Pylon (studio album) by Killing Joke

Pylon by Killing Joke
Year: 2015
Release date: 2015-10-23
Overall rank: 7,277th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
72/100 (from 35 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 2015 (144th)
Award Top albums of the 2010s (1,410th)
Award Best albums of all time (7,277th)

Killing Joke bestography

Pylon is ranked 3rd best out of 29 albums by Killing Joke on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Killing Joke is Killing Joke which is ranked number 2160 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 759.

Killing Joke album bestography « Higher ranked (2,700th) This album (7,277th) Lower ranked (7,277th) »
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Pylon track list

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72/100 (from 35 votes)
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Opens with an absolute belter. Top Gothic Metal. Most songs top class. Couple of tracks are in the filler category but overall this is a great album
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Pylon (2015) definitely is as powerful in sound as it is in lyrical vision. Killing Joke shows no sign of slowing down or getting old. With respect to music and lyrics they might even be more relevant than ever before. An unrelenting, thunderous rhythm section (Pumping bass. Impeccable drumming) shows the way by supporting stunning, brooding, hunting and quite angry guitar riffs. Very strong and perfectly fitting vocals (Jaz Coleman sounding in top form) transfer the kind of dystopian messages we can expect from KJ. As always they’ve got a lot to say about these modern times, but they refuse to be fatalistic. “New Cold War” tells how the US and Russia are confronting one another again. Pretty prophetic I would say. In Autonomous zone however, the band expresses its belief in humanitarian values. The balance of very well produced guitars and the outstanding melodies from the vocals are brilliant. There simply isn’t one filler on this heavy and uncompromising album. Pylon is one of KJ’s finest deliveries and will go down in history with the greats.
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