A statement on their official Instagram page read: "It is with extreme sadness we confirm that at 6:30am on 26th November 2023 in Prague, Killing Joke's legendary guitarist Kevin “Geordie” Walker passed away after suffering a stroke, he was surrounded by family. We are devastated. Rest In Peace brother." (music - News report.
Geordie joined the band – who had mainstream success in 1985 with both the studio album ‘Night Time’ and the single ‘Love Like Blood’ - after responding to an advert by frontman Jaz Coleman in the now-defunct Melody Maker magazine.
He was known for his unique style of playing and would tune his guitar a whole tone lower, once explaining: "It suits the resonance and the volume of the thing, and you can use heavier strings. I’ve got 58s on the bottom. Basically if I play an E-position chord, it’s D."
The acclaimed guitarist was also in industrial groups The Damage Manual and Murder, Inc.
With Killing Joke - also comprising Paul Ferguson and Youth - he recorded 15 studio albums, the most recent being 2015's 'Pylon'.
