Line #57 Music/AlkalineTrio


1	Alkaline Trio is a PunkRock band from Chicago, Illinois, formed in 1996.
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3	From 2001 to 2023, the band consisted of lead vocalist and guitarist Matt Skiba[[note]](founding member)[[/note]], bassist and co-lead vocalist Dan Andriano [[note]](since 1997, replaced founding member Rob Doran)[[/note]] and drummer Derek Grant [[note]](replaced Mike Felumlee, who himself replaced founding member Glenn Porter in 2000)[[/note]]. Grant left the band in June of 2023, and was replaced by Atom Willard (who also previously served as a touring drummer for the band before Derek's arrival).
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5	Although they were never as big mainstream stars as other pop punk bands, such as Music/{{blink182}} or Music/GreenDay, they still had a cult following, with songs such as "Radio", "We've Had Enough", "Mercy Me" or "Stupid Kid".
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7	Between 2015 and 2022, Matt was a member of blink-182, where he replaced original member Tom [=DeLonge=] until he rejoined the band.
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9	!Members (founding in bold, current in italic)
10	* '''''Matt Skiba''''' - lead vocals, guitar (1996-present)
11	* '''Rob Doran''' - bass, backing vocals (1996-1997)
12	* '''Glenn Porter''' - drums (1996-2000)
13	* ''Dan Andriano'' - bass, co-lead vocals (1997-present)
14	* Mike Felumlee - drums (2000-2001)
15	* Derek Grant - drums, backing vocals (2001-2023)
16	* ''Atom Willard'' - drums (2023-present) (also a touring member in 2001)
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18	!Discography:
19	'''Studio albums'''
20	* ''Goddamnit'' (1998)
21	* ''Maybe I'll Catch Fire'' (2000)[[note]]last album to feature Glenn Porter[[/note]]
22	* ''From Here to Infirmary'' (2001)[[note]]the only album with Mike Felumlee[[/note]]
23	* ''Good Mourning'' (2003)[[note]]first album with current line-up[[/note]]
24	* ''Crimson'' (2005)
25	* ''Agony & Irony'' (2008)
26	* ''This Addiction'' (2010)
27	* ''My Shame Is True'' (2013)
28	* ''Is This Thing Cursed?'' (2018)
29	* ''Blood, Hair, and Eyeballs'' (2024)
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31	'''Other notable releases'''
32	* ''For Your Lungs Only'' (1998, EP)
33	* ''I Lied My Face Off'' (1999, EP)
34	* ''Alkaline Trio'' (2000, compilation)[[note]]features songs from aforementioned [=EPs=], as well as from their first single "Sundials", the only release to feature Rob Doran[[/note]]
35	* ''Remains'' (2007, b-sides and rarities compilation)
36	* ''Damnesia'' (2011, acoustic album)
37	* ''Broken Wings'' (2013, EP) [[note]]The songs were recorded during My Shame Is True sessions, but were left off the album, due to not fitting in with the theme[[/note]]
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40	!!Tropes:
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42	* BreakUpSong: "Stupid Kid".
43	* ChangedForTheVideo: The music video for "We've Had Enough" features the chorus after first verse already, whereas album version doesn't have the chorus until after second verse.
44	* CoverVersion: "Halloween" by Music/TheMisfits, "Metro" by Music/{{Berlin}}, "Wait for the Blackout" by Music/{{The Damned\|Band}}, "Movin' Right Along" from Film/TheMuppetMovie.
45	* ConceptAlbum: ''My Shame Is True'' is centered around the theme of catharsis.
46	* FaceOnTheCover: ''From Here to Infirmary'' and ''Good Mourning''.
47	* FadingIntoTheNextSong: "Mr. Chainsaw" to "Take Lots with Alcohol" on ''From Here to Infirmary''.
48	* FaithHeelTurn: "Hell Yes" appears to be about a person, who lost any faith in God and resorts to being "selfish and drunken and vulgar and lazy".
49	* GrowingUpSucks: "Mr. Chainsaw". This line at the end explains the meaning:
50	--> In case you're wondering, I'm singing about growing up, about giving in.
51	* LongRunnerLineUp: Matt (vocals/guitar), Dan (bass/vocals) and Derek (drums/chorus) since 2001, when Derek joined to 2023, when he left.
52	* LyricalDissonance: "This Could Be Love". The music is a fairly accessible punk rock, but the lyrics are graphically disturbing. See MurderBallad below.
53	* MurderBallad: "This Could Be Love" is sung from a perspective of a mentally unstable would-be murder victim, altough it's implied, that the reason he wants the other person to kill him not because he feels like he deserves it, but because he [[IfYouKillHimYouWillBeJustLikeHim wants that other person to become just as twisted as he is]].
54	--> Step one, slit my throat, step two, play in my blood
55	--> Step three, cover me in dirty sheets and run laughing out of the house
56	--> Step four, stop off at edgebrook creek and rinse those crimson hands
57	--> You took me hostage and made your demands
58	--> I couldn't meet them so you [[{{Fingore}} cut off my fingers one by one]]
59	* NumberOfTheBeast: Cover of debut album ''Goddamnit'' has three alarm clocks, all set at 6th hour.
60	* OneWomanSong: "Emma" (from ''Good Mourning''), "Sadie" (from ''Crimson'', the song is about Suzan Atkins, a member of Charles Manson's notorious murderer cult), "Dorothy" (from ''This Addiction'').
61	* PersonAsVerb: From "We've Had Enough"
62	--> Fighting back the tears, and every urge to [[Creator/VincentVanGogh Van Gogh]] both our ears
63	* PunkRock
64	* RockTrio: With a name Alkaline Trio, this should be probably expected.
65	* SelfTitledAlbum: Not a studio album, but a compilation of early releases.
66	* ShoutOut: A subtle one to ''Film/AClockworkOrange'' in "Piss and Vinegar":
67	--> I got a burning temptation like '''clockwork orange''' herbicide
68	* SurrealMusicVideo: "Mercy Me". At one point, Matt is seen screwing his miniature self into the ground. In next scene, Derek is doing the same to his miniature self, but it also causes his own head to spin around. And that's just part of it.
69	* TeacherStudentRomance: A one-sided on boy's part in "Stupid Kid" music video. The teacher appears to be creeped out by this, especially as the boy becomes more and more obssesive. After he is rejected, he is seen standing outside, where he removes his hat, revealing a part of devil horns, while the teacher, stuck in the inside, is consumed by smoke.
70	* VocalTagTeam: Mostly between Matt and Dan.

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