Social Distortion

Summary

Social Distortion is a rock band^[1]. It ranks in the top 10% of rock_band entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,554 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Social Distortion's instance of is recorded as rock band^[3].
• Social Distortion's genre is punk rock^[4].
• Social Distortion's genre is rock and roll^[5].
• Social Distortion's record label is recorded as Epitaph Records^[6].
• Social Distortion's record label is recorded as 550 Music^[7].
• Social Distortion's record label is recorded as Mommy's Little Monster^[8].
• Social Distortion's discography is recorded as Social Distortion discography^[9].
• Social Distortion's Commons category is recorded as Social Distortion^[10].
• Social Distortion's country of origin is recorded as United States^[11].
• Social Distortion comprises Mike Ness^[12].
• 1978 marks the founding of Social Distortion^[13].
• Social Distortion's location of formation is recorded as Orange County^[14].
• Social Distortion's official website is recorded as http://www.socialdistortion.com^[15].
• Social Distortion's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Social Distortion^[16].
• Social Distortion's Commons gallery is recorded as Social Distortion^[17].
• Social Distortion's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'Social Distortion'}^[18].
• Social Distortion's start of work period is recorded as 1978^[19].
• Social Distortion's permanent duplicated item is recorded as Q25473440^[20].
• Social Distortion's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+111922'}^[21].
• Social Distortion's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+114553'}^[22].
• Social Distortion's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+110449'}^[23].
• Social Distortion's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+110632'}^[24].

Product Details

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• Type: Group^[25]

• Country: US^[26]

• Began / founded: 1978^[27]

• Genre(s): cowpunk, punk, punk rock^[28]

• Community tags: california, cowpunk, fullerton, punk, punk rock, usa^[29]

• MusicBrainz ID: e1e05cce-3922-44e1-8f20-015abe5e309d^[30]

Why It Matters

Social Distortion ranks in the top 10% of rock_band entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,554 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[31]

It has been cited as an influence by Sum 41^[32], a musical group^[33], founded in 1996^[34].

FAQs

Who did Social Distortion influence?

Social Distortion has been cited as an influence by Sum 41^[32].