In 1981, the band released their initial eponymous six-song EP as a 7" record on the newly formed label, Epitaph Records, which was and continues to be managed and owned by Gurewitz. Graffin has said that the name "Bad Religion" came about when the then- adolescent members of the band wanted to "piss people off." Their first official show was on November 11, 1980, at Joey Kills Bar in Burbank, California. Their first public performance was playing six or eight songs at a Fullerton, California, or Santa Ana, California, warehouse opening for Social Distortion. History Formation and early recordings (1980–1983) Bad Religion in 1980īad Religion was formed in Los Angeles, California in 1980 by high school students Greg Graffin, Jay Bentley, Jay Ziskrout, and Brett Gurewitz. The band's seventeenth and most recent studio album, Age of Unreason, was released on May 3, 2019. Since then, they have undergone a resurgence in popularity, with " Sorrow", " Los Angeles Is Burning", and " The Devil in Stitches" being Top 40 hits on the US charts while their sixteenth studio album, True North (2013), became Bad Religion's first album to crack the top 20 on the Billboard 200 chart where it peaked at number 19. This resulted in Bad Religion returning to Epitaph and Gurewitz rejoining the band. The band's success had slowly dwindled by the late 1990s, and, after three more albums, they were dropped from Atlantic in 2001. Shortly before the release of Stranger than Fiction, Gurewitz left Bad Religion to run his label Epitaph on a full-time basis, and was replaced by Brian Baker. Stranger than Fiction included some of Bad Religion's well-known hits, including " Infected", " Stranger than Fiction", and the re-recorded version of " 21st Century (Digital Boy)" the album was later certified gold in both the United States and Canada. Atlantic reissued the previously-released-on-Epitaph album, Recipe for Hate (1993), which became commercially successful, as did its 1994 follow-up Stranger than Fiction. Bad Religion pioneered the punk rock revival movement of the 1990s, establishing a formula for California-based punk bands such as Green Day and Epitaph-signed acts the Offspring, NOFX and Rancid. Īfter gaining a large underground following and critical praise through their releases on Gurewitz's label Epitaph in the 1980s and early 1990s, Bad Religion experienced mainstream success after signing to the major label Atlantic in 1993. They are considered to be one of the best-selling punk rock acts of all time, having sold over five million albums worldwide. To date, Bad Religion has released seventeen studio albums, two live albums, three compilation albums, three EPs, and two live DVDs. Guitarist Mike Dimkich and drummer Jamie Miller have been members of the band since 20 respectively. The band has experienced multiple line-up changes, with singer Greg Graffin being the band's only constant member, though fellow founding members Jay Bentley and Brett Gurewitz have also been with the band for most of their history while guitarist Brian Baker has been a member of the group since 1994. Musically, they are noted for their melodic sensibilities and extensive use of three-part vocal harmonies. The band's lyrics cover topics related to religion, politics, society, the media and science. Bad Religion is an American punk rock band that formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1980.
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