New Albums

* Bad Religion, “The Process of Belief,” Epitaph. The veteran L.A. punk-rock band provides by turns a muscular, melodic and melancholy guide to challenging the norm and making your own rules.

Also:

Luka Bloom, “Between the Mountain and the Moon,” Bar/None

Cornelius, “Point,” Matador

Desaparecidos, “Read Music/Speak Spanish,” Saddle Creek

Dream Theater, “Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence,” Elektra

Elbow, “Asleep at the Wheel,” V2

Neil Halstead, “Sleeping on Roads,” Beggars Banquet

King Crimson, “Level 5,” Discipline Global Mobile

Mates of State, “Our Constant Concern,” Polyvinyl

Nine Inch Nails, “Nine Inch Nails Live: And All That Could Have Been,” Nothing Records

The Sunshine Fix, “Age of the Sun,” Emperor Norton

Suzzy & Maggie Roche, “Zero Church,” Red House Records

Teenage Fanclub, “Howdy,” Thirsty Ear

Chuck E. Weiss, “Old Soul & Wolf Tickets,” Slow River/Rykodisc

Various Artists, “If I Was Prince,” Beggars Banquet

Various Artists, “MTV2 Handpicked,” Columbia