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Out of all of the Southern Californian hardcore punk bands of the early '80s, Bad Religion stayed around the longest. For over a decade, they retained their underground credibility without turning out a series of indistinguishable records that all sound the same.
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Out of all of the Southern Californian hardcore punk bands of the early '80s, Bad Religion stayed around the longest. For over a decade, they retained their underground credibility without turning out a series of indistinguishable records that all sound the same.
Instead, the band refined their attack, adding inflections of psychedelia, heavy metal, and hard rock along the way, as well as a considerable dose of melody. Between their 1982 debut and their first major-label record, 1993's Recipe for Hate, Bad Religion stayed vital in the hardcore community by tightening their musical execution and keeping their lyrics complex and righteously angry.
Bad Religion formed in the northern suburbs of Los Angeles in 1980, comprising guitarist Brett Gurewitz, vocalist Greg Graffin, bassist Jay Bentley, and drummer Jay Ziskrout. Gurewitz established his own record company, Epitaph, to release the band's records. Between their self-titled EP and their first full-length record, Pete Finestone replaced Ziskrout as the group's drummer. Into the Unknown, their debut album, was released in 1983 and it gained them some attention on the national U.S. hardcore scene. After its release, the group's lineup changed, as bassist Paul Dedona and drummer Davy Goldman joined the group.
In the meantime, the band's lineup was undergoing some more shakeups. Gurewitz had to take 1984 off to recover from various substance-abuse problems, leaving Graffin as the band's only original member. In addition to Graffin, the 1984 incarnation of the band featured former Circle Jerks guitarist Greg Hetson, bassist Tim Gallegos, and returning drummer Pete Finestone. Bad Religion's next release, the harder, punkier Back to the Known EP restored faith among the group's devoted fans. After its release, the group went on hiatus for three years.
When Bad Religion returned in 1987, the band featured Gurewitz, Graffin, Ziskrout, Hetson, and Finestone. They released Suffer the following year, a record that re-established the group as prominent players in the U.S. underground punk/hardcore scene. They followed with No Control (1989) and Against the Grain (1990). By the time of their 1993 album, Recipe for Hate, alternative rock had become popular with the mainstream; in addition, the band's following was quite large. These two factors contributed to Bad Religion signing a major-label contract with Atlantic Records. Recipe for Hate was originally released on Epitaph but it was soon re-released with the support of Atlantic. The group's first proper major-label album was 1994's Stranger Than Fiction; it was also Gurewitz's last album with the group. Before the release of Stranger Than Fiction, Epitaph had an unexpected hit with the Offspring's Smash, causing Gurewitz to spend more time at the label; reports also indicated that he was displeased with Bad Religion's major label contract. The group replaced Gurewitz for their supporting tour, which proved to be their most successful to date.
Bad Religion released their second major-label album, The Gray Race, in early 1996. No Substance followed in 1998, and two years later the band returned with New America and earlier last year they came out with the process of belief.
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bad religion sucks dick
their "singer" cant even
fucking sing why the fuck do you listen to
their shit????????????????
****HORNY 4 LIFE *******************
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| hehehehe ur funny. i cant say shit cuz i
haven heard them but wut debbie said is
funny
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THUG LIFE
"Im not sayin im a thug cuz i wanna
rob people and
rape people, thats because i grew up in the
gutter and im
still here"-Tupac
| amerikazmostwanted | WELL U SHOULDNT EVEN TRY TO LISTEN TO THEIR
FUCKING SHIT
*******HORNY 4 LIFE*****
*********NICOLLETE IS HOT******
| fuckfacebitch666 | yea since this advice is comming from u i
dont think ill listen to them.
THUG LIFE
Yaki is HOTT!!!!
Niccollete is ugly | amerikazmostwanted | yea since this advice is comming from u i
dont think ill listen to them.
THUG LIFE
Yaki is HOTT!!!!
Niccollete is ugly | amerikazmostwanted | BAD RELIGION is one of the best bands ever.
the lead singer can sing their sound is
different from all of the other bands out. | fairiekisses | bad religion kicks u fuckin idiots, go fuck
urself | volanal | bad religion sucks. bands suck when all they
can sing about is anti government and anti
religion. im mean the government thing is
halfway decent but anti religion is super
boring. and plus they sound a little too pop
punk for me. | Revenant13 | Too pop-punk? What are you talking about?
Hello!!! | Redwine | wow, horny 4 life, im sure you get lots of
respect from people......Greg Graffin happens
to be a kick ass singer, and if you think
their music is shit, then you obviously have
no good taste in music, either that or you
are just a fucking retard and cant comprehend
the big words that they use in their songs.
And why do you care if we listen to them?
You go listen to youre shit music or whatever
it is you do, and we'll listen to our GOOD
music........
P.S.
You do know that being a
'fuckfacebitch' is a BAD thing, right? | RancidSnow | ok...they (BR) is now gettin a lil unoriginal
but i still love them as if they were my
prison-bitches...BR for life! | BJKing_NoMore1039 | damn...you guys suck..bad religion is
awesome...
peace out back street boys | xtheblademaster | | | |
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