Geordie Walker
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Geordie Walker is an English guitarist best known as the longtime lead guitarist of the post-punk band Killing Joke, noted for his distinctive, heavy, and atmospheric playing style.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Geordie Walker canonical | 19 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9680235 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Geordie Walker Context triple: [Killing Joke, hasMember, Geordie Walker]
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A.
Declan Rice
Declan Rice is an English professional footballer, known as a top defensive midfielder, who plays for Arsenal and the England national team.
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B.
Gavin Henson
Gavin Henson is a Welsh former professional rugby union player known for his powerful kicking, distinctive style, and high-profile relationship with singer Charlotte Church.
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C.
Kallum Watkins
Kallum Watkins is an English professional rugby league footballer best known for his successful career as a centre for Leeds Rhinos and the England national team.
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D.
Matt Robshaw
Matt Robshaw is a cryptographer known for his work on symmetric-key algorithms, including co-designing the RC6 block cipher.
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E.
Owen Farrell
Owen Farrell is an English rugby union fly-half and centre renowned for his leadership, tactical kicking, and long tenure as captain for club and country.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Geordie Walker Target entity description: Geordie Walker is an English guitarist best known as the longtime lead guitarist of the post-punk band Killing Joke, noted for his distinctive, heavy, and atmospheric playing style.
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A.
Declan Rice
Declan Rice is an English professional footballer, known as a top defensive midfielder, who plays for Arsenal and the England national team.
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B.
Gavin Henson
Gavin Henson is a Welsh former professional rugby union player known for his powerful kicking, distinctive style, and high-profile relationship with singer Charlotte Church.
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C.
Kallum Watkins
Kallum Watkins is an English professional rugby league footballer best known for his successful career as a centre for Leeds Rhinos and the England national team.
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D.
Matt Robshaw
Matt Robshaw is a cryptographer known for his work on symmetric-key algorithms, including co-designing the RC6 block cipher.
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E.
Owen Farrell
Owen Farrell is an English rugby union fly-half and centre renowned for his leadership, tactical kicking, and long tenure as captain for club and country.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
guitarist
ⓘ
human ⓘ musician ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | late 1970s ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Killing Joke
ⓘ
Murder, Inc. ⓘ The Damage Manual ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1958-12-18 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| familyName | Walker ⓘ |
| genre |
alternative rock
ⓘ
industrial rock ⓘ post-punk ⓘ |
| givenName | Kevin ⓘ |
| influenced | post-punk guitarists ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
hard rock
ⓘ
punk rock ⓘ |
| instrument | electric guitar ⓘ |
| memberOf | Killing Joke ⓘ |
| name | Geordie Walker ⓘ |
| nationality | English ⓘ |
| notableAlbumContribution |
Absolute Dissent (2010 album)
ⓘ
linked to:
Absolute Dissent
Brighter Than a Thousand Suns (1986 album) ⓘ
linked to:
Brighter Than a Thousand Suns
Fire Dances (1983 album) ⓘ Hosannas from the Basements of Hell (2006 album) ⓘ
linked to:
Hosannas from the Basements of Hell
Killing Joke (1980 album) ⓘ Killing Joke (2003 album) ⓘ MMXII (2012 album) ⓘ Night Time (1985 album) ⓘ
linked to:
Night Time
Pandemonium (1994 album) ⓘ
linked to:
Pandemonium
Pylon (2015 album) ⓘ Revelations (1982 album) ⓘ What’s THIS For…! (1981 album) ⓘ |
| notableFor |
atmospheric guitar playing style
ⓘ
distinctive heavy guitar tone ⓘ |
| notableWork | Killing Joke ⓘ |
| occupation |
guitarist
ⓘ
songwriter ⓘ |
| positionHeld | lead guitarist of Killing Joke ⓘ |
| residence |
Prague, Czech Republic
ⓘ
linked to:
Prague
|
| startTime | 1979 (membership in Killing Joke) ⓘ |
| styleCharacteristic |
minimal use of distortion compared to contemporaries
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use of chorus and delay effects ⓘ use of open chords ⓘ |
| usedEquipment |
Gibson ES-295 guitar
ⓘ
linked to:
Gibson ES-295
solid-state amplifiers ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Geordie Walker Description of subject: Geordie Walker is an English guitarist best known as the longtime lead guitarist of the post-punk band Killing Joke, noted for his distinctive, heavy, and atmospheric playing style.
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