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Born To Kill (2026)

1. Born To Kill 2. No Way Out 3. The Way Things Were 4. Tonight 5. Partners In Crime 6. Crazy Dreamer 7. Wicked Game 8. Walk Away (Don't Look Back) 9. Never Goin' Back Again 10. Don't Keep Me Hanging On 11. Over You

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Hard Times And Nursery Rhymes (2011)

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1. California (Hustle and Flow) 2. Gimme The Sweet And Lowdown 3. Diamond In The Rough 4. Machine Gun Blues 5. Bakersfield 6. Far Side Of Nowhere 7. Alone And Forsaken 8. Writing On The Wall 9. Cant Take It With You 10. Still Alive 11. Take Care Of Yourself 12. I Wont Run No More

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Sex, Love And Rock 'N' Roll (2004)

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1. Reach For The Sky 2. Highway 101 3. Dont Take Me For Granted 4. Footprints On My Ceiling 5. Nickels And Dimes 6. I Wasnt Born To Follow 7. Winners And Losers 8. Faithless 9. Live Before You Die 10. Angels Wings

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White Light, White Heat, White Trash (1996)

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1. Dear Lover 2. Dont Drag Me Down 3. Untitled 4. I Was Wrong 5. Through These Eyes 6. Down On The World Again 7. When The Angels Sing 8. Gotta Know The Rules 9. Crown Of Thorns 10. Pleasure Seeker 11. Down Here (With the Rest of Us) 12. Under My Thumb

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Mainliner (Wreckage Of The Past) (1995)

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3. Mainliner 4. Moral Threat 5. All The Answers 6. Justice For All 7. Under My Thumb 8. 1945 9. Playpen 10. Mass Hysteria

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Lost Tracks Vol. 2 (1994)

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1. Love Me Tonight 2. Crown Of Thorns 3. Like Youve Never Done Before 4. Lost & Found 5. Got Nothin Coming 6. Dope Fiend Blues 7. Im In Love With My Car 8. Dont Drag Me Down 9. Don't Keep Me Hanging On

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Somewhere Between Heaven and Hell (1992)

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1. Cold Feelings 2. Bad Luck 3. Making Believe 4. Born To Lose 5. Bye Bye Baby 6. When She Begins 7. 99 To Life 8. King Of Fools 9. Sometimes I Do 10. This Time Darlin 11. Ghost Town Blues 12. Alone And Forsaken 13. Mainliner 1992

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Social Distortion (1990)

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1. So Far Away 2. Let It Be Me 3. Story Of My Life 4. Sick Boys 5. Ring Of Fire 6. Ball And Chain 7. It Coulda Been Me 8. Shes A Knockout 9. A Place In My Heart 10. Drug Train

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L.A. Prison Bound (1988)

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1. Its The Law 2. Indulgence 3. Like an Outlaw (For You) 4. Backstreet Girl 5. Prison Bound 6. No Pain No Gain 7. On My Nerves 8. I Want What I Want 9. Lawless 10. Lost Child

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Mommy's Little Monster (1983)

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1. The Creeps (I Just Wanna Give You) 2. Another State Of Mind 3. It Wasnt A Pretty Picture 4. Telling Them 5. Hour Of Darkness 6. Mommys Little Monster 7. Anti-Fashion 8. All The Answers 9. Moral Threat

Other Songs Ball Chain California Cant Hide Death or Glory Dont Think Twice Down Here Drag Me Down Far Behind Gimme That Sweet and Lowdown Its All Over Now Like An Outlaw Lonesome Train Lost and Found Lude Boy Pretty In Pink Road Zombie Shame On Me Sick Boy Sick Girl (The Ballad Of) Bonnie And Clyde The Creeps This Time Darling Wanted Man

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Social Distortion Info:

Social Distortion is an American punk rock band formed in 1978 in Fullerton, California. The band currently consists of Mike Ness (lead vocals, lead guitar), Jonny Wickersham (rhythm guitar, backing vocals), Brent Harding (bass, backing vocals), David Hidalgo Jr. (drums), and David Kalish (keyboards).

Emerging from the Orange County hardcore scene of the late 1970s, alongside Agent Orange and the Adolescents, Social Distortion went on a temporary hiatus in the mid-1980s, due to Ness's drug addiction and troubles with the law which resulted in extended stints in various rehabilitation centers that lasted for two years. Following their reformation, the band shifted its style to a country, blues, hard rock and early rock and roll-influenced style of punk. Since its inception, the band's lineup has seen significant turnover, with Ness as the only constant member. Past longtime members have included guitarist Dennis Danell, bassist John Maurer and drummers Christopher Reece and Charlie Quintana. After 46 years of performing, Social Distortion continues to tour and record music.

To date, Social Distortion has released seven full-length studio albums, two compilations, one live album, and two DVDs. They released two albums—Mommy's Little Monster (1983) and Prison Bound (1988)—before signing a three-album contract with Epic Records in 1989. Social Distortion rose to fame with their 1990 self-titled third album, which produced their well-known hit singles "Ball and Chain", "Story of My Life", and the cover of Johnny Cash's "Ring of Fire", and was certified gold by the RIAA. Many of their later albums, including their second gold record, Somewhere Between Heaven and Hell (1992), have also been well received.

Dubbed by Steven Blush as "the Rolling Stones of hardcore," Social Distortion is considered one of the best-selling and most influential punk rock bands, with more than three million albums sold worldwide. The band's most recent studio album is Hard Times and Nursery Rhymes (2011), and they have spent more than a decade working on new material for their forthcoming eighth studio album.

Also Known As: Social D, Sx Dx
Members:
Mike Ness - lead guitar, lead vocals (1978-present)
Jonny "2 Bags" Wickersham - rhythm guitar, backing vocals (2000-present)
Brent Harding - bass, backing vocals (2005-present)
David Hidalgo Jr. - drums, percussion (2010-present)
From: Fullerton, California, U.S.
Genre(s): Punk rock, cowpunk, hardcore punk, melodic hardcore
Active From: 1978-present
Associated Acts: Adolescents, D.I.
Quotes:

"I'm the underdog who ends up on top
The rebel poet with the peacock strut
Gonna make a change, gonna re-arrange
Look out, man, you're in my pissing range"
-Social Distortion
from Born To Kill (2026)
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