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Founding members Jaz Coleman (vocals, keyboards) and Geordie Walker (guitars) have been the only constant members.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA key influence on industrial rock, their early music was described by critics Stephen Thomas Erlewine and John Dougan as \"quasi-metal ... dancing to a tune of doom and gloom,\" which gradually evolved over the years, incorporating elements of electronic music, synth-pop, gothic rock, and alternative rock, though always emphasising Coleman's \"savagely strident vocals.\"\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFinding modest commercial success, Killing Joke have influenced many later bands, such as Nirvana, Ministry, Amen, Lamb of God, Nine Inch Nails, Porcupine Tree, Napalm Death, Behemoth, Amebix, Big Black, Opeth, Godflesh, Dead by April, Tool, Prong, Metallica, Franz Ferdinand, Primus, Jane's Addiction, Soundgarden, Foo Fighters, Faith No More, The Banner, Blacklist, Shihad, Pitchshifter, Das Oath, Rammstein and Korn, all of whom have at some point cited some debt of gratitude to Killing Joke.\u003c/p\u003e","musicPath":"/music/Killing+Joke","playStationPath":"/stations/113474496/play","stationId":113474496,"bioPath":"/music/Killing+Joke/_full_bio","similars":[{"musicPath":"/music/A+Flock+of+Seagulls","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/2c7/2c70284e7b3699a9c63320abfb71a30a_md.jpg","artistName":"A Flock of Seagulls","artistId":6312,"station_id":113273902},{"musicPath":"/music/Wipers","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/283/283f50ab8c4c6dd5fe79a4b121d3f9d0_md.jpg","artistName":"Wipers","artistId":13583,"station_id":113993447},{"musicPath":"/music/New+Order","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/38b/38bc78f33f66174b25b7de273b2d9ba3_md.jpg","artistName":"New Order","artistId":572,"station_id":113264215},{"musicPath":"/music/Clock+DVA","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/654/6546c27efc44e50e991a818fffe3dd7b_md.jpg","artistName":"Clock DVA","artistId":1838,"station_id":114206906},{"musicPath":"/music/XTC","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/19c/19caf8e91e3dd866d2752b772d1e3a33_md.jpg","artistName":"XTC","artistId":8136,"station_id":113293762},{"musicPath":"/music/She+Past+Away","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/4f0/4f07a85c67d6b86d1a340ae833758070_md.jpg","artistName":"She Past Away","artistId":458512,"station_id":401295043},{"musicPath":"/music/Young+Marble+Giants","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/c99/c99596f12c8b19ad36b5c29384e05133_md.jpg","artistName":"Young Marble Giants","artistId":1714,"station_id":113718669},{"musicPath":"/music/Soft+Cell","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/8b4/8b403fd0d9e7cc65282c7d4eb8c39acd_md.jpg","artistName":"Soft Cell","artistId":1205,"station_id":113392808},{"musicPath":"/music/My+Life+With+the+Thrill+Kill+Kult","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/61d/61de541d02c6cd6dd31ca33ae0a612ba_md.jpg","artistName":"My Life With the Thrill Kill Kult","artistId":1161,"station_id":113270346},{"musicPath":"/music/The+Jesus+and+Mary+Chain","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/a54/a5475f74f525b7aa28d6aeaac7b927fc_md.jpg","artistName":"The Jesus and Mary Chain","artistId":1467,"station_id":113457471},{"musicPath":"/music/Skeletal+Family","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/ada/ada51ee533f865cf75babc50db0fc972_md.jpg","artistName":"Skeletal Family","artistId":458503,"station_id":401294502},{"musicPath":"/music/Pigface","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/f71/f7169ec9da3bad78debd86073efee272_md.jpg","artistName":"Pigface","artistId":1993,"station_id":113388193},{"musicPath":"/music/Filter","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/aab/aabd0ca70709ff0524fe830d2f5738e1_md.jpg","artistName":"Filter","artistId":2166,"station_id":113287552},{"musicPath":"/music/Pop+Will+Eat+Itself","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/7b4/7b4166f32aa22a9ce07031ee28a6593e_md.jpg","artistName":"Pop Will Eat Itself","artistId":2000,"station_id":113959914},{"musicPath":"/music/Simple+Minds","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/49b/49b49492fef797806ae92051135b1691_md.jpg","artistName":"Simple Minds","artistId":676,"station_id":113341212},{"musicPath":"/music/Swans","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/936/9368dd37305a589bc5f5f206d2e19c24_md.jpg","artistName":"Swans","artistId":1549,"station_id":113762531},{"musicPath":"/music/Gene+Loves+Jezebel","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/51b/51b0a202d6b1f05384b0ef0420a33814_md.jpg","artistName":"Gene Loves Jezebel","artistId":7555,"station_id":113403833},{"musicPath":"/music/Husker+Du","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/de5/de565d416f9de4416e15cbf8303e4f1f_md.jpg","artistName":"Hüsker Dü","artistId":919,"station_id":113388945}]}