Name: Stranger Than Fiction
Brand: Bad Religion

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2018-05-18

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5156052

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Bad Religion

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Epitaph Europe

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Punk / Hardcore

Bad Religion is a punk/rock band that was formed in 1980 in San Fernando Valley, Los Angeles, CA. The band was founded by Greg Graffin (vocals), Brett Gurewitz (guitar), Jay Ziskrout (drums), and Jay Bentley (bass) when they were all teenagers. Throughout their career, Graffin has remained the only consistent member of the band, although Bentley and Gurewitz have participated for significant periods of time. Known for their rapid-fire songs with melodic edges and strong backing harmonies, Bad Religion released their first record, a self-titled EP, in 1981 on Epitaph Records. They went on to release several albums with varying lineups and faced both critical acclaim and backlash along the way.

In 1983, Bad Religion released "Into The Unknown", which had a different sound compared to their previous work due to its keyboard-heavy prog rock influence. This album received considerable backlash from fans and was pulled off record store shelves shortly after its release. Despite these challenges, the band persevered and reformed with new members in subsequent years.

Over the years, Bad Religion experienced lineup changes as well as tensions within the group. However, they continued to release albums and tour consistently since returning to Epitaph Records in 2001. Their music continues to resonate with fans who appreciate their unique blend of punk rock energy with melodic elements

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back in stock. bad religion is punk-rock's bonnie raitt, a cult band that persisted and persisted until the world finally came around to them. around the time robert johnson's old delta blues records started selling in the hundreds of thousands, raitt started collecting platinum records and grammys; likewise, in the era of nirvana's and green day's run up the charts, bad religion began seeing big returns for the same kind of records they used to make for peanuts. 'stranger than fiction' is where bad religion cashes in - at the alternative register, anyway. far from a sellout, it's a confident reaffirmation of all the band's strengths: anthemic rhythm-guitar hooks that are equal parts 70's punk, 80's hardcore and classic heavy metal; a fast but super-tight rhythm section; unswervingly political lyrics; and, in defiant contrast to all of the above, pop harmonies. songs like 'incomplete,' 'stranger than fiction' and 'handshake' (which equates record-company business deals with class and race warfare) enter your head as hurricanes of information about the world's ills. they remain there because they're built upon blistering punk-rock guitar hooks.

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