This is the record that took Bad Religion from being a premiere punk band to becoming something far bigger. Featuring iconic cover art by Fred Hidalgo, "Recipe For Hate" retains the band's hallmark energy and rebellion exemplified by the classic "American Jesus," but the sonic palette has been slightly expanded. With "Struck A Nerve" the album featured the band's first song to be played on radio since their debut seven inch. Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam and Johnette Napolitano of Concrete Blond contribute guest vocals. This is also the first Bad Religion album written on piano. After the record's release on Epitaph, it was picked up by Atlantic Records.
This was the album that really started it all. The band's second record and first LP was inspired by, and created in, the smog choked inferno of the Southern California suburbs. 14 songs that gave voice to all the angry alienated kids everywhere. After this record, the band's name and iconic symbol began appearing on walls and school notebooks across the city. A stunning mix of piercing intellect and a raw guitar fueled punk resulting in a truly incendiary classic that continues to inspire today. Classic tracks like "Fuck Armageddon...This Is Hell," "American Dream," and "The Voice Of God Is Government" are as crucial and socially lucid as the day they were created in a southern California garage.