Social Distortion was formed in 1978 in Los Angeles, California and has been a steady force of sound since its conception. While the group has gone through many lineup changes, frontman Mike Ness has been a constant and has no plans of slowing down yet. In their original iteration, Social Distortion drew from classic hardcore-punk influences, but after a few years of hiatus and reformation, they have started to lean into a more country and blues-rock flavor of punk. When asked about their logo, of a skeleton with a smoke in one hand and a drink in the other, Social Distortion thought that it captured the delicate balance of life and death that they were looking to celebrate in their work perfectly.