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For|other uses|Distillers (disambiguation)!DistillersRefimprove|date=January 2009Infobox musical artist|name = The Distillers|image = The Distillers cropped.jpg|caption = The Distillers at the Reading and Leeds Festivals|Leeds Festival 2004|background = group_or_band|origin = Los Angeles, California , United States|U.S. |genre = Punk rock Hardcore punk Alternative rock |years_active = 1998-2004|label = Sire Records Epitaph Records Hellcat Records |associated_acts = Spinnerette , Darker My Love , The Nerve Agents , Angels & Airwaves , Love Equals Death |website = http://thedistillers.com/main.html The Distillers official website|past_members = Brody Dalle Tony Bevilacqua Ryan Sinn Andy Granelli Rose "Casper" Mazzola|Rose Mazzola Kim Chi Mat Young Elisa Bonesteel The Distillers were an American punk rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1998. They released their first two album s on Hellcat Records / Epitaph Records before moving to Sire, part of the Warner Music Group . The Distillers were originally formed by Australian-born Brody Dalle|Brody Armstrong (later Dalle) , a woman with a distinctively harsh singing voice. Ex-wife of Rancid (band)|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 .
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. http://www.gigwise.com/news.asp? ContentID=8012 Ryan Sinn Quits The Distillers 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 (U.S. 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.
Discography
Studio albums
Year
Album details
Peak chart positions
Certification
UK Album Chart http:/ / www.theofficialcharts.com/ artist/ _/ distillers/
US Billboard 200 http:/ / www.billboard.com/ #/ artist/ the-distillers/ chart-history/ 392227? f=326& g=Albums
US Independent Albums
2000
The Distillers
Record Label: Epitaph Records|Epitaph
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2002
Sing Sing Death House
Record Label: Hellcat Records|Hellcat
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2003
Coral Fang
Record Label: Sire Records|Sire
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British Phonographic Industry|UK : Silver http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/search.aspx
EPs
Year
Title
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US Billboard peak
Certification
1999
The Distillers 7"
Hellcat
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Singles
Year
Title
Chart positions
Album
US Hot 100
US Pop 100
US Modern Rock
US Mainstream Rock
UK Singles Chart cite book
2002
"The Young Crazed Peeling"
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Sing Sing Death House
"City of Angels"
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2003
"Drain the Blood"
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28
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51
Coral Fang
"The Hunger"
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2004
"Beat Your Heart Out"
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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 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 List of downloadable songs for the Rock Band series|Rock Band .
The song "Beat Your Heart Out" and a cover of the Spider-Man (theme song)| Spider-Man theme song " are featured in the video game adaptation of Spider-Man 2 (video game)|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 (2004 video game)|Crash 'N' Burn , as well as in the third episode of Sleeper Cell (TV miniseries)|Sleeper Cell entitled "Money".
References
Reflist
External links
http://distillers.clairebear.com/ The Distillers Beat Your Heart Out
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