Kevin "Geordie" Walker of Killing Joke at Conny Plank's studio outside Cologne, Germany on January 23, 1982. Photo: Getty Images
A self-taught musician, Walker had never been in a band when he answered an ad from future band-mate Jaz Coleman looking for a guitarist.
The aggressive, abrasive wall of noise produced by Walker soon became Killing Joke’s trademark and it was soon imitated - bands as diverse as Metallica, Nirvana, Nine Inch Nails and Soundgarden all cited Killing Joke as a key musical influence.
Walker recorded 15 studio albums with Killing Joke and also played in a variety of side projects.
He died on November 26, aged 64.
- Agencies
