REEL #011994 • 202 BPM
EPITAPH HARMONY BLITZ // 'AMERICAN JESUS' & 'YOU' CIRCLE PIT REEL
GREG GRAFFIN • Hollywood Palladium All-Ages Skate-Punk Broadcast
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ALL BANDS DIRECTORY
BAND HQ // [BR]FORMED 1980 • Los Angeles (San Fernando Valley), CA • Skate-Punk & Thrash
BAD RELIGION
Philosophical inquiry set to 200 BPM buzzsaw guitars and soaring three-part vocal harmonies ('oozin' aahs'). Total independent label self-determination via Epitaph Records.
Formed in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles in 1980 by high school classmates Greg Graffin, Brett Gurewitz, Jay Bentley, and Jay Ziskrout. Launching Epitaph Records to release their records and seminal albums like 'Suffer' (1988), 'No Control' (1989), and 'Against the Grain' (1990), Bad Religion sparked the global Southern California skate-punk explosion.
7" VINYL, LP & TAPE DISCOGRAPHY:
HOW COULD HELL BE ANY WORSE?12" LP (1982)
EPI-E86407SUFFER12" LP (1988)
EPI-E86404STRANGER THAN FICTION12" LP (1994)
ATL-82658HISTORICAL BAND LINEAGE ARCHIVE
EST. 1980 // Los Angeles (San Fernando Valley), CABAD RELIGION MEMBER ROLL CALL
FOUNDERS & ARCHITECTS5
ACTIVE, CLASSIC ERA & TOURING LINEUP8 MUSICIANS
• Brian Baker (Active Lead Guitar & Backing Vocals — Joined 1994)• Mike Dimkich (Active Guitar — Joined 2013)• Jamie Miller (Active Drums — Joined 2015)• Greg Hetson (Classic Lead Guitar 1984–2013)• Brooks Wackerman (Drums 2001–2015)• Bobby Schayer (Drums 1991–2001)• Paul Dedona (Bass — Into the Unknown Era)• Davy Goldman (Drums — Into the Unknown Era)
BAD RELIGION LINEUP — INDIVIDUAL MUSICIAN DOSSIERS (4)
BRIAN BAKERGuitar & Bass (Minor Threat / Dag Nasty / Bad Religion)
Founding bassist of Minor Threat, guitarist/songwriter in Dag Nasty and Junkyard, and lead guitarist of Bad Religion since 1994. Brian is one of punk rock's most enduring and versatile musical stalwarts.
RIG: Gibson Les Paul Junior & SG w/ DiMarzio Super Distortion
AMP: Marshall JCM800 2203 + 1960A 4x12
GREG HETSONCircle Jerks & Bad Religion Lead Guitarist
Co-founder and lightning-fingered lead guitarist of Circle Jerks, early guitarist of Redd Kross, and longtime guitarist of Bad Religion (1984–2013) and Punk Rock Karaoke. His airborne SG jumps and buzzsaw South Bay riffs helped write the Southern California hardcore songbook.
RIG: Gibson SG Standard (Cherry Red w/ Seymour Duncan JB)
AMP: Marshall JCM800 2203 100W Head + Marshall 1960A 4x12 Cab
GREG GRAFFINBad Religion Co-Founder, Lead Vocalist & Evolutionary Biologist
Co-founder, lead vocalist, and co-principal songwriter of Bad Religion since 1980, as well as a Cornell PhD in zoology and UCLA evolutionary biology lecturer. Greg's rapid-fire multi-syllabic lyrics and soaring three-part 'oozin' aahs' vocal harmonies became the signature voice of Southern California melodic hardcore.
RIG: Sennheiser e935 / Shure SM58 Vocal Mic
AMP: Three-Part Harmony Wedge Monitor Mix
MR. BRETT / BRETT GUREWITZBad Religion Co-Founder, Songwriter & Epitaph Records Founder
Co-founder, guitarist, and songwriter of Bad Religion ('21st Century Digital Boy', 'Suffer', 'Infected', ' Sorrow') and founder of Epitaph Records—the independent powerhouse that launched Rancid, The Offspring, Pennywise, NOFX, Refused, and Converge from Hollywood to the world.
RIG: 1970s Gibson Les Paul Custom & Fender Telecaster Deluxe
AMP: Marshall JCM800 2204 50W Head + Marshall 4x12 Cab
LIVE PIT REELS & CONCERT HIGHLIGHTS
BAD RELIGION VIDEO VAULT (1)
BAD RELIGION PIT REELS (01 / 01)Skate-Punk & Thrash • 1994📍 Los Angeles, CA
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EPITAPH HARMONY BLITZ // 'AMERICAN JESUS' & 'YOU' CIRCLE PIT REEL
Greg Graffin, Brett Gurewitz, Brian Baker, Greg Hetson, and Jay Bentley ignite a massive circle pit with razor-sharp riffs and three-part 'oozin' aahs'.
Track: American JesusTrack: SufferTrack: 21st Century Digital BoyGear: Gibson Les Paul & SG -> Marshall JCM800 Stacks
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