Album · Bad Religion
No Substance by Bad Religion
No Substance is an album by Bad Religion, released in 1998. 1 song from it has charted on rock radio countdowns, with 2 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Shades of Truth”, on 2 lists with a best position of #59.
No Substance, Bad Religion's tenth full-length, came out on Atlantic in 1998 with Alex Perialas producing, and it was only their second studio album without guitarist Brett Gurewitz, who had left to run Epitaph. Greg Graffin still led the charge, with Jay Bentley on bass, Greg Hetson and Brian Baker on guitars and Bobby Schayer on drums, and after Stranger Than Fiction and The Gray Race, expectations ran high.
The formula is the familiar one: melodic punk with stacked vocal harmonies, aimed at the band's usual targets. This time, though, reviews were mixed and sales slipped, and none of these songs became live staples. The exception is Germany, where "Raise Your Voice" still gets an occasional airing thanks to guest vocals from Die Toten Hosen's Campino. The band's Atlantic years were winding down, and Epitaph reissued the album in 2008.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from No Substance on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shades of Truth | 2 | #59 | – | 1998–1999 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.