Bad Religion have since their inception in 1980 and debut "How Could Hell Be Any Worse?" (1982) released 16 studio albums. "Stranger Than Fiction was the eighth. It came on the market in 1994 and was accompanied by a departure from the original label Epitaph, founded by band guitarist Brett Gurewitz. Instead, the Major Atlantic circulated the disk. But the fans went along, the album sold more than 600,000 copies and achieved gold status in the states. he three hit singles "21st Century (Digital Boy)","Infected" and "Stranger Than Fiction" were probably responsible for this. Prominent guest appearances at the microphone were made by Tim Armstrong from Rancid ("Television") and Jim Lindberg from Pennywise ("Marked"). Wayne Kramer, legendary guitarist of MC5, can be heard in the song "Incomplete". The award-winning sound engineer Bob Ludwig remixed the original master tapes for the new release of the successful album, resulting in a more powerful and clearer sound.