Pylon
by Killing Joke
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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 2212 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 731.
(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).
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The tracks on this album have an average rating of 79 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 01/30/2026 11:57 | TonySayers61 | 23,675 | 64/100 |
| ! | 10/22/2025 18:11 | RemainInLight | 3,204 | 36/100 |
| ! | 05/21/2025 02:06 |  EyeKanFly | 8,358 | 65/100 |
| ! | 01/28/2025 18:10 | iammaudy | 264 | 94/100 |
| ! | 10/27/2024 17:50 | PapaShiz86 | 11,043 | 79/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 70.8/100, a mean average of 68.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 70.4/100. The standard deviation for this album is 19.0.
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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
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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