Posted on January 6, 2010 - by Editor

ALKALINE TRIO TO PLAY A SPECIAL ONE OFF LONDON SHOW!

MONDAY 25 JANUARY EXCLUSIVE LONDON SHOW @ THE UNDERWORLD CAMDEN NEW 7” SINGLE ‘THIS ADDICTION’ COMES FREE WITH EVERY TICKET

TICKETS WILL BE ON SALE FRIDAY 8 JANUARY ONLY FROM  http://hasslerecords.sandbag.uk.com

Press Release:
Celebrated punk rock cult heroes, Alkaline Trio have announced the release of their forthcoming album, This Addiction, on February 22 via Hassle/Heart & Skull.

Recorded and produced by the band with help from longtime cohort Matt Allison at Atlas Studios in Chicago, This Addiction marks Alkaline Trio’s first release on their imprint label Heart & Skull and second with their parent label Hassle.

Singer/guitarist, Matt Skiba recently sais “This record is a rock record but our punk rock upbringing definitely shines through, more so than our last few records,”   “The vibe is similar to our humble beginnings. It’s a step forward but I also think it has glimmers of our past in it.”

The album’s title track and first single wastes no time in setting the tone of the album as it rips and roars with Matt Skiba’s exceptional vocals and signature guitar riffs, bassist and co/vocalist Dan Andriano’s thumping low-end and drummer Derek Grant’s steadfast beats.    From soon-to-be fan-favorites like the Andriano led rocker “Dine, Dine My Darling” and politically charged anthem “The American Scream” to the sonically mesmerizing rhythm and lyrics of “Dorothy” and the thrilling sing-along “Draculina,” This Addiction showcases Skiba, Andriano and Grant’s abounding gift for songwriting and crafting passionate punk fueled rock that will make fans fall in love with them all over again.

“I think that we wanted to make a punk rock record that we’ve been describing as ‘thinking-man’s punk,’” said Skiba.  ”We wanted to do something that’s fun but also interesting and lyrically, something that will be fun for people to read along to and hopefully understand.”

The band’s seventh studio album, This Addiction, will be available as a standard CD, a limited Deluxe CD/DVD edition (containing two bonus songs, four acoustic tracks and a full length concert DVD), as well as Gatefold LP vinyl.

Alkaline Trio first emerged from Chicago in 1996 and has since released the full length studio albums Goddamnit, Maybe I’ll Catch Fire, From Here To Infirmary, Good Mourning, Crimson and last year’s Agony & Irony, which was the highest charting record for the band’s to date. The band is comprised of Skiba, Andriano and drummer Derek Grant, all of whom are partners in Heart & Skull.