Editing Bad Religion (section)

===''Age of Unreason'' and follow-up album (2018–present)===
[[file:Bad Religion - 2018154161731 2018-06-03 Rock am Ring - 5DS R - 0045 - 5DSR6365.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.3|Bad Religion performing in 2018]]
On February 14, 2018, vocalist [[Greg Graffin]] posted on Twitter a picture of himself with guitarist [[Brett Gurewitz]] in the studio, tweeting, "New songs in the pipeline," indicating that they were working on Bad Religion's seventeenth studio album.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.twitter.com/DoctorGraffin/status/963952352179847170|title=Greg Graffin on Twitter|publisher=[[Twitter]]|access-date=May 27, 2018}}</ref> Speculations about the album resurfaced in April of that year when Gurewitz and guitarist [[Brian Baker (musician)|Brian Baker]] posted pictures from the studio on their respective Instagram accounts.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/Bh9tRM8HRX-/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/Bh9tRM8HRX- |archive-date=December 26, 2021 |url-access=registration|title=Brett Gurewitz on Instagram: "Today's office"|website=Instagram|access-date=May 27, 2018}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/Bh7Y79PnaSr/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/Bh7Y79PnaSr |archive-date=December 26, 2021 |url-access=registration|title=Brian Baker on Instagram: "FINALLY"|website=Instagram|access-date=May 27, 2018}}{{cbignore}}</ref> On June 20, 2018, the band released the song, "The Kids Are Alt-Right",<ref>{{cite web|date=June 20, 2018|title=BAD RELIGION Takes Down Alt-Right Movement With New Single, 'The Kids Are Alt-Right'|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/bad-religion-takes-down-alt-right-movement-with-new-single-the-kids-are-alt-right/|access-date=June 20, 2018|work=[[Blabbermouth.net]]}}</ref> their first single in five years.

Despite earlier reports that they had been in the studio since February, up to mid 2018, and the fact that they had already released a new song, Gurewitz told ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' in July 2018 that, "We're writing for a new album, recording this fall or late summer. No release date announced yet, but we should have an album's worth of 'Fuck [[Donald Trump|Trump]]' songs pretty soon. It's exactly what we need."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.laweekly.com/music/super-powers-and-punk-rock-brett-gurewitz-crosses-mediums-to-spread-important-messages-9625890|title=Super Powers and Punk Rock: Brett Gurewitz Crosses Mediums to Spread Important Messages|last=Callwood|first=Brett|date=July 11, 2018|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|access-date=July 12, 2018}}</ref> On February 26, 2019, Bad Religion announced ''[[Age of Unreason (album)|Age of Unreason]]'' as the title of their seventeenth studio album, which was released on May 3, and the album's lead single, "Chaos from Within", was premiered.<ref name="blabbermouth" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://wallofsoundau.com/2019/02/27/bad-religion-announce-new-album-age-of-unreason-and-release-new-song-chaos-from-within/|title=Bad Religion announce new album Age of Unreason and release new song 'Chaos From Within'|last=brownypaul|date=February 26, 2019|website=Wall Of Sound|language=en-US|access-date=February 26, 2019}}</ref>

On August 18, 2020, ''Do What You Want: The Story of Bad Religion'', an autobiography covering the band's 40-year career, was released by [[Hachette Books]].<ref name="autobiography" /><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.hachettebooks.com/titles/bad-religion/do-what-you-want/9781549143021/|title=Do What You Want|date=January 7, 2020|isbn=9781549143021|language=en-US}}</ref>

About four months after the release of ''Age of Unreason'', guitarist [[Brian Baker (musician)|Brian Baker]] was asked if Bad Religion was already working on a follow-up album. His response was: "No, I'm not really thinking about a new album right now because this one is still developing and there is a lot of world yet to play. 2020 is going to be a busy year for us, it's our 40th Anniversary year. We have a book coming out at the end of the year – it'll be our first authorized, somewhat participatory, biography of Bad Religion. So there is a lot more to do with this record. The good thing about Bad Religion is that you don't really have to have a new product out to go work. The catalogue we have is so extensive and we are so fortunate to have the fan base that we have. So we don't really worry about a new album cycle, those thing just sort of come when they come. The next one might take four or five years, it might take two, I don't know. It's just about whether songs have come together in a way that is respectful of the Bad Religion standard. But in the meantime, we have Brazil to rock."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/interviews/bad_religions_brian_baker_talks_guitar_horror_stories_recalls_wild_jam_with_santana_when_he_was_12.html|title=Bad Religion's Brian Baker Talks Guitar Horror Stories, Recalls Wild Jam With Santana When He Was 12|work=[[Ultimate Guitar]]|date=September 30, 2019|access-date=May 8, 2020}}</ref> When asked in August 2019 about the future of the band, Bentley stated, "Everything I know about everything came from being in this band and came from some conversations driving in the van for hours on end. We're just these guys who don't want to stop asking why. We are what we are as Bad Religion. We're the thinking man's punk band, and that's kept us out of the mainstream. We're writing smart songs, and that makes us dumb."<ref>{{Cite web|title=Bad Religion revels in being 'the thinking man's punk band,' with new album 'Age of Unreason' and Agora date|url=https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2019/08/bad-religion-revels-in-being-the-thinking-mans-punk-band-with-new-album-age-of-unreason-and-agora-date.html|website=cleveland.com|date=August 6, 2019|access-date=May 20, 2020}}</ref> In an August 2020 interview with ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'', Graffin said, "We've been working on some music, just as we're socially distant from each other; each of us has home recording studios. I always write music acoustically."<ref>{{Cite magazine|title=Bad Religion's Greg Graffin on cramming 40 years of punk-rock chaos into one book|url=https://ew.com/music/bad-religion-interview-do-what-you-want/|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly|ew.com]]|date=August 17, 2020|access-date=August 18, 2020}}</ref> In November 2022, Baker confirmed that Gurewitz was "starting to dust off his writing boots" and expressed hope that the band's next album will be recorded in 2023.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/bad-religion-hopes-to-have-new-music-recorded-next-year|title=BAD RELIGION Hopes To Have New Music Recorded Next Year|work=Blabbermouth.net|date=November 15, 2022|access-date=November 16, 2022}}</ref>

On April 29, 2020, Bad Religion announced on their social media accounts that they had to cancel all of their tour dates for that year due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], including a co-headlining US tour with [[Alkaline Trio]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.yahoo.com/bad-religion-cancel-2020-touring-225847408.html|title=Bad Religion's Brian Baker Talks Guitar Horror Stories, Recalls Wild Jam With Santana When He Was 12|work=[[Yahoo! News]]|date=April 29, 2020|access-date=May 8, 2020}}</ref> therefore marking 2020 as the first year the band did not perform at least one show since their inception in 1980.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thebrpage.net/shows/?startDate=1/1/1980&endDate=12/31/2020|title=Tours & shows|work=The Bad Religion Page|access-date=May 8, 2020}}</ref> They subsequently also rescheduled their South American and European tour dates with [[Suicidal Tendencies]], [[Millencolin]], and [[Pulley (band)|Pulley]] to 2022 (originally scheduled for May and June 2021), once again due to the COVID pandemic.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thebrpage.net/shows/tour.asp?tourID=117|title=2021 - 40th + 1 Anniversary European Tour|work=The Bad Religion Page|access-date=May 8, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thebrpage.net/shows/tour.asp?tourID=120|title=2022 - 40th + 2 Anniversary European Tour|work=The Bad Religion Page|access-date=April 17, 2021}}</ref> They also rescheduled their North American tour with Alkaline Trio, which was slated to take place in the fall of 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thebrpage.net/shows/tour.asp?tourID=123|title=2021 - North America Tour|work=The Bad Religion Page|access-date=July 18, 2021}}</ref>

In October 2020, Bad Religion released a new song, "What Are We Standing For", on streaming platforms, which was an outtake from the ''Age of Unreason'' sessions.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/bad-religion-releases-new-track-what-are-we-standing-for/|title=BAD RELIGION Releases New Track 'What Are We Standing For'|work=Blabbermouth|access-date=May 8, 2020}}</ref>

On January 20, 2021, Bad Religion released a previously unreleased song called "Emancipation of the Mind", which was recorded during the ''Age of Unreason'' sessions. The release of the song coincided with the [[inauguration of Joe Biden]], and it had more hopeful themes compared to other songs that they've written while also being a rejection of [[Donald Trump|Trumpism]].<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Grow|first=Kory|date=2021-01-20|title=Hear Bad Religion's Hopeful New 'Emancipation of the Mind,' Timed to Inauguration Day|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/bad-religion-emancipation-of-the-mind-new-song-1116767/|access-date=2021-01-23|magazine=Rolling Stone|language=en-US}}</ref>

As of February, 2025, Bad Religion is in the studio to record a follow up album to ''Age of Unreason''.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.punknews.org/article/84853/bad-religion-in-the-studio | title=Bad Religion in the studio | date=February 14, 2025 }}</ref>