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.
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 number 199 on the Billboard 200 and #9 amongst independent albums. Its two singles, "Stupid Kid" and "Private Eye", both charted on the UK Singles Chart. 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 number 1 on Billboards Top Independent Albums chart and #20 on the Billboard 200. "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. 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. 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 number 14 on Modern Rock Tracks. 2010's This Addiction was released through the band's newly formed label Heart & Skull, in partnership with Epitaph Records. It became the highest-charting album of their career, reaching number 11 on the Billboard 200 and number 1 on the Rock, Independent, and Alternative Albums charts. Damnesia, followed in 2011, consisting of "semi-unplugged" versions of songs from their past releases as well as three new tracks. 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"US Billboard 200 chart positionsBillboard retrieved 6 February 2024 USAlt."US Alternative Albums chart positionsBillboard retrieved 6 February 2024 USIndie"US Indie Albums chart positionsBillboard retrieved 6 February 2024 USRock"US Top Rock Albums chart positionsBillboard retrieved 3 December 2018 AUS SCOPeak chart position on the Scottish Albums Chart: Good Mourning: Agony & Irony: This Addiction: My Shame Is True: Is This Thing Cursed?: Blood, Hair, and Eyeballs: UK UKRockPeak chart position on the UK Rock Albums Chart: This Addiction: My Shame Is True: Is This Thing Cursed?: Blood, Hair, and Eyeballs: Goddamnit Released: October 13, 1998 Label: Asian Man Formats: CD, LP — — — — — — — — Maybe I'll Catch Fire Released: March 14, 2000 Label: Asian Man Formats: CD, LP — — — — — — — — From Here to Infirmary Released: April 3, 2001 Label: Vagrant Formats: CD, LP 199 — 9 — — — 95 —US: 175,000 Good Mourning Released: May 13, 2003 Label: Vagrant Formats: CD, LP 20 — 1 — — 30 32 —US: 258,000 Crimson Released: May 24, 2005 Label: Vagrant Formats: CD, LP 25 — — — — — 34 —US: 204,000BPI: Silver Agony & Irony Released: July 1, 2008 Label: Epic Formats: CD, LP 13 4 — 5 95 45 52 —US: 57,000 This Addiction Released: February 23, 2010 Label: Heart & Skull / Epitaph Formats: CD, LP 11 1 1 1 94 54 51 2 My Shame Is True Released: April 2, 2013 Label: Heart & Skull / Epitaph Formats: CD, LP 24 6 7 8 — 52 51 4 Is This Thing Cursed? Released: August 31, 2018 Label: Heart & Skull / Epitaph Formats: CD, LP 68 5 4 6 — 26 50 2 Blood, Hair, and Eyeballs Released: January 26, 2024 Label: Rise Formats: CD, LP, DL 188 22 33 — — 11 64 3 "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Compilation albums YearAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsUSUK2000Alkaline Trio Released: April 18, 2000 Label: Asian Man Format: CD, LP — —2007Remains Released: January 30, 2007 Label: Vagrant Format: CD, LP 64 682011Damnesia Released: July 12, 2011 Label: Heart & Skull / Epitaph Format: LP, CD 43 —2018Past Live Boxset Released: June, 2018 Label: Epitaph Format: LP — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart.
Split albums YearAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsUSInd.USHeat.2002Alkaline Trio / Hot Water Music Released: January 22, 2002 Label: Jade Tree Format: CD 36 452004BYO Split Series Volume V Released: April 20, 2004 Label: BYO Format: LP, CD 13 —2026Alkaline Trio / Rise Against — —
Video albums YearVideo details2003Halloween at the Metro Released: August 5, 2003 Label: Kung Fu Formats: DVD2018 Past Live Released: April 30, 2018 Formats: Blu-Ray, LP
Demos YearAlbum detailsTracks1996Demo tape Released: 1996 Label: none Format: CS"Weak Week" "Nose Over Tail" "Ninety-Seven" "Sundials"
I All four tracks from the demo tape were reissued on the 2008 re-release of Goddamnit.
Extended plays YearEP details1998For Your Lungs Only Released: May 26, 1998 Label: Asian Man Format: CD, 7" EP1999I Lied My Face Off Released: July 20, 1999 Label: Asian Man Format: CD, 12" EP2013Broken Wing Released: April 2, 2013 Label: Heart & Skull / Epitaph Format: 12" EP2020E.P. Released: March 19, 2020 Label: Epitaph Format: 7" EP, digital
Singles + List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name Year Title Peak chart positions Album USAlt.EU SCOPeak positions for singles in Scotland: For "Stupid Kid": For "Private Eye": For "We've Had Enough": For "All on Black": For "Mercy Me": For "Burn": UK UKIndie UKRock Peak chart position on the UK Rock & Metal Singles Chart: All on Black: This Addiction: 1997"Sundials" — — — — — —2000"Bye Bye Love" — — — — — —Alkaline Trio / Blue Meanies2001"Stupid Kid" — — 49 53 6 — From Here to Infirmary"Private Eye" — — 53 50 10 — "Hell Yes" — — — — 46 — rowspan="2" 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 Popes2008"Help Me" 14 — — — — —Agony & Irony"Over and Out" — — — — — —2010"This Addiction" — — — — — 40This Addiction"The American Scream" — — — — — —2013"I Wanna Be a Warhol" — — — — — —My Shame Is True2018"Blackbird" — — — — — —Is This Thing Cursed?2023"Bad Time" — — — — — —Blood, Hair, and Eyeballs2025"Oblivion"—————— rowspan="3" "Bleeding Out"——————"Surprise Surprise"—————— "—" denotes releases that did not chart."n/a" denotes singles that are not from albums.
Digital releases + The following Alkaline Trio recordings have been released exclusively as digital downloads.YearTitleNotes2005Acoustic in LondonLive acoustic performance recorded May 11, 2005, at Madam Jo-Jo's in London. (membership required)Red AmendmentDemo recordings from the Crimson sessions.2006Live at the Vic TheaterLive concert performance recorded in 2000 at The Vic Theatre in Chicago.12.04.99 Green Bay, WILive concert performance recorded December 4, 1999, at the Concert Café in Green Bay, Wisconsin.Occult Boots Vol. 1Live concert performance recorded April 14, 2006, in Philadelphia on the "Occult Roots" tour. (membership required)2007ScrapsCompilation of B-sides, remixes, and live tracks. Released as a companion disc to Remains.Live at Reading...Live concert performance recorded August 8, 2003, at the Reading Festival.2009Agony & Irony DemosDemo recordings from the Agony & Irony sessions.The Myspace TransmissionsLive acoustic performance recorded January 13, 2009, for The Myspace Transmissions.
I Denotes Blood Pact exclusive releases.
Other appearances
+ List of non-single guest appearances, showing year released and album name Title Year Album "97" 1997 Marc's a Dick and Gar's a Drunk: The Johann's Face Story "The Exploding Boy"(originally performed by The Cure) 1999 Pocket Bomb"My Friend Peter" 2000 Magnetic Curses "Crawl" (demo)Another Year on the Streets "Bloodied Up" (demo)"Snake Oil Tanker" (acoustic) A Very Milky Christmas "Dead End Road" 2001 Living Tomorrow Today: A Benefit for Ty Cambra "The Metro"(originally performed by Berlin) Another Year on the Streets Volume 2"Jaked on Green Beers" 2002 Atticus: ...Dragging the Lake "Old School Reasons" 2003 Oil: Chicago Punk Refined "Over at the Frankenstein Place"(originally from The Rocky Horror Picture Show) The Rocky Horror Punk Rock Show "Warbrain" 2004 Rock Against Bush, Vol. 1 "Heaven"(originally performed by The Psychedelic Furs) Another Year on the Streets, Vol. 3 "Fine Without You" (Carmen Rizzo/Jed Smith Indian Summer remix) 2005 Cursed Original Motion Picture Soundtrack "Lucretia My Reflection"(originally performed by The Sisters of Mercy) The Suicide Girls: Black Heart Retrospective "Wash Away"(originally performed by T.S.O.L.) Tony Hawk's American Wasteland soundtrack "Burn" (Alleged remix) 2006 Underworld: Evolution: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack "Fire Down Below" 2007 Warped Tour 2007 Tour Compilation "Over and Out" (Renholder remix) 2009 Underworld: Rise of the Lycans: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack "Movin' Right Along"(originally performed by Kermit the Frog and Fozzie Bear) 2011 Muppets: The Green Album
I Denotes songs that were re-released on Alkaline Trio.
II Denotes songs that were re-released on Remains.
III Denotes songs that were re-released on Scraps.
Music videos Year Song Director Album 1999 "Goodbye Forever" Adam Levin, Matt Bettinelli-Olpin I Lied My Face Off2001 "Stupid Kid" Matthew Barry, Maureen EganFrom Here to Infirmary "Private Eye" 2003 "We've Had Enough" Tomorrow's Brightest Minds Good Mourning2004"Sadie"BYO Split Series Volume V2005"Time to Waste"Joseph HahnCrimson"Mercy Me"Ben Goldman 2006 "Burn" Piper Ferguson 2007 "Warbrain" Josh Stern Remains2008"Help Me"Josh ForbesAgony & Irony2010"This Addiction"Matthew StawskiThis Addiction 2011"Clavicle" Damnesia2013"I, Pessimist"My Shame Is True"I Wanna Be a Warhol"Rob Soucy2023"Blood, Hair, and Eyeballs"Ravi DharBlood, Hair, and Eyeballs"Bad Time"Ravi Dhar2024"Break"Claire Marie Vogel
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