The Distillers

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The Distillers
The Distillers at the Leeds Festival 2004
The Distillers at the Leeds Festival 2004
Background information
Origin Los Angeles, CA
Genre(s) Punk rock
Years active 1998–2006
Label(s) Sire Records
Epitaph Records
Hellcat Records
Website Official website
Former members
Brody Dalle
Tony Bradley
Ryan Sinn
Andy Granelli
Rose Mazzola
Kim Chi
Mat Young

The Distillers were a 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 Bradley also played guitar and Ryan Sinn played bass.

Members Brody and Tony have formed a new band called Spinnerette.

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[edit] Former members

  • Brody Dalle, singer.
  • 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.
  • Andy Granelli played drums and left the band in March of 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.
  • 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.

[edit] Discography

[edit] Studio albums

Album Year Album Name Record Label US Billboard Peak Certification
2000 The Distillers Epitaph
2002 Sing Sing Death House Hellcat
2003 Coral Fang Sire 97

[edit] EPs

Album Year Album Name Record Label US Billboard Peak Certification
1999 The Distillers 7" Hellcat

[edit] 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 Sing Sing Death House
2003 "Drain the Blood" - - 28 - 51 Coral Fang
2003 "The Hunger" - - - - 48 Coral Fang
2004 "Beat Your Heart Out" - - - - 74 Coral Fang

[edit] Trivia

  • In a February 2003 episode of Gilmore Girls, Jess surprises Rory with last-minute tickets to a Distillers concert.

[edit] Songs used in videogames

[edit] References

  1. ^ Ryan Sinn Quits The Distillers

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

[edit] External links

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The Distillers
Brody Dalle · Tony Bradley · Ryan Sinn · Andy Granelli
Rose "Casper" Mazzola · Kim Chi · Mat Young
Studio albums
EPs
Singles
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