The Distillers

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The Distillers
The Distillers at the Leeds Festival 2004
Background information
Origin	Los Angeles, CA, United States
Genres	Street punk, alternative rock
Years active	1998 - 2006
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
Former members
Brody Dalle Tony Bradley Ryan Sinn Andy Granelli Rose Mazzola Kim Chi Mat Young Elisa Bonesteel

The Distillers were an American punk 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 since the split formed a new band called Spinnerette.

Former members

• Brody Dalle, singer/guitarist.
• 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. Ryan then left Love Equals Death and joined The Innocent, who he also left to join Radio Friendly Shifter.
• 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.
• Mat Young left the band after the making of the self-titled record.

Discography

Studio albums

EPs

Singles

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 videogames

• 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 and in List of downloadable songs for the Rock Band series
• The song "Beat Your Heart Out" and a cover of the "Spider-Man theme song" are featured in Spider-Man 2 (video game).
• 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".

References

External links

• Official website
• The Distillers Beat Your Heart Out