With Agony and Irony, the band's debut for V2/Cooperative, produced by Josh Abraham [Linkin Park, Slayer, Atreyu, 30 Seconds to Mars] at his L.A.-based Pulse Recording, singer/guitarist, Matt Skiba, singer/ bassist, Dan Andriano and drummer Derek Grant insist they have found a light at the end of the tunnel. Now relocated from their Chicago home, with Skiba in Los Angeles, Grant in Indianapolis and Andriano in St. Augustine, FL, Alkaline Trio are poised and ready for what they see as two years of non-stop touring. The album cover is by renowned British designer John Yates, who created memorable sleeves for the Dead Kennedys, among others, during his 10 years at Jello Biafra's legendary punk label Alternative Tentacles. Since being formed in 1996 in McHenry County, Illinois, a suburb northwest of Chicago, Alkaline Trio has built a loyal following. The band has sold more than a million records, not by garnering a lot of radio airplay, but by forging an intense relationship with their fan base through relentless touring and, of course, a connection through their music. Agony & Irony answers that question as only AlkalineTrio can, with 10 rip-roaring punk-rock anthems that take us on a spiritual trip to hell and back.

Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. Calling All Skeletons
2. Help Me
3. In Vein
4. Over And Out
5. I Found Away
6. Do You Wanna Know?
7. Live Young, Die Fast
8. Love, Love, Kiss, Kiss
9. Lost And Rendered
10. Ruin It
11. Into The Night
12. Love, Love, Kiss, Kiss (Acoustic) - Australia Only Bonus Track