:: Bad Religion - The Empire Strikes First

Bad Religion

They have been very political in their time. The music here doesn’t stray from the political and social consciences that exist today. It’s done in a determined, yet catchy, way and they pack a good punch in getting the messages across. Try out a track like “Social Suicide” as a guide. Bad Religion defines their problems with today’s world and set about reinforcing the rhetoric with heavy guitars and bass. Other tracks of interest are “God’s Love” – sharp guitar and drum work, “The Quickening” – somewhat an attack on today’s religion, and the title track, for attacking the US government’s foreign policy. The song has everything in order to rock. Overall, there are poignant and important messages to tell and several tracks will long be remembered by the band’s fans and others willing to take this excursion into the mind of Bad Religion.