Social Distortion set long-awaited new studio album for May, tour to follow

Influential Orange County, CA punk band Social Distortion's long-awaited eighth album, Born To Kill, will be released May 8 via Epitaph Records. To pre-order the album and/or hear the title track that's been played at shows for the last several months, go to https://socialdistortion.ffm.to/borntokill

Not only the conclusion to a 15-year wait between Social D albums, Born to Kill is the first one since Ness’ recovery from a bout with cancer. The title track and mission statement drops 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 David Bowie (“It’s a Rock ’n’ Roll Suicide”) following a few songs later on “Partners In Crime.” 

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 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 a North American tour. The tour kicks off in August in Phoenix and concludes in October in San Diego. For support, tickets and further information, see below or go to https://www.socialdistortion.com/tours

Tour Dates: 

August 25 - Phoenix, AZ - Arizona Financial Theatre *
August 28 - Austin, TX - Moody Amphitheater *
August 29 - Dallas, TX - The Bomb Factory *
August 31 - Nashville, TN - The Pinnacle *
September 1 - Atlanta, GA - Coca-Cola Roxy *
September 3 - Raleigh, NC - The Ritz *
September 4 - Washington, DC - The Anthem *
September 5 - Asbury Park, NJ - The Stone Pony Summer Stage *
September 8 - Philadelphia, PA - The Met Philadelphia presented by Highmark *
September 9 - Boston, MA - Roadrunner *
September 11 - Brooklyn, NY - Brooklyn Paramount *
September 12 - Brooklyn, NY - Brooklyn Paramount *
September 14 - Toronto, ONT - HISTORY *
September 17 - Detroit, MI - The Filmore Detroit *
September 20 - Minneapolis, MN - The Armory *
September 22 - Denver, CO - The Mission Ballroom *
September 23 - Salt Lake City, UT - The Union Event Center *
September 25 - Las Vegas, NV - The Chelsea at the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas *
September 26 - Reno, NV - Grand Sierra Resort - Grand Theatre *
September 2 -8 San Francisco, CA - The Masonic *
October 1 - Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood Palladium #
October 2 - Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood Palladium #
October 3 - San Diego, CA - Gallagher Square at Petco Park *

# The Descendents support
* The Descendents and The Chats support