throb of Killing Joke was exciting and fresh", calling it an "underground classic" that "deserves better than its relative unknown status". In the band's biography it was called an "outstanding debut album which captured not only their defining sound, but also the chilling apocalyptic anguish about the world to come." Sputnikmusic called it a "post-punk masterpiece of tribal funk-rock and grinding heavy metal with suitably doom-mongering lyrics and splenetic vocals". In 2019, Pitchfork placed the album at No. 9 on their "33 Best Industrial Albums of All Time" list. Legacy The album has been called "an underground classic" for fans of "heavy music". Dave Grohl has cited it as one of his favorite albums. "The Wait" was covered by Metallica on The $5.98 E.P. - Garage Days Re-Revisited EP in 1987 and was later featured on Garage Inc. "Primitive" was covered by Helmet in 1993 as the A-side to their "Primitive" single, and later added to their Born Annoying compilation album. "Requiem" was covered by Foo Fighters in 1997 as a B-side to the "Everlong" single. Japanese band The Mad Capsule Markets covered "Wardance" on their 2001 album "010". The album was included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. Track listing Personnel Killing Joke Jaz Coleman – lead vocals, synthesizer, production Kevin "Geordie" Walker – guitar, production Martin "Youth" Glover – bass guitar, production Paul Ferguson – drums, backing vocals, production Technical Phil Harding - recording engineer, mixing (uncredited) Mike Coles - sleeve design (uncredited) Don McCullin - photography (uncredited) Charts References External links Killing Joke (Adobe Flash) at Radio3Net (streamed copy where licensed) 1980 debut albums Killing Joke albums E.G. Records albums