Coral Fang

Coral Fang
Original LP cover
Studio album by the Distillers
Released October 14, 2003
Recorded Spring 2003
Studio The Site, San Rafael, California
Genre Punk rock,[1] hardcore punk
Length 44:52
Label Sire
Producer Gil Norton
The Distillers chronology
Sing Sing Death House
(2002)		 Coral Fang
(2003)
Alternative covers
Mass market cover
Singles from Coral Fang
  1. "Drain the Blood"
    Released: September 30, 2003
  2. "The Hunger"
    Released: March 29, 2004
  3. "Beat Your Heart Out"
    Released: July 7, 2004
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic71/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The A.V. ClubPositive[3]
NME[4]
Pitchfork8.0/10[5]
Robert Christgau[6]
Rolling Stone[7]

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 #97 in the US and #46 in the UK.[8][9]

Accolades

Track listing

All tracks written by Brody Dalle.

No.TitleLength
1."Drain the Blood"3:08
2."Dismantle Me"2:26
3."Die on a Rope"2:39
4."The Gallow Is God"4:35
5."Coral Fang"2:09
6."The Hunger"5:28
7."Hall of Mirrors"3:50
8."Beat Your Heart Out"2:48
9."Love Is Paranoid"2:07
10."For Tonight You're Only Here to Know"3:18
11."Death Sex"12:17
Total length:44:43

Personnel

The Distillers

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

Use in media

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2003) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[8] 97
UK Albums (OCC)[9] 46

Singles

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

References

  1. 1 2 Phares, Heather. "Coral Fang – The Distillers | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved October 5, 2013.
  2. ↑ "Coral Fang by The Distillers". Metacritic. Retrieved July 8, 2017.
  3. ↑ Murray, Noel (October 28, 2003). "The Distillers: Coral Fang". The AV Club. Retrieved July 8, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Distillers: Coral Fang". NME. Retrieved July 8, 2017.
  5. ↑ Carr, Eric (January 6, 2004). "The Distillers – Coral Fang | Album Reviews | Pitchfork". Pitchfork. Retrieved October 5, 2013.
  6. ↑ Christgau, Robert. "Robert Christgau – CG – The Distillers". Retrieved October 5, 2013.
  7. ↑ Eliscu, Jenny (October 8, 2003). "The Distillers – Coral Fang – Music Reviews – Rolling Stone". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on February 21, 2010. Retrieved February 21, 2010.
  8. 1 2 3 "The Distillers – Chart History | Billboard". Billboard. Retrieved July 29, 2013.
  9. 1 2 3 "DISTILLERS | Artist | Official Charts". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 29, 2013.
  10. ↑ "Rocklist.net...Kerrang! Lists Page 1..." April 1, 2013. Retrieved October 5, 2013.
  11. ↑ Blender Magazine, December 2003, "50 Greatest CD's of 2003"
  12. ↑ "Blender's 50 Greatest Albums of 2003..." forums.nasioc.com. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
  13. ↑ "Rocklist.net...Q magazine Recordings Of The Year". www.rocklistmusic.co.uk. Retrieved July 8, 2017.
  14. ↑ Day, Andy (August 26, 2004). "Kerrang Award Nominees Announced". Gigwise. Giant Digital. Retrieved May 10, 2012.
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