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“This guy kept calling saying, ‘I’ve never been in a band before, but I’m the best guitarist ever.’ When I heard him play it was like a fire from heaven”: The life and times of Killing Joke visionary Geordie Walker – the guitar hero’s guitar hero

He influenced Kurt Cobain, Metallica, Tool, Nine Inch Nails and counted Jimmy Page as a fan. We pay tribute to a true guitar original

Guitar World

Killing Joke, Ministry, The Mission supergroup Sevendials deliver a deliciously warped mix of camp thrills and tense gothic drama on kaleidoscopic debut album A Crash Course In Catastrophe

Chris Connelly-fronted alt.rockers Sevendials get their groove on with A Crash Course In Catastrophe

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"It is the commission of my life!" Killing Joke's Jaz Coleman announces new choral work based on the teachings of The Wickedest Man in the World

Jaz Coleman’s choral work will brings to life Aleister Crowley’s Liber AL vel Legis (The Book of the Law), the foundation for Thelema, Crowley’s spiritual philosophy

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New Killing Joke, Ministry, The Mission supergroup Sevendials share debut single Zodiac Morals, reveal forthcoming album A Crash Course In Catastrophe

Prepare yourself for "a staggering monolith of melody and malady, volume and velocity" from new alt. rock supergroup

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“It could be more amazing than U2’s triumph in Las Vegas. I think you could even blow that out the water”: Can Youth persuade David Gilmour to stage a live show with The Orb?

Producer discusses his reboot of 2010 collaboration Metallic Spheres as Metallic Spheres In Colour

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“I thought Geordie was indestructible”: Killing Joke's Jaz Coleman pays tribute to his late friend, bandmate and “national treasure” Geordie Walker, doesn't want to hear questions about the band's future

Killing Joke frontman Jaz Coleman gives his first interview since the shock death of his friend Geordie Walker

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‘One time, we achieved levitation’: Killing Joke’s Jaz Coleman on magic, mysticism and mourning

In his first interview since the death of the influential band’s guitarist, Geordie Walker, the singer talks about their friendship, transhumanism and his fears that rogue AI will destroy the world

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18 all-star singers, two cult albums and one personalised gravestone: The story of This Is Menace, the most underrated metal supergroup of the 2000s

In 2004, two members of Pitchshifter started a supergroup with the frontmen of Killing Joke, Carcass, Napalm Death and many, many more. It only lasted four years. Here’s what happened.

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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.”

Killing Joke singer Jaz Coleman has penned an emotional tribute to his bandmate of 45 years, who died last month

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Rude MPs, winning books and duos falling out – take the Thursday quiz

Fifteen questions on general knowledge and topical trivia, plus a few jokes, every Thursday. How will you fare?

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“No man was cooler than Geordie, one of the very best and most influential guitarists ever”: Martin ‘Youth’ Glover leads tributes to late Killing Joke Guitarist Geordie Walker

Kirk Hammett, Duff McKagan and Lamb Of God's Randy Blythe are among those to pay their respects to Kevin ‘Geordie’ Walker, who died on 26 November, aged 64

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"He was a huge influence on me." Metallica's Kirk Hammett pays tribute to Killing Joke's Geordie Walker

The Metallica guitarist pays tribute to Walker, who died earlier this week aged 64

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“Geordie was a true inventor of a massive sound that has influenced so damn many of us”: Killing Joke guitarist Geordie Walker has died, aged 64

Tributes pour in for the post-punk trailblazer whose influence was felt far and wide across rock and metal, with the likes of Metallica and Nirvana indebted to his vision for guitar

Guitar World

Who was Geordie Walker? Killing Joke guitarist dies aged 64

The band released a statement saying they were “devastated” and confirmed that Walker died from a stroke on November 26

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Kevin ‘Geordie’ Walker, influential guitarist with Killing Joke, dies aged 64

Guitarist celebrated by Jimmy Page and Kevin Shields for his intense, multi-layered sound suffered a stroke over the weekend

The Independent UK

Geordie Walker, Killing Joke’s pioneering guitarist and co-founder, dies aged 64

Guitarist joined the band in 1979 and, along with frontman Jaz Coleman, was their only sole constant member

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Killing Joke guitarist Geordie Walker dead at 64

Killing Joke’s Kevin ‘Geordie’ Walker, one of the most influential and respected guitarists of the post-punk era, has died

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“He smashed up my parents’ house three times”. Killing Joke’s Jaz Coleman on how Rolling Stones guitarist Brian Jones was a regular guest at his family home

The Rolling Stones guitarist made a big impression on a young Coleman, and that’s not all: “He got a certain member of my family up the duff”

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