SOCIAL DISTORTION – Only Original Member MIKE NESS Still Rocks & Rolls With Force On New LP ‘BORN TO KILL’
11 May 2026
Generational Californian rockers SOCIAL DISTORTION, fronted by the only
original member, voice/guitarist/songwriter Mike Ness, who beat tonsil cancer
a few years ago, are one of the most notorious and celebrated American punk
bands ever.
They formed in 1978, took a break here and there, but never went away for good.
They just unleashed their 8th LP, their first in 15 years, named BORN TO KILL.
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Press-info: “Armed with 11 urgent songs, Mike Ness continues to build on the mystique
that Social Distortion is more than just a punk band. Throughout the collection, Ness revisits
the sounds of the 1970s, his formative adolescent years. Born to Kill is a continuation of
the bar of excellence that Social Distortion and, in turn, Ness has long been praised for. “
TUTV: Don’t expect the unexpected. No 360° change in sound, performance, or
songwriting. What Ness offers are wholehearted rockers fired up with inflaming guitar solos and gingered up with his still firm, tireless, and gung-ho voice, singing about
personal stuff and observational stories.
Nine bursting cutters, one glorious country rocker featuring the wonderful
Lucinda Williams and one cover, Chris Isaak‘s dark, romantic gem Wicked Game
are tightly connected and ensure that this comeback record is a smasheroo.
Not one dull moment. Ness resonates truly alive and kicking. Recently, looking at the future, he said he wants to make as many records as possible. At 64, no retirement ambition whatsoever. Hail hail!
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