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United States Bad Religion, an American punk rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1980, has built a four-decade career marked by extensive musical releases and a significant influence within the punk rock genre.
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Request A ShowBad Religion released numerous albums through Epitaph Records, a label founded and continues to be managed and owned by Brett Gurewitz. Key releases include their initial EP, "How Could Hell Be Any Worse?", "Suffer", "No Control", and "Against the Grain". The band also returned to Epitaph Records in 2001 after a period with Atlantic.
Bad Religion signed with Atlantic Records in 1993, which led to their mainstream success. They re-released "Recipe for Hate" and released "Stranger Than Fiction" through this label. They were dropped from Atlantic in 2001.
Epic Records is listed as a label Bad Religion has worked with.
Sympathy for the Record Industry is listed as a label Bad Religion has worked with.
Bad Religion embarked on a successful 3-month U.S. arena tour in the summer of 2000, opening for Blink-182.
Bad Religion performed a live set for "Guitar Center Sessions" on DirecTV on June 25, 2011, which included an interview with program host Nic Harcourt.
In a May 2012 interview, Pennywise guitarist Fletcher Dragge mentioned Brett Gurewitz was writing a "fast" Bad Religion album, inspired by Pennywise's then-new album, "All or Nothing". From July to September 2014, Bad Religion embarked on the Summer Nationals Tour with Pennywise and other bands.
From July to September 2014, Bad Religion embarked on the Summer Nationals Tour with their former labelmates the Offspring and other bands.
Bad Religion toured with Rise Against in 2011. Rise Against has also cited Bad Religion as an influence.
Bad Religion planned a co-headlining US tour with Alkaline Trio for 2020 which was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and was later rescheduled for 2021.
Bad Religion is scheduled for the Summer Of Discontent Tour with Dropkick Murphys and The Mainliners in 2025.
Formed in Los Angeles in 1980, Bad Religion began when high school students Greg Graffin, Jay Bentley, Jay Ziskrout, and Brett Gurewitz came together. Their early performances included playing sets at warehouse openings, notably for Social Distortion. In 1981, they released their self-titled six-song EP through Epitaph Records, a label founded and managed by Gurewitz. The following year, they released their first full-length album, “How Could Hell Be Any Worse?”, which sold approximately 12,000 copies and helped establish their presence in the burgeoning punk scene. However, with the release of “Into the Unknown” in 1983, a keyboard-driven progressive hard rock album that diverged from their initial sound, the band experienced a temporary dissolution.
The band reformed in 1986 with original members and new additions, releasing “Suffer” in 1988, an album that garnered positive reviews in the independent music press. This period marked a return to their earlier sound and saw increased sales with subsequent albums like “No Control” (1989), which sold over 80,000 copies, and “Against the Grain” (1990), their first album to sell over 100,000 copies. The track “21st Century (Digital Boy)” from “Against the Grain” became one of their most recognized songs. In 1993, Bad Religion signed with Atlantic Records, re-releasing “Recipe for Hate,” which introduced them to mainstream audiences and reached number 14 on Billboard’s Heatseekers chart. Their 1994 album, “Stranger Than Fiction,” was certified gold in the U.S. and Canada and featured hits like “Infected” and a re-recorded “21st Century (Digital Boy).”
After Gurewitz temporarily left in 1994 to focus on Epitaph Records, Brian Baker joined the band. Bad Religion continued to release albums with Atlantic, including “The Gray Race” (1996) and “No Substance” (1998). In 2001, they returned to Epitaph Records, with Gurewitz rejoining the band. This reunion led to a resurgence in popularity, with songs like “Sorrow” and “Los Angeles Is Burning” becoming Top 40 hits. Their sixteenth studio album, “True North” (2013), marked their first entry into the top 20 on the Billboard 200, peaking at number 19. “Age of Unreason,” their seventeenth studio album, was released in 2019, continuing their exploration of political and social themes.
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