Editing Social Distortion (section)

===Purported future albums (2011–present)===
Asked in a January 2011 interview with Performer Magazine if Social Distortion intended to record more albums for Epitaph, Ness replied, "I would suspect so, yes."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://performermag.com/Music_Biz/Article/2010/Mike%20Ness%20Interview|title=Mike Ness Interview {{pipe}} Article {{pipe}} 2010 |website=Performermag.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110107124354/http://performermag.com/Music_Biz/Article/2010/Mike%20Ness%20Interview |access-date=September 16, 2020|archive-date=January 7, 2011 }}</ref> Also in a January 2011 interview with Exclaim, Mike Ness said that there would not be another seven- or eight-year wait between Social Distortion albums. Ness stated, "Although [[Hard Times and Nursery Rhymes|this record]] is out, I'm going to continue the process of writing so maybe there won't be such a large gap between records. Even when the record's done, it doesn't mean the creativity of writing is."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.punknews.org/article/41447/ness-begins-work-on-new-social-distortion-album |title=Ness begins work on new Social Distortion album |publisher=Punknews.org |date=February 1, 2011 |access-date=July 17, 2011}}</ref> In his interview with [[Frank Turner]], Ness stated that his goal was to make a new Social Distortion album in two years and wanted it to be different from ''Hard Times and Nursery Rhymes''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bunch.tv/videoplayer_noAds?bclid=&bctid=1033356465001 |title=In his July 2011 interview with Frank Turner, Mike Ness says he wants to make another Social Distortion album in "two years" |publisher=Bunch.tv |access-date=October 28, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111102191020/http://www.bunch.tv/videoplayer_noAds?bclid=&bctid=1033356465001 |archive-date=November 2, 2011}}</ref> In an August 2011, interview at his home in Los Angeles, Ness said that he did not want "too many years to go by before the next Social D record. I'm really trying to be a little bit more disciplined. That's really what it comes down to. It's not like it takes me eight years to write a record. Once I get out of that mode, I'm out of that mode completely. Then of course, it's hard to get back and write a record. This time, when this record was finished, the creative process didn't end just because the record was done."<ref name="volmers">{{cite web|last=Volmers |first=Eric |url=https://calgaryherald.com/entertainment/Punk+pioneers+Social+Distortion+find+groove/5281041/story.html |title=Punk pioneers Social Distortion find a new groove |publisher=Calgaryherald.com |date=August 19, 2011 |access-date=October 28, 2011 }}{{dead link|date=June 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

In May 2012, Ness stated that Social Distortion was expected to begin writing their eighth studio album in January 2013.<ref name="sltrib 2012" /> On July 22, 2015, in an interview with ''[[Rolling Stone]]'', Ness said he wrote songs that he forgot a few days later. He stated that the band were banking on a 2016 release date and that some songs that he considered to be filler were getting praise from his bandmates.<ref name="rs 2015" />

In 2015, the band toured to celebrate the 25th anniversary of their [[Social Distortion (album)|self-titled album]].<ref name="rs 2015"/>

In a March 2017 interview with ''[[Las Vegas Review-Journal]]'', Ness revealed that the band has about 20 new songs in various stages of completion, and said that they range from [[Garage punk (fusion genre)|garage punk]] to the [[gospel music|gospel]]-inspired.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://riotfest.org/2017/03/mike-ness-completed-20-songs-new-social-distortion-album/ |title=Mike Ness Has Completed About 20 Songs For A New Social Distortion Album |publisher=[[Riot Fest]] |date=March 15, 2017 |access-date=April 3, 2017}}</ref> Later that month, he said that he has been "reading and writing, and kind of wrapping my mind around the self-imposed challenge that I've put on myself: that I've got to write the record of my career. So I've got to raise the bar. That's just something that I put on myself because I don't like to just go, 'Time to put out another record' and go through the motions." He also hinted at the band entering the studio in about six months.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.inlander.com/spokane/distorted-views/Content?oid=3453964 |title=Distorted Views |publisher=[[The Inlander (newspaper)|The Inlander]] |date=March 23, 2017 |access-date=April 3, 2017}}</ref> In an interview with ''[[Phoenix New Times]]'', which also took place in March 2017, Ness stated that his goal was to be in the studio by fall, and added, "I have to write the record of my career right now. That's the pressure I put on myself."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/music/mike-ness-and-social-distortion-have-matured-with-age-like-a-fine-wine-9209237 |title=Mike Ness and Social Distortion Have Matured With Age Like a Fine Wine |publisher=[[Phoenix New Times]] |date=March 31, 2017 |access-date=April 3, 2017}}</ref> In a June 2018 interview with ''[[Edmonton Journal]]'', Ness said, "I've put a few new songs in the set just to let people know that we're not sitting on our asses at home. It gets people talking, which is nice. But yeah, once we stop touring in November, we'll be ready. I'm thinking that by January we'll be pre-production, but I don't want to rush something out just to get it out."<ref name="ultimate guitar">{{cite web|url=https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/community_feed/social_distortion_whats_the_status_of_our_new_album.html |title=Social Distortion: What's the Status of Our New Album |publisher=[[Ultimate Guitar Archive|Ultimate Guitar]] |date=June 11, 2018 |access-date=June 11, 2018}}</ref> In an interview with ''[[The Orange County Register]]'' in November 2022, Ness mentioned that, with over 40-50 songs written, Social Distortion has been working on two new albums, with the first to be released in 2023 and the second to be recorded a year later, and added, "That would make people faint. I want to do that, though. I'm going to try to do that. I want to shock people."<ref name="ug 2022" />

Social Distortion toured Europe from May to July 2022.<ref name="newalbum" />

On April 7, 2023, Ness and Social Distortion posted to their [[Instagram]] pages that pre production on the band's next album was completed and that they would begin recording it on April 17 for an early 2024 release.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CqwqcP1MK64/ | title=Social Distortion on Instagram: "After 5 weeks of hard work we finished the pre-production for our new record today. We start tracking on April 17 and this record should be hitting stores early 2024." }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.instagram.com/p/Cqwlyl1tdqx/ | title=Mike Ness on Instagram: "So stoked finished preproduction today for new album!!!! Start in studio April 17 gonna be a great album. Want to thank the guys for 5 solid weeks of hard work it's paying off. And my dogs like it too, especially Bitsie ❤️" }}</ref>

On June 7, 2023, Mike Ness announced that he was diagnosed with stage one [[tonsil cancer]] and is expected to make a full recovery from surgery. The band's upcoming tour was postponed as was work on their upcoming studio album. Ness said of the album's delay: "While it will take a little longer, I promise you that it will be delivered and it will exceed your expectations".<ref name="yahoo">{{cite web|url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/social-distortion-mike-ness-reveals-153515012.html |title=Social Distortion's Mike Ness Reveals Tonsil Cancer Diagnosis |publisher=[[Yahoo]] |date=June 7, 2023 |access-date=June 7, 2023}}</ref>

On December 12, 2023, Social Distortion announced that they would be doing a co-headlining tour with [[Bad Religion]] in April and May 2024 which saw the band perform ''Mommy's Little Monster'' in its entirety to celebrate the album's belated 40th anniversary. Social Distortion will also do their own headlining tour in September and October 2024.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://consequence.net/2023/12/bad-religion-social-distortion-2024-us-tour/|title=Bad Religion and Social Distortion Announce Co-Headlining 2024 US Tour |publisher=[[Consequence of Sound]]|date=December 12, 2023 |access-date=December 12, 2023}}</ref>

When asked in the May 2024 issue of ''[[Guitar World]]'' about the status of his health and Social Distortion's upcoming plans, Ness said, "I was halfway through recording the next album when I got cancer, so that's had to go on hold while I've been working on getting better. I had rough guide vocals laid down, and when I listen to the tracks I think they're some of my best work, so I'm looking forward to finishing the album. It's going to be a really great record. I'm going on the road in the spring, which will be the first time I've sung live since the cancer on my tonsils. I've been doing my therapy and working hard. There's a lot of pressure knowing that I've got shows booked, but it's a good pressure as it puts a lot of focus on my efforts. I guess the album won't be finished until I complete the tour, by which time I hope my voice will be back to full strength, which means the record probably won't be out until 2025. It seems a long way off, but it will be well worth the wait."<ref>{{cite magazine |last=McStea |first=Mark |date=May 2024 |title=Lost Classics |magazine=[[Guitar World]] |pages=21 }}</ref>