The Distillers
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| The Distillers | |
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 The Distillers at the Leeds Festival 2004 |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Genres | Punk rock Hardcore punk Alternative rock |
| Years active | 1998-2004 |
| Labels | Sire Records Epitaph Records Hellcat Records |
| Associated acts | Spinnerette, Darker My Love, The Nerve Agents, Angels & Airwaves, Love Equals Death |
| Website | The Distillers official website |
| Past members | |
| Brody Dalle Tony Bevilacqua Ryan Sinn Andy Granelli Rose Mazzola Kim Chi Mat Young Elisa Bonesteel |
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The Distillers were an American punk rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1998. They released their first two albums on Hellcat Records/Epitaph Records 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 Bevilacqua also played guitar and Ryan Sinn played bass.
Members Brody and Tony have, since the split, formed a new band called Spinnerette.
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[edit] Former members
- Brody Dalle, singer/guitarist. Dalle was the only constant member throughout the band's career.
- Tony Bevilacqua, 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.
- 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. She also plays bass in Punk is Dead.
- Mat Young left the band after the making of the self-titled record.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Studio albums
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certification | ||
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US Billboard 200 [3] |
US Independent Albums [3] |
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| 2000 | The Distillers
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| 2002 | Sing Sing Death House
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- | - | 29 | |
| 2003 | Coral Fang
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46 | 97 | - | |
[edit] EPs
| Year | Title | Record label | US Billboard peak | Certification |
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| 1999 | The Distillers 7" | Hellcat |
[edit] Singles
| Year | Title | Chart positions | Album | ||||
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| US Hot 100 | US Pop 100 | US Modern Rock | US Mainstream Rock | UK Singles Chart[5] | |||
| 2002 | "The Young Crazed Peeling" | - | - | - | - | - | Sing Sing Death House |
| "City of Angels" | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2003 | "Drain the Blood" | - | - | 28 | - | 51 | Coral Fang |
| "The Hunger" | - | - | - | - | 48 | ||
| 2004 | "Beat Your Heart Out" | - | - | - | - | 74 | |
[edit] 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.
[edit] Songs used in video games
- The song "Beat Your Heart Out" is featured in Tony Hawk's Underground 2.
- The song "Dismantle Me" is featured in MTX Mototrax.
- The song "Seneca Falls" is featured in Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4.
- The song "Drain the Blood" is featured in Gran Turismo 4 and is a downloadable song for Rock Band.
- The song "Beat Your Heart Out" and a cover of the Spider-Man theme song" are featured in the video game adaptation of Spider-Man 2.
- 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, as well as in the third episode of Sleeper Cell entitled "Money".
[edit] References
- ^ Ryan Sinn Quits The Distillers
- ^ http://www.theofficialcharts.com/artist/_/distillers/
- ^ a b http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/the-distillers/chart-history/392227?f=326&g=Albums
- ^ http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/search.aspx
- ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 157. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
[edit] External links
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