Bad Religion

USA

Formed: 1980

Years Active: 80, 90, 2000

Genres: Pop/Rock

Styles: Punk/New Wave, Hardcore Punk, American Punk, Punk, American Underground, Alternative/Indie Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, L.A. Punk

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Out of all of the Southern Californian hardcore punk bands of the early '80s, Bad Religion stayed around the longest. For over a decade, they retained their underground credibility without turning out a series of indistinguishable records that all sound the same. Instead, the band refined their attack, adding inflections of psychedelia, heavy metal, and hard rock along the way, as well as a considerable dose of melody. Between their 1982 debut and their first major-label record, 1993's Recipe for Hate, Bad Religion stayed vital in the hardcore ...

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