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Out out of all the Southern Californian hardcore punk rings of the first ’80s, Poor Religion stayed across the longest. For over ten years, they maintained their underground reliability without turning out some indistinguishable records that sound exactly the same. Rather, the music group refined its strike, adding inflections of psychedelia, rock, and hard rock and roll on the way, and a significant dosage of melody. Between their 1982 debut and their initial major-label record, 1993’s Formula for Hate, Poor Religion stayed essential within the hardcore community by tensing their musical execution and keeping their lyrics complicated and righteously furious. Poor Religion formed within the north suburbs of LA in 1980, composed of guitarist Brett Gurewitz, vocalist Greg Graffin, bassist Jay Bentley, and drummer Jay Ziskrout. Gurewitz set up his very own record business, Epitaph, release a the band’s information. Between their self-titled EP and their initial full-length record, Pete Finestone changed Ziskrout because the group’s drummer. How Could Hell End up being Any Worse?, their debut record, premiered in 1982 and obtained them some interest on the nationwide U.S. hardcore picture. After its discharge, the group’s lineup transformed, as bassist Paul Dedona and drummer Davy Goldman became a member of the group. This lineup created 1983’s In to the Unidentified, an record that uncovered the group’s fascination with progressive rock and roll and highlighted extensive keyboard function; the album as well as the band’s brand-new direction proved extremely controversial among Poor Religion’s core enthusiasts. For the time being, the band’s lineup was going through even more shakeups. Gurewitz needed to consider 1984 off to recuperate from various drug abuse complications, leaving Graffin because the band’s just original member. Furthermore to Graffin, the 1984 incarnation from the music group presented former Group Jerks guitarist Greg Hetson, bassist Tim Gallegos, and coming back drummer Pete Finestone. Poor Religion’s next launch, the harder, punkier Back again to the Known EP, restored trust one of the group’s dedicated fans. Following its launch, the group continued hiatus for 3 years. When Poor Religion came back in 1987, the music group presented Gurewitz, Graffin, Ziskrout, Hetson, and Finestone. They released Suffer the next year, an archive that reestablished the group as prominent players within the U.S. underground punk/hardcore picture. They followed without Control (1989) and Against the Grain (1990). By enough time of the 1993 album, Formula for Hate, substitute rock and roll had achieved better visibility within the rock and roll mainstream; furthermore, the band’s pursuing became among the largest in American punk. Both of these factors added to Poor Religion putting your signature on a major-label agreement with Atlantic Information. Formula for Hate was originally released on Epitaph, nonetheless it was shortly re-released using the support of Atlantic. The group’s first genuine major-label record was 1994’s Stranger Than Fiction; it had been also Gurewitz’s last record using the group. Prior to the discharge of Stranger Than Fiction, Epitaph acquired an unexpected strike using the Offspring’s Smash, leading to Gurewitz to invest more time on the label; reviews also indicated that he was displeased with Poor Religion’s major-label agreement. The group changed Gurewitz with hardcore experienced Brian Baker (previously of Small Threat) because of their helping tour, which became their most effective to date. Poor Religious beliefs released their second major-label record, The Gray Competition, in early 1996, nonetheless it didn’t obtain the same outcomes as its predecessors. No Chemical implemented in 1998, and 2 yrs later the music group came back with New America, that was made by Todd Rundgren. Though it presented Poor Religion’s best function in years, Atlantic consequently dropped the music group, and they came back to Epitaph. In the summertime of 2001, Gurewitz rejoined the lineup following a six-year lack, as well as the group started work on THE PROCEDURE of Perception. The album made an appearance in Feb of the next 12 months, and was broadly hailed because of its recalibration from the Graffin/Gurewitz axis. Poor Religion’s next task was the remastering and issuing of the early catalog. The discs started appearing in Apr 2004 using the launch of Generator and exactly how Could Hell Become Any Worse? The previous included relevant 7″ materials from the period, while Hell required the area of 80-85, which experienced previously accounted for the band’s first output. Both had been completely remastered, as had been following reissues of Suffer, No Control, and Against the Grain. Poor Religion then came back in June of this year using the Empire Attacks First, a typically acerbic LP that shown the surge of anger and defiance within the punk and indie music areas toward the guidelines from the Bush administration. The effective New Maps of Hell, released in 2007, continuing on the road of discontent and railed at the actual music group noticed as rampant apathy when confronted with global turmoil. Coinciding with Poor Religion’s 30th wedding anniversary in ’09 2009, the bandmembers announced they might be entering the studio room to record their 15th studio room album. Entitled The Dissent of Guy, the album premiered the following season on Epitaph. Rumours circulated the fact that group may be disbanding, but Graffin rejected that there have been any such programs, and in 2013 Poor Religion released Accurate North, and a Xmas record, the aptly entitled Xmas Songs. Feb 2016 saw the discharge of 30 Years Live, a vinyl-only record that highlighted a cross portion of music from throughout Poor Religion’s career, documented throughout their 2010 30th wedding anniversary tour.

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Full Name Bad Religion
Music Songs 21st Century, American Jesus, Punk Rock Song, Infected, Sorrow, Los Angeles Is Burning, I Want to Conquer the World, A Walk, Stranger Than Fiction, It Struck a Nerve, New Dark Ages, The Devil in Stitches, Atomic Garden, Fuck Armageddon... This Is Hell, We're Only Gonna Die, I Love My Computer, Come Join Us, You Are, Let Them Eat War, Sinister Rouge, A Change of Ideas, Do What You Want, Dearly Beloved, Social Suicide, Wrong Way Kids, Atheist Peace, Hark! The Herald Angels Sing, Honest Goodbye, Give You Nothing, News From the Front, Ten in 1020, Inner Logic
Albums Generator, No Control, Suffer, Against the Grain, Recipe for Hate, Stranger than Fiction, The Process of Belief, The Dissent of Man, The Empire Strikes First, New Maps of Hell, The Gray Race, True North, Into the Unknown, The New America, No Substance, 30 Years Live, Eat or Die, How Could Hell Be Any Worse?, All Ages, 80-85, Tested, Christmas Songs, Back to the Known, Punk Rock Songs, Bad Religion, New Maps of Hell Deluxe, Generator (Re-Issue)


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1 Their latest album "The Empire Strikes First" was released. [June 2004]
2 Released the deluxe edition of New Maps of Hell, complete with a DVD with footage from a concert at The House of Blues in Las Vegas. The CD also contains six acoustic songs, which include three never-before-released tracks, "Won't Somebody", "Adam's Atoms", and "Chronophobia". [July 2008]
3 Their new album, "New Maps of Hell", is released. [July 2007]
4 Recording the new Bad Religion album at Grand Master Studios in Los Angeles, California with Grammy-nominated producer Joe Barresi. [February 2007]
5 Greg Graffin and Brett are both currently writing some new songs for their new album that should be in stores by 2006.
6 Gearing up for a new studio album, which should be released in late 2006/early 2007. [July 2006]
7 In the process of writing a follow-up album to be released in 2009. [November 2008]
8 The band's original label, Epitaph Records, was founded by Brett Gurewitz in 1980. After the release of their 1993 album "Recipe for Hate", they departed from that label and signed to Atlantic, then Brett soon left the band in 1994 to concentrate on the future of Epitaph. However, he rejoined Bad Religion in 2001, then they re-signed to Epitaph.
9 (To date) "Suffer" (1988) and "No Control" (1989) are considered the band's best known works and top selling albums sold in the history of punk music.
10 Their older albums on Epitaph Records (except for 1993's "Recipe for Hate", which would later be re-released by Atlantic) were digitally-remastered. The albums are "How Could Hell Be Any Worse?" (1982), "Suffer" (1988), "No Control" (1989), "Against the Grain" (1990) and "Generator" (1992). [April 2004]
11 Past members of the band are: Paul Dedona (bass, 1982-1984) Tim Gallegos (bass, 1984-1986), Jay Ziskrout (drums, 1980-1981), Peter Finestone (drums, 1981-1982, 1984-1991), Davy Goldman (drums, 1982-1984), Bobby Schayer (drums, 1991-2001).
12 Current members (other than Brett Gurewitz), guitarist Greg Hetson (left in 1982 and came back in 1984) and bassist 'Jay Bentley' (replaced by Paul Dedona in 1982 and came back in 1986) have both been replaced from the band for a while during the 80's.


Soundtrack

Soundtrack

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Forza Horizon 3 2016 Video Game performer: "Anxiety"
The Good Wife 2013 TV Series performer - 1 episode
Eyeborgs 2009 performer: "21st Century Digital Boy"
NHL 2K9 2008 Video Game performer: "New Dark Ages"
Late Night with Conan O'Brien 2007 TV Series performer - 1 episode
The Hammer 2007 performer: "You"
Punk's Not Dead 2007 Documentary performer: "Suffer", "Along the Way"
Tony Hawk's Project 8 2006 Video Game performer: "Social Suicide"
American Wasteland 2005 Video Game performer: "We're Only Gonna Die"
Guitar Hero 2005 Video Game "Infected"
AMV Hell 3: The Motion Picture 2005 performer: "I Love My Computer"
NCAA Football 2006 2005 Video Game performer: "Atomic Garden"
Tony Hawk's Underground 2003 Video Game performer: "Big Bang"
Stoked: The Rise and Fall of Gator 2002 Documentary performer: "Sanity"
Jet Boy 2001 performer: "Whisper In Time"
Lizzie McGuire 2001 TV Series performer - 1 episode
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 2000 Video Game performer: "You"
What to Do? 2000 Short "Television", "Incomplete"
Beverly Hills, 90210 2000 TV Series performer - 1 episode
Crazy Taxi 1999 Video Game performer: "Ten in 2010", "Them And Us", "Hear It", "Inner Logic" / writer: "Ten in 2010", "Them And Us", "Hear It", "Inner Logic"
Glory Daze 1995 performer: "We're Only Gonna Die"
The Jon Stewart Show 1995 TV Series performer - 1 episode
The Chase 1994 performer: "Two Babies in the Dark"
Clerks 1994 performer: "Leaders and Followers"
Bad Religion: Along the Way 1992 Video performer: "Suffer", "Land of Competition", "1000 More Fools", "Doing Time", "Damned to be Free", "Latch Key Kids", "Part II The Numbers Game", "How Much is Enough?", "Along the Way", "Do What You Want", "Faith in God", "We're Only Gonna Die", "Part III", "Drastic Actions", "Delirium of Disorder", "You Are The Government", "Yesterday", "Forbidden Beat", "Voice of God is Government", "Frogger", "When?", "Fuck Armageddon... This is Hell", "Give You Nothing", "Best for You", "Bad Religion", "

Thanks

Thanks

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media 1992 Documentary special thanks

Self

Self

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Music for Relief Presents Concert for the Philippines 2014 TV Movie Themselves
Conan 2013 TV Series Themselves-Musical Guest
Jimmy Kimmel Live! 2011 TV Series Themselves - Musical Guest
Last Call with Carson Daly 2010 TV Series Themselves
The Warped Tour Documentary 2009 Video documentary Themselves - Performers
Warped Tour 2007 2008 Video Themselves
Late Night with Conan O'Brien 1993-2007 TV Series Themselves - Musical Guest / Themselves
Warped Hall of Fame 2007 TV Series Band
Punk's Not Dead 2007 Documentary Themselves
American Hardcore 2006 Documentary Themselves
Fuse Presents: Vans Warped Tour 10 Year Reunion 2004 TV Special Performer
Warped Tour 2002 2003 Video Themselves
Late Show with David Letterman 1994 TV Series Themselves - Musical Guest

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Archive Footage

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Pearl Jam Twenty 2011 Documentary Themselves (uncredited)
Sputnik 2008 TV Series Themselves

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