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Killing Joke

Requiem

1980 · via Godflesh

Killing Joke’s 1980 recording of “Requiem” is the earliest release on file. Jaz Coleman, Paul Ferguson, Martin Glover and Geordie Walker are credited as its writers. Also recorded by Foo Fighters (released 1997) and Eagulls (released 2013), among 55 recordings of this work on MusicBrainz.

Killing Joke – Requiem
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Killing Joke had "Requiem" on record back in 1980, and the song kept moving after that, through Godflesh and on to Foo Fighters. Play the Killing Joke cut first, then put the Godflesh one on right after it.

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Credited writers: Jaz Coleman, Paul Ferguson, Martin Glover and Geordie Walker.

Earliest release on file: this one, 1980.

Other recordings on file · first release year

55 recordings of this work on MusicBrainz.

First pulled by @ga-8071 · No. 0011, Oct 14, 2026.

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