Album · 1986
Brighter Than a Thousand Suns
by Killing Joke
Brighter Than a Thousand Suns is a 1986 new wave album by Killing Joke. It runs 14 tracks across 74 minutes on Spinefarm Records.
New Wave · Post-Punk · Darkwave
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- 63 /100
- 10 critics
- 14
- Tracks
- 74 min
- Runtime
- 129 bpm
- Tempo
- C minor
- Key
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- Record Mirror5/5
- Sputnikmusic3.5/5
- MusicHound Rock3/5
- PopMatters6/10
- Select3/5
- Sounds3/5
- The Great Rock Discography6/10
- The Rolling Stone Album Guide3/5
- Encyclopedia of Popular Music3/5
- AllMusic2/5
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Cover art
2 credits
- Photography
- Cindy Palmano, Marion Schult
Tracklist
14 tracks · 74 min
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Brighter Than a Thousand Suns is the sixth studio album by English post-punk band Killing Joke, released in November 1986 by E.G. Records. It was their first album to be distributed through Virgin Records. It entered the UK Albums Chart at number 54 on 22 November 1986, staying for one week. It was produced by Chris Kimsey, who had produced the band's 1985 album, Night Time.
In brief
- When was Brighter Than a Thousand Suns released?
- Brighter Than a Thousand Suns was released in 1986 on Spinefarm Records.
- How many tracks are on Brighter Than a Thousand Suns?
- Brighter Than a Thousand Suns has 14 tracks, with a runtime of 74 minutes.
- What genre is Brighter Than a Thousand Suns?
- Brighter Than a Thousand Suns is catalogued under New Wave, Post-Punk, Darkwave.
- What BPM is Brighter Than a Thousand Suns?
- Brighter Than a Thousand Suns runs at a median tempo of 129 BPM across its tracks, most often in C minor, measured from audio analysis.
- What albums are similar to Brighter Than a Thousand Suns?
- Listeners of Brighter Than a Thousand Suns also rate Juju by Siouxsie and the Banshees, Power, Corruption & Lies by New Order, Script of the Bridge by The Chameleons.
Brighter Than a Thousand Suns at a glance
- Label
- E.G. Records
- Produced by
- Chris Tsangarides
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