Revelations is the epitome of the "difficult third album syndrome." Using an outside producer (
Konrad Plank) for the first time seems only to have resulted in headaches and confusion. Recorded in Berlin, the location must have rubbed off on the band -- witness the Teutonic undertones of "We Have Joy." The truth was that the original
Killing Joke lineup was dissolving fast, and
Revelations manifests itself in the lack of cohesion and direction on the album. [This U.K. version of the album contains bonus material.] ~ Alex Ogg