| The Distillers | |
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| Background Information | |
| Origin | Los Angeles, California |
| Genre | Punk Rock Street Punk Alternative Rock |
| Years active | 1998-2006 |
| Label(s) | Sire Epitaph Hellcat |
| Associated Acts | Spinnerette Darker My Love |
| Website | http://thedistillers.com |
| Former Members | |
| Brody Dalle Tony Bradley Ryan Sinn Andy Granelli Rose "Casper" Mazzola Kim Chi Mat Young Elisa Bonesteel Cody Lane | |
The Distillers were an American punk rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1998. They released their first two albums on Hellcat/Epitaph before moving to Sire, part of the Warner Music Group. The Distillers were originally formed by Australian-born Brody Armstrong (later Dalle), a woman with a distinctively harsh singing voice. Ex-wife of Rancid's Tim Armstrong, Brody changed her name to "Dalle" after their divorce in 2003. Although there were significant line-up changes it was Brody who played guitar, sang, and wrote or co-wrote nearly every song on the band's three albums. Tony Bradley also played guitar and Ryan Sinn played bass.
Members Brody and Tony have since the split formed a new band called Spinnerette.
Former members[]
- Brody Dalle, singer/guitarist.
- Tony Bradley, guitarist.
- Ryan Sinn left the band in 2005. He played in the band Angels & Airwaves with Tom DeLonge of blink-182 for a time after the Distillers.[1]. Ryan has since left Angels & Airwaves and joined Love Equals Death. Ryan then left Love Equals Death and joined The Innocent, who he also left to join Radio Friendly Shifter.
- Andy Granelli played drums and left the band in March 2005 to pursue his other band, Darker My Love.
- Rose "Casper" Mazzola played back-up guitar and sometimes sang. She left the band after the making of Sing Sing Death House, and played for the band Gold Cash Gold for a short while after.
- Cody Lane played drums and left the band in November 2000.
- Kim Chi played bass and left the band after the making of the self-titled record. She played on and toured for the first Original Sinners' album with Exene Cervenka of the L.A. punk band X and has since left that band. She is currently touring with Rockstar: Supernova runner-up Dilana.
- Mat Young left the band after the making of the self-titled record.
- Tim Armstrong It has been long speculated that Tim Armstrong ghost-wrote much of the Distillers early material; however, there is no definitive proof that this actually happened.
Discography[]
Studio albums[]
| Album Year | Album Name | Record Label | US Billboard Peak | UK Album Chart |
| 2000 | The Distillers | Epitaph | ||
| 2002 | Sing Sing Death House | Hellcat | ||
| 2003 | Wikipedia:Coral Fang | Sire | 97 | 46 |
EPs[]
| Album Year | Album Name | Record Label | US Billboard Peak | Certification |
| 1999 | The Distillers 7" | Hellcat |
Singles[]
| Year | Title | Chart Positions | Album | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Hot 100 | US Pop 100 | US Modern Rock | US Mainstream Rock | UK Singles Chart | |||
| 2002 | The Young Crazed Peeling" | - | - | - | - | - | Sing Sing Death House |
| 2002 | "City of Angels" | - | - | - | - | 104 | |
| 2003 | "Drain the Blood" | - | - | 28 | - | 51 | Coral Fang |
| 2003 | "The Hunger" | - | - | - | - | 48 | |
| 2004 | "Beat Your Heart Out" | - | - | - | - | 74 | |
Cultural References[]
- In a February 2003 episode of Gilmore Girls, Jess surprises Rory with last-minute tickets to a Distillers concert.
- A version of the song "Muppet N.A.M.B.L.A" on the Leftöver Crack album Rock the 40 Oz. features Dalle on guest vocals.
Songs used in videogames[]
- The song "Beat Your Heart Out" is featured in Tony Hawk Underground 2.
- The song "Dismantle Me" is featured in MTX: Mototrax.
- The song "Seneca Falls" is featured in Tony Hawk Pro Skater 4.
- The song "Drain the Blood" is featured in Gran Turismo 4 and in Rock Band
- The song "Beat Your Heart Out" and a cover of the "Spider-Man theme song" are featured in Wikipedia:Spider-Man 2 (video game).
- The songs "City of Angels" and "Hall of Mirrors" both featured in the 2004 game True Crime: Streets of LA.
- The song "City of Angels" is featured in Crash 'n' Burn.
References[]
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