Coral Fang Explained

Coral Fang
Type:	studio
Artist:	The Distillers
Cover:	Coralfangvinyl.jpg
Border:	yes
Caption:	Original LP cover
Released:	October 14, 2003
Recorded:	Spring 2003
Studio:	The Site, San Rafael, California
Genre:	Punk rock^[1]
Length:	44:52
Label:	Sire, Hellcat^[2]
Producer:	Gil Norton
Chronology:	The Distillers
Prev Title:	Sing Sing Death House
Prev Year:	2002

Coral Fang is the third studio album by the punk rock band The Distillers. It was released in 2003 through Sire Records. The album marked the band's major label debut, and is their most recent album to date. It peaked at number 97 in the US and 46 in the UK.

Accolades

• Coral Fang was rated the 7th best album of 2003 by Kerrang!^[3]
• Coral Fang was ranked number 27 on Blender magazine's 50 Greatest CDs of 2003 list.^{[4] [5]}
• Coral Fang was ranked number 20 on Q magazine's Recordings of the Year list in 2003.^[6]
• "Drain the Blood" was a nominee for the Kerrang! Award for Best Single in 2004.^[7]

Personnel

The Distillers

• Brody Dalle – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
• Tony Bradley – lead guitar, backing vocals
• Ryan Sinn – bass guitar, backing vocals
• Andy Granelli – drums

Production

• Producer – Gil Norton
• Executive producer – Tom Whalley
• Engineers – Bradley Cook, John Dunne
• Mixing – Andy Wallace
• Mastering – Howie Weinberg
• Technicians – Dan Druff, Mike Fazano
• Arranger – The Distillers
• Design – Richard Scane Goodheart
• Photo – James R. Minchin III
• Original artwork and layout – Tim Presley

Use in media

• "Drain the Blood" was featured in Gran Turismo 4 and is a downloadable song for Rock Band.
• "Beat Your Heart Out" was featured in video games Tony Hawk's Underground 2, ATV Offroad Fury 3, and Spider-Man 2.
• The name of the band and album is also graffitied on a wall in the console version of Spider-Man 2.
• "Dismantle Me" was featured in MTX Mototrax.
• "Die on a Rope" was featured in Marvel's Daredevil in the episode "Kinbaku".

Charts

Singles

Year! rowspan="2"

Title	Peak position
US Alt ^[8]	UK ^[9]
2003	"Drain the Blood"	28	51
2004	"The Hunger"	—	48
	"Beat Your Heart Out"	—	74

Notes and References

1. Web site: Heather . Phares . Coral Fang – The Distillers Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards . . October 5, 2013.
2. Web site: The Distillers – Coral Fang . 2020-08-27 . Discogs.
3. Web site: Rocklist.net...Kerrang! Lists Page 1... . April 1, 2013 . October 5, 2013.
4. Blender Magazine, December 2003, "50 Greatest CD's of 2003"
5. Web site: Blender's 50 Greatest Albums of 2003.... forums.nasioc.com. 8 July 2017. en.
6. Web site: Rocklist.net...Q magazine Recordings Of The Year. www.rocklistmusic.co.uk. July 8, 2017.
7. News: Andy. Day. Kerrang Award Nominees Announced. Gigwise. Giant Digital. August 26, 2004. May 10, 2012.
8. Web site: The Distillers Chart History: Alternative Airplay . . September 14, 2021.
9. Web site: Distillers full Official Chart History . . September 14, 2021.