MP3 Exclusives New Arrivals   Alt-Country Alternative Blues Electronic Jambands Jazz Metal Pop Punk R&B Rap/Hip Hop Reggae Rock   Top Downloads Features Archive Contests Control Panel MUSICBLITZ Alert!   METALBLITZ REGGAEBLITZ BLUESBLITZ Musician's Friend   Alt-Country Alternative Blues Electronic Jambands Jazz Hip Hop Metal Pop Punk R&B Reggae Rock   Getting Started Free Players	Welcome !      Bad Religion The longest-running of California’s original generation of hardcore bands, Bad Religion has evolved since its beginning in 1980 to encompass a more melodic and commercial sound. Formed in the northern suburbs of Los Angeles, the band included singer Greg Graffin, guitarist Brett Gurewitz, bass player Jay Bentley, and drummer Jay Ziskrout. Gurewitz started his own record label, Epitaph, to release Bad Religion’s debut, a self-titled EP. By 1984, the group had a sizable underground following, yet its lineup had mutated so that Graffin was the only original member (Gurewitz was taking some time off to deal with a substance-abuse problem). This lineup recorded the EP Back to the Known, then underwent a three-year hiatus. Ziskrout returned for the 1988 album Suffer, which reestablished Bad Religion as a force in the punk/hardcore scene. Over the next couple of years, many forms of alternative rock became surprisingly popular, and Bad Religion’s profile rose accordingly; in addition, songwriters Graffin and Gurewitz began expanding their use of melody. In the wake of their 1993 Epitaph effort, Recipe for Hate, Atlantic Records signed the band and re-released the album to a wider audience. At around the same time, Epitaph signees The Offspring hit big with their album Smash. Gurewitz found his time increasingly devoted to the label, and reportedly was unhappy with the Atlantic contract; Bad Religion’s 1994 album Stranger Than Fiction was his swan song. Guitarist Brian Baker replaced him, and the band commenced a period of less-than-inspired recording, including the Ric Ocasek-produced The Grey Race and the ironically titled No Substance. In May, 2000, Bad Religion released its fifth major-label effort, The New America.     Bad Religion I Want To Conquer The World MP3 Punk A raw slab of punk folk from the revitalized Bad Religion. The title notwithstanding, an unassuming rootsy romp from SoCal's punk forefathers.
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