Coral Fang

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.^[9][10]

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]
Length	44:52
Label	Sire, Hellcat[2]
Producer	Gil Norton
The Distillers chronology
Sing Sing Death House (2002) Coral Fang (2003)
Alternative covers
Mass market cover
Singles from Coral Fang
"Drain the Blood" Released: September 30, 2003 "The Hunger" Released: March 29, 2004 "Beat Your Heart Out" Released: July 7, 2004

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	71/100[3]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The A.V. Club	Mixed[4]
NME	[5]
Pitchfork	8.0/10[6]
Robert Christgau	[7]
Rolling Stone	[8]

Accolades

• Coral Fang was rated the 7th best album of 2003 by Kerrang!^[11]
• Coral Fang was ranked number 27 on Blender magazine's 50 Greatest CDs of 2003 list.^[12][13]
• Coral Fang was ranked number 20 on Q magazine's Recordings of the Year list in 2003.^[14]
• "Drain the Blood" was a nominee for the Kerrang! Award for Best Single in 2004.^[15]

Track listing

Coral Fang track listing

No.	Title	Length
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

All tracks are written by Brody Dalle

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

Weekly charts

Chart performance for Coral Fang

Chart (2003)	Peak position
UK Albums (OCC)[10]	46
US Billboard 200[9]	97

Singles

Chart performance of singles from Coral Fang

Year	Title	Peak position
		US Alt [16]	UK [17]
2003	"Drain the Blood"	28	51
2004	"The Hunger"	—	48
	"Beat Your Heart Out"	—	74

References

1. Phares, Heather. "Coral Fang – The Distillers | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved October 5, 2013.
2. Discogs. "The Distillers – Coral Fang". Retrieved August 27, 2020.
3. "Coral Fang by The Distillers". Metacritic. Retrieved July 8, 2017.
4. Murray, Noel (October 28, 2003). "The Distillers: Coral Fang". The AV Club. Retrieved July 8, 2017.
5. "Distillers: Coral Fang". NME. Retrieved July 8, 2017.
6. Carr, Eric (January 6, 2004). "The Distillers – Coral Fang | Album Reviews". Pitchfork. Retrieved October 5, 2013.
7. Christgau, Robert. "Robert Christgau – CG – The Distillers". Retrieved October 5, 2013.
8. 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.
9. "The Distillers Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 14, 2021.
10. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 14, 2021.
11. "Rocklist.net...Kerrang! Lists Page 1..." April 1, 2013. Retrieved October 5, 2013.
12. Blender Magazine, December 2003, "50 Greatest CD's of 2003"
13. "Blender's 50 Greatest Albums of 2003..." forums.nasioc.com. Retrieved July 8, 2017.
14. "Rocklist.net...Q magazine Recordings Of The Year". www.rocklistmusic.co.uk. Retrieved July 8, 2017.
15. Day, Andy (August 26, 2004). "Kerrang Award Nominees Announced". Gigwise. Giant Digital. Retrieved May 10, 2012.
16. "The Distillers Chart History: Alternative Airplay". Billboard. Retrieved September 14, 2021.
17. "Distillers | full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 14, 2021.