Alkaline Trio

Alkaline Trio
Alkaline Trio in 2011. Left to right: Skiba, Grant, and Andriano.
Background information
Origin	McHenry, Illinois, United States
Genres	Punk rock pop punk emo
Years active	1996–present
Labels	Asian Man Vagrant V2 Epic Epitaph Heart & Skull
Associated acts	Slapstick The Falcon Heavens Blink-182 The Suicide Machines
Website	alkalinetrio.com
Members	Matt Skiba Dan Andriano Derek Grant
Past members	Rob Doran Glenn Porter Mike Felumlee

Alkaline Trio is an American punk rock band from McHenry, Illinois. The band consists of guitarist and vocalist Matt Skiba, bassist and vocalist Dan Andriano, and drummer Derek Grant. Founded in late 1996 by Skiba, bassist Rob Doran, and drummer Glenn Porter, Alkaline Trio released its debut single, "Sundials", in 1997. Following its release, Doran departed from the band and was replaced by Dan Andriano. The band subsequently recorded an EP, For Your Lungs Only (1998), and its debut studio album, Goddamnit (1998). Following the release of the band's second album, Maybe I'll Catch Fire (2000), Porter left the band and was replaced by Mike Felumlee for its subsequent album, From Here to Infirmary (2001).

Backed by the singles "Stupid Kid" and "Private Eye", From Here to Infirmary significantly increased the band's exposure, and its follow-up, Good Mourning (2003), charted highly on the Billboard 200. Good Mourning marked the recording debut of current drummer Derek Grant. In 2005, the band released Crimson which expanded upon the band's punk rock influences, with prominent overdubs and additional instrumentation, and continued with this direction on Agony & Irony (2008), which was released on V2 Records.