New Maps of Hell
Studio album by Bad Religion
Released	July 7, 2007 July 9, 2007 July 10, 2007 July 11, 2007
Recorded	February-April 2007 at Grandmaster Records, Ltd. in Hollywood, California
Genre	Punk Rock
Length	38:40 (US) 44:14 (Japan)
Label	Epitaph
Producer	Joe Barresi
Professional reviews
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Bad Religion chronology
The Empire Strikes First (2004) New Maps of Hell (2007)
Singles from New Maps of Hell
"Honest Goodbye" Released: May 21, 2007

New Maps of Hell is Bad Religion's fourteenth full-length studio album (twentieth release overall), which was released on July 10, 2007. It celebrates the 25th anniversary of their first album How Could Hell Be Any Worse?, although the band had been around for twenty-seven years. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 600 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (600 × 600 pixel, file size: 355 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) The confirmed cover for Bad Religions new album New Maps of Hell. ... A studio album is a collection of studio-recorded tracks by a recording artist. ... Bad Religion is a seminal American punk rock band, formed in Southern California in 1980 by Jay Bentley (bass), Greg Graffin (vocals), Brett Gurewitz (guitars) and Jay Ziskrout (drums). ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Japan. ... February 2007 is the second month of the year. ... April 2007 is the fourth month of the year. ... Hollywood redirects here. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Punk rock is an anti-establishment music movement beginning around 1976 (although precursors can be found several years earlier), exemplified and popularised by The Ramones, the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned. ... In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... Joe Barresi is an American record engineer and producer who has worked with bands such as Kyuss, The Melvins, Queens of the Stone Age, Tomahawk, L7 and The Jesus Lizard. ... The All Music Guide (AMG) is a metadata database about music, owned by All Media Guide. ... Image File history File links 4_stars. ... Image File history File links 3_stars. ... Image File history File links 4_stars. ... For other uses, see IGN (disambiguation). ... PopMatters is an international magazine of cultural criticism. ... Image File history File links Stars10070. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Image File history File links 4. ... Rocklouder is an British online music magazine. ... Image File history File links 3_stars. ... This article is about the Latin alphabet letter. ... Image File history File links 3_stars. ... Image File history File links 2_stars. ... Image File history File links 4. ... Bad Religion is a seminal American punk rock band, formed in Southern California in 1980 by Jay Bentley (bass), Greg Graffin (vocals), Brett Gurewitz (guitars) and Jay Ziskrout (drums). ... The Empire Strikes First is an album by Bad Religion released on June 8, 2004. ... A collection of various CD singles In music, a single is a short recording of one or more separate tracks. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Bad Religion is a seminal American punk rock band, formed in Southern California in 1980 by Jay Bentley (bass), Greg Graffin (vocals), Brett Gurewitz (guitars) and Jay Ziskrout (drums). ... is the 191st day of the year (192nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... How Could Hell Be Any Worse? was the first full-length album released by influential punk band Bad Religion. ...

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?, Into the Unknown, and The Process of Belief, which are named from lyrics within songs. The title may refer to a book on Science Fiction history by Kingsley Amis published in 1961 (see here). Guitarist Brett Gurewitz stated "We all liked the concept of maps, because we are exploring new material on this record, both musically and topically."^[1] Into the Unknown is the second LP by Bad Religion, which was released in 1983. ... The Process Of Belief is an album by the punk rock band Bad Religion, released in 2002. ... Sir Kingsley William Amis (April 16, 1922 – October 22, 1995) was an English novelist, poet, critic, and teacher. ... Brett Gurewitz (born May 12, 1962) Los Angeles,CA. Also known as Mr. ...

Bad Religion's follow-up to 2004's The Empire Strikes First was originally intended to be a double album to be released in 2006, but this idea was turned down by bassist Jay Bentley. Due to the band's ongoing support with their previous release, the album was put on hold until 2007. Another one of the reasons why the band had yet to release a follow-up to The Empire Strikes First was their various other activities, most obviously frontman Greg Graffin's, who released one solo album in 2006. The Empire Strikes First is an album by Bad Religion released on June 8, 2004. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jay Dee Bentley was born on June 6, 1964 in Wichita, Kansas. ... Gregory Walter Graffin, Ph. ... Cold as the Clay is the follow up solo albumn by Bad Religions Greg Graffin. ...

New Maps of Hell also marks the third Bad Religion album released after returning to Epitaph Records for 2002's The Process of Belief and with Gurewitz since his departure during the release of 1994's Stranger Than Fiction. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... The Process Of Belief is an album by the punk rock band Bad Religion, released in 2002. ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) The year 1994 was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by the United Nations. ... Stranger Than Fiction is the eighth full-length studio album by Bad Religion, released in 1994 (see 1994 in music). ...

Release history

Bad Religion first mentioned the follow-up to The Empire Strikes First 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] The Empire Strikes First is an album by Bad Religion released on June 8, 2004. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Ongoing events • 2005 Atlantic and Pacific hurricanes • 2005 Maharashtra floods • 2005 Gujarat Flood • Expo 2005 in Aichi, Japan • Fuel prices • Gomery Comm. ...

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 idea was later turned down flat by Bentley.^[6] is the 20th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...

In early February 2006, Bentley was chatting with a visitor who comments on 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] Media:Example. ... September 2006 is the ninth month of 2006 and has begun on a Friday. ... May 2006 : ← - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- → May 1, 2006 (Monday) Chinese Patriotic Catholic Association outraged Vatican by planning to ordain another bishop, Liu Xinhong in Anhui Province. ... June 2006 : ← - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- → Extraordinary renditions. ... Early elections in November are announced in the Netherlands. ...

Bentley also told Kristoffer Averheim, the webmaster of the 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". Brooks Wackerman (born Tuesday, February 15, 1977) is the newest drummer for Bad Religion and the younger brother of Chad Wackerman (a session drummer who once played with Frank Zappa). ... MySpace is a social networking website offering an interactive, user-submitted network of friends, personal profiles, blogs, groups, photos, music, and videos. ...

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: is the 254th day of the year (255th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... MySpace is a social networking website offering an interactive, user-submitted network of friends, personal profiles, blogs, groups, photos, music, and videos. ...

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.^[10] On April 1, 2007, Bentley posted an update on the MySpace bulletin board, stating that the band was finally finished recording the album and would soon begin mixing it.^[11] He had this to say: January 2007 is the first month of that year. ... Joe Barresi is an American record engineer and producer who has worked with bands such as Kyuss, The Melvins, Queens of the Stone Age, Tomahawk, L7 and The Jesus Lizard. ... is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... MySpace is a social networking website offering an interactive, user-submitted network of friends, personal profiles, blogs, groups, photos, music, and videos. ...

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". At least two recordings of this song can be found on the Internet.

On April 19, 2007, "Honest Goodbye" was played on KROQ at 3:40PM. Verified on KROQ's website, where they said that was "Jed's Catch of the Day" for today. A rip of the track circulated online, and was released as a digital single on June 12, 2007.^[12] The song is currently available for listening on Bad Religion's MySpace page. is the 109th day of the year (110th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... KROQ-FM is a commercial radio station located in Los Angeles, California, broadcasting on 106. ...

On April 25, 2007, the track listing was rearranged and the track "New Chapter" was dropped.^[13] When asked why "New Chapter" would not appear on the album, Bentley recently stated that it "ran into insurmountable issues" that the band "couldn't rectify", hinting that it will probably appear on the next Bad Religion album.^[14] is the 115th day of the year (116th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

Following the album's release, it debuted at number 35 on the U.S. Billboard 200, selling about 21,000 copies in its first week.^[15] The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. ...

According to TheBrPage.net, A video is currently being filmed for "New Dark Ages". The video for "Honest Goodbye" has apparently been filmed, but is waiting approval from Greg Graffin.

Track listing

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Personnel

• Greg Graffin - vocals, Backing vocals
• Brett Gurewitz - guitar, Backing vocals
• Brian Baker - guitar
• Greg Hetson - guitar
• Jay Bentley - bass, Backing vocals
• Brooks Wackerman - drums

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