Bad Religion – New Maps Of Hell (2007)
American punk rock band Bad Religion brings us a new album “New Maps Of Hell” this is their 15th album as they have been making music for over 25 yrs now. I think I’m going to get this album as i have not heard of this band before and i’m curious if they are any good but in the meantime some of you could tell us if they are good. The albums drops out on the 10th of July so you have a chance to get it early!
Bad Religion is an American punk rock band that was originally formed in Southern California in 1980 by Jay Bentley (bass), Greg Graffin (vocals), Brett Gurewitz (guitars), and Jay Ziskrout (drums). This band is often credited for leading the revival of punk rock during the late 1980s, as well as influencing a large number of other punk and rock musicians throughout their career.
They are known for their socially conscious lyrics and the ability to express their ideology with the use of metaphor, an advanced vocabulary and vocal harmonies known as the “oozin aahs.” Bad Religion songs deal with matters of personal as well as political responsibility, and despite the band’s moniker, deal more with freedom than atheism. Bad Religion continues to record new material and tour.
New Maps of Hell is the confirmed title for Bad Religion’s fourteenth full-length studio album, which is slated for release on July 10, 2007. The title is somewhat of a departure for the band as well, as most albums also share a name with one of the songs in the album, except How Could Hell Be Any Worse? and The Process of Belief, which are named from lyrics within songs. Title may refer to a book on Science Fiction history by Kingsley Amis published in 1961
Bad Religion’s follow-up to 2004’s The Empire Strikes First was originally planned to be recorded and released in 2006, but was not completed. Due to the band’s ongoing support with their previous release, the album was put on hold until 2007. Despite the delay, frontman Greg Graffin was also busy supporting his recent solo album Cold as the Clay.
New Maps of Hell will also mark the third Bad Religion album released after returning to Epitaph Records for 2002’s The Process of Belief and with guitarist Brett Gurewitz since his departure during the release of 1994’s Stranger Than Fiction.
Track List:
1. 52 Seconds 0:58
2. Heroes & Martyrs 1:25
3. Germs of Perfection 1:27
4. New Dark Ages 2:47
5. Requiem for Dissent 2:08
6. Before You Die 2:34
7. Honest Goodbye 2:51
8. Dearly Beloved 2:19
9. Grains of Wrath 3:00
10. Murder 1:18
11. Scrutiny 2:37
12. Prodigal Son 3:07
13. The Grand Delusion 2:10
14. Lost Pilgrim 2:28
15. Submission Complete 3:40
16. Fields of Mars 3:39
ARTIST: Bad Religion
TITLE: New Maps of Hell
LABEL: Epitaph
GENRE: Punk Rock
BITRATE: 236kbps avg
PLAYTIME: 0h 38m total
RELEASE DATE: 2007-07-10
RIP DATE: 2007-06-20
Release name:Bad Religion-New Maps Of Hell-2007-RTB
Links: Homepage, Wikipedia, NFO, Newtorrent
Comments(18)
cool! they are really great =) can’t wait to listen to the new album.
When posting albums, by known or lesser known bands, you should add their last.fm page, it would be very handy for a quick link for those who do not know the band and want some reliable info quickly.
Band’s home pages often are terrible for information regarding Genre, similar artists and such.
A.J. i suggest you to check BR out cuz they are awesome!
Listen to their earier releases =)
IMHO New maps of hell are an awerange album cokmpared to others
Honest Goodbye is awesome!
Those who dont know this band should dl The Gray Race album fist, its one of few albums that doesnt have any and i mean ANY, bad or medicore songs in it!
Never heard of Bad Religion? WTF? How old are you?
hell yea, i was wondering if they were ever coming out with a new album
One of my favorite bands. My friends will be envious.
Now I’ll just wait for the new Pennywise cd.
awesome. thanks.
Excellent CD…
American punk rock band Bad Religion
they are germans ffs :p
ignore that, im bloody drunk burhaha sor
i used to have a Bad Religion patch on my backpack when i was in high school..lol. think it was back in ‘89 or something..man, how time flies…
> can’t wait to listen to the new album.
You could always just listen to an old album.
Every song sounds the same as the last.
Great band, been a fan since the early 90s. The Genre is Punk Rock, so don’t listen if you are really into Techno & Trance, cuz you might not like it as there is no techno on this album, only Punk Rock.
Thanks for adding this album!
why are writing for the music section if you’ve never even heard of Bad Religion?
Excellent…been listening to Stranger than fiction like a madman…oh..memories fom the 90s..dlding now
Man, i m listenig BR for many years…They are excellent, Honest goodbye is awesome song!!!Yeah Bad Religion still rocks!!!
Bad Reilgion is on of the most important voices of counter culture in North America. This is a band that has never sold out, never yeilded to the corporate music industry and always spook with a clear loud voice. With songs like “American Jesus” (off the album Recipe For Hate) speaking about the religious zealitism that has been on the rise over the last two decades. Another notable track is “21st century Digital Boy” a powerful portrail of the modern nuclear family. Not only have they put out politically charged punk rock they also started a music lable that allows the artist to have complete control. Most bands signed to the lable are punk but they also now have possibly one the greatest songwriters of his Generation Tom Waits. Let’s not forget they gave a young surfer from San Diego, Eddie Vedder, a good start. If you want to listen to something that is thought provoking and very politically important check out Bad Religion. If not then your are truely missing out on something that will be talked about years from now.