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February 24th, 2026 by Kevin Gomez
The music world is absolutely blowing up this week with Social Distortion news. Monday the band posted a video showing founding member and lead singer Mike Ness clad in leather jacket and black shades walking down the street kicking a can. He then turns to look at a mural on a wall revealing the band’s iconic skeleton logo, a colorful tiger and the words, “Born to Kill.” Ness then shrugs as if to say, “why not?”
The last image on screen reveals that “Born to Kill,” presumably the first single from their long-awaited album will drop this Wednesday, February 25th.
Fans have been waiting 15 years for a follow-up to 2011’s “Hard Times and Nursery Rhymes.” Then again, so many are relieved to just have the legendary Ness still around to tell his story. The band’s story starts nearly five decades ago when Ness and future D.I. lead singer and Adolescents drummer Casey Royer would form Social Distortion.
The band would develop some of the earliest punk music in Southern California and establish the blueprint for Orange County punk rock, inspiring countless bands. Ness himself would help foster and mentor younger homeless kids at his apartment, which would become known as “The Black Hole.”
In 2023 Ness revealed he had been diagnosed with stage one tonsil cancer. Fortunately, the illness was detected early and with surgery, he went into remission. In September of that year, he posted a video playing acoustic guitar and singing the band’s hit “Story of My Life,” showing not only that his voice was still here, but so was he. The last two years have seen full tours resuming for the band, and now with a new album finally looming in sight, fans are overjoyed.
Today Social Distortion announced a full U.S. tour kicking off August 25th in Phoenix and concluding in San Diego on October 3rd. The supporting lineup is absolutely insane.
Social D will be joined by fellow punk legends from the South Bay, Descendents.
Descendents are currently on tour with Frank Turner and scheduled to play two shows at the House of Blues next week. Also joining the lineup will be Australia’s bratty punks, The Chats. The band last graced California in October, playing a ripping set at Ohana Fest.
Social D, Descendents, and The Chats will play two shows at the Palladium October 1st and 2nd.
General onsale for the entire tour starts Friday. Presale starts tomorrow at 10 a.m. local time with password borntokill.
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