Andy Granelli

Who is Andy Granelli?

Andy 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. Following this Andy had success as the drummer of the hardcore band The Nerve Agents, appearing on all 4 of their releases including the bands Hellcat Records debut The Butterfly Collection.

In 2002 he became the drummer of the punk band The Distillers, The Nerve Agents then label mates. He replaced Mat Young after the release of The Distillers self-titled album and went on to appear on the group's second album Sing Sing Death House. Following the success of this album he went on to record on The Distillers third album, the major label debut Coral Fang in 2003. After The Distillers went on hiatus, he left the band in March 2005 to pursue his other band, Darker My Love with former Model American band mate Tim Presley. Tim was interestingly also responsible for the original Coral Fang artwork, banned by many large American retailers, he is credited with the Original Artwork & Layout in the album sleeve.