Photo by: Jonathan Weiner

California punk legends Social Distortion have returned after a 15 year absence with Born To Kill. The album is scheduled for release on May 8th via Epitaph Records. Pre-orders are live and can be purchased at this link. You can sample the effort via the title track. A video, directed by Lance Bangs, is now streaming and can be heard below.

The album announcement follows on the heels of a headlining North American tour. Joining Social Distortion on the run will be Descendents and The Chats. Pre-sale tickets are live now with the password BORNTOKILL. General sale begins Friday, February 27th via SocialDistortion.com. Get the dates below.

Born To Kill track listing:

  1. “Born To Kill”
  2. “No Way Out”
  3. “The Way Things Were”
  4. “Tonight”
  5. “Partners in Crime”
  6. “Crazy Dreamer”
  7. “Wicked Game”
  8. “Walk Away (Don’t Look Back)”
  9. “Never Going Back Again”
  10. “Don’t Keep Me Hanging On”
  11. “Over You”

8/25 Phoenix, AZ – Arizona Financial Theatre
8/28 Austin, TX – Moody Amphitheater at Waterloo Park
8/29 Dallas, TX – The Bomb Factory
8/31 Nashville, TN – The Pinnacle
9/01 Atlanta, GA – Coca-Cola Roxy
9/03 Raleigh, NC – The Ritz
9/04 Washington, DC – The Anthem
9/05 Asbury Park, NJ – Stone Pony Summer Stage
9/08 Philadelphia, PA – The Met Philadelphia
9/09 Boston, MA – Roadrunner
9/11 Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Paramount
9/12 Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Paramount
9/14 Toronto, ON – HISTORY
9/17 Detroit, MI – The Fillmore Detroit
9/20 Minneapolis, MN – The Armory
9/22 Denver, CO – Mission Ballroom
9/23 Salt Lake City, UT – The Union Event Center
9/25 Las Vegas, NV – The Chelsea at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas
9/26 Reno, NV – Grand Sierra Resort – Grand Theatre
9/28 San Francisco, CA – The Masonic
10/01 Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Palladium *
10/02 Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Palladium *
10/03 San Diego, CA – Gallagher Square at Petco Park *

* = w/ Descendents