Born to Kill (album)

Born to Kill is the upcoming eighth studio album by American punk rock band Social Distortion, scheduled for release on May 8, 2026, through Epitaph Records. It will be their first studio album in fifteen years, following Hard Times and Nursery Rhymes (2011), marking the longest gap between studio albums to date. It will also be Social Distortion's first studio album to feature drummer David Hidalgo Jr., who joined the band just prior to the release of Hard Times and Nursery Rhymes, which featured Josh Freese as a session drummer.

Since its initial planning phase in the early 2010s, the album's development had been plagued by many delays and setbacks, including the band's relentless tour schedules and frontman Mike Ness taking his time on crafting new material until he was satisfied with the results. Pre-production and recording for Born to Kill began in the spring of 2023, but the sessions were postponed when Ness announced that June he had been diagnosed with tonsil cancer. Following his recovery, the band resumed working on the album within the next few years, with production helmed by Ness and Dave Sardy.