Outside the Gate

Outside the Gate
Studio album by
Killing Joke
Released27 June 1988
RecordedJuly–August 1987
Studio
Genre
Length38:00 (original release)
50:32 (reissue with bonus tracks)
LabelE.G., Virgin
Producer
Killing Joke chronology
Brighter Than a Thousand Suns
(1986) 		Outside the Gate
(1988) 		The Courtauld Talks
(1989)
Singles from Outside the Gate
  1. "America"
    Released: 18 April 1988
  2. "My Love of this Land"
    Released: 3 July 1988

Outside the Gate is the seventh studio album by English post-punk band Killing Joke, released in June 1988 by E.G. via Virgin Records worldwide. It was a significant stylistic departure for the band, with complex synthesised (orchestra influenced) arrangements and less prominent guitar.[2] Tensions within the band surfaced during pre-production. Drummer Paul Ferguson was dismissed at the beginning of the sessions and replaced by a studio musician while bassist Paul Raven took part to the recording but ultimately asked his name to be withdrawn from the credits for major disagreement over artistic content.[3] The lead single was "America".

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  3. ^ Smith, Mat (14 May 1988). "Killing Joke [Paul Raven interview]". Melody Maker.