Fire Dances

Fire Dances
Studio album by Killing Joke
Released	July 1983 (1983-07)
Genre	Post-punk
Length	39:25
Label	E.G. Records
Producer	Killing Joke, John Porter
Killing Joke chronology
Birds of a Feather (EP) (1982) Fire Dances (1983) Night Time (1985)
Singles from Fire Dances
"Let's All Go (to the Fire Dances)" Released: June 1983 (1983-06)

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Fire Dances is the fourth studio album by English post-punk group Killing Joke and the first to feature new bass player Paul Raven. The album was remastered and reissued in 2008, with eight bonus tracks.

The bonus tracks include the non-album single "Me or You?"/"Wilful Days", an alternate version of "Dominator" (B-side to "Let's All Go (to the Fire Dances)"), an unreleased early version of "The Gathering" and four tracks from a John Peel session from 1983.

Track listing

All songs written by Coleman, Ferguson, Raven, Walker.

Side one

1. "The Gathering" – 3:11
2. "Fun and Games" – 4:05
3. "Rejuvination" – 4:00
4. "Frenzy" – 3:46
5. "Harlequin" – 3:57

Side two

1. "Feast of Blaze" – 3:35
2. "Song and Dance" – 5:13
3. "Dominator" – 4:28
4. "Let's All Go (to the Fire Dances)" – 3:19
5. "Lust Almighty" – 3:50

2008 CD reissue bonus tracks

11. "Me or You?" – 3:11
12. "Wilful Days" – 5:01
13. "Dominator" (Alternate Version) – 5:33
14. "The Gathering" (Original Version) – 3:25
15. "Dominator" (John Peel Session, 12/07/83) – 5:40
16. "Frenzy" (John Peel Session, 12/07/83) – 3:40
17. "Wilful Days" (John Peel Session, 12/07/83) – 6:00
18. "Harlequin" (John Peel Session, 12/07/83) – 3:56

Personnel

• Jaz Coleman - vocals, synthesizer
• Kevin "Geordie" Walker - guitar
• Paul Raven - bass guitar
• Paul Ferguson - drums, vocals

Charts

Year	Chart	Peak position
1983	UK Albums Chart	29