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Bad Religion
Promotional photo of Bad Religion from the remastered version of their 1989 album No Control.(pictured are Greg Hetson, Brett Gurewitz, Greg Graffin and Jay Bentley.)
Promotional photo of Bad Religion from the remastered version of their 1989 album No Control. No Control is the fourth album (and sixth release overall by Bad Religion, which was released on November 2, 1989 (see 1989 in music
(pictured are Greg Hetson, Brett Gurewitz, Greg Graffin and Jay Bentley. Greg Hetson (born June 29 1961) is an American guitarist He was born in Brooklyn New York and has lived in Los Angeles California Brett Gurewitz (born May 12, 1962, Los Angeles California) nicknamed Mr Gregory Walter Graffin, PhD (born November 6, 1964 in Racine Wisconsin) is the vocalist and co-founder of the Punk rock band Jay Dee Bentley (born on June 6, 1964 in Wichita Kansas) is the bassist and co-founding member of the legendary punk rock group Bad Religion )
Background information
OriginWoodland Hills, California, United States
Genre(s)Punk rock
Hardcore punk
Pop punk[1][2][3][4]
Melodic Hardcore[5]
Years active1980 - 1984
1986 - present
Label(s)Epitaph
Atlantic
Associated actsBad4Good
Black President
Circle Jerks
Daredevils
Dag Nasty
Infectious Grooves
Minor Threat
Suicidal Tendencies
The Vandals
WebsiteOfficial Website
Members
Greg Graffin
Brett Gurewitz
Greg Hetson
Brian Baker
Jay Bentley
Brooks Wackerman
Former members
Jay Ziskrout
Davy Goldman
Tim Gallegos
Pete Finestone
John Albert
Lucky Lehrer
Bobby Schayer
Paul Dedona

Bad Religion is an American punk rock band, formed in Southern California in 1980 by Jay Bentley (bass), Greg Graffin (vocals), Brett Gurewitz (guitars) and Jay Ziskrout (drums). Woodland Hills is a district in the City of Los Angeles, California, United States. California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Hardcore punk (now usually referred to as simply hardcore) is a subgenre of Punk rock that originated in North America in the late 1970s Pop punk (also known as punk pop and other names is a Fusion genre that combines elements of Punk rock with Pop music, to varying Melodic hardcore is a subgenre of Hardcore punk. It is more melodic than traditional hardcore punk In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Epitaph Records is a Hollywood California based Record label owned by Bad Religion guitarist Brett Gurewitz. Atlantic Records ( Atlantic Recording Corporation) is an American Record label best known for its many recordings of Rhythm & blues, Rock Bad4Good was a heavy metal band formed in 1991 by Guitarist Steve Vai. Black President is an American Punk rock supergroup. It was formed in 2005 by Circle Jerks / Bad Religion guitarist The Circle Jerks are a Hardcore punk band formed circa 1979 in Hermosa Beach California. Daredevils was a Punk rock band from Los Angeles California. The band was formed by guitarist Brett Gurewitz after his 1994 departure from Dag Nasty was a Washington DC Hardcore punk band formed in 1985 by Brian Baker ( Guitar) of Minor Threat The Infectious Grooves are a Funk metal band led by Suicidal Tendencies frontman Mike Muir. Minor Threat was an American Hardcore punk band that formed in Washington D Suicidal Tendencies (also known as ST or Suicidal) is an American Hardcore punk and heavy metal band The Vandals are an American Punk rock band formed in 1980 in Huntington Beach California and currently recording for Kung Fu Records. Gregory Walter Graffin, PhD (born November 6, 1964 in Racine Wisconsin) is the vocalist and co-founder of the Punk rock band Brett Gurewitz (born May 12, 1962, Los Angeles California) nicknamed Mr Greg Hetson (born June 29 1961) is an American guitarist He was born in Brooklyn New York and has lived in Los Angeles California Brian Baker (born February 25, 1965) is an American Punk rock musician Jay Dee Bentley (born on June 6, 1964 in Wichita Kansas) is the bassist and co-founding member of the legendary punk rock group Bad Religion Brooks Wackerman (born February 15, 1977) is the current drummer for the American Hardcore punk band Bad Religion and the younger Jay Ziskrout was the first drummer for Bad Religion, forming the group with schoolmate Brett Gurewitz in 1980. Tim Gallegos was a Bass guitarist for Wasted Youth and after that Bad Religion. Pete Finestone (born June 11, 1964) was the second Drummer of the Punk rock band Bad Religion. Lucky Lehrer is a drummer from Los Angeles California, voted the best punk drummer of all-time by fanzine Flipside. ---- Bobby Schayer was born on December 231966 in Los Angeles California Paul Dedona was a Bass guitar player of the California punk pioneers Bad Religion. Southern California, or So Cal, is defined as the southern portion of the U Jay Dee Bentley (born on June 6, 1964 in Wichita Kansas) is the bassist and co-founding member of the legendary punk rock group Bad Religion Gregory Walter Graffin, PhD (born November 6, 1964 in Racine Wisconsin) is the vocalist and co-founder of the Punk rock band Brett Gurewitz (born May 12, 1962, Los Angeles California) nicknamed Mr Jay Ziskrout was the first drummer for Bad Religion, forming the group with schoolmate Brett Gurewitz in 1980. They are often credited for leading the revival of punk rock during the late 1980s, as well as influencing a large number of other punk and rock musicians throughout their career. In the 28 years since its inception, Bad Religion has had numerous lineup changes, and Graffin has been the only constant member.

To date, Bad Religion has released fourteen studio albums, two EPs, three compilation albums, one live recording, and two DVDs. A studio album is an original collection of new tracks by a recording artist An extended play ( EP) is a Vinyl record, CD, or Music download which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify A compilation album is an Album ( Music or Spoken-word) featuring tracks from one or multiple Recording artists, often culled from a variety of A live album &ndash commonly contrasted with a Studio album &ndash is a recording consisting of material (usually music recorded during stage performances DVD (also known as " Digital Versatile Disc " or " Digital Video Disc " - see Etymology)is Their 1988 album Suffer has been regarded by some critics as one of the most important hardcore punk albums of all time,[6] although it was not charted in Billboard. Suffer is the third full-length album (and fifth recording overall by the American Punk rock band Bad Religion, which was released on See Billboard (Turkish magazine Billboard is a weekly American Magazine devoted to the Music industry Bad Religion rose to fame with their 1994 major-label release Stranger Than Fiction, which produced their well-known hit singles "21st Century (Digital Boy)" and "Infected". Stranger Than Fiction is the eighth full-length studio album (tenth release overall by Bad Religion, released in 1994 (see 1994 in music) "21st Century (Digital Boy" is a song by the Punk rock group Bad Religion. " Infected " is a song written by Brett Gurewitz from the Punk rock group Bad Religion. Following Gurewitz's departure in 1994, Bad Religion declined in popularity and poor record sales continued until the release of The New America in 2000. The New America is an Album by punk band Bad Religion. It was released in 2000 and is their last album (to date on Atlantic Records Gurewitz returned to the fold in 2001, making Bad Religion a six-piece band, and contributed to their three most recent albums. The band has discussed the possibility of recording their next album that is expected to be released in June 2009. This article is about the year For the film see 2009 Lost Memories. [7]

They are particularly known for their sophisticated use of style, metaphor, vocabulary, imagery, and vocal harmonies (the oozin' aahs), whether reflective on matters of personal feelings or of personal or social responsibility.

Contents

History

Early career and hiatus (1980-1985)

Bad Religion was formed in Los Angeles, California in 1980 by high school students Greg Graffin (vocals, keyboards), Jay Bentley (bass), Jay Ziskrout (drums), and Brett Gurewitz, also known as "Mr. Social consciousness is consciousness shared within a Society. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West Gregory Walter Graffin, PhD (born November 6, 1964 in Racine Wisconsin) is the vocalist and co-founder of the Punk rock band Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, which is often contrasted with Speech. Jay Dee Bentley (born on June 6, 1964 in Wichita Kansas) is the bassist and co-founding member of the legendary punk rock group Bad Religion The electric bass guitar (also called electric bass, or simply bass; ˈbeɪs as in "base" is a Stringed instrument played primarily with the Jay Ziskrout was the first drummer for Bad Religion, forming the group with schoolmate Brett Gurewitz in 1980. A drum kit (also drum set or trap set) is a collection of Drums Cymbals and sometimes other Percussion instruments such as cowbells Brett Gurewitz (born May 12, 1962, Los Angeles California) nicknamed Mr Brett" (guitar). The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles James O'Hanlon from New York filled in on guitar briefly as well while Brett was in the hospital with a broken leg. The band's major influences stemmed from earlier punk acts such as The Ramones, The Adolescents, Black Flag, The Germs, and The Sex Pistols. The Ramones were an American rock band often regarded as the first Punk rock group The Adolescents are a Hardcore punk band formed in 1980 in Fullerton, California. Black Flag was a Hardcore punk band formed in 1977 in southern California, largely as the brainchild of Greg Ginn: the guitarist The Germs is an influential Punk rock band from Los Angeles formed in the late 1970s The Sex Pistols are an English Punk rock band that formed in London in 1975 Outside of the punk scene, their influences ranged from Elvis Costello, The Jam, and Nick Lowe to authors like Jack Kerouac. Elvis Costello (born Declan Patrick MacManus 25 August 1954 is an English Musician and Singer-songwriter, with Irish ancestry The Jam were an English Mod revival band active during the late 1970s and early 1980s Nick Lowe (born Nicholas Drain Lowe, March 24 1949, Walton-on-Thames) is an English Singer-songwriter, Musician Jack Kerouac ( March 12 1922 &ndash October 21 1969) was an American Novelist, Writer, Poet, and [8] Greg Graffin called his influences "pop sounding rock tunes that were not necessarily commercial. "[9]

In 1981, the band released their eponymous debut EP on the newly-formed label, Epitaph Records, which was and continues to be managed and owned by Gurewitz. An extended play ( EP) is a Vinyl record, CD, or Music download which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify Epitaph Records is a Hollywood California based Record label owned by Bad Religion guitarist Brett Gurewitz. 1982 saw the release of their first full-length album, How Could Hell Be Any Worse?, gaining the band a sizable following. How Could Hell Be Any Worse? is the first full-length album released by influential punk band Bad Religion. During the recording of How Could Hell Be Any Worse?, Jay Ziskrout left the band and was replaced by Peter Finestone. How Could Hell Be Any Worse? is the first full-length album released by influential punk band Bad Religion. Pete Finestone (born June 11, 1964) was the second Drummer of the Punk rock band Bad Religion.

In 1983, the band released Into the Unknown, a keyboard-driven progressive rock album that was enormously unpopular with the band's core fanbase. Progressive rock (often shortened to " progressive " " prog " or " prog rock " is a form of Rock music that evolved It is now officially out of print, after almost all of the 10,000 copies were surreptitiously sold out of the warehouse they were being stored in by Suzy Shaw, an ex-girlfriend of Gurewitz. [10] The record has since become a collectors item, and has also gained acceptance from some fans. It can be seen going for more than 100 dollars on eBay, but is often pirated. eBay Inc is an American Internet company that manages eBaycom an Online auction and shopping Website in which people and businesses buy and A common sign of a pirated version of the LP is the bluish hue on the cover, instead of the reddish hue. Long play (LP record albums are 33⅓  Rpm vinyl Gramophone records (phonograph records generally either 10- or 12- Inches in diameter

Also in 1983, the Mystic Records compilation album "The Sound Of Hollywood, Vol. 2" was released featuring two Bad Religion songs- "Every Day" and "Waiting For The Fire" which continued in the mellow acoustic/keyboard direction of the previous album. These songs are exclusive to this vinyl-only release which has been out of print for many years.

In 1984, Greg Hetson of Circle Jerks fame, who had played the guitar solo for "Part III" on How Could Hell Be Any Worse?, teamed up with Graffin on the song "Running Fast" for the soundtrack of the film Desperate Teenage Lovedolls. Greg Hetson (born June 29 1961) is an American guitarist He was born in Brooklyn New York and has lived in Los Angeles California The Circle Jerks are a Hardcore punk band formed circa 1979 in Hermosa Beach California. How Could Hell Be Any Worse? is the first full-length album released by influential punk band Bad Religion. Originally credited to Greg Greg on the initial release, the 1997 CD reissue lists the artist as Greg Graffin and Greg Hetson. Soon after, Graffin reassembled Bad Religion with Hetson replacing Gurewitz, who had gone into rehab for his drug problem. Bad Religion returned to a somewhat mellower, rock and roll version of their original sound with the Back to the Known EP, but disbanded temporarily soon after. Rock and roll (also known as rock 'n' roll) is a form of Music that evolved in the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s with roots in mostly African Back to the Known was the fourth release of Punk rock band Bad Religion.

In 1985, Brett Gurewitz released a 5-song EP on Epitaph Records under the name The Seeing Eye Gods. Epitaph Records is a Hollywood California based Record label owned by Bad Religion guitarist Brett Gurewitz. This psychedelic influenced record is long out of print and has never been released on CD.

Reunion (1986-1992)

The band slowly reformed out of the 1984 Back to the Known lineup when Greg Graffin called Jay Bentley and asked him to return. Bentley's response was tentative, but after being assured that the setlist consisted mostly of tracks from How Could Hell Be Any Worse?, he agreed to return for one show, and ended up staying on because he had so much fun. A freshly rehabilitated Gurewitz was eventually convinced to come back aboard, and with Pete Finestone returning on drums and Greg Hetson on second guitar, Bad Religion was back. [10]

The reunited band released Suffer in 1988, cementing their comeback in the punk community. Suffer is the third full-length album (and fifth recording overall by the American Punk rock band Bad Religion, which was released on Not only is this album often cited as one of their very best by fans, but it is credited with "saving" the Southern California punk rock scene by fans and Bad Religion's contemporaries alike. Southern California, or So Cal, is defined as the southern portion of the U [11]

Bad Religion's next two albums, No Control (1989) and Against the Grain (1990), further increased the band's popularity, followed by Generator (1992). No Control is the fourth album (and sixth release overall by Bad Religion, which was released on November 2, 1989 (see 1989 in music Against the Grain is the fifth album (and seventh release overall by Punk rock band Bad Religion released on November 23, 1990 Generator is an acclaimed album by the Punk rock band Bad Religion. Before recording sessions for Generator commenced, drummer Pete Finestone left Bad Religion in 1991 to focus on his other band, The Fishermen, which had signed with a major label, and Bobby Schayer joined the band as his replacement. Pete Finestone (born June 11, 1964) was the second Drummer of the Punk rock band Bad Religion. ---- Bobby Schayer was born on December 231966 in Los Angeles California

Also in 1991, Bad Religion released a compilation album, 80-85, a repackaging of their debut album, How Could Hell Be Any Worse?, their two EPs, Bad Religion and Back to the Known and the band's three track contributions to the Public Service EP. How Could Hell Be Any Worse? is the first full-length album released by influential punk band Bad Religion. Bad Religion was the first release of punk band Bad Religion. Back to the Known was the fourth release of Punk rock band Bad Religion. Public Service is a compilation EP released in 1981 on Smoke 7 Records with songs by Hardcore punk bands Bad Religion, Circle One This compilation did not include Into the Unknown. 80-85 is now out of print and has been replaced by the 2004 re-issued version of How Could Hell Be Any Worse? with the same track listings. How Could Hell Be Any Worse? is the first full-length album released by influential punk band Bad Religion.

Mainstream success (1993-1995)

With alternative rock and grunge breaking into the mainstream, Bad Religion left Epitaph Records for Atlantic Records and quickly re-released their seventh full-length studio album Recipe for Hate (1993) on the major label. Alternative rock (also called alternative music, alt-rock or simply alternative; known primarily in the UK as indie) is a genre of Epitaph Records is a Hollywood California based Record label owned by Bad Religion guitarist Brett Gurewitz. Atlantic Records ( Atlantic Recording Corporation) is an American Record label best known for its many recordings of Rhythm & blues, Rock Recipe for Hate is Bad Religion 's seventh full-length Album, released on September 21, 1993. Also in 1993, the band recorded the song "Leaders and Followers" for the soundtrack for the Kevin Smith film, Clerks. Kevin Patrick Smith (born August 2 1970 is an American Screenwriter, Writer, Film director, Actor and Comic book writer Clerks is a 1994 film written and directed by Kevin Smith, who also appears in the film in a minor role Their next album, 1994's Stranger Than Fiction, subsequently became their most successful release, scoring hits with "Infected" and a re-recording of "21st Century (Digital Boy)", which was originally released on Against the Grain. Stranger Than Fiction is the eighth full-length studio album (tenth release overall by Bad Religion, released in 1994 (see 1994 in music) To date, Stranger Than Fiction remains another one of Bad Religion's best known albums, with sales continuing thirteen years after its release. On March 4, 1998, it also became the band's first RIAA certified gold record for sales of over half a million in the U. S. [12]

Before the release of Stranger Than Fiction, Gurewitz left the band. He officially cited the reason for his departure as the increasing amount of time he was needed at Epitaph as The Offspring became one of the biggest bands of the mid-1990s, but it was well known that his departure was not on good terms. The Offspring (sometimes referred to simply as Offspring) are a popular and influential American Gurewitz, along with many fans, accused the band of selling out for leaving Epitaph to seek greater financial success despite the fact that Gurewitz was making millions off of The Offspring alone. "Sold Out" redirects here For other uses see Sold Out (disambiguation or Selling Out (disambiguation. The Offspring (sometimes referred to simply as Offspring) are a popular and influential American [13]

As tensions increased, Graffin would sing alternate lyrics during concerts such as "I want to know where Brett gets his crack" or "I want to know why Gurewitz cracked," on the song "Stranger Than Fiction". [14] These barbs referred to Gurewitz's struggles with crack, heroin and other addictions which plagued him for years. Brett discussed his drug use in an interview on the band's Suffer tour documentary, Along the Way, and is now clean and sober. Suffer is the third full-length album (and fifth recording overall by the American Punk rock band Bad Religion, which was released on Along the Way is the first Live concert DVD from punk band Bad Religion. In response, Gurewitz recorded a song with his new band The Daredevils entitled "Hate You", reportedly directed towards Jay Bentley. Daredevils was a Punk rock band from Los Angeles California. The band was formed by guitarist Brett Gurewitz after his 1994 departure from " Hate You " is a single by Daredevils, the side project of Bad Religion guitarist Brett Gurewitz.

Gurewitz was replaced as a guitarist by Brian Baker, a former member of bands such as Minor Threat and Dag Nasty. Brian Baker (born February 25, 1965) is an American Punk rock musician Minor Threat was an American Hardcore punk band that formed in Washington D Dag Nasty was a Washington DC Hardcore punk band formed in 1985 by Brian Baker ( Guitar) of Minor Threat Since Greg Graffin and Gurewitz had split songwriting duties, Graffin was now Bad Religion's primary songwriter.

Post-Gurewitz period (1996-2000)

Bad Religion continued touring and recording without Brett Gurewitz and released three more albums for Atlantic, starting with The Gray Race (1996), produced by former Cars frontman Ric Ocasek. The Gray Race is the ninth full-length Album of the Punk rock band Bad Religion, which was released in 1996 Ric Ocasek (born Richard Otcasek on March 23, 1949, in Baltimore, Maryland) is an American musician The album would score Bad Religion a minor U. S. radio hit with the song "A Walk" as well as the European release of "Punk Rock Song" (sung in both English and German). The band would find its greatest success in Europe, where the album would reach the German music charts at #6 and score the band their first European gold record for sales in Scandinavia alone.

Brian Baker (L) with Bad Religion, live in the Netherlands, 1995.
Brian Baker (L) with Bad Religion, live in the Netherlands, 1995. Brian Baker (born February 25, 1965) is an American Punk rock musician

Their next album, No Substance (1998), was not as well received by the critics or fans. No Substance is the tenth full-length Album by the Punk rock band Bad Religion. [15] For The New America (2000), Todd Rundgren, an early musical inspiration for Graffin, was brought in to produce. The New America is an Album by punk band Bad Religion. It was released in 2000 and is their last album (to date on Atlantic Records Todd Harry Rundgren (born June 22, 1948 in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, United States) is an American Musician "Todd was kind of an underground sensation back in 1974. Here's a guy who was making pop music but in a way that you wouldn't hear on the radio. So much of my early musical identity was wrapped up in the way he conducted himself. " In the summer of 1999 they set out on a three month US arena tour opening for Blink 182. [16] Unfortunately, the experience might not have been all that Greg and the rest of the band might have hoped. Interest in recording the record waned, due to Rundgren's poor attitude. Jay Bentley reflects on this by saying, "I didn't feel we were going anywhere and so did Greg. Todd didn't like Greg and that made Greg so mad! He met his idol and he was a jerk! I don't think Todd gave a shit about anything. "[17] Meanwhile, Bobby Schayer left the band following a serious shoulder injury and was replaced by Brooks Wackerman (Suicidal Tendencies). ---- Bobby Schayer was born on December 231966 in Los Angeles California Brooks Wackerman (born February 15, 1977) is the current drummer for the American Hardcore punk band Bad Religion and the younger Suicidal Tendencies (also known as ST or Suicidal) is an American Hardcore punk and heavy metal band

Bad Religion departed from Atlantic Records in 2001 and returned to Epitaph.

Reunion with Gurewitz (2001-2004)

In 2001, Brett Gurewitz rejoined the band in time to record The Process Of Belief (2002). The Process of Belief is an album by the Punk rock band Bad Religion, released in 2002 Graffin states, "there was a little bit of disappointment on my part when he left the band, but we never had any serious acrimony between the two of us. I can't say the same for the rest of the band. But he and I, being the songwriters from way back, we really wanted to try again. "[18]

Their next album, The Empire Strikes First, was released in June 2004. The Empire Strikes First is the thirteenth studio album by Bad Religion released on June 8, 2004. Both albums are widely regarded by fans and critics as a return to form for the band, as opposed to their time on Atlantic.

The band also re-released digitally-remastered versions of several of their early albums on Epitaph Records, including How Could Hell Be Any Worse?, Suffer, No Control, Against the Grain, and Generator. The How Could Hell Be Any Worse? re-issue, though reclaiming the original title of the band's debut LP, contained all of the same material as the previously issued 80-85 compilation, including their first EP, the Public Service EP (with different versions of the songs Bad Religion, Slaves, and Drastic Actions than the self-titled EP) and the "Back To The Known" EP. Public Service is a compilation EP released in 1981 on Smoke 7 Records with songs by Hardcore punk bands Bad Religion, Circle One

Recent events (2005-present)

Bentley (left) and Graffin (right) with Bad Religion, live in the House of Blues, 2005.
Bentley (left) and Graffin (right) with Bad Religion, live in the House of Blues, 2005.

On March 7, 2006, a live DVD, Live at the Palladium was released. DVD (also known as " Digital Versatile Disc " or " Digital Video Disc " - see Etymology)is Live at the Palladium is a live concert DVD by the punk band Bad Religion, released in March 2006 This DVD featured a live show performed in late 2004 at the Hollywood Palladium, as well as extensive interviews, several music videos, and a photo gallery. During one of the interview segments, guitarist Brett Gurewitz said the band's next album would be a double length release, but this turned out not to be the case. Brett Gurewitz (born May 12, 1962, Los Angeles California) nicknamed Mr [9]

Greg Graffin released his second solo album, Cold as the Clay, on July 11, 2006. Gregory Walter Graffin, PhD (born November 6, 1964 in Racine Wisconsin) is the vocalist and co-founder of the Punk rock band Cold as the Clay is the second solo album by Bad Religion 's vocalist Greg Graffin released on July 10, 2006 in Europe and the

Bad Religion's fourteenth (and most recent) studio album, New Maps of Hell, was released on July 10, 2007. New Maps of Hell is Bad Religion 's fourteenth full-length studio album (twentieth release overall which was released on July 10, 2007. Events 48 BC - Battle of Dyrrhachium, Julius Caesar barely avoids a catastrophic defeat to Pompey in Macedonia. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. On June 29th of that year (Greg Hetson's 46th birthday), Epitaph Records started selling New Maps of Hell at the Warped Tour in Pomona, California. Greg Hetson (born June 29 1961) is an American guitarist He was born in Brooklyn New York and has lived in Los Angeles California Epitaph Records is a Hollywood California based Record label owned by Bad Religion guitarist Brett Gurewitz. California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. The album was a commercial success and spawned two hit singles "Honest Goodbye" and "New Dark Ages", and as a result, New Maps of Hell reached number 35 on the Billboard 200, marking Bad Religion's highest ever chart position. " Honest Goodbye " is a song by Bad Religion. It is the first official single from their fourteenth studio album New Maps of Hell. "New Dark Ages" is a song penned by Brett Gurewitz for Bad Religion 's fourteenth studio album New Maps of Hell, which was released Bad Religion also joined the 2007 Warped Tour to support the album. The Warped Tour' is a touring music and Extreme sports festival [19] Today, the band continues to tour and perform in support of the album. On February 27. Events 1560 - The Treaty of Berwick, which would expel the French from Scotland, is signed by England and the Congregation 2008, Punknews.org reported that Epitaph will be releasing a deluxe edition of New Maps of Hell. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Punknewsorg is a website founded by Aubin Paul which launched in 1999. Epitaph Records is a Hollywood California based Record label owned by Bad Religion guitarist Brett Gurewitz. [20]

Hetson formed a supergroup band called Black President, consisting of Charlie Paulson (from Goldfinger), Jason Christopher, Wade Youman (both from Unwritten Law) and Christian Black (from Dee Dee Ramone). SuperGroup is a Reality show on the channel VH1. The show puts together five Heavy metal musicians packed into a large mansion that must play a show after Black President is an American Punk rock supergroup. It was formed in 2005 by Circle Jerks / Bad Religion guitarist Goldfinger is a Ska punk band that formed in 1994 They support the imprisoned ' SHAC 7 ' Animal rights activists and John Feldmann, lead singer Unwritten Law is an American rock band formed in 1990 in Poway California (a suburb of San Diego) and currently recording for Suburban Dee Dee Ramone ( Douglas Glenn Colvin) ( September 18, 1951 - June 5, 2002) was a German American Songwriter [21]

In early March 2008, Bad Religion played several-night residences at House of Blues venues in Southern California as well as Las Vegas. International holidays March 2 - Mothering Sunday (Britain March 7 - Nyepi (Indonesia House of Blues (HOB is a corporate chain of music halls and restaurants founded in 1992 by Hard Rock Cafe founder Isaac Tigrett and his friend and investor Dan Southern California, or So Cal, is defined as the southern portion of the U Las Vegas ( Spanish: "The Meadows" is the most populous City in the state of Nevada, the seat of Clark County, and an internationally [22] They also played at the KROQ Weenie Roast (y Fiesta) on May 17th along such bands as Flobots, Metallica, The Offspring, Pennywise, Rise Against and Scars on Broadway. Weenie Roast is a multi-artist Alternative rock concert presented annually by the Los Angeles California, USA radio station KROQ, beginning Events 1521 - Edward Stafford 3rd Duke of Buckingham, is executed for Treason. Flobots are an Alternative rock / Alternative hip hop group from Denver Colorado, formed in or around 2000 Metallica is an American heavy metal band that formed in 1981 in. The Offspring (sometimes referred to simply as Offspring) are a popular and influential American Pennywise is an American Punk rock band that was formed in 1988 and is named after the monster from the critically acclaimed Stephen King novel Rise Against is an American Punk rock band from Chicago Illinois that was formed in 1999 Scars on Broadway is an American - Armenian rock band featuring System of a Down members Daron Malakian and John Dolmayan. Following that, they are also scheduled to perform four European festival appearances in May and June. International holidays May 1 - Labour Day ( Pakistan) May 1 - Labour Day ( Singapore) International holidays and commemorations June 8 - Dragon Boat Festival ( Traditional Chinese) June 9 - Shavuot [23]

After touring, Graffin will be teaching at UCLA from January to March 2009. The University of California Los Angeles (generally known as UCLA) is a public research university located in Westwood Los Angeles, California, United This article is about the year For the film see 2009 Lost Memories. This article is about the year For the film see 2009 Lost Memories. According to a recent interview with bassist Jay Bentley, Gurewitz has already begun writing new material for the next Bad Religion album. Jay Dee Bentley (born on June 6, 1964 in Wichita Kansas) is the bassist and co-founding member of the legendary punk rock group Bad Religion Bentley stated that the band plans to return to the studio after Graffin teaches UCLA to start work on the follow-up to New Maps of Hell planned for a June 2009 release. This article is about the year For the film see 2009 Lost Memories. [7]

Lyrics and ideology

Bad Religion in Stockholm, 2004
Bad Religion in Stockholm, 2004

The majority of Bad Religion's lyrics are written by either Greg Graffin or Brett Gurewitz. ('stɔkhɔlm is Sweden 's Capital and its largest City. It is the site of the national Swedish government, the parliament, and the Only on rare occasions will they co-write a song. Other band members, such as Jay Bentley, also contribute songs, but these constitute only a small percentage of the Bad Religion catalog.

Brett Gurewitz acknowledges attempting to emulate The Germs singer Darby Crash early on in Bad Religion's lyrical style. The Germs is an influential Punk rock band from Los Angeles formed in the late 1970s Darby Crash (born Jan Paul Beahm) (AKA Bobby Pyn ( September 26, 1958 – December 7, 1980) was an American "He wrote some intelligent stuff, and didn't shy away from the vocabulary, which I thought was cool. "[24] In addition to their use of unusually sophisticated vocabulary for a punk band, Bad Religion is also known for their frequent use of vocal harmonies, which they refer to in their album liner notes as the "oozin aahs". For a bibliographic format for citing liner notes see WikipediaCiting sources/example style Liner notes (also sleeve notes or album notes They took their cues from The Adolescents, in the way that they used three-part harmonies. The Adolescents are a Hardcore punk band formed in 1980 in Fullerton, California. Bassist Jay Bentley says, "Seeing The Adolescents live, it was so brilliant. So, in a way, the Adolescents influenced us into saying we can do it too, because look, they're doing it. "[10][25]

Social and political issues

Many of Bad Religion's songs are about different social ills, although they try not to ascribe the causes of these ills to any single person or group. Greg Graffin believes that the current political situation in the United States can make it difficult to voice these concerns, as he doesn't want to feed the polarization of viewpoints. [26]

The band doesn't always restrict political commentary exclusively to metaphor. Brett Gurewitz pulled no punches when he attributed his anger towards US President George W. Bush as the major inspiration for The Empire Strikes First. George Walker Bush ( born July 6 1946 is the forty-third and current President of the United States. The Empire Strikes First is the thirteenth studio album by Bad Religion released on June 8, 2004. "Our whole album is dedicated to getting Bush out of office. I'm not a presidential scholar but I don't think you'll find a worse president in the history of the United States. He's probably one of the worst leaders in the history of world leaders. I just hate the guy. "[26]

Religion

Faith in your partner, your fellow men, your friends, is very important, because without it there's no mutual component to your relationship, and relationships are important. So faith plays an important role, but faith in people you don't know, faith in religious or political leaders or even people on stages, people who are popular in the public eye, you shouldn't have faith in those people. You should listen to what they have to say and use it.

– Greg Graffin[27]

Despite the name of the band, the members do not consider themselves antitheist. Antitheism (sometimes anti-theism) is active opposition to Theism. Singer Greg Graffin states that more often than not, the band prefers to use religion as a metaphor for anything that doesn't allow for an individual's freedom to think or express themselves as they choose. In this way, their songs are more about anti-conformity than anti-religion. [28] Greg Graffin himself is a naturalist, and co-author of the book 'Is Belief in God Good, Bad or Irrelevant?' Brett Gurewitz is also an agnostic. Philosophical naturalism has been described in various ways In its broadest and strongest sense naturalism is the metaphysical position that "nature is all there is Agnosticism ( Greek: α- a-, without + γνώσις gnōsis, knowledge after Gnosticism) is the philosophical view that the However, the band's bassist Jay Bentley has stated that he has spiritual beliefs. [29]

Band members

For more details on this topic, see List of Bad Religion band members. The following is a complete chronology of the various line-ups of Bad Religion, from the group's inception in 1980 until the present

Current members

Discography

Main article: Bad Religion discography
YearAlbumUS Chart PositionVocalsGuitarsBassDrums
1982How Could Hell Be Any Worse?[30]Never chartedGreg GraffinMr. BrettJay BentleyPete Finestone / Jay Ziskrout
1983Into the UnknownNever chartedGreg GraffinMr. BrettPaul DedonaDavy Goldman
1988Suffer[30]Never chartedGreg GraffinMr. BrettGreg HetsonJay BentleyPete Finestone
1989No Control[30]Never chartedGreg GraffinMr. BrettGreg HetsonJay BentleyPete Finestone
1990Against the Grain[30]Never chartedGreg GraffinMr. BrettGreg HetsonJay BentleyPete Finestone
1992Generator[30]Never chartedGreg GraffinMr. BrettGreg HetsonJay BentleyBobby Schayer
1993Recipe for Hate[30]#14 (Heatseekers)Greg GraffinMr. BrettGreg HetsonJay BentleyBobby Schayer
1994Stranger Than Fiction[30]#87Greg GraffinMr. BrettGreg HetsonJay BentleyBobby Schayer
1996The Gray Race#56Greg GraffinGreg HetsonBrian BakerJay BentleyBobby Schayer
1998No Substance#78Greg GraffinGreg HetsonBrian BakerJay BentleyBobby Schayer
2000The New America#88Greg GraffinGreg HetsonBrian BakerJay BentleyBobby Schayer
2002The Process of Belief[30]#49Greg GraffinMr. BrettGreg HetsonBrian BakerJay BentleyBrooks Wackerman
2004The Empire Strikes First#40Greg GraffinMr. BrettGreg HetsonBrian BakerJay BentleyBrooks Wackerman
2007New Maps of Hell#35Greg GraffinMr. BrettGreg HetsonBrian BakerJay BentleyBrooks Wackerman
2009[7]Untitled 15th studio albumGreg GraffinMr. BrettGreg HetsonBrian BakerJay BentleyBrooks Wackerman

External links

References

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  2. ^ http://www.cduniverse.com/search/xx/music/artist/Bad+Religion/a/Bad+Religion.htm
  3. ^ http://www.enotes.com/contemporary-musicians/bad-religion-biography
  4. ^ http://www.westword.com/2002-04-11/music/bad-religion/
  5. ^ Steve Taylor (2004). "Bad Religion". The A to X of Alternative Music. Continuum. pp. 22–23. ISBN 0826482171.  
  6. ^ Bad Religion at IMDB.com.
  7. ^ a b c Bad Religion looks ahead to 2009 album (June 8, 2008).
  8. ^ Sandy Masuo (September 1994). Bad Religion's Punk Prosody.
  9. ^ a b Greg Graffin. Bad Religion Live at the Palladium [DVD]. Epitaph Records.
  10. ^ a b c Jo-Anne Greene. "Addicted to the Opiate of the Masses", May 23, 1997.  
  11. ^ Bad Religion Homepage. Suffer.
  12. ^ RIAA Certification (type in "Bad Religion" in the artist box) (HTML). RIAA. Retrieved on October 11, 2007. Events 1138 - A massive earthquake struck Aleppo, Syria. 1531 - Huldrych Zwingli is killed Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
  13. ^ Neal Rogers (May 9, 1996). The Higher Calling.
  14. ^ The Bad Religion Page. Stranger Than Fiction.
  15. ^ Ankeny, J: "No Substance" review
  16. ^ The Atlantic Records Bad Religion Bio Page.
  17. ^ Keith Carman (2002-07-19). See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 711 - Muslim forces under Tariq ibn Ziyad defeat the Visigoths led by their king Roderic. Bad Religion: The Process of Labels.
  18. ^ Jennifer Vineyard (May 11, 2000). The New State of Bad Religion.
  19. ^ Bad Religion Sign On For Warped Tour (November 28, 2006).
  20. ^ Epitaph plans Bad Religion "New Maps of Hell" deluxe edition (February 28, 2008).
  21. ^ In the January issue of the magazine Alternative Press, it was revealed that their 14th album would be released in late spring 2007. Greg Hetson, Charlie Paulson form Black President (November 6, 2006).
  22. ^ Bad Religion (California / Nevada) (February 6, 2008).
  23. ^ Bad Religion announce European festival appearances (February 19, 2008).
  24. ^ Matt Taylor and Mateo Rojas (September 27, 1996). A Conversation with Mr. Brett.
  25. ^ Trent McMartin (November 3, 2005). Acting Their Rage.
  26. ^ a b Dennis Lyxzén (June 29, 2004). Brett Gurewitz Interview.
  27. ^ Gabriella of nyrock. com (April 1998). NYRock Interview with Greg Graffin.
  28. ^ Kelly E. and Cathy D (October 15, 1993). Graffin Interview.
  29. ^ Bentley Interview.
  30. ^ a b c d e f g h Albums widely considered to be among Bad Religion's most important works.
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