The Process of Belief

The Process of Belief
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Studio album by
Bad Religion
ReleasedJanuary 22, 2002 (2002-01-22)
Recorded2001
StudioSound City, Westbeach Recorders (Los Angeles)
Genre
Length36:47
LabelEpitaph
ProducerBrett Gurewitz, Greg Graffin
Bad Religion chronology
The New America
(2000) 		The Process of Belief
(2002) 		Punk Rock Songs
(2002)
Singles from The Process of Belief
  1. "Sorrow"
    Released: 2001
  2. "Broken"
    Released: April 22, 2002

The Process of Belief is the twelfth studio album by the American punk rock band Bad Religion. It was produced by its leaders Greg Graffin and Brett Gurewitz, and was released on January 22, 2002, through Epitaph Records. After touring in support of its previous studio album, The New America (2000), Gurewitz re-joined Bad Religion in 2001 after a seven-year hiatus. The band re-signed with Epitaph, and then began work on its first album for the label in over eight years. The album also marked the first album to feature Brooks Wackerman, who replaced former drummer Bobby Schayer.

The Process of Belief was another huge success (debuting at #49 on the Billboard 200 chart[4]) and it was well received by both critics and fans. The album has sold more than 220,000 units worldwide.[5] The Process of Belief features one of Bad Religion's well-known songs "Sorrow", the band's first to chart in the US in six years, since "A Walk" (from 1996's The Gray Race). "Broken", "The Defense" and "Supersonic" also received radio airplay, but all failed to make any national chart (although "Broken" reached #125 on the UK Singles Chart).

The album marked the return to the faster and more energetic songwriting style of Bad Religion's earlier albums, and many have compared it favorably to their past releases.[citation needed] Multiple songs of the album have become live staples of the band's shows, most notably "Sorrow".

  1. ^ "Bad Religion - The Process Of Belief - Album Review - Rockfreaks.net". www.rockfreaks.net.
  2. ^ "The 15 best punk albums of 2002, from Sleater-Kinney to the Used". Alternative Press Magazine. December 20, 2021.
  3. ^ Bad Religion Keep The Faith. Winnipeg, Canada: Winnipeg Sun. February 1, 2002. Retrieved June 7, 2022.
  4. ^ "The Process of Belief's entry at Billboard.com". Billboard.com. Archived from the original on January 15, 2015. Retrieved June 28, 2017.
  5. ^ "Epitaph: Sound Sampler". AllBusiness.com. Retrieved 2010-05-30.