaz Coleman pays tribute to late guitarist Geordie Walker: “When the going got tough and the money ran out, others left – you never.”

Geordie Walker onstage in 2022.

Killing Joke singer Jaz Coleman has paid tribute to his band’s late guitarist Kevin “Geordie” Walker on social media.

Walker died on November 26, aged 64, after suffering a stroke. Along with Coleman, he was the sole constant member of Killing Joke, co-founding the band with the singer in 1978. His unique, distorted riffs helped make songs like The Wait and Wardance cult classics, inspired such future players as Metallica’s Kirk Hammett, and shaped the post-punk and industrial rock genres.

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