Cold as the Clay is the follow up solo albumn by Bad Religion's Greg Graffin. A release date has been announced as July 10, 2006 [1]. It will be released on the label Anti- (a sublabel of Epitaph). It follows on from Graffin's 1997 release of American Lesion. Three members of the Weakerthans will also be included on the album as a backing band, in contrast to American Lesion where Graffin recorded the entire album by himself. Guest vocals on the album are also provided by Jolie Holland[2]. Bad Religion is an influential punk rock band known for poignant, erudite lyrics, and biting social commentary. ... Greg Graffin Dr. Gregory Walter Graffin III (born Saturday, November 6, 1964 in Racine, Wisconsin), better known as Greg Graffin, is the singer and founder of the punk rock band Bad Religion. ... ANTI- is a sister label of Epitaph Records that was launched in 1999. ... See Epitaph Records for the record label An epitaph (literally: on the gravestone in ancient Greek) is text honoring the dead, most commonly inscribed on a tombstone or plaque. ... American Lesion is a Solo Album by Greg Graffin, lead singer of the band Bad Religion. ... John K. Samson, Montreal 2004 The Weakerthans are an indie rock band well know for their melodic and well-written post Punk songs. ... Former member of the Be Good Tanyas, Texas native Jolie Holland records country music and folk music in a manner that conveys the spontaneous nature of her performance, somewhat similar to early recordings by Daniel Johnston or The Mountain Goats. ...