It's one thing for a band to merely manage to stay together for 20-plus years, but it's an entirely different thing altogether to effortlessly remain relevant and vital along the way. Bad Religion has already proved their skill, releasing solid albums every few years for a while now, and New Maps of Hell is no different. It finds that the guys don't just still have it, but they sound goddamn rejuvenated, bristling with electric energy and undeniable fervor -- their sharpness ultimately a testament to all the years playing together, especially in the complementary songwriting skills of Greg Graffin and Brett Gurewitz. Though their discography is already ripe with anthems, this entire record is a call to arms, where Bad Religion, still obviously discontented by much around them, urge the apathetic to finally take a stand. The band's richly textured, melodic hardcore arrives in full force, sweet vocal harmonies and crisp rhythms melding into invigorating track after invigorating track. "Requiem for Dissent" is overt, calling to "raise the rebel from his grave," while other songs further zero in on usual topics like the never-ending war, dissatisfaction, and government corruption. Even amid Graffin's normal dose of scholarly observations, it's the music that really stands tall. Cuts like "52 Seconds" and "Murder" are quick jolts of pounding hardcore to get one's blood boiling. Elsewhere, the urgent professions of "Heroes & Martyrs," "New Dark Ages," and the excellently layered "Dearly Beloved" effectively kick in with charging guitars and machine gun drumming, relying more on big and tuneful choruses to get the fists in the air. Even when the band veers a bit from the blueprint, it works, and the raw and dirty "Honest Goodbye" -- more like a '90s alternative rock song with emotion laid bare in Graffin's steady voice -- is an absolute standout. Leave it to the graying punk rockers to inject a much needed shot of adrenaline into the scene and show the kids how it's still done.
Bad Religion: New Maps Of Hell(Epitaph 2007)If you've heard even a chunk of the nearly 200 songs that Bad Religion have released in their 25-year, 14-album career, you know their dilemma. It's how to avoid stale rehashing when producing new permutations of the various awesome elements of their trademark sound, such as massive hooks, the acute sense of melody, and the incredible three-part voca...
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W00t w00t!! The details have finally been leaked about Bad Religion's new album this year. I am really looking forward to this.Bad Religion is probably my most favorite band ever. They've been playing the finest, hardest, most intellectual punk for 27 years now. Look at how they've progressed...From 1980, where Greg Graffin, the lead singer, is a stupid little 15-year-old punk kid and the b...
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The L.A. punk rock combo, Bad Religion, will have a new album, New Maps Of Hell, (Epitaph) released on July 10, 2007. The 17-song album was recorded at Grand Master Studios in Los Angeles, California. It was produced by Joe Barresi (Tool, Queens of the Stone Age, Weezer). The group is headlining Vans Warped Tour this summer.01. New Dark Ages02. Grains of Wrath03. Fields of Mars04. Germs of Pe...
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Bad Religion: New Maps Of Hell(Epitaph 2007)If you've heard even a chunk of the nearly 200 songs that Bad Religion have released in their 25-year, 14-album career, you know their dilemma. It's how to avoid stale rehashing when producing new permutations of the various awesome elements of their trademark sound, such as massive hooks, the acute sense of melody, and the incredible three-part voca...
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Here's a track off the new Bad Religion album, New Maps of Hell. Great title!
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The L.A. punk rock combo, Bad Religion, will have a new album, New Maps Of Hell, (Epitaph) released on July 10, 2007. The 17-song album was recorded at Grand Master Studios in Los Angeles, California. It was produced by Joe Barresi (Tool, Queens of the Stone Age, Weezer). The group is headlining Vans Warped Tour this summer.01. New Dark Ages02. Grains of Wrath03. Fields of Mars04. Germs of Pe...
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Drew Wackerman sat down with the Shiny and talked about drumming, punk and how he'll be playing with Tenacious D this summer as they open for Metallica. Yes, the D. Enjoy,Rob
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W00t w00t!! The details have finally been leaked about Bad Religion's new album this year. I am really looking forward to this.Bad Religion is probably my most favorite band ever. They've been playing the finest, hardest, most intellectual punk for 27 years now. Look at how they've progressed...From 1980, where Greg Graffin, the lead singer, is a stupid little 15-year-old punk kid and the b...
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| 1 52 Seconds |
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| 2 Heroes & Martyrs |
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| 3 Germs of Perfection |
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| 4 New Dark Ages |
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| 5 Requiem for Dissent |
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| 6 Before You Die |
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| 7 Honest Goodbye |
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| 8 Dearly Beloved |
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| 9 Grains of Wrath |
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| 10 Murder |
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| 11 Scrutiny |
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| 12 Prodigal Son |
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| 13 The Grand Delusion |
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| 14 Lost Pilgrim |
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| 15 Submission Complete |
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| 16 Fields of Mars |
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