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Bad Religion confirms July 10th release date

Posted by aubin on Thursday, January 18, 2007 at 6:00 PM (EST)

Ending weeks of speculation, Bad Religion has set a July 10th, 2007 release date for their upcoming full length. As reported earlier, the band will begin recording the follow up to 2004's The Empire Strikes First next month at Grand Master Studios in Los Angeles, California. The yet to be named disc will be produced by Grammy-nominated producer Joe Barresi (Tool, Queens of the Stone Age, Weezer).

In advance of the studio work, the remaining members of Bad Religion have kept remarkably active lately. As Epitaph's owner and founder, Gurewitz remains as insanely busy as ever. Drummer Brooks Wackerman is currently on tour in Australia with Tenacious D, while founding bassist Jay Bentley and guitarists Greg Hetson and Brian Baker will participate in the 9th Annual Punk Rock Bowling Tournament in Las Vegas this weekend.

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Someone (January 18, 2007)

First!

Can't wait.

Someone (January 18, 2007)

Maybe the first legitimately "punk" (as in second-wave) release from Epitaph since Empire Strikes First.

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Someone (January 18, 2007)

The Fuse?
The Gold Record?

punk_rawk_show (January 18, 2007)

true, and both great records

BrandonSideleau (January 18, 2007)

The Fuse doesn't count since it's the same record PW releases every couple years since 1995.

Someone (January 18, 2007)

Unintentionally hilarious comment there, buddy.

bloofy (January 19, 2007)

Matters?

JayTee (January 19, 2007)

Matters fucking owns.

BarleyPat (January 19, 2007)

Amen, brother.

Someone (January 18, 2007)

Um, did ya forget Jay & Hetson are in the T4 Project? shit, it's only THEE all-star punk rawk line-up. tisk. tisk.

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Someone (January 18, 2007)

Too bad it sucked.

Someone (January 18, 2007)

I thought the t4 project was really good and creative.

iconoclast (January 19, 2007)

no, it fucking sucked.

Mr_Sleepy (January 19, 2007)

dont forget Hetson is in the Circlejerks and Graffin has been teaching.

TheWise (January 18, 2007)

Fuck yeah! Best band in the history of punk rock, in my opinion.

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Big_Guy (January 18, 2007)

better than Pennywise?

I think not

Someone (January 18, 2007)

Ha! I get it.

Someone (January 18, 2007)

I think so, bro.

punk_rawk_show (January 18, 2007)

pennywise are better

RightCliqificus (January 22, 2007)

"is"

Godfather (January 18, 2007)

favorite bad religion song?

i want to conquer the world

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skankin_in_the_pit (January 18, 2007)

American Dream

Someone (January 18, 2007)

Whats my age again

Someone (January 18, 2007)

Anxiety... or Fertile Crescent... or Progress... one of those for sure.

JayTee (January 19, 2007)

Anxiety gives me chills every single time I hear it and the "Have more than the othhhherrrr guyyyyyy!" comes in.

Weezley (January 18, 2007)

You

BarleyPat (January 19, 2007)

Seconded.

mustard (January 18, 2007)

either billy or generator

Someone (January 18, 2007)

"I Jerk off on Web Cams"

notfeelingcreative (January 18, 2007)

I'll go with "I want to conquer the world" as well!

David_Arquette (January 18, 2007)

"Skyscraper" or "Cease"

Someone (January 18, 2007)

Skyscraper dammit.

senornunchuck (January 18, 2007)

id go with 1000 memories. that is really how i felt about my first love as well.

Someone (January 18, 2007)

The Fast Life has always been my favorite but before that Along the way.

Someone (January 18, 2007)

F*@! Authority

Someone (January 18, 2007)

Skyscraper, Anxiety, Anestesia

Ollywood (January 18, 2007)

walk away

Badger_Legion (January 18, 2007)

Ditto

NoControl (January 18, 2007)

now there comes a time for a man to walk away. awesome song.

NoControl (January 18, 2007)

Incomlete, Skyscraper, the defense, Heaven is Falling, Stranger Than Fiction, and the entire against the grain album.

JKyle (January 18, 2007)

Probably "Generator."

JayTee (January 18, 2007)

Not just cuz it's obscure, but "Markovian Process".

iconoclast (January 19, 2007)

skyscraper or god song.

BarleyPat (January 19, 2007)

What about the worst? Is there any question that it is "I love my computer"? Bad Religion is hands down, my favorite band, but that song makes me cringe.

iconoclast (January 19, 2007)

television is way worse.

Cannsaw (January 19, 2007)

That song's awesome.

BarleyPat (January 19, 2007)

Call me crazy, but I actually kinda like Television. It's not even close to one of my favorites, but still good.

RightCliqificus (January 22, 2007)

aside from all the ghey special sound effects in i love my computer, it is WAAAAAY better than television. tim armtrong drags any song into the mud. you can't put too singers with such vastly differing levels of quality together and expect a good outcome.

Cannsaw (January 19, 2007)

American Jesus

Someone (January 19, 2007)

Pessimistic Lines

ThreeChordsAndTheTruth (January 18, 2007)

This guy is stoked:
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/163/342834060_8a8210f1bb. jpg

(fuck you, it doesn't have to make sense, LOOK AT THE PHOTO)

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Someone (January 18, 2007)

what a dumbass!

Someone (January 18, 2007)

That.. is fucking awesome.

JoshCBFL (January 18, 2007)

Is that The Edge?!

FuckYouOiOiOi (January 18, 2007)

why isn't Bill Stevenson producing this?

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Someone (January 18, 2007)

Bill Stevenson has never produced Bad Religion.

Why aren't you working on more songs? The world is waiting.

Someone (January 18, 2007)

no, please don't. your music sucks and the world isn't waiting at all.

FuckYouOiOiOi (January 18, 2007)

Teh Revolt is currently working on a new EP, entitled Bongwater Blues

Someone (January 19, 2007)

Color me stoked.

Someone (January 18, 2007)

cuz baressi (sp?) is better.. he also produced "land of the free" by pennywise, as well as a lot of pantera and shit. he specializes in heavy sounding bands, so dont expect a wimpy record!!

David_Arquette (January 18, 2007)

Land of the Free was pretty awesome when I was 11.

Someone (January 18, 2007)

if you were 11 when "land of the free" was released that means that you are only 17 now. ha! poser!

David_Arquette (January 18, 2007)

18 on February 5th. Yep.

Someone (January 18, 2007)

You know...I used to absolutely LOVE this band. Of course, I was in high school at the time...

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Someone (January 18, 2007)

What do you like now? Brand New?

Wentz_Equals_Death (January 18, 2007)

ha!

BrandonSideleau (January 18, 2007)

Yes...because we all know Bad Religion's lyrical subject matter is meant for a high school audience...you fucking idiot.

Someone (January 18, 2007)

It's not? Hahahahaha

Someone (January 18, 2007)

what?

Someone (January 19, 2007)

wow

Someone (January 19, 2007)

Look around at one of their shows and tell me it's not. You'll grow up eventually.

Remember when they toured with Blink-182?

Someone (January 19, 2007)

I think it's insulting that someone would say "you'll grow up eventually". I fucking love Bad Religion, and I have since I was in high school 8 years ago. I've "grown up" and started listening to a lot of other stuff, but that doesn't mean you have to give up listening to things you liked when you were young. Go fuck yourself douche.

Someone (January 19, 2007)

I think it's insulting that someone would say "you'll grow up eventually". I fucking love Bad Religion, and I have since I was in high school 8 years ago. I've "grown up" and started listening to a lot of other stuff, but that doesn't mean you have to give up listening to things you liked when you were young. Go fuck yourself douche.

jumptheshark (January 18, 2007)

YES!!! Can't wait for that. I can't wait to see what they do next. To me Empire is definitely one that might be my second favorite BR album (after Suffer).

Someone (January 18, 2007)

I fucking hate this band beyond fucking belief. Yeah, I said it, I can't stand Bad Religion. I don't listen to Fall Out Boy, I don't listen to My Chemical Romance, I don't listen to fucking Coheed and Cambria... and especially not Bad Religion.
They've written nearly the same fucking song for the past 20+ fucking years, and it's fucking B O R I N G !!!!
I can not wrap my fucking brain around any kind of understanding as to why so many suck the dicks of Bad Religion.

Greg Graffin's solo stuff, however, is pretty rad.

Have a field day.

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AphasiacIIC (January 18, 2007)

i find bad religion mediocre

baseball (January 18, 2007)

yet Pennywise "The Fuse" is one of your top albums?

huh?

Someone (January 18, 2007)

Pennywise = Bad Religion

I completely agree with you, to be honest. BR and Pennywise have both been putting out the same CD over and over and people eat that shit up. Write a new song, has-beens!

Someone (January 18, 2007)

Go listen to Crass, you fucking morons.

Someone (January 19, 2007)

Crass blows. By the way, your mohawk is a little crooked and the green is fading. You might want to do something about that, you're looking even more ridiculous.

punk_rawk_show (January 18, 2007)

why change your sound when it is perfect, but i agree it doesnt make sense when people talk shit on pennywise for making the same album when bad religion do the same thing

BarleyPat (January 19, 2007)

If a band stays with a similar sound, they are considered boring, overrated, and has-beens. If they change their sound, they are considered sell-outs. What do you suggest they do?

Someone (January 19, 2007)

I'm sorry to say this but IMHO, Bad Religion really should call it a friggin day already.There comes a point in a bands career when you just have to say ENOUGH!!!!!
They're becoming just as bad or if not worse than The Ramones.
Fast song,slow song,fast song,mid tempo song,oohs & aahs,blah,blah,blah.
They're records are so fucking predictable already.
You realize that they're simply doing this for the $$$$$$$$$.
Hooray another album,another Warped tour,X-Games, 3 shows at the House of Blues(in So Cal only ofcourse),a new line of Vans sneakers,lunch pales,etc,etc
Las Vegas here we come.
Nothing wrong with that but let's face it here it's just becoming more embarrassing as time goes on.C'mon guys have some dignity.
Even their shows are boring as hell.It's like a really good sitcom gone bad with the same old song and dance routine.(This next song's ca

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automatic333 (January 19, 2007)

It's funny cause when they released New America everybody threw a shit fit. Now as far as "rock" albums go, that album is fucking solid. Then they go release Process of Belief and Empire and people complain because of a similar sounds. Guess you can't win.

automatic333 (January 19, 2007)

It's funny cause when they released New America everybody threw a shit fit. Now as far as "rock" albums go, that album is fucking solid. Then they go release Process of Belief and Empire and people complain because of a similar sounds. Guess you can't win.

randomhero323 (January 18, 2007)

nice

Someone (January 18, 2007)

I hope is good
....is it just me or has anyone else learnt more by reading the lyrics of a BR album than all the years of school together(is it spelled like that?)?

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Someone (January 18, 2007)

you're german, aren't you?

Someone (January 18, 2007)

My Latin teacher was impressed that I knew what inchoate meant.

Nameless (January 18, 2007)

Learned more? No.

Helped me get an okay SAT score? Definitely.

David_Arquette (January 18, 2007)

Bingo.

TraumaSponge (January 18, 2007)

So how exactly did whoas, ahhs, and god sucks teach you math?

Someone (January 18, 2007)

Well i'll tell you that one, i always thought math in school was kinda same as religion. A bunch of morons under not god, but grades, control through fear, a big test on how dumb people are. A gun to people's heads forcing them to count something they'll most likely never use anyway cause otherwise they'll be labeled as stupid and get a bad grade, so everyone counts in panic with a gun to their head and competes against eachother without even questioning what they're doing.

So well i never did that, and just always made sure i always just barely made it through and made it with as little effort as possibly, so i could do and learn other stuff i liked instead. And now i've graduated some years ago, and last year i stumbled in on one of those IQ-test shit things and made one for fun mostly. And guess what my biggest strength was and what i had the best on i

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Someone (January 18, 2007)

Wow. You're cool.

Someone (January 18, 2007)

Um what

Someone (January 18, 2007)

Well see since Bad Religion pretty much steals most of their shit from Noam Chomsky, which is probably the worlds greatest intellectual. I think Bad Religion do infact (or could) teach you more then the entire schoolsystem.

The schoolsystem main function isn't really to teach you shit to help you actually understand the world, it's to produce fine and obedient workers and society members. And you don't want them to understand the world all too much.

Nameless (January 18, 2007)

Like this:

1 whoa + 12 ahhs x 3 guitars + 2 god sucks = 1 song

... or something like that.

JayTee (January 18, 2007)

Those albums are like vocab tapes.

TheMike (January 18, 2007)

whee

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Weezley (January 18, 2007)

I told you it was July 10th >_>

TheMike (January 18, 2007)

You did. I got owned.

TheMike (January 18, 2007)

Although, according to this, I was right. http://www.epitaph.com/news/news/2795

Weezley (January 19, 2007)

Ya, thats true, so you really didn't get owned.

Someone (January 18, 2007)

can't fuckin wait!

deathbyguitar (January 18, 2007)

exactly one year after greg released his second solo cd.

i'm kinda surprised brett isn't producing this

so... stoked

BrandonSideleau (January 18, 2007)

Regardless of how popular this band has become....it still is and most likely will always be one of my favorites. As long as Greg keeps writing intellectual lyrics and refrains from too many "love songs" they will continue to make wonderful albums. Bad Religion's best songs are either political/intelligent in nature......their poppier songs are good, but they are not what make Bad Religion special to me. For example....Empire's best songs= Atheist Peace, Sinister Rouge, Social Suicide, God's Love, Surface Of Me, and Let Them Eat War. Process= Prove It, Destined For Nothing, Materialist, Kyoto Now. MY LEAST favorite Bad Religion song is, fittingly, "Infected"...not because it's the most popular......but because I just don't really like it.

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Someone (January 18, 2007)

"political/intelligent in nature"

hahahahaha

BrandonSideleau (January 18, 2007)

Laugh it up fuzzball.

Someone (January 18, 2007)

http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=viewImage&f riendID=94033971&imageID=1619170191

hahahahahahahaha

Someone (January 18, 2007)

what?

JoshCBFL (January 18, 2007)

He looks so sad.

Someone (January 18, 2007)

You're an idiot, aren't you?

Someone (January 18, 2007)

Thrilling.

NoControl (January 18, 2007)

FUCK YEAH!!!!

JayTee (January 18, 2007)

Yes.

Badger_Legion (January 18, 2007)

Awesome. I just hope that they don't keep pushing the release date back, like with the DVD.

NoControl (January 18, 2007)

Well I can see my teenage father standing straight on a desolate corner.......

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Someone (January 19, 2007)

in the shadow of tentacled towers by the red light of america!

Someone (January 19, 2007)

in the shadow of tentacled towers by the red light of america.

Someone (January 18, 2007)

I'm so happy I just masturbated for Greg over the webcam.

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Someone (January 19, 2007)

WHY is this the only webcam joke so far?

Someone (January 19, 2007)

Please don't encourage them. 95.394% of those jokes sucked

Someone (January 19, 2007)

sometimes truth is stranger than friction

Someone (January 19, 2007)

Your joke is years too late.

bloofy (January 19, 2007)

Why the hell haven't Kid Dynamite reunited yet?
Spider just left Loved Ones, Dave hasn't been in a band for a while, None More Black broke up recently and Dr. Dan is obviously still loving writing new music.

HINT HINT MOTHERFUCKERS. REUNITE.

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Someone (January 19, 2007)

lifetime has a new album coming out and they are touring as well, not happening anytime soon

Someone (January 19, 2007)

I'm proud to say I knew a girl that stripped for Greg Graffin online in 1999, he's been doing it forever.

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Ollywood (January 20, 2007)

Don't lie, we know it's you

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