17 Facts About Social Distortion

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Social Distortion is an American punk rock band formed in 1978 in Fullerton, California.

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2.

Social Distortion was named for my distortion pedal, which I gave to Mike to play 'cause back then he was no good.

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3.

Rodney Bingenheimer of KROQ-FM was responsible for much of the radio play in Orange County, California, that punk received in the early 80s, and took a liking to Social Distortion, releasing the single "1945" on his 1981 compilation album, Rodney on the ROQ, Blood on the ROQ in 1983, and The Best Of Rodney on the ROQ in 1989.

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4.

Social Distortion resurfaced in 1986, when Ness finished his drug rehabilitation program.

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The self-titled album, which was the band's first to chart on the Billboard 200, fared better than both Mommy's Little Monster and Prison Bound, and is often credited as Social Distortion's best known work, with sales continuing 32 years after its release.

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6.

White Light, White Heat, White Trash was the final Social Distortion album recorded with Dennis Danell before his death in 2000.

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7.

In 1997, Social Distortion left Epic and returned to Time Bomb Recordings for the first time in eight years.

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8.

Social Distortion went on hiatus again as Ness went solo, releasing two albums, Cheating at Solitaire and Under the Influences, featuring song covers, in 1999.

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Social Distortion started work on the follow-up to White Light, White Heat, White Trash in 2000, which was originally to be released in the fall of that year, but it was not completed.

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10.

Social Distortion stayed until late 2004, and was replaced by current bassist Brent Harding.

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11.

Social Distortion continued touring on and off between 2005 and 2007.

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12.

Social Distortion says the self-produced, still-untitled album, which he hopes to release before the end of the year, will feature the classic Social Distortion sound – a combination of punk, rockabilly and country, presumably.

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13.

Social Distortion announced a full US tour in the fall of 2010 in support of their new album, supported by Frank Turner and Lucero.

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14.

In May 2012, Ness stated that Social Distortion was expected to begin writing their eighth studio album in January 2013.

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15.

Social Distortion stated that the band were banking on a 2016 release date and that some songs that he considered to be filler were getting praise from his bandmates.

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16.

Social Distortion has been described as primarily punk rock, cowpunk, hardcore punk, and melodic hardcore.

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17.

Social Distortion have influenced bands such as Pennywise, Face to Face, Green Day, Rise Against, Blink-182, Pearl Jam, Rancid, the Offspring, Volbeat and Thrice.

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