With this album, a fuse was lit leading to an explosion that spawned a new religion: Bad Religion. This, their second record and first LP, is nothing short of genius. Shattered-glass guitar riffs, fast, furious drums, and a 16-year-old Greg Graffin’s voice for the ages.

How Could Hell Be Any Worse? is the first full-length album released by Bad Religion, which was released on January 19, 1982. Released almost a year after their self-titled EP, it was financed by a $1,000 loan by guitarist Brett Gurewitz’s father. Its success surprised the band when it sold 10,000 copies in under a year.

The coalescence of lyrical intellect and savage music make for a sound seldom (if ever) heard before. The impact of this record still resonates to this day. Classic tracks like “Fuck Armageddon…This Is Hell,” “American Dream,” and “The Voice