Alkaline Trio

Alkaline Trio's story dates back to 1997, when a bike messenger in Chicago, named Matt Skiba, packed in his drums and started playing the guitar.  He decided to look for a the perfect blend of musical lyrics and sound.  He joined together with 2 friends from the messenger service and all together, Matt Skiba (Guitarist), Glenn Porter (Drummer) and Rob Doran (Bass Player) became Alkaline Trio.

It wasn't until Dan Andriano came into the picture when he replaced Doran.  He joined Alkaline Trio just prior to the release of For Your Lungs Only.  He brought a second voice and an interesting style of songwriting to the group which helped create the signature sound of the band.  

Maybe I'll Catch Fire and Goddamnit were the two albums that they made with indie Asian Man Records and they were done back to back in 1998 and 1999.  Skiba went on to say that there was definitely a reason that the band plays the kind of music that they do as they offer kids a little darker slice of punk rock.  

There is definitely a dark side to the band that appeals to many types of people.  The band has two completely different but absolutely complimentary voices that make the band what it is.  The dynamic duo is none other than the guitarist and singer Matt Skiba with his triumphant raspy voice and bassist and singer Dan Andriano with his measures sweet crooning voice.  

Combined together they completely wreck their audiences with their bittersweet songs about drinking and drugs, loss and love, Satan and God, Pain and joy. You get all of this from just three young men, about three chords and a ton of beer, heartbreak and cigarettes.  All of this comes from three young guys, about as many chords, and a healthy supply of beer, cigarettes, and heartbreak.

The band has grown by leaps and bounds and has had many more hit songs over the years as I am sure they will have many more to come.  They have a faithful set of followers with many more jumping on the bad wagon each day.  With their dark twist of music and their sorrowful sound, one can't help but to be memorized by their unique sound.  

The album Good Mourning did so well on the charts it got the band their TV spot on late night TV as well as several summer tours.  In 2005 they came out with Crimson which just added to their good streak.  They continued to tour over the summer both as the headliner and as the warm up band for My Chemical Romance.  By the fall, the band found a new home at V2 Records and they soon began to work on their next record. In January of 2007 Vagrant released the CD/DVD Remains,  that rounded up flip sides and rarities.
 

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