ALBUMHard Times and Nursery Rhymes (Deluxe Edition)Social Distortion
ALBUMSex, Love and Rock 'n' RollSocial Distortion
ALBUMWhite Light White Heat White TrashSocial Distortion
ALBUMSomewhere Between Heaven and HellSocial Distortion
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ALBUMPrison BoundSocial Distortion
ALBUMMommy's Little MonsterSocial Distortion
Social Distortion's Popular Music Videos
Story of My Life
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Ball and Chain
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I Was Wrong
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Bad Luck
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When the Angels Sing
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When She Begins
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Cold Feelings
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Social Distortion Essentials
Roots-punk trailblazers hit the big leagues.
Social Distortion: Influences
Go deep into the punk psyche of a classic American rock band.
Inspired by Social Distortion
The next generation of high-powered punk and raucous Americana.
Artist Biography
Since the late ’70s, Southern California punk pioneers Social Distortion have shaped the genre’s sound through their infusion of country, blues, and garage influences.
∙ Mommy’s Little Monster, the band’s debut LP, was created in a single recording session on Christmas Eve, 1982, and was one of the most influential records of the early-’80s punk scene.
∙ In 1984, the band was the subject of the documentary film Another State of Mind, which chronicled their ill-fated 1982 tour with fellow California punks Youth Brigade.
∙ The success of “Story of My Life,” “Ball and Chain,” and their cover of Johnny Cash’s “Ring of Fire”—all from the band’s 1990 self-titled LP—earned them their first Gold-selling album.
∙ Their return-to-roots 1996 LP, White Light, White Heat, White Trash, was chosen as one of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time by Rolling Stone Germany.
∙ Frontman Mike Ness’ first solo album, 1999’s Cheating at Solitaire, featured appearances by Bruce Springsteen (“Misery Loves Company”) and Brian Setzer (“Crime Don’t Pay”).
∙ Hard Times and Nursery Rhymes, from 2011, was the group’s highest-charting album to date, reaching No. 4 on the Billboard 200.