Social Distortion

Enduring numerous personnel shifts, the demise of the Los Angeles hardcore scene that shaped them, and frontman and sole constant member Mike Ness' battle with heroin addiction, Social Distortion has remained a resilient force, achieving mainstream acceptance without ever compromising their rootsy, hard‑hitting punk sound. The band's iconic 1983 debut, Mommy's Little Monster, established Social D as punk legends, but it was their reinvention as a hard-hitting roots rock band with country, punk, blues, and early rock & roll influences, as heard on the gold-certified Social Dist...