Social Distortion
- MatchSocial Distortion
- 74%Rancid
- 71%Pennywise
- 68%Bad Religion
- 65%The Bouncing Souls
- 58%No Use for a Name
- 54%Face to Face
- 54%Millencolin
- 54%NOFX
- 50%Lagwagon
- 49%The Vandals
Biography
Formed in Fullerton, Orange County, California, USA, in the summer of 1978, Social Distortion initially featured Mike Ness (3 April 1962, Stoneham, Massachusetts, USA; guitar), Casey Royer (drums), and the Agnew brothers, Rikk (vocals/guitar) and Frank (bass). That line-up only lasted until the following year, at which point the Agnews and Royer departed for fellow Fullerton band the Adolescents. Dennis Danell (d. 29 February 2000, USA) then joined on bass, and Ness took over vocals (following... Read more