| Greg Hetson | |
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 Hetson performing with Bad Religion in 2007
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| Background information | |
| Also known as | Greg H. Bad Religion is an American Punk rock band founded in Southern California in 1980 by Jay Bentley (bass Greg Graffin (vocals Brett Hetson |
| Born | June 29, 1961 |
| Origin | New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Genre(s) | Punk rock, American folk music |
| Occupation(s) | Guitar player |
| Instrument(s) | Guitar |
| Years active | 1979 - present |
| Label(s) | Epitaph Atlantic Porterhouse Records |
| Associated acts | Red Kross (1979) Circle Jerks (1980-present) Bad Religion (1984-present) Black President (2006-2008) |
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While Hetson declares Bad Religion as his main occupation, he has alternated between both Bad Religion and The Circle Jerks since 1994. Bad Religion is an American Punk rock band founded in Southern California in 1980 by Jay Bentley (bass Greg Graffin (vocals Brett The Circle Jerks are a Hardcore punk band formed circa 1979 in Hermosa Beach California. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) He was a founding member of Black President and also plays guitar in another supergroup, Punk Rock Karaoke. Black President is an American Punk rock supergroup. It was formed in 2005 by Circle Jerks / Bad Religion guitarist
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Careers
The Circle Jerks
In 1980, Hetson abandoned his position as guitarist of the punk/alternative band Redd Kross to form The Circle Jerks with former Black Flag vocalist Keith Morris. Redd Kross, a rock band from Hawthorne California had their roots in 1978 in a band called The Tourists begun by Jeff and Steve Black Flag was a Hardcore punk band formed in 1977 in southern California, largely as the brainchild of Greg Ginn: the guitarist Soon after, they released their debut LP, Group Sex and in 1981 were featured in the Los Angeles documentary The Decline of Western Civilization along with several other Los Angeles punk bands. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981
In 1982, The Circle Jerks released their second album Wild in the Streets. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) This album, while popular, did not sell nearly as much as their third LP Golden Shower of Hits, released in 1983. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar)
While Bad Religion was on hiatus, the Circle Jerks continued touring and recorded two more albums (Wonderful and VI) before breaking up around 1989. However, they reformed in 1994 and released Oddities, Abnormalities and Curiosities, their last album to date, a year later. Oddities Abnormalities and Curiosities is the sixth Studio album by the Circle Jerks, which was released in 1995 Hetson continues to play for both Bad Religion and The Circle Jerks.
Bad Religion
Greg Hetson was credited on Bad Religion's debut album How Could Hell Be Any Worse? for playing the solo for the song Part III. How Could Hell Be Any Worse? is the first full-length album released by influential punk band Bad Religion. His first (official) release with Bad Religion was the Back to the Known EP, released in 1984, which declared the band's return to their original punk sound after releasing the highly unsuccessful, progressive rock album Into the Unknown, after which the band disbanded. Back to the Known was the fourth release of Punk rock band Bad Religion. Progressive rock (often shortened to " progressive " " prog " or " prog rock " is a form of Rock music that evolved
After the release of Back to the Known, Bad Religion broke up for a second time, but reformed in 1986 with the How Could Hell Be Any Worse? line-up and Hetson was included. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Bad Religion recorded their first three highly acclaimed reunion albums, Suffer, No Control and Against the Grain, before drummer Pete Finestone quit the band in 1991. Suffer is the third full-length album (and fifth recording overall by the American Punk rock band Bad Religion, which was released on 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 Pete Finestone (born June 11, 1964) was the second Drummer of the Punk rock band Bad Religion.
Bad Religion replaced Finestone with Bobby Schayer, then recorded their next album, Generator. ---- Bobby Schayer was born on December 231966 in Los Angeles California Generator is an acclaimed album by the Punk rock band Bad Religion. The album was completed in the spring of 1991, but the band was forced to delay its release until a year later. For the album, Bad Religion also filmed their first music video "Atomic Garden", which was also their first song to be released as a single. In 1993, the band left their original label Epitaph Records and signed to Atlantic Records, who released their next album Recipe for Hate. 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. While moderately successful, this was the first Bad Religion album to reach any Billboard charts and two videos for the album, "American Jesus" and "Struck a Nerve", were made. See Billboard (Turkish magazine Billboard is a weekly American Magazine devoted to the Music industry "American Jesus" is also the name of a track on the album American Edit. "Struck a Nerve" is a song written by frontman Greg Graffin for Bad Religion 's 1993 album Recipe for Hate.
The band's popularity grew in 1994 with their widely successful album Stranger Than Fiction, including their well-known hits "Infected" and "21st Century (Digital Boy)", which are often considered concert staples. Stranger Than Fiction is the eighth full-length studio album (tenth release overall by Bad Religion, released in 1994 (see 1994 in music) " Infected " is a song written by Brett Gurewitz from the Punk rock group Bad Religion. "21st Century (Digital Boy" is a song by the Punk rock group Bad Religion. After the album was completed, longtime guitarist Brett Gurewitz soon left Bad Religion to concentrate on the future of Epitaph, citing the increasing amount of time he was spending at Epitaph's offices 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. Brett Gurewitz (born May 12, 1962, Los Angeles California) nicknamed Mr Bad Religion is an American Punk rock band founded in Southern California in 1980 by Jay Bentley (bass Greg Graffin (vocals Brett The Offspring (sometimes referred to simply as Offspring) are a popular and influential American
Gurewitz was replaced by former Minor Threat/Dag Nasty guitarist Brian Baker and Bad Religion recorded three more albums without him before returning in 2001. 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 Brian Baker (born February 25, 1965) is an American Punk rock musician The band's current line-up now includes Greg Graffin (vocals), Gurewitz, Hetson, Baker (all on guitar), Jay Bentley (bass) and Brooks Wackerman (drums). 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 Brooks Wackerman (born February 15, 1977) is the current drummer for the American Hardcore punk band Bad Religion and the younger
Punk Rock Karaoke
Hetson plays guitar in the all star band "Punk Rock Karaoke" with Eric Melvin of NOFX and Steve Soto & Derek O'Brien of The Adolescents . Eric Scott Melvin, sometimes called Melvin for short is the rhythm Guitarist in the California punk band NOFX. NOFX (pronounced "no ef-ex") is an American Punk rock band that was formed in Los Angeles California (now based in San Francisco The Adolescents are a Hardcore punk band formed in 1980 in Fullerton, California.
Black President
Hetson formed a supergroup band called Black President, consisting of Charlie Paulson (from Goldfinger), Pat Kim (from Unwritten Law), Ty Smith (from Guttermouth), and Christian Martucci (from Dee Dee Ramone). 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 Ty Smith (William Tyler Smith is the current drummer of rising hard rock band Bullets and Octane and Godhead. Christian Martucci aka Christian Black (born June 5, 1977) is an American Guitarist vocalist and Songwriter Dee Dee Ramone ( Douglas Glenn Colvin) ( September 18, 1951 - June 5, 2002) was a German American Songwriter The band is in the process of writing and recording their debut album and have announced some tour dates on their Myspace page, though Hetson has officially left the band.
External links
- Bad Religion Tribute All About Bad Religion