"When fringe groups blame shadowy forces for their problems it is, at worst, delusional," guitarist Brett Gurewitz said about the song, which was inspired by historian Richard Hofstadter's 1964 essay 'The Paranoid Style In American Politics.' "But when those holding the levers of power do the same thing, it's not delusion, it's a method of delegitimizing the opposition. It's a tool of authoritarianism."

 

Since the group's formative years they have steadfastly advocated for humanism, reason, and individualism. Now, when these values are in decline and nationalism and bigotry are on the rise, BAD RELIGION's message has never been more essential. 'Age Of Unreason' delivers a powerful and inspired response — a political and deeply personal treatise on all they believe in.

 

"The band has always stood for enlightenment values," Gurewitz explains. "Today, these values of truth, freedom, equality, tolerance, and science, are in real danger. This record is our response."

 

'Age Of Unreason' is BAD RELIGION's 17th studio album and was co-produced by Carlos de la Garza.