# List of Bad Religion members

Bad Religion is an American punk rock band from Los Angeles, California. Formed in 1980, the group originally included vocalist Greg Graffin, guitarist Brett Gurewitz, bassist Jay Bentley and drummer Jay Ziskrout. The band consists of Graffin, Gurewitz (who doesn't tour) and Bentley, alongside guitarists Brian Baker (since 1994) and Mike Dimkich (since 2013) and drummer Jamie Miller (since 2015).

## History

Ziskrout left the band halfway through the recording of their debut full-length album How Could Hell Be Any Worse? and was replaced for the rest of the sessions by Pete Finestone. 1983's Into the Unknown featured bassist Paul Dedona and Davy Goldman, both of whom left after the album was released. Bad Religion briefly broke up in 1984, as Gurewitz left the band to focus on his record label Epitaph Records and recording studio Westbeach Recorders, before returning with guitarist Greg Hetson, bassist Tim Gallegos and drummer Finestone for the 1985 EP Back to the Known.
Bentley and later Gurewitz returned to Bad Religion in 1986, with the five-piece lineup releasing three albums in three years before Finestone left again in 1991. He was replaced by Bobby Schayer, whose first album with the band was Generator in 1992. After Bad Religion signed to Atlantic Records and released Stranger than Fiction in 1994, Gurewitz left the band again. Shortly after the album's release, Brian Baker took Gurewitz's place in the group. After three more albums, Schayer departed the band in 2001 due to a shoulder injury, and was replaced by Brooks Wackerman. Around the same time, Gurewitz returned to the band for a third time. Longtime guitarist Hetson left in 2013 and was replaced by Mike Dimkich, and in 2016 Jamie Miller replaced Wackerman after he joined Avenged Sevenfold.

## Members
### Current

| Name | Years active | Instruments | Release contributions |
| Greg Graffin | 1980–present | lead vocalskeyboardspianoacoustic guitar | all Bad Religion releases |
| Brett Gurewitz | 1980–19841988–19942001–present (inactive on tours since 2001) | guitarbacking vocals | all Bad Religion releases from Bad Religion (1981) to Into the Unknown (1983), from Suffer (1988) to Stranger than Fiction (1994), and from The Process of Belief (2002) to present |
| Jay Bentley | 1980–19821986–present | bassbacking vocals | all Bad Religion releases except Into the Unknown (1983) and Back to the Known (1985) |
| Brian Baker | 1994–present | guitarbacking vocals | all Bad Religion releases from The Gray Race (1996) to present |
| Mike Dimkich | 2013–present | guitar | all Bad Religion releases from Age of Unreason (2019) to present |
| Jamie Miller | 2016–present | drums | all Bad Religion releases from Age of Unreason (2019) to present |

### Former

| Name | Years active | Instruments | Release contributions |
| Jay Ziskrout | 1980 | drums | Bad Religion (1981)How Could Hell Be Any Worse? (1982) |
| Pete Finestone | 1981–19821984–19871988-1991 | drums | How Could Hell Be Any Worse? (1982)Back to the Known (1985)Suffer (1988)No Control (1989)Against the Grain (1990) |
| Paul Dedona | 1982–1984 | bass | Into the Unknown (1983) |
| Davy Goldman | 1982–1984 | drums | Into the Unknown (1983) |
| Greg Hetson | 1984–2013 | guitaroccasional backing vocals | all Bad Religion releases from Back to the Known (1985) to True North (2013) |
| Tim Gallegos | 1984–1985 | bass | Back to the Known (1985) |
| John Albert | 1984–1985 | drums | none |
| Lucky Lehrer | 1987 | drums | none |
| Bobby Schayer | 1991–2001 | drums | all Bad Religion releases from Generator (1992) to The New America (2000) |
| Brooks Wackerman | 2001–2015 | drums | all Bad Religion releases from The Process of Belief (2002) to Christmas Songs (2013) |

## Lineups

| Period | Members | Releases |
| Mid – late 1980 | Greg Graffin – lead vocals Brett Gurewitz – guitar, backing vocals Jay Bentley – bass, backing vocals Jay Ziskrout – drums | Bad Religion (1981) How Could Hell Be Any Worse? (1982) |
| January 1981 – late 1982 | Greg Graffin – lead vocals Brett Gurewitz – guitar, backing vocals Jay Bentley – bass, backing vocals Pete Finestone – drums | none |
| Late 1982 – early 1984 | Greg Graffin – lead vocals, keyboards, acoustic guitar Brett Gurewitz – guitar, backing vocals Paul Dedona – bass Davy Goldman – drums | Into the Unknown (1983) |
| Band inactive early – late 1984 |||
| Late 1984 – mid-1985 | Greg Graffin – vocals Greg Hetson – guitar Tim Gallegos – bass Pete Finestone – drums | Back to the Known (1985) |
| Band inactive mid-1985 – early 1986 |||
| Early 1986 – September 1987 | Greg Graffin – lead vocals Greg Hetson – guitar Jay Bentley – bass, backing vocals Pete Finestone – drums | none |
| September 1987 – early 1988 | Greg Graffin – lead vocals Greg Hetson – guitar Jay Bentley – bass, backing vocals Lucky Lehrer – drums | none |
| Early 1988 – April 1991 | Greg Graffin – lead vocals Brett Gurewitz – guitar, backing vocals Greg Hetson – guitar Jay Bentley – bass, backing vocals Pete Finestone – drums | Suffer (1988) No Control (1989) Against the Grain (1990) |
| April 1991 – summer 1994 | Greg Graffin – lead vocals Brett Gurewitz – guitar, backing vocals Greg Hetson – guitar Jay Bentley – bass, backing vocals Bobby Schayer – drums, percussion | Generator (1992) Recipe for Hate (1993) Stranger than Fiction (1994) |
| Summer 1994 – May 2001 | Greg Graffin – lead vocals Greg Hetson – guitar Brian Baker – guitar, backing vocals Jay Bentley – bass, backing vocals Bobby Schayer – drums, percussion | The Gray Race (1996) Tested (1997) No Substance (1998) The New America (2000) |
| May – June 2001 | Greg Graffin – lead vocals Brett Gurewitz – guitar, backing vocals (inactive on tours) Greg Hetson – guitar Brian Baker – guitar, backing vocals Jay Bentley – bass, backing vocals Bobby Schayer – drums, percussion | none |
| June 2001 – April 2013 | Greg Graffin – lead vocals Brett Gurewitz – guitar, backing vocals (inactive on tours) Greg Hetson – guitar Brian Baker – guitar, backing vocals Jay Bentley – bass, backing vocals Brooks Wackerman – drums, percussion | The Process of Belief (2002) The Empire Strikes First (2004) New Maps of Hell (2007) 30 Years Live (2010) The Dissent of Man (2010) True North (2013) |
| April 2013 – October 2015 | Greg Graffin – lead vocals Brett Gurewitz – guitar, backing vocals (inactive on tours) Brian Baker – guitar, backing vocals Mike Dimkich – guitar Jay Bentley – bass, backing vocals Brooks Wackerman – drums, percussion | none |
| February 2016 – present | Greg Graffin – lead vocals Brett Gurewitz – guitar, backing vocals (inactive on tours) Brian Baker – guitar, backing vocals Mike Dimkich – guitar Jay Bentley – bass, backing vocals Jamie Miller – drums, percussion, backing vocals | Age of Unreason (2019) |