Aggressive, intelligent, and hook-heavy classics from the kings of melodic hardcore.
Inspired by Bad Religion
Saluting the elder statesmen of SoCal punk.
Bad Religion: Influences
Bad Religion: Deep Cuts
Finding new ways to make resistance fun.
About Bad Religion
Artist Biography
At their first show, Bad Religion opened for fellow Southern California punks Social Distortion.
∙ At age 16, guitarist Brett Gurewitz created the band’s controversial logo, which has become one of punk’s most iconic symbols.
∙ They have released most of their music on Gurewitz’s label, Epitaph, which later signed Rancid, The Offspring, and NOFX.
∙ Noted music critic Robert Christgau hailed their 1988 album, Suffer, as a “hardcore milestone,” while NOFX frontman Fat Mike called it “the record that changed everything.”
∙ Featuring the hit singles “21st Century (Digital Boy)” and “Infected,” 1994’s Stranger Than Fiction became the group’s best-selling album.
∙ More than 20 years into their career, they found a new fanbase with the singles “Sorrow” and “Los Angeles Is Burning,” as well as the Top 20 album True North.
∙ In 2003, frontman Greg Graffin received his PhD in zoology from Cornell University, reinforcing Bad Religion’s reputation as one of punk rock’s smartest bands.
Hometown
Los Angeles, CA, United States
Genre
Hard Rock
Members of Bad Religion
Bad Religion was formed in 1980. Members of Bad Religion include, or have included, the following 7 members.