Coral Fang

Coral Fang
Studio album by The Distillers
Released	October 14, 2003
Genre	Alternative rock, Punk rock
Length	44:52
Label	Sire
Producer	Gil Norton
The Distillers chronology
Sing Sing Death House (2002) Coral Fang (2003) Censored cover Vinyl cover

Professional ratings
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Allmusic	link
Pitchfork Media	(8.0/10) link
Robert Christgau	link
Rolling Stone	link

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.^{[citation needed]}

Track listing

All songs by Brody Dalle

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

Personnel

The Distillers

• Tony Bradley - guitar, backing vocals
• Brody Dalle - lead vocals, guitar
• Andy Granelli - drums, percussion
• Ryan Sinn - 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 noise track. Guitar distortion is played for minutes on end, amounting to around 5 minutes before another section consisting of fast hardcore punk 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 4 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 2 and Spider-Man 2 videogame soundtrack.
• The song "Dismantle Me" was a part of the MTX Mototrax soundtrack.
• The song "Hall of Mirrors" was the first track on Kerrang! Best of 2003.

Charts

Album

Year	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	-

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