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The Process of Belief
The Process of Belief is the twelfth studio album by American punk rock band Bad Religion. It was produced by its leaders Greg Graffin and Brett Gurewitz, and was released on January 22, 2002, through Epitaph Records. After touring in support of its previous studio album, The New America (2000), Gurewitz re-joined Bad Religion in 2001 after a seven-year hiatus. The band re-signed with Epitaph, and then began work on its first album for the label in over eight years. The album also marked the first album to feature Brooks Wackerman, who replaced former drummer Bobby Schayer.
The Process of Belief was commercially successful for Epitaph, debuting at number 49 on the Billboard 200 chart, and was well received by both critics and fans, who marked the album as a return to the faster and more energetic songwriting style of Bad Religion's earlier albums. The album has sold more than 220,000 units worldwide. The Process of Belief features one of Bad Religion's well-known songs "Sorrow", the band's first to chart in the US in six years, since "A Walk" (from 1996's The Gray Race). "Broken", "The Defense" and "Supersonic" also received radio airplay, but all failed to make any national chart (although "Broken" reached number 125 on the UK Singles Chart).
Bad Religion released their eleventh studio album The New America in May 2000, through Atlantic Records. Bassist Jay Bentley said there was one day where the label was dropping acts that had sold under 50,000 copies; he said that Bad Religion had sold around 61,000 but had told them: "Please throw us off too. I don't want to be a part of this anymore." Bentley said no one in the band was happy while making The New America, and had expected it to be their last album. In January 2001, it was reported that Epitaph Records and Bad Religion founder Brett Gurewitz had re-joined the band. He had left the band in 1994 to focus his efforts on Epitaph; he previously wrote "Believe It" for The New America. Alongside this, it was announced that the band had re-signed to Epitaph, who they left for Atlantic in 1993. In May 2001, it was announced that drummer Bobby Schayer had sustained an inoperable rotator cuff problem, and had left the band as a result.
Throughout June 2001, the band toured across Europe; in the same month, Brooks Wackerman, formerly of Suicidal Tendencies and the Vandals, joined the band as their next drummer. In July 2001, the band said their next album would be titled The Process of Belief, and was planned for release in a few months' time. Later in the month, the band recorded at Sound City Studios and Westbeach Recorders, both in Los Angeles, California, with Gurewitz and Graffin as producers. Gurewitz was critical of the previous producers the band worked with, stating that he understood them better than anyone. Billy Joe Bowers handled recording, while Jeff Mosis and Philip Brousard acted as assistant engineers. In September 2001, Gurewitz mixed almost every track at Larrabee East except for "Epiphany", which was done by Jerry Finn. Bob Ludwig mastered the album at Gateway.
The Process of Belief is a punk rock album, which was compared to Bad Religion's sixth and seventh studio albums, Generator (1992) and Recipe for Hate (1993). The album's title was taken from a lyric in "Materialist", which Gurewitz felt summarizes the band's name fittingly. The opening track, "Supersonic", discusses the speed at which life changes. "Broken" is a mid-tempo rock song, and is followed by "Destined for Nothing", which evokes parts of Recipe for Hate. "Materialist" is an anti-religious track; Gurewitz said it referred to "belief in God and the biological process that causes the belief in God." "Kyoto Now!" is about the Kyoto Protocol to reduce Greenhouse gases and pollution.
"Sorrow" was inspired by the biblical figure Job, with Gurewitz saying it was "very difficult to account for suffering in the world from a theological perspective". The song opens with a Police-esque ska beat, before switching to the band's typical melodic hardcore sound. "Epiphany" is a mid-tempo song that talks about the negatives of self-examination, and is similar in form to "Stickin in My Eye" (1992) by NOFX. The mid-tempo rock song "The Defense" is an attack on the Patriot Act, and features sitar playing from Mikaleno. The opening guitar riff in "The Lie" recalled on the one heard in "I Want to Conquer the World", a track from the band's fourth studio album No Control (1989). "You Don't Belong" deals with the positives and negatives of nostalgia. The closing track, "Bored and Extremely Dangerous", is about the issues facing pre-Columbine kids.
In August 2001, The Process of Belief was delayed from October 2001 to early 2002, which Bentley said was due to the Epitaph's aversion to releasing albums during the holiday season. On October 5, 2001, the album's artwork was posted on the label's website. On October 31, "Sorrow" was made available for free download through the label's website, followed by "Can't Stop It" on November 15, through eMusic. On January 11, 2002, "Supersonic" was made available for free download through a microsite for the album. The Process of Belief was made available for streaming between January 18 and 22, before it was eventually released on January 22, 2002. To promote its release, the band held four releases shows across San Francisco and Los Angeles, California, and appeared on Late Night with Conan O'Brien.
The music video for "Sorrow" was posted online on January 29, 2002. On February 8, the band performed "Sorrow" on The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn. Following this, the band embarked on tour of Europe in February 2002, and a tour of the US in March, with support from Hot Water Music and Less Than Jake. In April 2002, the band performed at the Groezrock festival in Europe. "Broken" was released as a single on April 22, 2002; the CD version featured the non-album track "Shattered Faith", "Supersonic", and the music video for "Sorrow". Three days later, the music video for "Broken" was posted on the band's website. Between late June and mid-August, the group went on the 2002 edition of Warped Tour. In September, the band performed at the Inland Invasion festival. They were due to tour Australia and New Zealand in October; however, the trek was cancelled for unknown reasons. In April and May 2003, the band embarked on a US west coast tour, with support from Sparta and Snapcase, and headlined the Slam City Jam. In September, the band went on another west coast tour, which included several multi-day shows in different cities. Some of the shows were supported by the Living End, Maxeen, and Throw Rag.
The Process of Belief
The Process of Belief is the twelfth studio album by American punk rock band Bad Religion. It was produced by its leaders Greg Graffin and Brett Gurewitz, and was released on January 22, 2002, through Epitaph Records. After touring in support of its previous studio album, The New America (2000), Gurewitz re-joined Bad Religion in 2001 after a seven-year hiatus. The band re-signed with Epitaph, and then began work on its first album for the label in over eight years. The album also marked the first album to feature Brooks Wackerman, who replaced former drummer Bobby Schayer.
The Process of Belief was commercially successful for Epitaph, debuting at number 49 on the Billboard 200 chart, and was well received by both critics and fans, who marked the album as a return to the faster and more energetic songwriting style of Bad Religion's earlier albums. The album has sold more than 220,000 units worldwide. The Process of Belief features one of Bad Religion's well-known songs "Sorrow", the band's first to chart in the US in six years, since "A Walk" (from 1996's The Gray Race). "Broken", "The Defense" and "Supersonic" also received radio airplay, but all failed to make any national chart (although "Broken" reached number 125 on the UK Singles Chart).
Bad Religion released their eleventh studio album The New America in May 2000, through Atlantic Records. Bassist Jay Bentley said there was one day where the label was dropping acts that had sold under 50,000 copies; he said that Bad Religion had sold around 61,000 but had told them: "Please throw us off too. I don't want to be a part of this anymore." Bentley said no one in the band was happy while making The New America, and had expected it to be their last album. In January 2001, it was reported that Epitaph Records and Bad Religion founder Brett Gurewitz had re-joined the band. He had left the band in 1994 to focus his efforts on Epitaph; he previously wrote "Believe It" for The New America. Alongside this, it was announced that the band had re-signed to Epitaph, who they left for Atlantic in 1993. In May 2001, it was announced that drummer Bobby Schayer had sustained an inoperable rotator cuff problem, and had left the band as a result.
Throughout June 2001, the band toured across Europe; in the same month, Brooks Wackerman, formerly of Suicidal Tendencies and the Vandals, joined the band as their next drummer. In July 2001, the band said their next album would be titled The Process of Belief, and was planned for release in a few months' time. Later in the month, the band recorded at Sound City Studios and Westbeach Recorders, both in Los Angeles, California, with Gurewitz and Graffin as producers. Gurewitz was critical of the previous producers the band worked with, stating that he understood them better than anyone. Billy Joe Bowers handled recording, while Jeff Mosis and Philip Brousard acted as assistant engineers. In September 2001, Gurewitz mixed almost every track at Larrabee East except for "Epiphany", which was done by Jerry Finn. Bob Ludwig mastered the album at Gateway.
The Process of Belief is a punk rock album, which was compared to Bad Religion's sixth and seventh studio albums, Generator (1992) and Recipe for Hate (1993). The album's title was taken from a lyric in "Materialist", which Gurewitz felt summarizes the band's name fittingly. The opening track, "Supersonic", discusses the speed at which life changes. "Broken" is a mid-tempo rock song, and is followed by "Destined for Nothing", which evokes parts of Recipe for Hate. "Materialist" is an anti-religious track; Gurewitz said it referred to "belief in God and the biological process that causes the belief in God." "Kyoto Now!" is about the Kyoto Protocol to reduce Greenhouse gases and pollution.
"Sorrow" was inspired by the biblical figure Job, with Gurewitz saying it was "very difficult to account for suffering in the world from a theological perspective". The song opens with a Police-esque ska beat, before switching to the band's typical melodic hardcore sound. "Epiphany" is a mid-tempo song that talks about the negatives of self-examination, and is similar in form to "Stickin in My Eye" (1992) by NOFX. The mid-tempo rock song "The Defense" is an attack on the Patriot Act, and features sitar playing from Mikaleno. The opening guitar riff in "The Lie" recalled on the one heard in "I Want to Conquer the World", a track from the band's fourth studio album No Control (1989). "You Don't Belong" deals with the positives and negatives of nostalgia. The closing track, "Bored and Extremely Dangerous", is about the issues facing pre-Columbine kids.
In August 2001, The Process of Belief was delayed from October 2001 to early 2002, which Bentley said was due to the Epitaph's aversion to releasing albums during the holiday season. On October 5, 2001, the album's artwork was posted on the label's website. On October 31, "Sorrow" was made available for free download through the label's website, followed by "Can't Stop It" on November 15, through eMusic. On January 11, 2002, "Supersonic" was made available for free download through a microsite for the album. The Process of Belief was made available for streaming between January 18 and 22, before it was eventually released on January 22, 2002. To promote its release, the band held four releases shows across San Francisco and Los Angeles, California, and appeared on Late Night with Conan O'Brien.
The music video for "Sorrow" was posted online on January 29, 2002. On February 8, the band performed "Sorrow" on The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn. Following this, the band embarked on tour of Europe in February 2002, and a tour of the US in March, with support from Hot Water Music and Less Than Jake. In April 2002, the band performed at the Groezrock festival in Europe. "Broken" was released as a single on April 22, 2002; the CD version featured the non-album track "Shattered Faith", "Supersonic", and the music video for "Sorrow". Three days later, the music video for "Broken" was posted on the band's website. Between late June and mid-August, the group went on the 2002 edition of Warped Tour. In September, the band performed at the Inland Invasion festival. They were due to tour Australia and New Zealand in October; however, the trek was cancelled for unknown reasons. In April and May 2003, the band embarked on a US west coast tour, with support from Sparta and Snapcase, and headlined the Slam City Jam. In September, the band went on another west coast tour, which included several multi-day shows in different cities. Some of the shows were supported by the Living End, Maxeen, and Throw Rag.