Alkaline Trio是一支來自美國芝加哥的朋克樂隊,成立與1997年,成員包括鼓手:Derek Grant,主唱兼吉他:Matt Skiba, 貝斯:Daniel Andriano,Matt Skiba在97年的時候是一個送信員,是純正的工人階級,有一天突然醒悟,不愿意再向這樣生活浪費時間,因而和另外兩個人商量做Punk音樂(3位成員是很早就認識的老朋友了),他們想要把自己的音樂做成熱情的地獄和通俗的天堂,Matt Skiba也放棄了做鼓手的想法轉而開始學習吉他(沒辦法,有沖突啊),后來簽約了vagrant公司,陸續發行了個人的第一張專輯Goddamnit和第二張Maybe I’ll catch fire,LGoddamnit誕生了一首Punk經典曲目Nose Over Tail,而Maybe I’ll catch fire則誕生了史上最出名的專輯的封面之一,3人的姿勢和穿作和背景讓人覺得很恐怖(其實Alkaline Trio的專輯封面一向如此,都是陰森恐怖的,連官網都如此),這兩張專輯在市面上引起了很大的反響,Alkaline Trio迅速成為世界上知名的Punk樂隊. From Here To Infirmary誕生與2001年,這是Alkaline Trio最杰出的一張專輯(個人認為),里面的音樂和思想都是一流的, “Private Eye” ,”Stupid Kid” ,”Crawl” and “Another Innocent Girl”等等,每首歌都是Punk音樂的經典(這個是世界公認的),在這些歌中,Alkaline Trio對于音樂,世界和人類的想法展露無疑,他們不安,暴躁,但是總讓人覺得他們是冷眼旁觀者,思想激進,音樂安靜,絕對是值得珍藏的一張Punk經典! Formed by ex-Jerkwater and Traitors drummer Matt Skiba (vocals/guitar), Glenn Porter (drums/vocals) — formerly of 88 Fingers Louie — and Rob Doran (bass/vocals), Alkaline Trio was brought together in 1997 by heartbreak, angst, and the companionship of drinking. They issued the For Your Lungs Only EP just prior to Dorans departure in late 1997, later releasing Sundials the following year on Johanns Face Records. Slapsticks Dan Andriano entered on bass, adding a complementary voice and songwriting style to Skibas that would become the groups signature dynamic. The three then started making a name for themselves all throughout the Midwest with their emotion-fueled, angst-ridden, dark pop-punk. With this lineup in full force, all while Skiba and Porter were working as bike messengers full-time, their first full-length, Goddamnit!, was released on Asian Man in 1998 to the praise of a following who related to their heartbreak tales and anti-cop rants. Both Maybe Ill Catch Fire and a self-titled singles collection followed in early 1999. The new millennium also included a series of changes: Glenn Porter exited in early 2000 and ex-Smoking Popes drummer Mike Felumlee made Alkaline Trio a three-piece again. From Here to Infirmary followed on Vagrant in spring 2001 and was met with only lukewarm fan response. But a split EP released by Jade Tree the next year found the Trio in top form again alongside Hot Water Music, both bands contributing original tracks and covers of each others songs. Good Mourning was released two years later, and the lineup by now included new drummer Derek Grant (ex-Suicide Machines, Thoughts of Ionesco). Good Mourning did well, grazing the Billboard charts and scoring Alkaline Trio spots on late-night TV and summer tours. Crimson followed in 2005 and continued the bands streak. Touring persisted over the summer, both as a headliner and in support of My Chemical Romance. A spring 2006 run (with openers Against Me!) delighted devout fans from early on with a set that mostly contained tunes from initial releases, including an entire run-through of the fan-favorite Goddamnit! By fall, Alkaline Trio had found a new home at V2 Records and began work on their next album, although label restructuring problems in January 2007 led to the band being let go before anything was released. That same month Vagrant issued the CD/DVD Remains, which rounded up B-sides and rarities, and in May it was annouced that the Trio had found a new home on Epic