The Process of Belief
Studio album by Bad Religion
Released	January 21, 2002 (2002-01-21) (See release history)
Recorded	June - September 2001 at Sound City, Los Angeles & Westbeach Recorders, Hollywood, California
Genre	Punk rock
Length	37:10 (U.S. version) 40:48 (Japanese version)
Label	Epitaph Records
Producer	Brett Gurewitz and Greg Graffin
Professional reviews
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Bad Religion chronology
The New America (2000) The Process of Belief (2002) Punk Rock Songs (2002)
Singles from The Process of Belief
"Sorrow" Released: 2001 "Broken" Released: 2002 "The Defense" Released: 2002 "Supersonic" Released: 2002

The Process of Belief is an album by the punk rock band Bad Religion, released in 2002. It marks the band's first album released on Epitaph Records since 1993's Recipe for Hate (although that label released the All Ages compilation) and to feature original guitarist Brett Gurewitz since 1994's Stranger Than Fiction. It was also the first Bad Religion album to feature new drummer Brooks Wackerman, replacing Bobby Schayer who suffered a severe shoulder injury which left him unable to drum professionally.

This album sold very well because of the success of its lead single "Sorrow", the band's first to chart in the US in over five years, since "A Walk" (from 1996's The Gray Race). The Process of Belief included three more singles, "Broken", "The Defense" and "Supersonic", but all failed to make any national chart (although "Broken" reached #125 on the UK Singles Chart).

Contents 1 Musical style 2 Production and marketing 3 Reception 4 Track listing 4.1 Japanese Bonus Tracks 4.2 B-Sides 5 Personnel 6 Release history 7 In pop culture 8 References

[edit] Musical style

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The album marked the return of Bad Religion's punk rock roots, and many have compared it favorably to their past releases, including Generator and their 1989 classic No Control.

[edit] Production and marketing

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The Process of Belief was recorded from June to September 2001 at Sound City, Los Angeles and Westbeach Recorders, Hollywood, California, and mixed at Larabee East. This was the first time Bad Religion recorded an album at Westbeach Recorders since Recipe for Hate.

[edit] Reception

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The Process of Belief was released on January 22, 2002 and is the first Bad Religion album distributed via Epitaph Records since 1993's Recipe for Hate. It peaked at number 49 on the Billboard 200 album chart,^[1] and also number 1 on Top Independent Albums, making it Bad Religion's highest U.S. chart position to date.^[2] The album sold very well, due to success of its radio hit "Sorrow," and yielded many concert favorites like "Kyoto Now!", "Epiphany" and "Supersonic." This would be Bad Religion's most successful album since 1996's The Gray Race.

[edit] Track listing

1. "Supersonic" (Gurewitz) – 1:47
2. "Prove It" (Graffin) – 1:15
3. "Can't Stop It" (Gurewitz) – 1:10
4. "Broken" (Gurewitz) – 2:55
5. "Destined For Nothing" (Graffin) – 2:35
6. "Materialist" (Graffin) – 1:53
7. "Kyoto Now!" (Graffin) – 3:20
8. "Sorrow" (Gurewitz) – 3:21
9. "Epiphany" (Graffin) – 4:00
10. "Evangeline" (Gurewitz) – 2:11
11. "The Defense" (Gurewitz) – 3:53
12. "The Lie" (Graffin) – 2:19
13. "You Don't Belong" (Gurewitz) – 2:50
14. "Bored & Extremely Dangerous" (Graffin) – 3:25

[edit] Japanese Bonus Tracks

15. "Shattered Faith" (Graffin) – 3:38

[edit] B-Sides

1. "Who We Are" (Gurewitz) – 03:01

[edit] Personnel

• Greg Graffin – lead vocals, producer
• Brett Gurewitz – guitar, backing vocals, producer, mixing
• Greg Hetson – guitar
• Brian Baker – guitar, backing vocals
• Jay Bentley – bass guitar, backing vocals
• Brooks Wackerman – drums, percussion

• Jerry Finn – mixing
• Bob Ludwig – mastering
• Billy Joe Bowers – engineer
• Jeff Moses – assistant engineer
• Mackie Osborne – art direction, design

[edit] Release history

Country	Release Date
United Kingdom	January 21, 2002 (2002-01-21)
Worldwide
United States	January 22, 2002 (2002-01-22)

[edit] In pop culture

The song "Sorrow" was released as a downloadable song for Rock Band and Rock Band 2 on September 23, 2008.

[edit] References

v • d • e Bad Religion Greg Graffin • Brett Gurewitz • Greg Hetson • Brian Baker • Jay Bentley • Brooks Wackerman Paul Dedona • Tim Gallegos • Jay Ziskrout • Davy Goldman • John Albert • Lucky Lehrer • Pete Finestone • Bobby Schayer Studio albums How Could Hell Be Any Worse? • Into the Unknown • Suffer • No Control • Against the Grain • Generator • Recipe for Hate • Stranger than Fiction • The Gray Race • No Substance • The New America • The Process of Belief • The Empire Strikes First • New Maps of Hell EPs Bad Religion • Back to the Known Other releases 80-85 • All Ages • Tested • Punk Rock Songs Videos and DVDs Along the Way • Live at the Palladium Singles "Atomic Garden" • "American Jesus" • "Struck a Nerve" • "21st Century (Digital Boy)" • "Infected" • "Stranger Than Fiction" • "Incomplete" • "A Walk" • "Punk Rock Song" • "Dream of Unity" • "Raise Your Voice" • "Shades of Truth" • "The New America" • "Broken" • "Sorrow" • "The Defense" • "Los Angeles Is Burning" • "The Empire Strikes First" • "Honest Goodbye" • "New Dark Ages" Related articles Discography • List of Bad Religion band members • List of Bad Religion concert tours • Epitaph Records • Punk rock in California • Hardcore punk • Warped Tour Side projects American Lesion • Black President • Circle Jerks • Cold as the Clay • Daredevils • Dag Nasty • Error • Government Issue • Minor Threat • Wasted Youth