New Maps of Hell
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| New Maps of Hell | ||
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| Studio album by Bad Religion | ||
| Released | July 10, 2007 | |
| Recorded | February-April 2007 | |
| Genre | Punk | |
| Length | ??:?? | |
| Label | Epitaph Records | |
| Producer(s) | Joe Barresi | |
| Bad Religion chronology | ||
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| The Empire Strikes First (2004) |
New Maps of Hell (2007) |
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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.
A new Bad Religion album was originally planned to be recorded and released in 2006[1], but was not completed. Due to the band's ongoing support with their previous release, 2004's The Empire Strikes First, the album had to be 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.
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[edit] History
Bad Religion first mentioned a follow-up to The Empire Strikes First to the press in 2005, stating that the band would begin recording it later that year, making it likely that it would be released sometime in 2006.[2] In July 2005, it was announced that Graffin and Gurewitz had begun writing "about 20 songs or more" for the album.[3]
On January 20, 2006, it was announced that Bad Religion was "almost 100% ready to go back to the studio or to the house" to begin working on the album.[4] Members of the band had mentioned that it would be a double release[5], but this was declined by bassist Jay Bentley.[6]
In early February 2006, Bentley was chatting with Neil Davis, a visitor who comments news articles at the official Bad Religion fansite, stating that the new Bad Religion album was planned for a September release, as well as a tour to follow.[7] In May 2006, he also mentioned that the band was planning to begin recording it around late June/early July.[8]
Bently also told Kristoffer Averheim, the webmaster of the official Bad Religion fansite, that the album had been pushed back to late 2006/early 2007.[9] While drummer Brooks Wackerman posted a message on MySpace stating that the band had continued working on a new album, he stated that the album was once again pushed back to "mid/late 2007".[10]
On September 11, 2006, Wackerman posted an update on the MySpace bulletin board, stating that the band had began demoing the songs for the album. He had this to say:
| “ | I talked to Brett a few hours ago and we're getting together this week to demo some newbies......Greg is also hard at work at his home studio,sweating out his jams....
We basically always demo the tunes at brett or greg's place then the whole bands meets for some serious mind blowing energy......I know alot of you are inquiring about this-so there you go. [sic] |
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In January 2007, it was announced that the album would be called New Maps of Hell and the band started working with producer Joe Barresi to finish it.[11]
On April 1, 2007, Bentley posted an update on the MySpace bulletin board, stating that the band was finally finished recording the new album and will soon begin mixing it.[12] He had this to say:
| “ | We are done recording. Now it's mix time. We're getting ready to play the Santa Monica show and head down to Chile, Argentina, Brazil and Mexico for our tour... looking forward to getting back on the road...[sic] | ” |
The song "Heroes and Martyrs" was introduced to the public on April 6th at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium during an encore as a small preview of "New Maps of Hell".
[edit] Track listing
- "New Dark Ages"
- "Grains of Wrath"
- "Fields of Mars"
- "Germs of Perfection"
- "Requiem"
- "Submission Complete"
- "The Grand Delusion"
- "Honest Goodbye"
- "Prodigal Son"
- "Before You Die"
- "Lost Pilgrim"
- "Heroes and Martyrs"
- "Dearly Beloved"
- "New Chapter"
- "Murder"
- "52 Seconds"
- "Scrutiny"
[edit] Personnel
- Greg Graffin - vocals
- Brett Gurewitz - guitar
- Brian Baker - guitar
- Greg Hetson - guitar
- Jay Bentley - bass
- Brooks Wackerman - drums
[edit] References
- ^ New album in 2006?, The Bad Religion Page, May 2, 2005
- ^ New album "sometime in 2006", The Bad Religion Page, May 5, 2005
- ^ Bad Religion Come Back?, The Bad Religion Page, July 18, 2005
- ^ Back to the studio soon?, The Bad Religion Page, January 20, 2006
- ^ Double Disc!, The Bad Religion Page, March 14, 2006
- ^ Bad Religion Bassist Talks On New Album, Upcoming Tour, Ultimate-Guitar.com, March 1, 2007
- ^ New album out in September, The Bad Religion Page, February 2, 2006
- ^ Bad Religion Podcast, The Bad Religion Page, May 4, 2006
- ^ Bad Religion: New Album Update, Ultimate-Guitar.com, June 27, 2006
- ^ Bad Religion Working On New Album, Ultimate-Guitar.com, August 23, 2006
- ^ Bad Religion confirms July 10th release date, Punknews.org, January 18, 2007
- ^ Bad Religion finish recording "New Maps of Hell", Punknews.org, April 2, 2007
