Bad Religion "Empire Strikes First" 2025-09-12 and Sobosai’s charm as evident

and Sobosai’s charm as evident

Produced by a new line-up of the group (longtime drummer Murph and new bassist Mike Johnson completing the three-piece)

" which marks the first time the two have collaborated since Tyler's 2017 album Flower Boy

2020 live release

Jordan & Nolan

Bad Religion "Empire Strikes First" 2025-09-12 and Sobosai’s charm as evidentThe Empire Strikes First 14 songs that are fresh, focused, and absolutely alive in the way that great rock 'n' roll energizes everything it touches. It's been a long road from their early 80s beginnings, but these days, the primary concerns of Graffin and Gurewitz are not the band's intricate (and subtle) years long evolution; they're first and foremost topical songwriters focused on domestic chaos and its global manifestation. Bad Religion is, after