SOCIAL DISTORTION: nuovo disco a maggio
La band di Orange County è tornata, più agguerrita che mai: Born To Kill è il titolo del nuovo album dei Social Distortion in uscita l’8 maggio su Epitaph. Per pre-ordinarlo o ascoltare la title track che ha già infuocato il pubblico presente agli ultimi show, visita https://socialdistortion.ffm.to/borntokill
Born To Kill non è solo la fine di un’attesa lunga 15 anni (Hard Times and Nursery Rhymes era stato pubblicato nel 2011), ma una vera e propria rivelazione: 11 brani di pura furia, rock & roll, gioia e catarsi, dove il tutto è sempre legato dall’inconfondibile miscela di disprezzo e disincanto che da oltre 40 anni rende Mike Ness un poeta e un punto di riferimento per chi vive ai margini.
The first Social Distortion album since Ness’ recovery from a bout with cancer, Born To Kill brims with aggressive optimism. The album wastes no time letting the listener know where its heart is, with its title track and mission statement dropping nods to Lou Reed ("Rock ’n’ Roll Animal gonna come your way!”) and Iggy and the Stooges (“The agenda is yeah to Search and Destroy”) and an homage to David Bowie (“It’s a Rock ’n’ Roll Suicide”) following a few songs later on “Partners In Crime.” This is a man, a band and a record that wear their influences proudly while creating timeless anthems and ballads that both chart Social Distortion’s path forward and celebrate its storied past: “Tonight” and “The Way Things Were” are emotionally charged reminiscences in the vein of classics like “Story of My Life” from the band’s eponymous 1990 breakthrough and “I Was Wrong” from 1996’s White Light, White Heat, White Trash, the latter containing a potent distillation of the Social D ethos: "I wrote a song with a stolen riff / If you ain’t got a song you ain’t got shit.”
Co-produced by Ness and Dave Sardy, and featuring guest appearances from Benmont Tench of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and Lucinda Williams and collaborative cover art by Ness and Shepard Fairey, Born To Kill is the latest installment in a remarkable catalog that spans nearly three generations, including Mommy’s Little Monster (1983), Prison Bound (1988), the RIAA gold-certified Social Distortion (1990) and Somewhere Between Heaven and Hell (1992), White Light, White Heat, White Trash (1996), Sex, Love and Rock ’n’ Roll (2004), and Hard Times and Nursery Rhymes (2011).
Social Distortion will support Born To Kill with an extensive European tour this Summer. The tour kicks off in Oslo, Norway at Sentrum Scene on June 3rd, bringing the band’s signature sound to stages across Sweden, Germany, Czech Republic, Austria, UK, France, Spain, Italy, Switzerland, Denmark and The Benelux. For tickets and further information, see below or go to https://www.socialdistortion.com/tours
Born To Kill non è solo la fine di un’attesa lunga 15 anni (Hard Times and Nursery Rhymes era stato pubblicato nel 2011), ma una vera e propria rivelazione: 11 brani di pura furia, rock & roll, gioia e catarsi, dove il tutto è sempre legato dall’inconfondibile miscela di disprezzo e disincanto che da oltre 40 anni rende Mike Ness un poeta e un punto di riferimento per chi vive ai margini.
The first Social Distortion album since Ness’ recovery from a bout with cancer, Born To Kill brims with aggressive optimism. The album wastes no time letting the listener know where its heart is, with its title track and mission statement dropping nods to Lou Reed ("Rock ’n’ Roll Animal gonna come your way!”) and Iggy and the Stooges (“The agenda is yeah to Search and Destroy”) and an homage to David Bowie (“It’s a Rock ’n’ Roll Suicide”) following a few songs later on “Partners In Crime.” This is a man, a band and a record that wear their influences proudly while creating timeless anthems and ballads that both chart Social Distortion’s path forward and celebrate its storied past: “Tonight” and “The Way Things Were” are emotionally charged reminiscences in the vein of classics like “Story of My Life” from the band’s eponymous 1990 breakthrough and “I Was Wrong” from 1996’s White Light, White Heat, White Trash, the latter containing a potent distillation of the Social D ethos: "I wrote a song with a stolen riff / If you ain’t got a song you ain’t got shit.”
Co-produced by Ness and Dave Sardy, and featuring guest appearances from Benmont Tench of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and Lucinda Williams and collaborative cover art by Ness and Shepard Fairey, Born To Kill is the latest installment in a remarkable catalog that spans nearly three generations, including Mommy’s Little Monster (1983), Prison Bound (1988), the RIAA gold-certified Social Distortion (1990) and Somewhere Between Heaven and Hell (1992), White Light, White Heat, White Trash (1996), Sex, Love and Rock ’n’ Roll (2004), and Hard Times and Nursery Rhymes (2011).
Social Distortion will support Born To Kill with an extensive European tour this Summer. The tour kicks off in Oslo, Norway at Sentrum Scene on June 3rd, bringing the band’s signature sound to stages across Sweden, Germany, Czech Republic, Austria, UK, France, Spain, Italy, Switzerland, Denmark and The Benelux. For tickets and further information, see below or go to https://www.socialdistortion.com/tours
SOCIAL DISTORTION EUROPEAN TOUR 2026
June 03 - Oslo, NO - Sentrum Scene
June 04 - Solvesborg, SE - Sweden Rock
June 06 - Nurnberg, DE - Rock Im Park
June 07 - Nurburg, DE - Rock Am Ring
June 09 - Berlin, DE - Columbiahalle
June 11 - Hradec Kralove, CZ - Rock For People
June 12 - Nickelsdorf, AT - Nova Rock Festival
June 14 - Donington, UK - Download Festival
June 16 - London, UK – Koko
June 18 - Clisson, FR – Hellfest
June 20 - Vitoria-Gasteiz, ES - Azkena Rock Festival
June 23 - Milan, IT - Carroponte
June 24 - Zurich, CH - Halle 622
June 26 - Munster, DE - Vainstream
June 27 - Copenhagen, DK - Copenhell
June 29 - Amsterdam, NL - Amsterdamse Bos Theatre
June 30 - Hamburg, DE – Docks
July 02 - Belfort, FR – Les Eurockéennes
July 03 - Werchter, BE – Rock Werchter
July 04 - Dresden, DE - Rudolf-Harbig-Stadion
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