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New Maps of Hell - CD - 2008

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Label:	Epitaph Records	Release date:	1/1/2008
Country:	United States	Disc / Label details:
Format	CD
Misc:	7 tracks - Promo - Cardboard sleeve
Remark:	Deluxe Edition Acoustic Tracks

Identification

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5081 CL74 0308

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Tracklist

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	Song title	Song writer(s)	Version	Interpretations
1	Won't Somebody	Brett Gurewitz	Acoustic	3
2	Adam's Atoms	Greg Graffin	Acoustic	1
3	Chronophobia	Greg Graffin	Acoustic	7
4	Skyscraper	Brett Gurewitz	Acoustic	25
5	Dearly Beloved	Brett Gurewitz	Acoustic	11
6	Sorrow	Brett Gurewitz	Acoustic	16
7	God Song	Greg Graffin	Acoustic	11

Info from 'The Answer'

Song writing	Brett Gurewitz: "I don't feel like we stretched ourselves at all; [New Maps Of Hell] was a little bit regressive and conservative.". He also said in 2007: "I think we're reaching back to our roots as a garage band and doing some really aggressive music. But we're also t... Read more
Recording	It was the first time they ever tracked and laid overdubs at a place called Grandmaster Recorders in Hollywood, CA. They had the exact same Neve console as they have at Sound City, so Joe Barresi was comfortable working there. All the background vocals were recorded at Brett's house. On th... Read more
Double-disc	On Bad Religion's 2006 DVD Live At The Palladium Brett hinted that New Maps of Hell would be a double-disc. This later turned into the deluxe edition, which contained 3 new songs (Won't Somebody, Adam's Atoms and Chronophobia). Tracklist In May 2007, Brett mentioned that 27 song... Read more
Tracklist	In May 2007, Brett mentioned that 27 songs were conceived but only 16 (including 52 Seconds) made the final cut of the album. About 4 months prior to the release of New Maps Of Hell the tracklist was changed quite a bit. And, instead of the original 17 songs, the final release only contains 16... Read more
Album title	Greg Hetson: "We were doing a photo shoot for the record, in the middle of the recording of it. It was at a record store. There was some vinyl. We saw it was one of the titles of somebody's songs. Kinda lifted it from there." Brett: "[W]e all liked the concept of maps, becau... Read more
Artwork	The images are wood engraving illustrations by Gustave Doré (1832 - 1883), a French artist, engraver, illustrator and sculptor. Doré worked primarily with wood engraving and steel engraving. Here depicted is a scene from Dante's The Divine Comedy, which is widely consi... Read more
Lasting Legacy	Brett in 2020: "Looking back on New Maps I guess I'd have to say "New Dark Ages" has "aged" pretty well. Feels like it's ironic chorus warning against science denial and anti-intellectualism applies more to the world today than it did when written. And "... Read more
Guest musicians	Vanna (former band on Epitaph) contributed vocals.

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