The discography of Alkaline Trio, a Chicago-based punk rock band, consists of ten studio albums, three compilation albums, one split album, four EPs, one video album, sixteen singles, one demo, nine digital releases, and thirteen music videos. Alkaline Trio formed in 1996 with an initial lineup of Matt Skiba (guitar, lead vocals), Rob Doran (bass), and Glenn Porter (drums). This lineup released the band's demo tape and the 1997 single "Sundials" on Chicago record label Johann's Face Records, after which Doran left the band and was replaced by Dan Andriano. The group then signed to Asian Man Records and released their debut EP For Your Lungs Only and album Goddamnit in 1998. A second EP, I Lied My Face Off, followed in 1999 and resulted in their first music video, for the song "Goodbye Forever". In 2000 Asian Man released the band's second album, Maybe I'll Catch Fire, as well as the compilation album Alkaline Trio, collecting most of their previously released early material. Porter then left and was replaced by Mike Felumlee.
| Alkaline Trio discography | |
|---|---|
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| Studio albums | 10 |
| Compilation albums | 3 |
| Video albums | 1 |
| Music videos | 13 |
| EPs | 3 |
| Singles | 16 |
| Split albums | 1 |
| Demos | 2 |
| Digital releases | 9 |
| Other appearances | 19 |
The band next moved to Vagrant Records, releasing From Here to Infirmary in 2001. It was their first album to reach the Billboard charts, reaching #199 on the Billboard 200 and #9 amongst independent albums.[1][2] Its two singles, "Stupid Kid" and "Private Eye", both charted on the UK Singles Chart.[3] Felumlee then left and Derek Grant became the band's new permanent drummer. A split EP with Hot Water Music was released in 2002 through Jade Tree. The band's fourth album, Good Mourning, was released in 2003 on Vagrant, reaching #1 on Billboard's Top Independent Albums chart and #20 on the Billboard 200.[1][2] "We've Had Enough" and "All on Black" were released as singles from this album, the former becoming the band's first song to chart in the United States.[4] A DVD titled Halloween at the Metro was released later that year as an installment of Kung Fu Films' The Show Must Go Off! series. In 2004 the band participated in the BYO Split Series by releasing a split album with One Man Army.
Alkaline Trio's fifth album, Crimson, was released in 2005 through Vagrant. It did not fare as well on the charts as Good Mourning, though its three singles, "Time to Waste", "Mercy Me", and "Burn", became the band's highest-charting singles in the United Kingdom.[1][3] In 2007 Vagrant released Remains, a compilation album of B-sides, compilation and EP tracks, and live material. Alkaline Trio then moved to major label Epic Records for 2008's Agony & Irony, which charted higher on the Billboard charts than any of their previous releases. It also spawned their highest-charting single in "Help Me", which reached #14 on Modern Rock Tracks.[1][4] 2010's This Addiction was released through the band's newly formed label Heart & Skull, in partnership with Epitaph Records.[5][6] It became the highest-charting album of their career, reaching #11 on the Billboard 200 and #1 on the Rock, Independent, and Alternative Albums charts.[1][2][7][8] Damnesia, followed in 2011, consisting of "semi-unplugged" versions of songs from their past releases as well as three new tracks.[9] The band's eighth studio album, My Shame Is True, was released on April 2, 2013. Alkaline Trio is releasing their ninth studio album, Is This Thing Cursed? , on August 31, 2018, through Epitaph and Heart & Skull. The first single for it, "Blackbird", was released on July 19, 2018. To date, the band has sold more than one million albums.
Albums
Studio albums
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [10] | US Alt [11] | US Indie [12] | US Rock [13] | AUS [14] | SCO [15] | UK [16] | UK Rock [17] | ||||
| Goddamnit | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Maybe I'll Catch Fire |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| From Here to Infirmary |
| 199 | — | 9 | — | — | — | 95 | — |
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| Good Mourning |
| 20 | — | 1 | — | — | 30 | 32 | — |
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| Crimson |
| 25 | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | — |
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| Agony & Irony |
| 13 | 4 | — | 5 | 95 | 45 | 52 | — |
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| This Addiction |
| 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 94 | 54 | 51 | 2 | ||
| My Shame Is True |
| 24 | 6 | 7 | 8 | — | 52 | 51 | 4 | ||
| Is This Thing Cursed? |
| 68 | 5 | 4 | 6 | — | 26 | 50 | 2 | ||
| Blood, Hair, and Eyeballs |
| 188 | 22 | 33 | — | —[A] | 11 | 64 | 3 | ||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||
Compilation albums
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| US [20] | UK [3] | ||
| 2000 | Alkaline Trio[21] | — | — |
| 2007 | Remains[22]
| 64 | 68 |
| 2011 | Damnesia[9]
| 43 | — |
| 2018 | Past Live Boxset[9]
| — | — |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | |||
Split albums
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Ind. [2][20] | US Heat. [20] | ||
| 2002 | Alkaline Trio / Hot Water Music[23] | 36 | 45 |
| 2004 | BYO Split Series Volume V[24] | 13 | — |
Extended plays
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Ind. [2][20] | US Heat. [20] | ||
| 1998 | For Your Lungs Only[25] | — | — |
| 1999 | I Lied My Face Off[26]
| — | — |
| 2013 | Broken Wing[27]
| — | — |
| 2020 | E.P.[28]
| — | — |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | |||
Video albums
| Year | Video details |
|---|---|
| 2003 | Halloween at the Metro[29] |
| 2018 | Past Live
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Demos
| Year | Album details | Tracks |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Demo tape[I]
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^ I All four tracks from the demo tape were reissued on the 2008 re-release of Goddamnit.[30]
Singles
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Alt. [4][31] | EU [32] | SCO [33] | UK [3] | UK Indie [34] | UK Rock [35] | |||
| 1997 | "Sundials" | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| 2000 | "Bye Bye Love" | — | — | — | — | — | — | Alkaline Trio / Blue Meanies |
| 2001 | "Stupid Kid" | — | — | 49 | 53 | 6 | — | From Here to Infirmary |
| "Private Eye" | — | — | 53 | 50 | 10 | — | ||
| "Hell Yes" | — | — | — | — | 46 | — | Non-album singles | |
| 2002 | "Halloween" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2003 | "We've Had Enough" | 38 | — | 49 | 50 | — | — | Good Mourning |
| "All on Black" | — | — | 66 | 60 | — | 9 | ||
| 2005 | "Time to Waste" | 40 | 97 | — | 32 | 5 | — | Crimson |
| "Mercy Me" | — | 89 | 29 | 30 | 3 | — | ||
| 2006 | "Burn" | — | — | 32 | 34 | 3 | — | |
| 2007 | "Off My Mind" | — | — | — | — | — | — | Alkaline Trio / Smoking Popes |
| 2008 | "Help Me" | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | Agony & Irony |
| "Over and Out"[36] | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010 | "This Addiction" | — | — | — | — | — | 40 | This Addiction |
| "The American Scream"[37] | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013 | "I Wanna Be a Warhol" | — | — | — | — | — | — | My Shame Is True |
| 2018 | "Blackbird" | — | — | — | — | — | — | Is This Thing Cursed? |
| 2023 | "Bad Time" | — | — | — | — | — | — | Blood, Hair, and Eyeballs |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. "n/a" denotes singles that are not from albums. | ||||||||
Digital releases
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Acoustic in London[I] | Live acoustic performance recorded May 11, 2005, at Madam Jo-Jo's in London.[38] |
| Red Amendment[I] | Demo recordings from the Crimson sessions.[38] | |
| 2006 | Live at the Vic Theater[I] | Live concert performance recorded in 2000 at The Vic Theatre in Chicago.[38] |
| 12.04.99 Green Bay, WI[I] | Live concert performance recorded December 4, 1999, at the Concert Café in Green Bay, Wisconsin.[38] | |
| Occult Boots Vol. 1[I] | Live concert performance recorded April 14, 2006, in Philadelphia on the "Occult Roots" tour.[39] | |
| 2007 | Scraps | Compilation of B-sides, remixes, and live tracks. Released as a companion disc to Remains.[39] |
| Live at Reading...[I] | Live concert performance recorded August 8, 2003, at the Reading Festival.[39] | |
| 2009 | Agony & Irony Demos[I] | Demo recordings from the Agony & Irony sessions.[39] |
| The Myspace Transmissions | Live acoustic performance recorded January 13, 2009, for The Myspace Transmissions.[40] |
^ I Denotes Blood Pact exclusive releases.
Other appearances
| Title | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "97"[I] | 1997 | Marc's a Dick and Gar's a Drunk: The Johann's Face Story[41] |
| "The Exploding Boy"[I] (originally performed by The Cure) | 1999 | Pocket Bomb[42] |
| "My Friend Peter"[I] | 2000 | Magnetic Curses[43] |
| "Crawl" (demo) | Another Year on the Streets[44] | |
| "Bloodied Up" (demo) | ||
| "Snake Oil Tanker" (acoustic) | A Very Milky Christmas[45] | |
| "Dead End Road"[II] | 2001 | Living Tomorrow Today: A Benefit for Ty Cambra[46] |
| "The Metro"[II] (originally performed by Berlin) | Another Year on the Streets Volume 2[47] | |
| "Jaked on Green Beers"[II] | 2002 | Atticus: ...Dragging the Lake[48] |
| "Old School Reasons"[II] | 2003 | Oil: Chicago Punk Refined[49] |
| "Over at the Frankenstein Place"[III] (originally from The Rocky Horror Picture Show) | The Rocky Horror Punk Rock Show[50] | |
| "Warbrain"[II] | 2004 | Rock Against Bush, Vol. 1[51] |
| "Heaven"[III] (originally performed by The Psychedelic Furs) | Another Year on the Streets, Vol. 3[52] | |
| "Fine Without You" (Carmen Rizzo/Jed Smith Indian Summer remix)[III] | 2005 | Cursed Original Motion Picture Soundtrack[53] |
| "Lucretia My Reflection" (originally performed by The Sisters of Mercy) | The Suicide Girls: Black Heart Retrospective[54] | |
| "Wash Away" (originally performed by T.S.O.L.) | Tony Hawk's American Wasteland soundtrack[55] | |
| "Burn" (Alleged remix)[III] | 2006 | Underworld: Evolution: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack[56] |
| "Fire Down Below" | 2007 | Warped Tour 2007 Tour Compilation[57] |
| "Over and Out" (Renholder remix) | 2009 | Underworld: Rise of the Lycans: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack[58] |
| "Movin' Right Along" (originally performed by Kermit the Frog and Fozzie Bear) | 2011 | Muppets: The Green Album[59] |
^ I Denotes songs that were re-released on Alkaline Trio.
Music videos
| Year | Song | Director | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | "Goodbye Forever"[60] | Adam Levin, Matt Bettinelli-Olpin | I Lied My Face Off |
| 2001 | "Stupid Kid"[61] | Matthew Barry, Maureen Egan | From Here to Infirmary |
| "Private Eye"[62] | |||
| 2003 | "We've Had Enough"[63] | Tomorrow's Brightest Minds | Good Mourning |
| 2004 | "Sadie"[64] | BYO Split Series Volume V | |
| 2005 | "Time to Waste"[65] | Joseph Hahn | Crimson |
| "Mercy Me"[66][67] | Ben Goldman | ||
| 2006 | "Burn"[68] | Piper Ferguson | |
| 2007 | "Warbrain"[69][70] | Josh Stern | Remains |
| 2008 | "Help Me"[71] | Josh Forbes | Agony & Irony |
| 2010 | "This Addiction"[72][73][74] | Matthew Stawski | This Addiction |
| 2011 | "Clavicle"[75] | Damnesia | |
| 2013 | "I, Pessimist"[76] | My Shame Is True | |
| "I Wanna Be a Warhol" | Rob Soucy | ||
| 2023 | "Blood, Hair, And Eyeballs" | Ravi Dhar | Blood, Hair, And Eyeballs |
| "Bad Time" | Ravi Dhar | ||
| 2024 | "Break" | Claire Marie Vogel |
Notes
References
External links
- Alkaline Trio discography at Discogs