| The Distillers | |
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 The Distillers at the Leeds Festival 2004
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| 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 |
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The Distillers were a punk rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1998. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Sire Records Company is an American record label owned by Warner Music Group and distributed through Warner Bros Epitaph Records is a Hollywood California based Record label owned by Bad Religion guitarist Brett Gurewitz. Hellcat Records is an independent Record label based in Los Angeles California. Brody Dalle (born Bree Leslie Pucilowski on January 1, 1979 in Melbourne Australia) is a Singer, Songwriter and Guitarist Tony Bevilacqua (born July 23, 1976) is currently the guitar player for Spinnerette. Ryan Sinn (born 23 April 1979 in Fremont California, USA is the former Bassist for the alternative rock band Angels & Airwaves Andy Granelli (aka Andy Outbreak) is an American Drummer he was the drummer of the Punk rock band The Distillers. Rose "Casper" Mazzola (born Rosalyn Mazzola was a member of the Punk rock band The Distillers, where she played back-up Guitar and sometimes Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West They released their first two albums on Hellcat Records/Epitaph Records before moving to Sire, part of the Warner Music Group. An album or record album is a collection of related audio or Music tracks distributed to the public Hellcat Records is an independent Record label based in Los Angeles California. Epitaph Records is a Hollywood California based Record label owned by Bad Religion guitarist Brett Gurewitz. Warner Music Group (WMG is the third-largest of the "big four" major record labels, the others being Sony BMG, EMI, and Universal The Distillers were originally formed by Australian-born Brody Armstrong (later Dalle), a woman with a distinctively harsh singing voice. Brody Dalle (born Bree Leslie Pucilowski on January 1, 1979 in Melbourne Australia) is a Singer, Songwriter and Guitarist Ex-wife of Rancid's Tim Armstrong, Brody changed her name to "Dalle" after their divorce in 2003. Rancid is a punk band formed in 1991 in Albany California, by Matt Freeman and Tim Armstrong. Timothy Lockwood Armstrong (born November 25, 1966) is an influential American musician and songwriter best known for his work with Punk rock 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. Tony Bevilacqua (born July 23, 1976) is currently the guitar player for Spinnerette. Ryan Sinn (born 23 April 1979 in Fremont California, USA is the former Bassist for the alternative rock band Angels & Airwaves
Members Brody and Tony have formed a new band called Spinnerette. Spinnerette is an American band consisting of Brody Dalle, Tony Bevilacqua (both former members of The Distillers) Jack Irons ( Red
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Former members
- Brody Dalle, singer. Brody Dalle (born Bree Leslie Pucilowski on January 1, 1979 in Melbourne Australia) is a Singer, Songwriter and Guitarist
- Tony Bradley, guitarist. Tony Bevilacqua (born July 23, 1976) is currently the guitar player for Spinnerette.
- Ryan Sinn left the band in 2005. Ryan Sinn (born 23 April 1979 in Fremont California, USA is the former Bassist for the alternative rock band Angels & Airwaves He played in the band Angels & Airwaves with Tom DeLonge of blink-182 for a time after the Distillers. Angels & Airwaves (also known as "AVA" is an Alternative rock group fronted by former Blink-182 and Box Car Racer guitarist/vocalist Thomas Matthew DeLonge Jr (born December 13 1975) is an American musician most famous for being a founding member of and Guitarist Blink-182 was an American Pop [1]. Ryan has since left Angels & Airwaves and joined Love Equals Death. Love Equals Death is a Punk rock band from Petaluma, California History The band was formed on Halloween night 2003
- Andy Granelli played drums and left the band in March of 2005 to pursue his other band, Darker My Love. Andy Granelli (aka Andy Outbreak) is an American Drummer he was the drummer of the Punk rock band The Distillers.
- Rose "Casper" Mazzola played back-up guitar and sometimes sang. Rose "Casper" Mazzola (born Rosalyn Mazzola was a member of the Punk rock band The Distillers, where she played back-up Guitar and sometimes 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. Exene Cervenka (born Christine Cervenka February 1, 1956) is an American musician writer and artist A. punk band X and has since left that band. She is currently touring with Rockstar: Supernova runner-up Dilana. Rock Star Supernova was the second season of the Reality television show Rock Star. Dilana Robichaux is a singer songwriter and performer who lives in Los Angeles California.
- Mat Young left the band after the making of the self-titled record.
Discography
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 |
EPs
| Album Year | Album Name | Record Label | US Billboard Peak | Certification |
| 1999 | The Distillers 7" | Hellcat |
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 | |||
| 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 |
Trivia
- In a February 2003 episode of Gilmore Girls, Jess surprises Rory with last-minute tickets to a Distillers concert. See also 2000 in music (UK Musical groups established in 2000 Record labels The Distillers is the first album by Punk rock band The Distillers, released in 2000 Epitaph Records is a Hollywood California based Record label owned by Bad Religion guitarist Brett Gurewitz. This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 2002 Sing Sing Death House is the second album by Punk rock band The Distillers, released 2002 Hellcat Records is an independent Record label based in Los Angeles California. See also 2003 in music (UK Musical groups established in 2003 Record labels Coral Fang is the third and final album by Punk rock band The Distillers, released in 2003 Sire Records Company is an American record label owned by Warner Music Group and distributed through Warner Bros See also 1999 in music (UK Musical groups established in 1999 Record The Distillers is the first 7" EP released by Punk rock band The Distillers. Hellcat Records is an independent Record label based in Los Angeles California. The Pop 100 is a songs chart created in February 2005 and released weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States. Hot Modern Rock Tracks (originally called Modern Rock Tracks) is a music chart in the United States that has appeared in ''Billboard'' magazine since September Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks (originally called Mainstream Rock Tracks) is a ranking in Billboard magazine of the most-played songs on Mainstream rock The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official UK Charts Company (OCC on behalf of the British record industry " The Young Crazed Peeling " is the first single from Sing Sing Death House by punk rock band The Distillers Sing Sing Death House is the second album by Punk rock band The Distillers, released 2002 " City of Angels " is a single by The Distillers, found on their 2002 album Sing Sing Death House. Sing Sing Death House is the second album by Punk rock band The Distillers, released 2002 "Drain the Blood" is the first single from The Distillers ' third album Coral Fang. Coral Fang is the third and final album by Punk rock band The Distillers, released in 2003 "The Hunger" is a single by the band The Distillers from their third album Coral Fang. Coral Fang is the third and final album by Punk rock band The Distillers, released in 2003 Coral Fang is the third and final album by Punk rock band The Distillers, released in 2003 Gilmore Girls was an Emmy Award -winning Golden Globe -nominated American Comedy-drama series created by Amy Sherman-Palladino
- A version of the song "Muppet N. A. M. B. L. A" on the Leftover Crack album Rock the 40 Oz. features Dalle on guest vocals. Leftöver Crack is an American Anarchist Ska punk band formed in 2000 following the breakup of the Ska punk Rock the Forty Oz is the first release by Leftöver Crack. The breakup of legendary squat-core outfit Choking Victim left frontman and guitarist
Songs used in videogames
- The song "Beat Your Heart Out" is featured in Tony Hawk Underground 2. Tony Hawk's Underground 2 (also known as THUG 2 or Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 6) is the sixth installment in Neversoft 's
- The song "Dismantle Me" is featured in MTX: Mototrax. MTX Mototrax is a Motocross videogame made by Activision for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox in 2004
- The song "Seneca Falls" is featured in Tony Hawk Pro Skater 4. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4, often called THPS4, is the fourth game in ''Tony Hawk's'' series.
- The song "Drain the Blood" is featured in Gran Turismo 4. Gran Turismo 4 (also known as GT4) is a racing Video game for Sony PlayStation 2 which is published by
- The song "Beat Your Heart Out" and a cover of the "Spider-Man theme song" are featured in Spider-Man 2 (video game). The Theme song of the 1967 cartoon show Spider-Man has become a popular standard Spider-Man 2 is the name of several computer and video games based on the Spider-Man universe and particularly the Spider-Man 2
References
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
External links
- Idoless.org former bone-garden.com unofficial fansite
- DEATHHOUSE.ORG - The Distillers Fansite
- Official website
- French Fan-Site
- Fan-Site
- Czech Rock magazine with The Distillers
- Spanish forum
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