Agony & Irony is the sixth studio album by Alkaline Trio, released on July 1, 2008 on Epic Records. Matt Skiba states that the band set out to record a "hard rock record" that is "anthemic and sing-a-long-ey." In an interview promoting the album, Matt Skiba cites that: "there’s a theme of duality on the record, it’s sort of a spin on ‘ebony and ivory’ which of course represents black and white. The songs on the new album sort of represent a struggle between good and evil, light and dark, and despair and hope. We felt Agony and Irony was appropriate, I me… read more
Agony & Irony is the sixth studio album by Alkaline Trio, released on July 1, 2008 on Epic Records. Matt Skiba states that the band set out to re… read more
Agony & Irony is the sixth studio album by Alkaline Trio, released on July 1, 2008 on Epic Records. Matt Skiba states that the band set out to record a "hard rock record" t… read more
Alkaline Trio are a punk rock band from Chicago, Illinois consisting of Matt Skiba (guitar/vocals), Dan Andriano (bass/vocals), and Atom Willard (drums/percussion). Their music is characterized by dark lyrics, catchy hooks, fast tempos, and recurring subjects of alcoholism, depression, shattered relationships, drugs, and death. The band formed in December of 1996, originally consisting of Skiba, Rob Doran (bass/vocals), and Glenn Porter (drums/vocals). 1997 saw the release of the band's first EP, Sundials. This was followed shortly after by the departure of Doran. He was replac… read more
Alkaline Trio are a punk rock band from Chicago, Illinois consisting of Matt Skiba (guitar/vocals), Dan Andriano (bass/vocals), and Atom Willard (drums/percussion). Their music is character… read more
Alkaline Trio are a punk rock band from Chicago, Illinois consisting of Matt Skiba (guitar/vocals), Dan Andriano (bass/vocals), and Atom Willard (drums/percussion). Their music is characterized by dark lyrics, catchy hooks, fast tempos… read more