Revelations is the third studio album by English post-punk band Killing Joke, released in July 1982 by E.G. via Polydor Records. It was recorded in Cologne, Germany^{[citation needed]} and produced by Conny Plank, making it their first album not to be self-produced. Since bassist Youth departed from the band after the album's release, Revelations was the band's last album to feature the original line-up (until their 2010 album Absolute Dissent).

Revelations was released in July 1982 by E.G. Records. It reached number 12 in the UK Albums Chart.^[2] Youth was disappointed the way the album turned out, as it later contributed to him leaving the band, saying "It came out a bit dirgy".^[3]

Two singles were released from the album: "Empire Song" and "Chop-Chop". "Empire Song" was performed on Top of the Pops, but without singer Jaz Coleman, who had departed for Iceland fearing nuclear holocaust at the time.^{[citation needed]}

A remastered version was released in 2005, including an alternate recording of "We Have Joy".

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Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]
The Austin Chronicle	[5]
Drowned in Sound	5/5[6]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[7]
MusicHound Rock	[8]
Select	[9]

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Revelations has generally received mixed-to-favourable reception by critics. Nick Lancaster of Drowned in Sound praised the album, calling it "a less individual work – record company pressures and an outside producer necessarily toning down the band's nihilistic excesses – but it's all the better for it."^[6] Christopher Gray of The Austin Chronicle called it "faster" and "sleeker" than previous albums.^[5] Fact put the album at no. 11 on their list titled "20 Best: Goth Records Ever Made".^[1] In negative retrospective reviews, AllMusic believed the album had a "lack of cohesion and direction",^[4] while Trouser Press wrote that it "suffers from an uninvolving lethargy".^[10]

Killing Joke

• Jaz Coleman – vocals, synthesizer
• Kevin "Geordie" Walker – guitar
• Martin "Youth" Glover – bass guitar
• Paul Ferguson – drums, vocals

Technical

• Conny Plank – recording engineer, mixing, production
• Rob O'Connor - sleeve design