Killing Joke - Democracy

What this video is

Released in March 1996, 'Democracy' arrives at a pivotal moment in UK political culture — one year before Tony Blair's New Labour landslide — and channels Killing Joke's longstanding anti-establishment fury through an explicitly political lens. The album and single engage with what the band characterised as 'the charade of democracy,' reflecting deep disillusionment with electoral politics, media manipulation, and…

Why it matters

Killing Joke are foundational architects of industrial rock and post-punk's heavier lineage. 'Democracy' (1996) represents their most overtly political single and demonstrates the band's mid-career pivot toward acoustic textures without abandoning ideological abrasion. The fast-cut music video…