Alkaline Trio

About

Alkaline Trio is an American punk rock band from Chicago, active since 1996, built around the songwriting duo of vocalist/guitarist Matt Skiba and bassist/vocalist Dan Andriano. Their sound fuses melodic punk energy with unusually dark, introspective lyrics - touching on addiction, heartbreak and mortality - which set them apart from the sunnier pop-punk of their era. Over ten studio albums, from the cult debut Goddamnit (1998) through to Blood, Hair, and Eyeballs (2024), they have sold over one million records and built one of the most devoted cult followings in American rock.

1M+

Albums sold (career total)

~892K

Spotify monthly listeners (2024 snapshot)

Billboard Top Independent Albums chart peak (Good Mourning, 2003)

#11

Billboard 200 peak (This Addiction, 2010 - career high)

What's new

2026-03
Alkaline Trio announced Tosh Peterson as their new drummer, replacing Atom Willard who departed in February 2026.
2026-03
The band announced a run of headline shows across Germany and the UK in June-July 2026, including dates in Stuttgart, Berlin and Hamburg.
2025-11
Alkaline Trio released 'Surprise Surprise', the third and final single from their Travis Barker-produced session, on Halloween 2025.
2025-08
Alkaline Trio supported blink-182 on the 'Missionary Impossible' tour across the US between August and October 2025.
2024-01
The band released their tenth studio album, Blood, Hair, and Eyeballs, on January 26, 2024, via Rise Records.