About The Joy Thieves

The Joy Thieves is an ever-expanding industrial/punk/hard rock collective that includes current, former, and touring members of bands such as Ministry, Stabbing Westward, The Rollins Band, Killing Joke, Pigface, Revolting Cocks, <PIG>, David Bowie, Machines of Loving Grace, Marilyn Manson, Depeche Mode, Nine Inch Nails, KMFDM, Naked Raygun, Foetus, My Life With the Thrill Kill Kult, Blue October, Pegboy, Nitzer Ebb, Die Krupps, White Zombie, and many more.

And while it may be hard to imagine the sound of a band with 40+ members who are spread all across the globe, this musical juggernaut has developed their own unique sound that is surprisingly cohesive.

It’s raw, yet precise.
Combative, but refined.
Dark and aggressive, but topped with triumphantly singable choruses.
It’s a sound that can only be described as being created by all of us. And yet, none of us.

Conceived in late 2017, The Joy Thieves spent a year and a half developing their signature sound before signing with London’s legendary alternative/industrial label, Armalyte Industries in early 2019. Since then, the band has put out six critically-acclaimed releases on the Armalyte Industries imprint: This Will Kill That, Cities In Dust, A Blue Girl, Genocide Love Song, American Parasite, and Nemesis.

The Joy Thieves.
It is all of us.
It is none of us.

American Parasite

The debut, full-length album by The Joy Thieves is available NOW!

SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES...

The Joy Thieves have come a long way since their ‘This Will Kill That’ debut waaay back in the pre-pandemic times. These troubled times make for troubled art, and the band's first full length offering, ‘American Parasite,’ finds the band in violent, acerbic form.

With ‘American Parasite’ The Thieves have departed from their standard modus operandi of having a different vocalist front every track; the new album finds the mighty Chris Connelly (Ministry, Murder Inc., FiniTribe, The Damage Manual, RevCo) fronting every track. This time around the songs are also harder, faster and angrier, with Connelly describing the album as; "...Everything I wished I could have done with Ministry... It's like being hosed down with lava..."

The Joy Thieves have always enjoyed an ever-changing lineup, and this time is no exception. New to the party this time around are drummer Paul Ferguson (Killing Joke, Warrior Soul), guitarist Chris Haskett (The Rollins Band, David Bowie, Iggy Pop), guitarist John Haggerty (Naked Raygun, Pegboy), drummer Joe Haggerty (The Effigies, Pegboy), songwriter Scott-David Allen (The Burying Kind, A Covenant of Thorns), and Grant Sutton(Jumpsuit, Monster Trux, The Party Downers).

‘American Parasite’ is available now on Armalyte Industries.

Pre-order here!

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Nemesis

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Nemesis (Blue Eyed Christ Remix) 4:07

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Nemesis (Dark Waters Mix by Wandering Stars) 4:03

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Nemesis (SV Blacklight Mix feat. Carl Marsh) 3:57

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American Parasite

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All orders for this album come with a free copy of 'Disaster Film', the first ever Joy Thieves live session.
The download code for this bonus release will be sent on or around 23 July 2021.

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American Parasite 3:26

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The Joy Thieves - A Blue Girl

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The Joy Thieves - 'A Blue Girl'
(ARMCD069)

Once a thief, always a thief...

Dave Bachta, Julian Beeston, Howie Beno, Bradley Bills, Taylor Busby, Matt Clark, Chris Connelly, Mike Czarnik, Marcus Eliopulos, John Fryer, Brandt Gassman, Andy Gerold, Laura Glyda, Lana Guerra, Mike Gould, Jeff Harris, Ryan Henderson, Katzen Hobbes, i!, Jason Kottwitz,

The Joy Thieves - 'A Blue Girl'
(ARMCD069)

Once a thief, always a thief...

Dave Bachta, Julian Beeston, Howie Beno, Bradley Bills, Taylor Busby, Matt Clark, Chris Connelly, Mike Czarnik, Marcus Eliopulos, John Fryer, Brandt Gassman, Andy Gerold, Laura Glyda, Lana Guerra, Mike Gould, Jeff Harris, Ryan Henderson, Katzen Hobbes, i!, Jason Kottwitz, Eric Liljehorn, Geoff Matson, Jaysun McBain, Matt Mercado, Dan Milligan, Matt Noveskey, Phil Owen, Mike Reidy, Destiny Scott, James Scott, David Suycott, Louis Svitek, Ania Tarnowska, Mimi Wallman, Worth Steeling, Gordon Young.

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Destroy 2:40

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The Badlander 5:10

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The Capsule Answer 3:53

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A Blue Girl 5:28

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Dysfunction Masturbation 3:19

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Vile 3:09

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Dead Weight 3:40

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Cities In Dust (Joolz' Bagpipe Cowboy Mix) 7:14

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Genocide Love Song

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Dedicated to Lonny Milligan. June 16, 1941 - May 11, 2020

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Genocide Love Song 3:32

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The Badlander (Chib Mix) 4:30

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I Blew A New Girl 6:47

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Genocide Love Song (An Inconvenient Mix) 5:11

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The Joy Thieves - This Will Kill That

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'This Will Kill That'
(ARMCD065)

Once a thief, always a thief...

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This Will Kill That 3:50

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Chemical Dreams 4:53

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Tempting The Flames 4:07

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Violent Lucidity 3:05

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Honeycomb And Silk 4:11

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The Joy Thieves - Cities In Dust

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Cities In Dust 4:12

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This Will Kill That (Treuhand Mix by Howie Beno & Brandt Gassman) 4:32

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Joy Thieves (Psychic Dissent Mix by Black Needle Noise) 5:10

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Honeycomb And Silk (Hollowed Be Thy Brain Mix) 5:03

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Joy Thieves (Hacked By i!) 4:31

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This Will Kill That (Life In Greyscale Mix) 6:54

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Our first full-length album is available now

American Parasite

About The Joy Thieves

American Parasite

The debut, full-length album by The Joy Thieves is available NOW!

Listen

Nemesis

The Joy Thieves

American Parasite

The Joy Thieves

The Joy Thieves - A Blue Girl

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Genocide Love Song

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The Joy Thieves - This Will Kill That

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The Joy Thieves - Cities In Dust

The Joy Thieves