Killer Instinct With MIKE NESS From SOCIAL DISTORTION

About this episode

Mike Ness discusses the release of Social Distortion's new album 'Born To Kill' and reflects on his journey and influences.

Interview by Kris Peters This Friday, May 8, California’s legendary iconic band Social Distortion release their eighth studio album, Born To Kill, via Epitaph Records. Born To Kill is more than the conclusion to a 15-year wait between Social Distortion albums, it’s a revelation: 11 songs of pure, unadulterated rock ’n' roll fury, joy and catharsis, all imbued with the signature blend of defiance and world-weariness that has made founder Mike Ness a poet and sage to the dispossessed for more than 40 years. The first Social Distortion album since Ness’ recovery from a bout with cancer, Born To Kill brims with aggressive optimism. The album wastes no time letting the listener know where its heart is, with its title track and mission statement dropping nods to Lou Reed (Rock ’n’ Roll Animal gonna come your way!) and Iggy and the Stooges (“The agenda is yeah to Search and Destroy”) and a homage to David Bowie (“It’s a Rock ’n’ Roll Suicide”) following a few songs later on Partners In Crime. This is a man, a band and a record that wear their influences proudly while creating timeless anthems and ballads that both chart Social Distortion’s path forward and celebrate its storied past…

People in this episode

Host: Kris Peters

Guest: Mike Ness

Topics covered

• Social Distortion
• music
• album release
• interview
• rock music
• cancer recovery

Keywords

• Social Distortion
• Born To Kill
• Mike Ness
• rock music
• album release

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Social Distortion, Epitaph Records

Books & works: Born To Kill, Rock ’n’ Roll Animal, Search and Destroy, Rock ’n’ Roll Suicide, Story of My Life, I Was Wrong, White Light, White Heat, White Trash

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