including members

List of Social Distortion band members

For over 30 years, Social Distortion have had numerous lineup changes and frontman Mike Ness has been the only constant member.

Their last line-up change was in 2005 after auditions were held to play bass after John Maurer left the band.

The following is a list of the lineups in Social Distortion's history, including members that were present on an album, touring musicians and side projects.

Timeline

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Fully detailed timeline

Dates & releases	Members & prominent instruments	Notes
1978-1979	Mike Ness - vocals, guitar Rikk Agnew - guitar Frank Agnew - guitar Timothy Maag - bass Casey Royer - drums	First line-up of Social Distortion.
1979-1981	Mike Ness - vocals, guitar Rikk Agnew - guitar Frank Agnew - guitar Dennis Danell - bass Casey Royer - drums
1981-1984 Mommy's Little Monster and Mainliner: Wreckage From the Past	Mike Ness - vocals, guitar Dennis Danell - guitar Brent Liles - bass Derek O'Brein - drums	The Mainliner compilation features material recorded with this line-up.
1984	Mike Ness - vocals, guitar Dennis Danell - guitar John Maurer - bass Bob Stubbs - drums	Stubbs only toured with the band and played drums on live performances before they found Christopher Reece.
1984-1994 Prison Bound, Social Distortion and Somewhere Between Heaven and Hell	Mike Ness - vocals, guitar Dennis Danell - guitar John Maurer - bass Chris Reece - drums	Due to the success of the self-titled album, some say this is the "classic" Social Distortion line-up.
1994-1995	Mike Ness - vocals, guitar Dennis Danell - guitar John Maurer - bass Randy Carr - drums	Carr only toured with the band and played drums on live performances.
1995-1996	Mike Ness - vocals, guitar Dennis Danell - guitar John Maurer - bass Deen Castronovo - drums	Castronovo was part of the band only for the sessions of their next album White Light, White Heat, White Trash.
1996-2000 White Light, White Heat, White Trash and Live at the Roxy	Mike Ness - vocals, guitar Dennis Danell - guitar John Maurer - bass Chuck Biscuits - drums	Last line-up before Danell's death.
2000-2004 Sex, Love and Rock 'n' Roll	Mike Ness - vocals, guitar Jonny Wickersham - guitar John Maurer - bass Charlie Quintana - drums	The first line-up without Danell.
2004	Mike Ness - vocals, guitar Jonny Wickersham - guitar Matt Freeman - bass Charlie Quintana - drums	Between August and November 2004, Freeman filled in for Maurer during the Sex, Love and Rock 'n' Roll tour.
2004-present Untitled upcoming release	Mike Ness - vocals, guitar Jonny Wickersham - guitar Brent Harding - bass Charlie Quintana - drums	The confirmed line-up for Social Distortion's new album.

Related bands

The Adolescents - a post-Social Distortion band featuring the Agnew Brothers and Casey Royer.
Agent Orange - Brent Liles' post-Social Distortion band.
D.I. - Casey Royer and Rikk Agnew formed this band during an Adolescents hiatus.
D.O.A. - Chuck Biscuits' band before he joined Danzig and Social Distortion.
Danzig - Chuck Biscuits' band before he joined Social Distortion.
The Lewd - Chris Reece's band before he joined Social Distortion.
Operation Ivy - Matt Freeman's band before he joined Rancid.
Rancid - Matt Freeman's band during joining Social Distortion.

including members

List of Social Distortion band members

Timeline

Fully detailed timeline

Related bands

See also