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May 9, 2012The sound of a band still in their creative prime, MMXII is everything Killing Joke have proclaimed themselves to be these past three-and-a-half decades, and 15 albums on is just as incisive and coarse as their debut.
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Nov 1, 2012The lyrics are still full of cutting observations and social critiques (take the anti-capitalism slant of "Corporate Elect," for example), but the urgency driving 2010's Absolute Dissent has shifted into something more akin to a sense of anticipation.
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Metal Hammer (UK)May 9, 2012With MMXII they've hit the ball clean out of the stadium. [May 2012, p.102]
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MojoMay 9, 2012The overall vibe is: It's a time for extremes, for ear damage, and KJ--ever exemplary in reactivation--deliver 'em in spades. [May 2012, p.83]
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May 9, 2012Overall, it's a very worthy addition to their legendary catalog--and that should say enough.
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May 9, 2012Make a point of hearing one of the angriest, most intelligent, and subtly hopeful albums of 2012.
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May 9, 2012MMX11 is unexpectedly loaded with similarly bomb-laden gems.