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===Second hiatus, Danell's death and ''Sex, Love and Rock 'n' Roll'' (1997–2004)===
In 1997, Social Distortion left Epic and returned to [[Time Bomb Recordings]] for the first time in eight years. It released its first (and only) live album, ''[[Live at the Roxy (Social Distortion album)|Live at the Roxy]]'' in 1998. Social Distortion went on hiatus again as Ness went solo, releasing two albums, ''[[Cheating at Solitaire]]'' and ''[[Under the Influences]]'', featuring song covers, in 1999.

Dennis Danell died on February 29, 2000, in his Newport Beach home after apparently suffering a brain [[aneurysm]], leaving Ness as the only remaining original member of the band. There have been some rumors claiming that the band broke up again, following his death. He was replaced by former [[U.S. Bombs]], Cadillac Tramps and L.A.'s [[Youth Brigade (band)|Youth Brigade]] guitarist [[Jonny Wickersham]], who had previously been Danell's guitar technician. Biscuits also left during that time, and was replaced by [[Charlie Quintana]]. After Danell's death, the band continued touring semi-frequently, playing sold-out shows in the Los Angeles area around the New Year for three straight years.

[[File:Hamburg~41.jpg|thumb|right|250px|The band's 2004–2009 lineup, left to right: Wickersham, Harding, Quintana, and Ness]]
Social Distortion started work on the follow-up to ''White Light, White Heat, White Trash'' in 2000, which was originally to be released in the fall of that year,<ref name="sixthalbum">[http://www.sxdx.com/news.html SxDx.com News]   {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090227100634/http://www.sxdx.com/news.html |date=February 27, 2009 }} [http://www.sxdx.com/news.html SxDx.com]   . Retrieved on February 26, 2007.</ref> but it was not completed. Since 2001, due to the band's ongoing tour schedule, the album's release was put on hold several times. In the fall of 2003, after completing demos, Social Distortion returned to the studio with producer Cameron Webb to complete the album.<ref name="sixthalbum"/> ''[[Sex, Love and Rock 'n' Roll]]'' was the band's first album with Wickersham and Quintana. A month before its September 28, 2004, release, longtime bassist [[John Maurer (Social Distortion)|John Maurer]] left the band to stay with his family, and was replaced by [[Rancid (band)|Rancid]]'s [[Matt Freeman]], who was replaced later that year by current bassist [[Brent Harding]].