Bad Religion "Empire Strikes First" 2025-09-12 the direction we explored was

the direction we explored was more in the vein of almost trip-hop

2020 live release

and Sobosai’s charm as evident

At the time

Produced by a new line-up of the group (longtime drummer Murph and new bassist Mike Johnson completing the three-piece)

Bad Religion "Empire Strikes First" 2025-09-12 the direction we explored wasThe Empire Strikes First 14 songs that are fresh, focused, and absolutely alive in the way that great rock 'n' roll energizes everything it touches. It's been a long road from their early 80s beginnings, but these days, the primary concerns of Graffin and Gurewitz are not the band's intricate (and subtle) years long evolution; they're first and foremost topical songwriters focused on domestic chaos and its global manifestation. Bad Religion is, after