Editing Bad Religion (section)

===''True North'' (2011–2013)===
[[File:Provinssirock 20130614 - Bad Religion - 35.jpg|thumb|upright=1.35|Bad Religion performing in 2013]]
In an April 2011 interview with ''[[The Washington Examiner]]'', guitarist [[Brian Baker (musician)|Brian Baker]] was asked if Bad Religion was going to make another album after ''The Dissent of Man''. His response was, "It's all very punk [attitude] just like it's always been. We will record when we have enough songs. For us, it just kind of happens."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://washingtonexaminer.com/entertainment/2011/04/bad-religion-recruiting-tour|title=Bad Religion on a recruiting tour|date=April 24, 2011|publisher=[[The Washington Examiner]]|access-date=April 25, 2011}}{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> During the Boston show on April 29, 2011, frontman [[Greg Graffin]] said, "After this year you probably won't be seeing much more of us. We're going to try one more album and then all join the navy, do honest work", hinting at a possible split or hiatus.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thebrpage.net/news/default.asp?newsID=1916|title=Guitar Center interview with Greg and Brett|date=May 6, 2011|publisher=The Bad Religion Page|access-date=May 6, 2011}}</ref> Bassist [[Jay Bentley]] mentioned an early 2012 timeframe for going back into the studio in an interview at [[KITS|Live 105]]'s BFD festival, which took place the day after the Weenie Roast.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thebrpage.net/news/?newsID=1921|title=A couple of interviews and early news about a new album|date=June 7, 2011|publisher=The Bad Religion Page|access-date=June 7, 2011}}</ref> In February 2012, it was reported that Brett had written two songs for the album.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thebrpage.net/news/?newsID=1940|title=Minor League news No.&nbsp;20|date=February 18, 2012|publisher=The Bad Religion Page|access-date=February 22, 2012}}</ref>

On June 25, 2011, Bad Religion performed a live set for "[[Guitar Center]] Sessions" on [[DirecTV]]. The episode included an interview with program host, [[Nic Harcourt]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sessions.guitarcenter.com/bad-religion/ |title=Bad Religion &#124; Guitar Center Sessions |publisher=Sessions.guitarcenter.com |access-date=December 6, 2013}}</ref>

According to a May 2012 interview with [[Pennywise (band)|Pennywise]] guitarist [[Fletcher Dragge]], Brett is writing a "fast" Bad Religion album. He also said that Pennywise's then-new album, ''[[All or Nothing (Pennywise album)|All or Nothing]]'', inspired Brett to write a sequel to the band's 1989 album, ''[[No Control (Bad Religion album)|No Control]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.idioteq.com/pennywise-guitarist-says-all-or-nothing-inspired-brett-gurewitz-to-write-another-fast-bad-religion-record/ |title=Idioteq – PENNYWISE guitarist says "All or Nothing" inspired Brett Gurewitz to write another fast BAD RELIGION record |publisher=Idioteq.com |date=May 7, 2012 |access-date=February 19, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thebrpage.net/news/?newsID=1947 |title=Brett inspired to write another No Control &#124; News from the front &#124; The Bad Religion Page - Since 1995 |publisher=Thebrpage.net |access-date=February 19, 2013}}</ref>

On June 4, 2012, [[Jay Bentley]] told the Bad Religion fan site, "The Bad Religion Page", that they were expected to begin recording their new album in July and August. He also stated that Brett and [[Joe Barresi]] are going to produce it. On July 23, the band uploaded a picture to Bad Religion's [[Facebook]] page of all the members (except [[Greg Hetson]], who was taking the picture) in the studio with the caption, "here we go again", indicating that work on their sixteenth studio album had begun. On August 22, [[Brett Gurewitz]] tweeted that they were mixing the album, and, a month later, he tweeted that the band was finishing it.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thebrpage.net/albumdiary/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121008103643/http://www.thebrpage.net/albumdiary/|url-status=dead|title=Thebrpage.net|archive-date=October 8, 2012}}</ref> [[Greg Graffin]] later stated that the album was supposed to be out by Christmas.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thebrpage.net/news/?newsID=1959 |title=Some details about the upcoming record &#124; News from the front &#124; The Bad Religion Page - Since 1995 |publisher=Thebrpage.net |access-date=February 19, 2013}}</ref> "Fuck You" was the album's lead single and released on [[iTunes]] on November 6, which happened to be Greg Graffin's 48th birthday.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thebrpage.net/news/?newsID=1961 |title=UPDATE: New single details appear in iTunes - Now with high-res images &#124; News from the front &#124; The Bad Religion Page - Since 1995 |publisher=Thebrpage.net |access-date=February 19, 2013}}</ref>

On November 5, 2012 (Bad Religion Day), it was announced that Bad Religion's sixteenth studio album, ''[[True North (Bad Religion album)|True North]]'', would be released on January 22, 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thebrpage.net/news/?newsID=1962 |title=The name of the new album is True North &#124; News from the front &#124; The Bad Religion Page - Since 1995 |publisher=Thebrpage.net |access-date=February 19, 2013}}</ref> On that same day, they premiered the new single "Fuck You". ''True North'' has received mostly positive reviews and managed to reach number 18 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] albums chart, marking Bad Religion's first ever top-20 album and highest ever peak on that chart in their entire 34-year career.<ref>{{cite web|title =Bad Religion Chart Career High|date=January 30, 2013|url=http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=3031171|publisher=Drew Beringer|access-date=January 31, 2013}}</ref>