{"title":"Bad Religion","description":"\u003ch2\u003eAbout Bad Religion\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eBad Religion formed in the San Fernando Valley area of Los Angeles in 1980. The founding members were vocalist Greg Graffin (who continues to lead the band while pursuing a parallel career as an academic in evolutionary biology), guitarist Brett Gurewitz, bassist Jay Bentley, and drummer Jay Ziskrout. Gurewitz founded Epitaph Records to release the band's material; Epitaph grew into one of the most influential independent labels of the 1990s. Brian Baker (formerly of Minor Threat) has been a longtime second guitarist, joining in 1994. The band has continued recording and touring across more than four decades.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eSound and style\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eBad Religion's sound combines punk rock, hardcore, and melodic hardcore with intellectual, often philosophical lyrics drawing on Graffin's academic background. Their hallmark choral harmony vocals (referred to in fan discourse as the oozin' ahhs) are a defining stylistic feature. The band is widely credited as a foundational influence on the melodic punk and skate punk traditions that emerged in the 1990s.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eDiscography highlights\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow Could Hell Be Any Worse? (1982, Epitaph)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSuffer (1988, Epitaph)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNo Control (1989, Epitaph)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAgainst the Grain (1990, Epitaph)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRecipe for Hate (1993, Epitaph\/Atlantic)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStranger Than Fiction (1994, Atlantic) - includes 21st Century Digital Boy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Process of Belief (2002, Epitaph)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTrue North (2013, Epitaph)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAge of Unreason (2019, Epitaph)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch2\u003eFor collectors\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginal Epitaph pressings of the late-1980s and early-1990s catalog (Suffer, No Control, Against the Grain) are foundational items in punk collecting. The catalog has been extensively reissued in anniversary editions, color variants, and box sets.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWhere to start\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eListeners new to Bad Religion typically start with Suffer (1988) or Stranger Than Fiction (1994). \u003cspan class=\"related-collections\"\u003eExplore more: \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/punk-new-wave-vinyl-records\"\u003ePunk \u0026amp; New Wave\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"bad-religion-recipe-for-hate-vinyl","title":"Recipe for Hate LP","description":"\u003cp\u003eVinyl LP. Bad Religion's first record for a major label (Atlantic Records) opens with two guns blazing and doesn't stop firing until both sides of \"Recipe for Hate\" are played out. Battling it out for more than a decade in L.A.'s punk scene with their own label, the big money finally came calling for this 1993 album. Instead of toning down their act due to mainstream support, Bad Company came out with their most inventive and original album in years. Speaking truth to power as all true punks should, lead singer Greg Graffin and his mates continued turning the punk scene on it's ear. Ultimately, this album rose to #14 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart. Own this original 1993 release on vinyl today. Atlantic.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wax Trax Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48540781674679,"sku":"210000046841","price":23.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0745\/5755\/4871\/files\/51f9mnxsljl-sy355.jpg?v=1781154247"},{"product_id":"bad-religion-against-the-grain-vinyl","title":"Against the Grain LP","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe exuberance of this release is kinda tuff ta' blow off. Contains the superior original version of \"21st Century Digital Boy\" plus 16 more crucial cuts. A barrage of melodic, hyper-overdrive.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wax Trax Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48540781772983,"sku":"210000031787","price":23.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0745\/5755\/4871\/files\/bad-religion.jpg?v=1781154246"},{"product_id":"bad-religion-stranger-than-fiction-vinyl","title":"Stranger than Fiction LP","description":"\u003cp\u003eStranger Than Fiction is the eighth album from Bad Religion, and one of their most popular.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wax Trax Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48540781936823,"sku":"210000054429","price":23.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0745\/5755\/4871\/files\/badreligion.jpg?v=1781154247"},{"product_id":"bad-religion-suffer-vinyl","title":"Suffer LP","description":"\u003cp\u003eAs Fat Mike put it, this was \"the album to change everything\". This ushered in the \"modern\" style of punk, which deeply influenced modern bands like [insert almost any punk band from the 90's SoCal scene].\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wax Trax Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48860463628471,"sku":"210000050550","price":23.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0745\/5755\/4871\/files\/bad-re.jpg?v=1783653904"},{"product_id":"bad-religion-the-process-of-belief-vinyl","title":"The Process of Belief LP","description":"\u003cp\u003eBad Religion's 12th album from 2002 is comparable to their Generator and Hate albums from the early 90s.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wax Trax Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48860464578743,"sku":"210000062485","price":23.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0745\/5755\/4871\/files\/399881.jpg?v=1783653903"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.waxtraxrecords.com\/collections\/bad-religion.oembed","provider":"Wax Trax Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}