SOCIAL DISTORTION – Generational Punk Oldtimers Return After 15 Years With Fuming Outburst ‘BORN TO KILL’

Vitalizing tunes that work faster than a stream of caffeine

26 February 2026

Californian oldtimers SOCIAL DISTORTION 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.
So far they released 7 LPs, with Hard Times And Nursery Rhymes from 2011 as
the most recent one.

Big news for their generational fans. SD have a new full-length canned.
It’s titled BORN TO KILL and hits the streets on May 8th. More info here.

We get the title track as the album’s first preview.
It’s a fuming outburst with the guitar volume way up.
You can’t tell if you hear a veteran or a new band.

Yoohoo.

The band will hit the road later in
the year to promote the new album.

Instagram – Tour Tickets – All Albums

MUSIC MOVIES!

ANOTHER STATE OF MIND

A documentary film made in 1982 chronicling the messed-up adventure of two American punk bands, Social Distortion (still active) and Youth Brigade (still active), as they go on their first international tour. They meet another progressive punk band Minor Threat (1980-1983), whom they hang out with for about a week near the end of the chaotic tour.

Starring Mike Ness, Dennis Danell, Brent Liles, Derek O’Brien

The trailer

SOCIAL DISTORTION: Facebook
YOUTH BRIGADE: Facebook