There's life after death. That must have been what singer Jaz Coleman of Killing Joke was thinking when, after almost 20 years, he spoke to drummer Paul Ferguson again at the funeral of bass player Paul Raven (who also took honours for Ministry and Prong). This meeting created a spark and it was decided to can a new album with the original line-up and plan a unique world tour for September. Bass player Martin 'Youth' Glover also returns to the stage for the first time since the 'Pandemonium' tour in 1994, and guitarist Kevin 'Geordie' Walker has joined the fray too.

The unique tour, which brings them to just 11 cities around the world in September (Tokyo, New York, London, and the AB in Brussels) is a two-day residency, with a different set on each night:

- On Monday 29 September Killing Joke play their full albums, 'Killing Joke' (1980) and 'What's THIS For ...! (1981).

- On Tuesday 30 September they do 'Pandemonium' (1994) and the singles they recorded in their early years (1979, 1980) on the Island Records label.

And with this Killing Joke (once described by drummer Paul Ferguson as 'the sound of the earth vomiting') are back from having been away. Still a vital presence on the border between post punk and metal, it was they who managed to combine metal with tribal rhythms and so create a unique atmosphere of looming doom and revolt. In 2003, with their second titleless album, they proved themselves a force to be reckoned with. On that album fan-for-life Dave Grohl (Nirvana, Foo Fighters) played the drums.

Singer Jaz Coleman has been involved in classical music for some time now. He is currently the resident composer for the Prague Symphony Orchestra and was formerly at the London Symphony Orchestra and The Auckland Philharmonic. In 2001 he wrote his first grand opera for the Royal Opera House in London.

In the meantime guitarist Youth has become a much sought-after producer. He has produced the likes of 'Urban Hymns' by The Verve and 'Riot City Blues' by Primal Scream.

TIMING
19:00u doors / DJ SVN
19.40u TREPONEM PAL
20:40u KILLING JOKE performs 'PANDEMONIUM' + THE ISLAND RECORDS SINGLES OF '79 TO '80
22:30u A Late Night Show With ... DEAD SOULS (ABClub)

Please note: a limited number of combi tickets are available for this two-day event.