Greg Hetson, playing guitar at a concert.

Greg Hetson (born June 29, 1961) is a guitarist in two veteran punk rock bands, Bad Religion and The Circle Jerks. He was born in Brooklyn, New York and has lived in Los Angeles, California since he was 2 years old. While he declares Bad Religion as his main occupation, he has alternated between both Bad Religion and The Circle Jerks since 1995. Image File history File links Summary Greg Hetson, at a Circle Jerks show in early 1995. ... Image File history File links Summary Greg Hetson, at a Circle Jerks show in early 1995. ... June 29 is the 180th day of the year (181st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 185 days remaining. ... 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1961 calendar). ... Bad Religion is a hardcore punk/punk rock band formed in Southern California in 1980 by Jay Bentley, Greg Graffin, Brett Gurewitz and Jay Ziskrout. ... For the masturbatory practice see mutual masturbation. ... For other meanings, see Brooklyn (disambiguation). ... Nickname: City of Angels , (The Angels), Tinseltown, The Big Orange Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates: State California County Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa Area    - City 1,290. ... Bad Religion is a hardcore punk/punk rock band formed in Southern California in 1980 by Jay Bentley, Greg Graffin, Brett Gurewitz and Jay Ziskrout. ... For the masturbatory practice see mutual masturbation. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Greg Hetson and The Circle Jerks

In 1980, Hetson abandoned his position as guitarist of the punk/alternative band Redd Kross to form The Circle Jerks with former Black Flag vocalist Keith Morris. Soon after, they released their debut LP, Group Sex and in 1981 were featured in the Los Angeles documentary The Decline of Western Civilization along with several other Los Angeles punk bands. Redd Kross, an alternative rock/garage rock/power pop/cover version band from Hawthorne, California had their roots in 1978 in a band called The Tourists begun by Jeff and Steve McDonald while the brothers were still in middle school. ... Black Flag was a hardcore punk band formed in 1976 in southern California, largely as the brainchild of Greg Ginn, the guitarist, primary songwriter and sole continuous member through multiple personnel changes. ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In 1982, The Circle Jerks released their second album Wild in the Streets. This album, while popular, did not sell nearly as much as their third LP Golden Shower of Hits, released in 1983. 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Greg Hetson and Bad Religion

Greg Hetson was credited on Bad Religion's debut album How Could Hell Be Any Worse? for playing the solo for the song Part III. Hetson's first album with Bad Religion was Back to the Known, released in 1985, which declared the band's return to their original punk sound after releasing the highly unsuccessful, psychedelic rock album Into the Unknown, after which the band had disbanded. How Could Hell Be Any Worse? was the first full-length album released by influential punk band Bad Religion. ... Back to the Known was the fourth release of hardcore band Bad Religion. ... Psychedelic rock is a musical style inspired by or attempting to replicate the mind-altering experience of drugs such as cannabis, psilocybin, mescaline, salvia divinorum, and especially LSD. There are also other forms of psychedelic music that started from the same roots and diverged from the prevalent rock style into... Into the Unknown is the second LP by Bad Religion, which was released in 1983. ...

In 1987, Hetson reunited the band, calling them from all parts of the world to come and begin to practice in Los Angeles. The band soon released their highly acclaimed, comeback album Suffer. In 1986, Hetson was forced to choose between The Circle Jerks and Bad Religion. Due to Bad Religion's growing success with the albums Against the Grain and Generator, he chose Bad Religion. Hetson, in 1995, rejoined The Circle Jerks, and has, to this day, continued to play in both bands. 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Suffer can refer to: Suffer, the album Suffering This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Against the Grain is Bad Religions seventh album, released on November 23, 1990. ... Generator (1992) is an acclaimed album by the punk rock band Bad Religion. ...