The Distillers

American punk rock band

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The Distillers

The Distillers at the Leeds Festival 2004

Background information
Origin| Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Genres|

* Punk rock[1]
* hardcore punk[1]
* street punk[2][3][4]

Years active|

* 1998–2006
* 2018–present

Labels|

* Sire
* Epitaph
* Hellcat
* Rise[5]

Members|

* Brody Dalle
* Tony Bevilacqua
* Andy Granelli
* Ryan Sinn

Past members|

* Rose Mazzola
* Kim Chi
* Matt Young
* Dante Sigona

The Distillers are an American punk rock band, formed in Los Angeles, California in 1998 by Australian vocalist and guitarist Brody Dalle. Dalle co-wrote, played guitar and provided lead vocals for nearly every track on the band's three albums. After the breakup of the band in 2006, Dalle and Distillers guitarist Tony Bevilacqua went on to form Spinnerette.

## History

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The Distillers first came together in late 1998, when Australian-born guitarist Brody Dalle met bassist Kim Chi and the two bonded over their love for playing punk rock. They proceeded to recruit Detroit guitarist Rose Mazzola and drummer Matt Young.

Signed to Epitaph, the band issued its self-titled debut in April 2000. By the end of the year, Kim Chi had left the group to join Exene Cervenka in her band, the Original Sinners. For a while The Nerve Agents bassist Dante Sigona was playing bass for The Distillers but Ryan Sinn stepped in and took position. Matt departed to join Chi while Mazzola left during the height of "Seneca Falls". By summer 2002, The Distillers were composed of Dalle, Sinn, and new drummer Andy Granelli; joint American dates with No Doubt and Garbage were planned for later that fall. Guitarist/vocalist Tony Bradley joined The Distillers in time for the recording of their third album and major-label debut, Coral Fang, which was released in 2003 by Sire. Following her very public divorce from Rancid's Tim Armstrong that same year, Brody Dalle resumed performing under her own name.

Granelli left the band in early 2005, moving on to play with Darker My Love, and by summer, Sinn had exited as well, later joining up with Angels & Airwaves. Despite rumors, The Distillers, now just Dalle and Bradley, denied that they were breaking up, instead simply going on hiatus. In early 2006, Dalle had her first child, daughter Camille, with new husband Josh Homme of Queens of the Stone Age. By the year's end, the two remaining members formally announced the band's disbandment and went on to form Spinnerette together.[6]

In January 2018, Dalle shared a teaser video from The Distillers' Instagram and a newly opened Twitter account to confirm the return of the band. Initially, it was believed the four Twitter accounts that The Distillers' Twitter was following, would make up the 2018 line-up of the band: Dalle, Bradley, Granelli and former Spinnerette member Alain Johannes. Since then, however, the account has removed Johannes; and subsequently added former bassist Sinn. Bradley has since deleted his Twitter account.

It was later announced that the band would perform their first official show in over 13 years at The Casbah in San Diego, California in late April 2018.[7]

On September 11, 2018, the Distillers official Instagram account announced the release of a new single available on iTunes.[8] In April 2019, the band confirmed that they had begun recording their fourth album and follow-up to Coral Fang.[9] On April 28, 2019, The Distillers announced they would be entering the studio with English music producer Nick Launay.[10]

On July 16, 2021, The Distillers released a live album, Live in Lockdown. The album, as its title suggests, features nine tracks that were recorded live during their 2020 livestream.[11] The band were booked to perform at When We Were Young in 2024; however, they announced last minute that they would not be appearing at the festival. No reason was given for their withdrawal.[12] As of May 2025[update], The Distillers have not performed live publicly since January 2020.[13]

## Members

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Current

* Brody Dalle – lead vocals, rhythm guitar (1998–2006, 2018–present), lead guitar (2002–2003)
* Ryan Sinn – bass, backing vocals (2000–2005, 2018–present)
* Andy Granelli – drums (2000–2005, 2018–present)
* Tony "Bradley" Bevilacqua – lead guitar, backing vocals (2003–2006, 2018–present)

Former

* Rose "Casper" Mazzola – lead guitar, backing vocals (1998–2002)
* Kim Chi – bass, backing vocals (1998–2000)
* Mat Young – drums (1998–2000)
* Dante Sigona – bass, backing vocals (2000)

### Timeline

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## Discography

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### Studio albums

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Year  | Details  | Peak chart positions  | Certification

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[14] | US
Ind.
[15] | UK
[16][17]
2000  | The Distillers

* Label: Hellcat

| —  | —  | —  |
2002  | Sing Sing Death House

* Label: Hellcat

| —  | 29  | —  |
2003  | Coral Fang

* Label: Sire/Hellcat

| 97  | —  | 46  |

* BPI: Silver[18]

### Extended plays

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Title  | Details

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The Distillers EP |

* Released: 1999
* Label: Epitaph
* Formats: 7" vinyl

### Singles

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Title  | Year  | Peak chart positions  | Album

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Alt
[14] | SCO
[19] | UK
[16][17] | UK
Indie
[20] | UK
Rock
[21]
"The Young Crazed Peeling"  | 2002  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | Sing Sing Death House
"City of Angels"  | —  | —  | 104  | 38  | 13
"Drain the Blood"  | 2003  | 28  | 48  | 51  | —  | 8  | Coral Fang
"The Hunger"  | 2004  | —  | —  | 48  | —  | —
"Beat Your Heart Out"  | —  | —  | 74  | —  | —
"Man vs. Magnet"  | 2018  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | Man vs. Magnet / Blood in Gutters
"Blood in Gutters"  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —

### Music videos

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* "The Young Crazed Peeling" (2002)
* "City of Angels" (2002)
* "Drain the Blood" (2003)
* "The Hunger" (2003)
* "Beat Your Heart Out" (2004)
* "Man vs. Magnet" (2018)
* "City of Angels (Live)" (2021)

## In popular culture

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* 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 EP, Rock the 40 Oz featured Dalle on guest vocals.
* In the Daredevil episode "Kinbaku", "Die on a Rope" is played on the stereo of a car that Matt Murdock and Elektra steal.

### Video games

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* "Beat Your Heart Out" is featured in Tony Hawk's Underground 2.
* "Beat Your Heart Out" is featured in ATV Offroad Fury 3.
* "Dismantle Me" is featured in MTX Mototrax.
* "Seneca Falls" is featured in Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4.
* "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.
* "City of Angels" is featured in Crash 'N' Burn, as well as in the third episode of Sleeper Cell entitled "Money".

## References

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1. ^ a b The Distillers Biography Archived 2014-05-03 at the Wayback Machine at AllMusic
2. ^ Diehl, Matt (2007). My So-Called Punk: Green Day, Fall Out Boy, The Distillers, Bad Religion—How Neo-Punk Stage-Dived Into the Mainstream. St. Martin's Griffin. ISBN 978-0-312-33781-0.
3. ^ "The Distillers". In Music We Trust. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015.
4. ^ "Brody Dalle: Spinnerette / The Distillers". Exclaim.ca. Archived from the original on January 7, 2016.
5. ^ The Distillers release 'Live In Lockdown', share live video, Loudhacker.net
6. ^ Wilson, MacKenzie. "Artist Biography". Allmusic. Archived from the original on May 3, 2014. Retrieved July 29, 2013.
7. ^ Fu, Eddie C. (January 18, 2018). "The Distillers reveal reunion tour dates". Access Atlanta. AJC.com. Retrieved April 23, 2018.
8. ^ "THE DISTILLERS MAN VERSUS MAGNET/BLOOD IN GUTTERS". Instagram. Archived from the original on December 24, 2021. Retrieved September 11, 2018.
9. ^ "NEWS: The Distillers to start recording its fourth album in April 2019!". DEAD PRESS!. Retrieved January 4, 2018.
10. ^ "The Distillers are entering the studio to record first album in 16 years". Rawmusictv.com. April 29, 2019. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
11. ^ Punknews.org (July 16, 2021). "The Distillers release 'Live In Lockdown', share live video". www.punknews.org. Retrieved December 24, 2024.
12. ^ "Instagram".
13. ^ "The Distillers Setlist at Showbox, Seattle, WA, USA". Setlist.FM.
14. ^ a b "The Distillers - Chart History". Billboard. Archived from the original on March 8, 2015. Retrieved July 29, 2013.
15. ^ "Sing Sing Death House Awards". AllMusic. Archived from the original on April 14, 2016. Retrieved July 29, 2013.
16. ^ a b "The Distillers Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 27, 2019.
17. ^ a b "Chart Log UK 1994–2010 Asher D – Dyverse". Zobbel. Retrieved October 27, 2019.
18. ^ "BRIT Certified". BPI. Retrieved March 19, 2022.
19. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. April 5, 2019. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
* Drain the Blood: "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. November 9, 2003. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
20. ^ Peak chart position on the UK Independent Singles Chart:
* City of Angels: "Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. November 17, 2002. Retrieved October 27, 2019.
21. ^ Peak chart position on the UK Rock Singles Chart:
* City of Angels: "Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. November 17, 2002. Retrieved October 27, 2019.
* Drain the Blood: "Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. November 9, 2003. Retrieved November 13, 2019.

## External links

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* [1] official website (Archived).
* The Distillers at Facebook.
* The Distillers at Instagram.
* The Distillers at Twitter.
* The Distillers at Myspace.

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The Distillers

* Brody Dalle
* Ryan Sinn
* Andy Granelli
* Tony Bradley

* Rose "Casper" Mazzola

Studio albums|

* The Distillers
* Sing Sing Death House
* Coral Fang

EPs|

* The Distillers 7"

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* Spinnerette
* Ghetto Love
* Spinnerette
* The Nerve Agents
* Angels & Airwaves
* Hellcat Records

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