Coral Fang
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Coral Fang is the third and final album by the American punk rock
band The Distillers
. Released on Sire Records
in 2003 (see 2003 in music
), this record marked their major label debut. It peaked at #97 in the US and #46 in the UK.
Additional personnel
Production
Singles
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
band The Distillers
The Distillers
The Distillers were an American punk rock 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 , a woman with a...
. Released on Sire Records
Sire Records
Sire Records is an American record label, owned by Warner Music Group and distributed through Warner Bros. Records.-Beginnings:The label was founded in 1966 as Sire Productions by Seymour Stein and Richard Gottehrer, each investing ten thousand dollars into the new company. Its early releases as a...
in 2003 (see 2003 in music
2003 in music
-January:* January – following an investigation by The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry and London detectives, police raids in England and the Netherlands recover nearly 500 original Beatles studio tapes, recorded during the Let It Be sessions. Five people are arrested...
), this record marked their major label debut. It peaked at #97 in the US and #46 in the UK.
Track listing
All songs by Brody Dalle- "Drain the Blood" – 3:08
- "Dismantle Me" – 2:26
- "Die on a Rope" – 2:39
- "The Gallow Is God" – 4:35
- "Coral Fang" – 2:09
- "The Hunger" – 5:28
- "Hall of Mirrors" – 3:50
- "Beat Your Heart Out" – 2:48
- "Love Is Paranoid" – 2:07
- "For Tonight You're Only Here to Know" – 3:18
- "Death Sex" – 12:17
Personnel
The Distillers- Tony Bradley - guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
, backing vocals - Brody DalleBrody DalleBrody Dalle is an Australian-born American singer, songwriter and guitarist. She rose to fame as lead singer/guitarist for the punk rock band The Distillers and currently fronts Spinnerette....
- lead vocals, guitar - Andy GranelliAndy GranelliAndy Granelli is an American drummer. Initially drumming for a band known as Model American in 1997 on their self titled album. The same album later surfaced again in 2002 under the moniker MAPS, which stood for Model American Playing Secretly having been forced to change the name by a court of law...
- drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
, percussion - Ryan SinnRyan SinnRyan Sinn is the former bassist for the alternative rock band Angels & Airwaves and The Distillers, but has joined Love Equals Death, after Dominic Davi's departure...
- bass, backing vocals
Additional personnel
- Dan Druff - guitar
- Mike Fazano - drums
Production
- Producer: Gil Norton
- Executive producer: Tom Whalley
- Engineers: Bradley Cook, Jason Dunne
- Mixing: Andy Wallace
- Mastering: Howie Weinberg
- A&R: Craig Aaronson
- Technicians: Dan Druff, Mike Fazano
- Arranger: The Distillers
- Design: Richard Scane Goodheart
- Photo: James R. Minchin III
- Original artwork & layout: Tim Presley
- Publicity: Brian Bumbery
Additional notes
- The album was released using three different album covers. The original was deemed too graphic by major retails and refused to sell the album unless the artwork was changed. The alternative cover was chosen to be sold in major retailers. It is possible to purchase the album with the original artwork. The third is an actual naked girl instead of the cartoon drawing and is only available on the vinyl version which was limited to 1000 copies on grey vinyl.
- The last track, "Death Sex", is, for the majority of the song at least, a noiseNoise musicNoise music is a term used to describe varieties of avant-garde music and sound art that may use elements such as cacophony, dissonance, atonality, noise, indeterminacy, and repetition in their realization. Noise music can feature distortion, various types of acoustically or electronically...
track. Guitar distortion is played for minutes on end, amounting to around 5 minutes before another section consisting of fast hardcore punkHardcore punkHardcore punk is an underground music genre that originated in the late 1970s, following the mainstream success of punk rock. Hardcore is generally faster, thicker, and heavier than earlier punk rock. The origin of the term "hardcore punk" is uncertain. The Vancouver-based band D.O.A...
including drums comes in, then will go back to the distortion for another 5 minutes or so. - The song "Drain the Blood" is featured in Gran Turismo 4Gran Turismo 4is a racing simulator for the Sony PlayStation 2 which was developed by Polyphony Digital. It was released on December 28, 2004 in Japan and Hong Kong , February 22, 2005 in North America , and March 9, 2005 in Europe , and has since been re-issued under Sony's 'Greatest Hits' line...
and is a downloadable song for Rock Band. - Coral Fang peaked at position 97 on the Billboard 200 on November 1, 2003.
- The song "Beat Your Heart Out" was a part of the Tony Hawk's Underground 2Tony Hawk's Underground 2Tony Hawk's Underground 2, also known as THUG 2, is the sixth installment in Neversoft's Tony Hawk's Series and sequel to Tony Hawk's Underground. Tony Hawk's Underground 2 was released on October 4, 2004 for the PlayStation 2, GameCube, Xbox, PC, and Game Boy Advance platforms...
and Spider-Man 2Spider-Man 2 (video game)Spider-Man 2 is the name of several computer and video games based on the Spider-Man universe and particularly the Spider-Man 2 film. It is a follow up to the game Spider-Man: The Movie and was followed by Spider-Man 3 to promote the release of the third film in 2007...
videogame soundtrack. - The song "Dismantle Me" was a part of the MTX MototraxMTX MototraxMTX Mototrax is a Motocross videogame made by Left Field Productions and published by Activision for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox in 2004. It was released for the PC later that year. The PC version was developed and published by Aspyr. It was released in 2006 for the PlayStation Portable...
soundtrack. - The song "Hall of Mirrors" was the first track on Kerrang! Best of 2003.
Charts
AlbumYear | Chart | Position |
---|---|---|
2003 | The Billboard 200 | 97 |
Singles
Year | Single | Chart | Position |
---|---|---|---|
2004 | "Drain the Blood" | Modern Rock Tracks | 28 |
2004 | "Beat Your Heart Out" | Modern Rock Tracks | - |
2004 | "The Hunger" | Modern Rock Tracks | - |