New Maps of Hell

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studio album
First released:
Jul 9 2007

Overview Edit

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.

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This particular version Edit

Record label:
Catalog number:
86863-2
Release dates:
  • Jul 10 2007 in United States

Genres

Alternative, Alternative Rock, Hardcore Punk, Punk. Vote on Genres

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5 stars Lacerate eviscerate and perforate and mutilate. . .
Bad Religion's third album since their triumphant return to their own Epitaph Records is surely the fastest and angriest of them all. All sense of hope ("It's time to turn the tides. . .") is gone here, replaced by a looming dark reality ("Welcome to the new dark ages") and sadness ("Pity yet another casualty's demoralized decline").

On first listen, the sonic blasts and scathing lyrics elicit thoughts of their late 80's albums (No Control, Against the Grain) but the song structures and impecca…
Written by L. J. Penglase "billy gnosis"
2 stars Disappointment
What a disappointment this record! I am a HUGE Bad Religion fan, and was stoked to pick up the new release. Was very disappointed in this record. First off, each track doesn't come off as individual. Every track seems to blend into the next with no discernable differences amongst them. I do like how they've gone to a more "Minor" tone to each track, but overall they all sound basically the same.

The biggest complaint I have with this record is with the mixing. Greg's vocals get swallowed up by …
Written by Vince Alvarez "CitizenVA"

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Credits Edit

  1. performer

    1. Brett Gurewitz [instrument]
    2. Brian Baker [instrument]
    3. Brooks Wackerman [vocals]
    4. Greg Graffin [vocals]
    5. Greg Hetson [instrument]
    6. Jay Bentley [instrument]

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New Maps of Hell 16 tracks format: 1 x CD
record label: Epitaph Europe
catalog number: 86863-2
release dates: Jul 9 2007 in United Kingdom
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