Quote of the day: "Privilege from birth, abhorrence of work. Obsessed with sovereignty. Aristocrats claim an exemption from the standards of democracy." - Old Regime
NMoH scores highest chart position for BR ever
Home > News from the front
Posted by: admin | 07/26/2007 at 11:28
| 1138 views
Iconic punk rock band Bad Religion achieved their highest charting debut ever with the release of their fourteenth studio album New Maps of Hell on July 10th. Selling an impressive 21,000 copies in the first week, the group's latest effort scored the 35th position on this week's sales chart.
"...this time out the Bad boys are breathing fire and spitting blood, raging against the machine, and rocking with both metallic fury ("Prodigal Son") and blistering punk energy ("Requiem for Dissent," "New Dark Ages"), but with enough melodic hooks and chorus harmonies to engage the faint of heart as well as the experienced moshers." - Revolver
Described as a "wellspring of menacing guitars and meaningful lyrics" (Los Angeles Times) and "bristling with electric energy and undeniable fervor," (allmusic.com) New Maps of Hell is the group's most aggressively heartfelt journey in years. Produced by Joe Barresi (Tool, Queens of the Stone Age, Melvins), the record boasts the band's signature blistering riffs and lush harmonies, but with a double shot of vigor and vitality. New Maps of Hell proves that after twenty-seven years as a band Bad Religion are more relevant than ever.
[Epitaph Records]
"...this time out the Bad boys are breathing fire and spitting blood, raging against the machine, and rocking with both metallic fury ("Prodigal Son") and blistering punk energy ("Requiem for Dissent," "New Dark Ages"), but with enough melodic hooks and chorus harmonies to engage the faint of heart as well as the experienced moshers." - Revolver
Described as a "wellspring of menacing guitars and meaningful lyrics" (Los Angeles Times) and "bristling with electric energy and undeniable fervor," (allmusic.com) New Maps of Hell is the group's most aggressively heartfelt journey in years. Produced by Joe Barresi (Tool, Queens of the Stone Age, Melvins), the record boasts the band's signature blistering riffs and lush harmonies, but with a double shot of vigor and vitality. New Maps of Hell proves that after twenty-seven years as a band Bad Religion are more relevant than ever.
[Epitaph Records]
Reported by: Not specified
Tags: No tags defined
Tags: No tags defined
|
08/08/2007 at 17:47
Personally, I enoyed the album very much. My favorite would still have to be No Control, but there is nothing wrong with The New Maps of Hell. It is a solid release that stands up well in the line set by The Process of Belief and The Empire Strikes First.
The great thing about Bad Religion, in my opinion, is how they have not been afraid to experiment, but don't stray too far from what makes them a good band. They are consistant, and provide a visceral aural experience that helps that drive to and from work far more enjoyable. I'd give it a solid 8/10. Not their best offering, but there's some definite classics on this album. |
|
08/04/2007 at 06:33
lol, that was a good one. ''I know when something is good''.
|
|
08/02/2007 at 11:54
Those chartpeaks don't mean a thing. Look at stranger than fiction and the new america. 87/88. Stranger than fiction sold like half a million and the new america ( and I am not so sure, but my guess) 150.000. And I think the gray race was more succesful in europe than stranger than fiction. And I don't really like the new album as much as the process of belief. I know when something is good. I want to play it all the time. I don't have that with new maps. But for new fans it may sound fresh and great.
|
|
08/01/2007 at 19:53
I say it again: Best album since Stranger Than Fiction, best production since Against The Grain (minus the vocals being mixed a bit too low on two songs). While Process Of Belief sounded a bit too streamlined, polished and unperilous, The Empire Strikes First was a bit too meandering and lost some spiritedness towards the end. On New Maps Of Hell, the "classic" fast songs are felicitous, the "experimental" stuff is still sinewy (Brooks' drumming saves the outro of Submission Complete) while the lyrics and topics are appealingly enciphered. Plus, the album closes in a fashion unheared of since 1990.
|
|
08/01/2007 at 19:52
They've dropped to 73rd on the Billboard charts for week 2. STF peaked at 87th. Other album peaks on the charts:
Empire - 40th TPoB - 49th New Amer - 88th No Substance - 78th Gray Race - 56th |
|
07/31/2007 at 20:39
I love the new album, sans a few clunkers which are unavoidable these days. Good job fellas!
|
|
07/31/2007 at 20:18
I don't complain about the sound, I complain about the music, it's mediocre. It's always the same but weaker. I wish they evolved but that's not something I demand from them 'cause they are not capable of doing it, so I just ask for decent music. FYI, take a look at these same boards only to see if people are "happy" as you make it out to be.
Now if you want blind sheep only then don't count me in. |
|
07/30/2007 at 20:41
21,000 x $10 per record average = $210,000
...and they're worth every single cent. |
|
07/30/2007 at 05:01
You're entitled to your opinion. We've heard it. But to continue to criticize or "slam 'em" in a forum full of fans who actually like the band and the album BECAUSE of their consistency degrades your opinion and makes you just another troll looking to start a flame war.
Say what you will, you'll receive no further attention from me, for Gooooser has made a fine response already. |
|
07/30/2007 at 04:32
To Thomas :
If you want the OLD BR, you'll have to stick to the old albums. Sadly, the guys are matured, and this is how they see things now. + the sound is modern, you'll never get that No Control/Suffer/Generator sound anymore, not the way they record the stuff. I think that people who did not evolve the same way the band did, must simply accept that it's not 1980s/90s anymore, they're 40+ for god sake !!! They know what they want to sound like, and they do it the way they want to. |
|
07/29/2007 at 22:23
Why leave them alone? Why can't I slam'em if they deserve it? I've read many more posts here and on other boards criticizing this latest effort. I'm not asking them to reinvent themselves 'cause that's something they can't do, but at least put out a decent album... they've been putting out shit for more than a decade now.
|
|
07/28/2007 at 13:41
Comments by thomas from United States on 2007-07-26 @ 22:56
"the new album is bland and uninspired. I see I'm not alone here." True, you're not totally alone - but pretty much. Want an artist reinventing himself on almost every album? Check out Frank Zappa and leave BR alone. |
|
07/26/2007 at 23:02
Elliot: It's nothing like that penis breath!
i love that movie... |
|
07/26/2007 at 22:56
the new album is bland and uninspired. I see I'm not alone here.
|
|
07/26/2007 at 22:14
Oh yeah, "Billy" live is a dream.
|
|
07/26/2007 at 19:24
the one day i decide to take a break from waking up earlier and compulsively checking the inbox, i miss all these news :\.
and yea, I thought STF was more mainstream, but honestly, it wouldn't surprise me that this album sells better due to the increase of fans since POB & TESF, and with the said "comeback trilogy" now complete. |
|
07/26/2007 at 16:34
Really? Where did Stranger Than Fiction debut? That seems a much more mainstream-friendly affair than NMoH.
|
|
07/26/2007 at 16:33
it'd be great that they play destined for nothing...
cheers dudes |
|
07/26/2007 at 15:28
My dream would be a show where all they play is songs that they never play live, or have only played once or twice.
Billy Beyond Electric Dreams The whole Into The Unknown album Progress all of the Bsides etc chances of that, very very very very very very very low. |
|
07/26/2007 at 14:58
Way to go BR!
|
|
07/26/2007 at 14:52
Play Time and Disregard.
|
|
07/26/2007 at 14:37
Yea, me too..
play operation rescue |
|
07/26/2007 at 14:34
I see good things happening with this next tour and future albums.
play anxiety plz ty |
