Against the Grain

Summary

Against the Grain is an album^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (302 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Against the Grain's instance of is recorded as album^[3].
• Against the Grain's genre is punk rock^[4].
• Against the Grain's genre is melodic hardcore^[5].
• Against the Grain was produced by Bad Religion^[6].
• Against the Grain was performed by Bad Religion^[7].
• Against the Grain's record label is recorded as Epitaph Records^[8].
• Against the Grain's place of publication is recorded as United States^[9].
• Against the Grain is part of Bad Religion's albums in chronological order^[10].
• Against the Grain's language of work or name is recorded as English^[11].
• Against the Grain was distributed by vinyl record^[12].
• Against the Grain was distributed by music streaming^[13].
• Against the Grain was published on November 23, 1990^[14].
• Against the Grain's cover art by is recorded as Joy Aoki^[15].
• Against the Grain's cover art by is recorded as Michael Koelsch^[16].
• Against the Grain's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Against the Grain'}^[17].
• Against the Grain's different from is recorded as Against the Grain^[18].
• Against the Grain's number of parts of this work is recorded as {'unit': 'Q7302866', 'amount': '+17'}^[19].
• Against the Grain's form of creative work is recorded as studio album^[20].

Product Details

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• Release type: Album^[21]

• First release date: 1990-11-23^[22]

• Genre(s): hardcore punk, punk, punk rock, rock^[23]

• Community tags: 1990, alternative pop/rock, alternative/indie rock, classic hardcore punk, epitaph, hardcore punk, l.a. punk, pop/rock, punk, punk rock, punk/new wave, rock, rock pop^[24]

• MusicBrainz ID: f4a766e7-cecd-353a-a213-adb7fd2b2da0^[25]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on Against the Grain was Bad Religion^[7]. It was produced by Bad Religion^[6].

Publication

Against the Grain was released on November 23, 1990^[14]. Its place of publication is recorded as United States^[9]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English^[11]. Genres include punk rock^[4] and melodic hardcore^[5]. It is part of Bad Religion's albums in chronological order^[10]. Recorded distribution format include vinyl record^[12] and music streaming^[13].

Why It Matters

Against the Grain ranks in the top 2% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (302 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[26] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[27]