Matt Skiba
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Matthew Thomas Skiba is the lead singer and guitarist
of Alkaline Trio
.
and moved to nearby McHenry
at the age of three. He began playing piano
and drums at an early age. His first concert was Public Image Ltd. In 1996, while working as a bike messenger, he decided to switch from drums to guitar
. Prior to that he played in bands including Blunt, Jerkwater, and the Traitors.
His mother Joan Skiba is a fourth and fifth grade teacher at Woods Creek Elementary School in Crystal Lake
, Illinois. His father Thomas Skiba is an oral surgeon in Crystal Lake
. He has two younger twin sisters.
but left in 1996 to form Alkaline Trio
with drummer
Glenn Porter
and bassist
Rob Doran
.
After the group recorded their demo and the single "Sundials," they recorded the For Your Lungs Only
EP, during which Doran left the group. Dan Andriano
joined and played bass on the EP. The band released their debut full-length Goddamnit
on Asian Man Records in 1998, followed by Maybe I'll Catch Fire
and the compilation Alkaline Trio
in 2000.
The group's lineup changed again in 2000 when Porter left and ex-Smoking Popes
drummer Mike Felumlee joined, making the band a trio again. From Here to Infirmary
, released by Vagrant Records
in the spring of 2001. In 2002 Jade Tree Records
released a Hot Water Music
/Alkaline Trio split EP which was well received. Both bands contributed original tracks and covers of each other's songs. Good Mourning
followed in 2003, marking the band's first album with drummer Derek Grant
, formerly of Suicide Machines
and Thoughts of Ionesco. While recording Good Mourning, Skiba had a problem with acid reflux because of his diet, lack of vocal warm-up and his earlier troubles with alcohol and drugs.
The band followed up with Crimson
in 2005
and Remains
in 2007. Agony & Irony
, their first record on Epic Records
, was released in July
2008. In January
2010 they released This Addiction
on their own Heart & Skull label in partnership with Epitaph Records
. In July
2011, they released an unplugged album called Damnesia
to commemorate 15 years as a band.
songs with backing drums and bass in a few shows.
His first solo release came in 2002 in the form of a split with Kevin Seconds of 7 Seconds fame. The songs were mostly acoustic with drums, bass, and piano played by Skiba. Alkaline Trio still occasionally performs the song "Good Fucking Bye."
In 2005 Skiba contributed the song "Demons Away" to the Fat Wreck Chords
' compilation Protect: A Benefit for the National Association to Protect Children
.
In 2006 Skiba launched the band Heavens with F-Minus
bassist Josiah Steinbrick. The group released Patent Pending
on September 12, 2006.
Also in 2006 Skiba contributed to the track "Rock 'n' Roll High School
" featured on Brats on the Beat: Ramones for Kids, a tribute album released on Go-Kart Records.
In May
2007 Skiba performed five shows with Chuck Ragan
of Hot Water Music.
In late December
2008 Steinbrick announced on Heavens' MySpace
page, "This is no longer a Heavens page. Sorry, that's just the way it's going down. Matt will still be doing Trio stuff and last I heard he might be working on a wonderful solo record. I'm not really positive actually but I'm sure it will be great." A falling out between Skiba and Steinbrick led to the breakup.
On August 18, 2009, Skiba, Grant and Greg Corner and Jonny Radtke of Kill Hannah
debuted the supergroup
cover band Them Krocked Vulvas (and occasionally played under the name A Perfect Circus).
On August 10, 2010, he released a solo album titled Demos
on Asian Man Records
. The album is said to be a precursor to a future Alkaline Trio album .
. Matt stated in an interview with Guitar World
magazine that he uses his Church membership card to "watch people squirm." In an interview with Rock Sound
in 2008 he stated that he in fact considers himself an agnostic.
He is a vegetarian. Skiba practices transcendental meditation
according to an interview with AOL
Interface. He said that the clear and calm state of mind it provides has greatly helped his creative process, though initially he believed the "tortured soul" mindset was more beneficial. The book Catching the Big Fish by David Lynch
caused him to change his mind and he now believes a calm state is more artistically helpful.
Skiba moved to the San Francisco Bay Area
in 2001, though he currently lives in Los Angeles
. He has "Love Song" tattooed on his knuckles. He is a "big Cure
fan," a "huge Damned fan," "an enormous David Lynch fan" and a "really big Nirvana
fan." Skiba is no longer married.
Compilations:
Solo Albums:
EPs and Demos:
Guitarist
A guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. Guitarists may play a variety of instruments such as classical guitars, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, and bass guitars. Some guitarists accompany themselves on the guitar while singing.- Versatility :The guitarist controls an extremely...
of Alkaline Trio
Alkaline Trio
Alkaline Trio is an American punk rock band that formed in McHenry, Illinois, in 1996. The band's line-up consists of Matt Skiba , Dan Andriano , and Derek Grant...
.
Early life and family
Matt Skiba was born in ChicagoChicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
and moved to nearby McHenry
McHenry, Illinois
McHenry is a city in McHenry County, Illinois, United States. In 2005, its population was estimated to be 24,631. McHenry was at one time the county seat of McHenry County...
at the age of three. He began playing piano
Piano
The piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
and drums at an early age. His first concert was Public Image Ltd. In 1996, while working as a bike messenger, he decided to switch from drums to guitar
Guitar
The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
. Prior to that he played in bands including Blunt, Jerkwater, and the Traitors.
His mother Joan Skiba is a fourth and fifth grade teacher at Woods Creek Elementary School in Crystal Lake
Crystal Lake, Illinois
Crystal Lake is a city located in southeastern McHenry County in northeastern Illinois, in the Chicago suburbs. It is named after Crystal Lake, a lake located west-southwest of downtown. Crystal Lake is also a suburb of the city of Chicago. The population was 38,000 at the 2000 census, but as of...
, Illinois. His father Thomas Skiba is an oral surgeon in Crystal Lake
Crystal Lake
- Lakes :Canada* Crystal Lake United States* Crystal Lake , California* Crystal Lake * Crystal Lake , Massachusetts* Crystal Lake , several...
. He has two younger twin sisters.
Alkaline Trio
Skiba studied design at Chicago's Columbia CollegeColumbia College Chicago
Columbia College Chicago is one of the largest art colleges in the United States with nearly 12,000 students pursuing degrees within 120 undergraduate and graduate programs...
but left in 1996 to form Alkaline Trio
Alkaline Trio
Alkaline Trio is an American punk rock band that formed in McHenry, Illinois, in 1996. The band's line-up consists of Matt Skiba , Dan Andriano , and Derek Grant...
with drummer
Drummer
A drummer is a musician who is capable of playing drums, which includes but is not limited to a drum kit and accessory based hardware which includes an assortment of pedals and standing support mechanisms, marching percussion and/or any musical instrument that is struck within the context of a...
Glenn Porter
Glenn Porter
Glenn Porter is an American drummer from Chicago, Illinois most famous for forming Alkaline Trio with fellow bike messenger Matt Skiba and Rob Doran, which he later left in 2000 after recording two albums with them. He is also a former 88 Fingers Louie member...
and bassist
Bassist
A bass player, or bassist is a musician who plays a bass instrument such as a double bass, bass guitar, keyboard bass or a low brass instrument such as a tuba or sousaphone. Different musical genres tend to be associated with one or more of these instruments...
Rob Doran
Rob Doran
Rob Doran was the original bassist of the Chicago punk band Alkaline Trio, formed in 1996. He quit the Trio in 1997 to focus on visual arts. He also played bass in Pit er Pat.-References:...
.
After the group recorded their demo and the single "Sundials," they recorded the For Your Lungs Only
For Your Lungs Only
For Your Lungs Only is the debut EP by the Chicago-based punk rock band Alkaline Trio, released May 26, 1998 through Asian Man Records. The song "Southern Rock" was re-recorded for their debut album Goddamnit later that year...
EP, during which Doran left the group. Dan Andriano
Dan Andriano
Daniel Michael Andriano is the bassist and co-vocalist of the punk rock band Alkaline Trio.-Education and early bands:...
joined and played bass on the EP. The band released their debut full-length Goddamnit
Goddamnit
Goddamnit is the debut album by the Chicago-based punk rock band Alkaline Trio, released October 13, 1998 through Asian Man Records.- Reception :...
on Asian Man Records in 1998, followed by Maybe I'll Catch Fire
Maybe I'll Catch Fire
Maybe I'll Catch Fire is the second album by the Chicago-based punk rock band Alkaline Trio, released March 14, 2000 through Asian Man Records...
and the compilation Alkaline Trio
Alkaline Trio (album)
Alkaline Trio is a compilation album by the Chicago-based punk rock band Alkaline Trio, released April 18, 2000 through Asian Man Records. It includes all of the tracks from their EPs For Your Lungs Only and I Lied My Face Off , as well as both tracks from the "Sundials" single and several tracks...
in 2000.
The group's lineup changed again in 2000 when Porter left and ex-Smoking Popes
Smoking Popes
The Smoking Popes are an American pop punk from the northwest suburbs of Chicago, Illinois, formed in 1991. They play punk-influenced pop music with crooning vocals...
drummer Mike Felumlee joined, making the band a trio again. From Here to Infirmary
From Here to Infirmary
From Here to Infirmary is the third album by the Chicago-based punk rock band Alkaline Trio, released April 3, 2001 through Vagrant Records. It was their first album for Vagrant and their only album with drummer Mike Felumlee, who replaced previous drummer Glenn Porter. It was also their first...
, released by Vagrant Records
Vagrant Records
Vagrant Records is an indie rock label based in Los Angeles, California and is home to such artists as The Hold Steady, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes, Active Child, PJ Harvey, Reptar, School of Seven Bells, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Thrice, James Vincent McMorrow, Placebo, and many...
in the spring of 2001. In 2002 Jade Tree Records
Jade Tree Records
Jade Tree International, Inc. was an independent record label formed by Darren Walters and Tim Owen in August 1991, out of Wilmington, Delaware....
released a Hot Water Music
Hot Water Music
Hot Water Music is a punk rock band from Gainesville, Florida. The members of the band are Chuck Ragan, Chris Wollard, Jason Black, and George Rebelo. HWM first formed in 1993...
/Alkaline Trio split EP which was well received. Both bands contributed original tracks and covers of each other's songs. Good Mourning
Good Mourning
Good Mourning is the fourth studio album by Alkaline Trio, released May 13, 2003 on Vagrant Records. The album marks the first appearance of drummer, Derek Grant, described by vocalist/guitarist, Matt Skiba, as "a whole new influence." During recording, both Skiba and vocalist/bassist, Dan Andriano...
followed in 2003, marking the band's first album with drummer Derek Grant
Derek Grant
Derek Grant is the drummer for punk band Alkaline Trio, where he replaced Mike Felumlee. He was previously a member of The Suicide Machines, Telegraph, Gyga, Thoughts of Ionesco, Remainder, Walls of Jericho, The Exceptions and Broken Spoke, a side band with Royce Nunley and Jay Navarro...
, formerly of Suicide Machines
Suicide machines
Suicide machines may mean:* machines for auto-euthanasia, see euthanasia device* fictional machines for suicide, see suicide booth* The Suicide Machines, an American punk rock band** The Suicide Machines , an album by the aforementioned group...
and Thoughts of Ionesco. While recording Good Mourning, Skiba had a problem with acid reflux because of his diet, lack of vocal warm-up and his earlier troubles with alcohol and drugs.
The band followed up with Crimson
Crimson (Alkaline Trio album)
Crimson is the fifth album by Alkaline Trio, released May 23, 2005. The record is produced by Jerry Finn.A 'Deluxe Edition' was released on November 28, 2005. The first disc contains the original album, while the added second disc features the album as demos, home demos and acoustic songs...
in 2005
2005 in music
-Events:*During the year 2005, 12 rock music albums scored number 1 in the USA. This was the first time even ten albums have scored number 1 since 1996.-January:...
and Remains
Remains (Alkaline Trio Album)
Remains is a compilation album from Alkaline Trio that was released on January 30, 2007. The album is a collection of 22 tracks that the band has recorded for various compilations, EPs, B-sides and international releases. The disc also includes three new live tracks from a 2006 concert at Avalon in...
in 2007. Agony & Irony
Agony & Irony
Agony & Irony is the sixth studio album by Alkaline Trio, released on July 1, 2008 on Epic Records. Regarding this album, vocalist and guitarist Matt Skiba stated that the band set out to record an "anthemic hard rock record."...
, their first record on Epic Records
Epic Records
Epic Records is an American record label, owned by Sony Music Entertainment. Though it was originally conceived as a jazz imprint, it has since expanded to represent various genres. L.A...
, was released in July
July
July is the seventh month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian Calendars and one of seven months with the length of 31 days. It is, on average, the warmest month in most of the Northern hemisphere and the coldest month in much of the Southern hemisphere...
2008. In January
January
January is the first month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars and one of seven months with the length of 31 days. The first day of the month is known as New Year's Day...
2010 they released This Addiction
This Addiction
This Addiction is the seventh studio album by the punk rock band Alkaline Trio, released February 23, 2010 as the first release by their newly formed record label Heart & Skull, a joint venture with Epitaph Records...
on their own Heart & Skull label in partnership with Epitaph Records
Epitaph Records
Epitaph Records is a Hollywood, California based independent record label owned by Bad Religion guitarist Brett Gurewitz. The label was originally "just a logo and a P.O. box" created in the 1980s for the purpose of selling Bad Religion records, but has evolved into a large independent record...
. In July
July
July is the seventh month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian Calendars and one of seven months with the length of 31 days. It is, on average, the warmest month in most of the Northern hemisphere and the coldest month in much of the Southern hemisphere...
2011, they released an unplugged album called Damnesia
Damnesia
Damnesia is the eighth studio album by the punk rock band Alkaline Trio, released July 12, 2011 through their label Heart & Skull, a joint venture with Epitaph Records. A primarily acoustic album, it consists of "a selection of beloved fan favorites selected from the group's extensive catalogue and...
to commemorate 15 years as a band.
Side Projects and Solo
In 2001 he began his first full solo tour with The Plea For Peace Tour, consisting mostly of acoustic versions of Alkaline TrioAlkaline Trio
Alkaline Trio is an American punk rock band that formed in McHenry, Illinois, in 1996. The band's line-up consists of Matt Skiba , Dan Andriano , and Derek Grant...
songs with backing drums and bass in a few shows.
His first solo release came in 2002 in the form of a split with Kevin Seconds of 7 Seconds fame. The songs were mostly acoustic with drums, bass, and piano played by Skiba. Alkaline Trio still occasionally performs the song "Good Fucking Bye."
In 2005 Skiba contributed the song "Demons Away" to the Fat Wreck Chords
Fat Wreck Chords
Fat Wreck Chords is a San Francisco, California based independent record label, focused on punk rock. It was started by Fat Mike and his ex-wife, Erin, in 1990....
' compilation Protect: A Benefit for the National Association to Protect Children
PROTECT: A Benefit for the National Association to Protect Children
Protect: A Benefit for the National Association to Protect Children is a charity record for the child protection organization, Protect.It was released by Fat Wreck Chords record label in 2005...
.
In 2006 Skiba launched the band Heavens with F-Minus
F-Minus
F-Minus was a hardcore punk band formed in 1995 in Huntington Beach, California. Started by Jen Johnson and Brad Logan. F-Minus was known for their dueling male and female vocals in songs that were sometimes as short as 12 seconds . One of their noted primary influences is Nausea, where the vocal...
bassist Josiah Steinbrick. The group released Patent Pending
Patent Pending (album)
Patent Pending is the debut album by Heavens, a side project formed by Matt Skiba, vocalist and guitarist for Alkaline Trio, and Josiah Steinbrick....
on September 12, 2006.
Also in 2006 Skiba contributed to the track "Rock 'n' Roll High School
Rock 'n' Roll High School (song)
"Rock 'n' Roll High School" is a song by the punk rock group the Ramones from the soundtrack album Rock 'n' Roll High School. The single did not chart in the U.S. but peaked at number 67 on the UK Singles Chart....
" featured on Brats on the Beat: Ramones for Kids, a tribute album released on Go-Kart Records.
In May
May
May is the fifth month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian Calendars and one of seven months with the length of 31 days.May is a month of autumn in the Southern Hemisphere and spring in the Northern Hemisphere...
2007 Skiba performed five shows with Chuck Ragan
Chuck Ragan
Chuck Ragan is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist. From 1993 until 2006 he was one of the lead singers for Gainesville, Florida-based punk rock band Hot Water Music...
of Hot Water Music.
In late December
December
December is the 12th and last month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian Calendars and one of seven months with the length of 31 days.December starts on the same day as September every year and ends on the same day as April every year.-Etymology:...
2008 Steinbrick announced on Heavens' MySpace
MySpace
Myspace is a social networking service owned by Specific Media LLC and pop star Justin Timberlake. Myspace launched in August 2003 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. In August 2011, Myspace had 33.1 million unique U.S. visitors....
page, "This is no longer a Heavens page. Sorry, that's just the way it's going down. Matt will still be doing Trio stuff and last I heard he might be working on a wonderful solo record. I'm not really positive actually but I'm sure it will be great." A falling out between Skiba and Steinbrick led to the breakup.
On August 18, 2009, Skiba, Grant and Greg Corner and Jonny Radtke of Kill Hannah
Kill Hannah
Kill Hannah is a rock band formed in 1993 in Chicago. The band has released six studio albums, seven EPs, and two compilation albums as well as three DVDs.-History:...
debuted the supergroup
Supergroup (music)
In the late 1960s, the term supergroup was coined to describe "a rock music group whose performers are already famous from having performed individually or in other groups"....
cover band Them Krocked Vulvas (and occasionally played under the name A Perfect Circus).
On August 10, 2010, he released a solo album titled Demos
Demos (Matt Skiba album)
Demos is the first full length album by Alkaline Trio singer/guitarist Matt Skiba. It is composed of demos Skiba has recorded into his computer. Skiba released the project on Asian Man Records which was Alkaline Trio's label for their first two full length albums, Goddamnit, and Maybe I'll Catch Fire...
on Asian Man Records
Asian Man Records
Asian Man Records is a small, DIY record label run by Mike Park in Monte Sereno, California. Park started a record label and began releasing music in 1989 under the name Dill Records, with the Asian Man label established May 1996.-Artists:...
. The album is said to be a precursor to a future Alkaline Trio album .
Personal life
Skiba and Grant are card-carrying members of the Church of SatanChurch of Satan
The Church of Satan is an organization dedicated to the acceptance of the carnal self, as articulated in The Satanic Bible, written in 1969 by Anton Szandor LaVey.- History :...
. Matt stated in an interview with Guitar World
Guitar World
Guitar World is a monthly music magazine devoted to guitarists. It contains original interviews, album and gear reviews and guitar and bass tablature of approximately five songs each month. The magazine is published 13 times per year...
magazine that he uses his Church membership card to "watch people squirm." In an interview with Rock Sound
Rock Sound
Rock Sound is a British magazine which champions rock music. The magazine aims at being more "underground" and less commercial, whilst also giving coverage to more well known acts.-History:...
in 2008 he stated that he in fact considers himself an agnostic.
He is a vegetarian. Skiba practices transcendental meditation
Transcendental Meditation
Transcendental Meditation refers to the Transcendental Meditation technique, a specific form of mantra meditation, and to the Transcendental Meditation movement, a spiritual movement...
according to an interview with AOL
AOL
AOL Inc. is an American global Internet services and media company. AOL is headquartered at 770 Broadway in New York. Founded in 1983 as Control Video Corporation, it has franchised its services to companies in several nations around the world or set up international versions of its services...
Interface. He said that the clear and calm state of mind it provides has greatly helped his creative process, though initially he believed the "tortured soul" mindset was more beneficial. The book Catching the Big Fish by David Lynch
David Lynch
David Keith Lynch is an American filmmaker, television director, visual artist, musician and occasional actor. Known for his surrealist films, he has developed his own unique cinematic style, which has been dubbed "Lynchian", and which is characterized by its dream imagery and meticulous sound...
caused him to change his mind and he now believes a calm state is more artistically helpful.
Skiba moved to the San Francisco Bay Area
San Francisco Bay Area
The San Francisco Bay Area, commonly known as the Bay Area, is a populated region that surrounds the San Francisco and San Pablo estuaries in Northern California. The region encompasses metropolitan areas of San Francisco, Oakland, and San Jose, along with smaller urban and rural areas...
in 2001, though he currently lives in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
. He has "Love Song" tattooed on his knuckles. He is a "big Cure
The Cure
The Cure are an English rock band formed in Crawley, West Sussex in 1976. The band has experienced several line-up changes, with frontman, vocalist, guitarist and principal songwriter Robert Smith being the only constant member...
fan," a "huge Damned fan," "an enormous David Lynch fan" and a "really big Nirvana
Nirvana (band)
Nirvana was an American rock band that was formed by singer/guitarist Kurt Cobain and bassist Krist Novoselic in Aberdeen, Washington in 1987...
fan." Skiba is no longer married.
Notable guest appearances
- New Found GloryNew Found GloryNew Found Glory is an American rock band from Coral Springs, Florida. Formed in the summer of 1997, founding members were lead vocalist Jordan Pundik, guitarists Chad Gilbert and Steve Klein, bassist Ian Grushka and drummer Joe Marino...
- "Forget My Name" off the album Sticks and StonesSticks and Stones (New Found Glory album)Sticks and Stones is the third studio album and major label debut by American rock band New Found Glory. As with its predesossor, their eponymously-titled second album, it was again produced by Neal Avron and was released on June 11, 2002 through MCA Records... - Avoid One ThingAvoid One ThingAvoid One Thing was started as a side project by The Mighty Mighty Bosstones' bassist Joe Gittleman. The Boston-based group's first album, titled Avoid One Thing, was released in 2002 on Side One Dummy Records. The album was written and recorded almost solely by Gittleman. Gittleman assembled a...
- "Pop Bunk Band" - Atari Star - "Winter Birthmark"
- Say AnythingSay Anything (band)Say Anything is an American indie-punk band from Los Angeles, California, fronted by Max Bemis. The band was formed in 2000 with Bemis and four of his friends. Within two years, they self-released two EPs, Junior Varsity and In Your Dreams, and the full-length Baseball: An Album by Sayanything.In...
- "About Falling" on the double album In Defense of the GenreIn Defense of the GenreIn Defense of The Genre is the third full-length studio album by American pop-punk band Say Anything, released on October 23, 2007 through J Records as a double disc album. It debuted at number 27 on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart, selling 25,000 copies in its first week. The first single, "Baby... - H2OH2O (American band)-Prologue:Prior to the formation of H2O, in the early-mid-1980s, Todd Morse and Rusty Pistachio were part of the speed punk band "Roadside Petz". This band featured Wayne Williams on drums...
- "What Happened?" on the album Nothing to ProveNothing to Prove (H2O album)Nothing to Prove is the fifth studio album by punk rock band H2O. It was released on May 27, 2008, through Bridge 9 Records. It is the band's first album since 2001's Go, and the first new material since their 2002 EP All We Want.... - Common RiderCommon RiderCommon Rider were a ska punk band, formed in 1999 by Jesse Michaels , Mass Giorgini and Dan Lumley . The band's name is taken from a 1970s Japanese TV show, Kamen Rider...
- backup vocals on the album This is Unity MusicThis Is Unity MusicThis Is Unity Music is the second full length album by Common Rider, released in 2002.- Track listing :All songs written by Jesse Michaels.# "Firewall" - 2:56# "Set The Method Down" - 2:06# "Small Pebble" - 3:40# "Cool This Madness Down" 2:32... - Chuck RaganChuck RaganChuck Ragan is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist. From 1993 until 2006 he was one of the lead singers for Gainesville, Florida-based punk rock band Hot Water Music...
- "The Boat" on Feast or FamineFeast or Famine (Chuck Ragan album)Feast or Famine is the debut studio album by Chuck Ragan. It was recorded in 2007 at Mad Dog Studios in Burbank, California. It was produced by Ted Hutt, engineered by Ryan Mall and mixed by both Hutt and Mall.-Track listing:#"The Boat" – 3:20... - Chuck RaganChuck RaganChuck Ragan is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist. From 1993 until 2006 he was one of the lead singers for Gainesville, Florida-based punk rock band Hot Water Music...
- "Do What You Do" on Feast or FamineFeast or Famine (Chuck Ragan album)Feast or Famine is the debut studio album by Chuck Ragan. It was recorded in 2007 at Mad Dog Studios in Burbank, California. It was produced by Ted Hutt, engineered by Ryan Mall and mixed by both Hutt and Mall.-Track listing:#"The Boat" – 3:20... - Ashes DivideAshes DivideAshes Divide is an American rock band formed by guitarist Billy Howerdel, who had also formed A Perfect Circle. Howerdel is the primary songwriter, musician, producer, and vocalist for the band....
- "The Prey" on Keep Telling Myself It's AlrightKeep Telling Myself It's AlrightKeep Telling Myself It's Alright is the debut studio album by American rock band Ashes Divide. The album was released on CD and as a digital download on April 8, 2008. Its first single is "The Stone," which entered radio circulation in January of that year... - Rise AgainstRise AgainstRise Against is an American punk rock band from Chicago, Illinois, formed in 1999. The band currently consists of Tim McIlrath , Zach Blair , Joe Principe and Brandon Barnes .Rise Against spent its first five years signed to the independent record label Fat Wreck Chords, on which it...
- "Hairline Fracture" on Appeal to ReasonAppeal to Reason (album)Appeal to Reason is the fifth studio album by American punk rock band Rise Against. After touring in support of their previous album, The Sufferer & the Witness, Rise Against began recording Appeal to Reason in January 2008 at the Blasting Room in Fort Collins, Colorado... - Rise AgainstRise AgainstRise Against is an American punk rock band from Chicago, Illinois, formed in 1999. The band currently consists of Tim McIlrath , Zach Blair , Joe Principe and Brandon Barnes .Rise Against spent its first five years signed to the independent record label Fat Wreck Chords, on which it...
- "Midnight Hands" on EndgameEndgame (Rise Against album)Endgame is the sixth studio album by American punk rock band Rise Against. Produced by Bill Stevenson, it was released on March 15, 2011. Rise Against began work on the album in September 2010, after completing touring in support of its previous album, Appeal to Reason, in mid-2010... - Tom GabelTom GabelThomas James "Tom" Gabel is the lead vocalist, songwriter, and a guitarist for Gainesville, Florida punk rock band Against Me!, as well as a solo artist. He was born on Fort Benning, Georgia a US Army post, where his father was stationed. At age 17, he dropped out of high school and formed Against...
- "Amputations" on Heart BurnsHeart BurnsHeart Burns is the debut solo EP by Against Me! frontman Tom Gabel. It was released October 28, 2008 on Sire Records.- Track listing :- Bonus tracks :-Personnel:* Chuck Ragan – Background vocals and harmonica on "Anna Is a Stool Pigeon"... - Jeffree StarJeffree StarJeffree Star is an American model, fashion designer, make-up artist, DJ, and singer-songwriter residing in the Beverly Hills area...
- "Louis Vuitton Body Bag" on Beauty KillerBeauty Killer-Release & promotion:The first announcement of Beauty Killer mentioned a scheduled release in spring 2008. However, the album's release date was later pushed back to summer 2009, which in the meantime Star released his second extended play Cupcakes Taste Like Violence... - William ControlWilliam ControlWilliam Control is an American electronica band and the side project of Aiden's wiL Francis. He was signed to Victory Records and has released two albums, "Hate Culture" and "Noir", the latter of which was released on June 8, 2010.-History:...
- "Deathclub" on Underworld: Rise of The Lycans - Kill HannahKill HannahKill Hannah is a rock band formed in 1993 in Chicago. The band has released six studio albums, seven EPs, and two compilation albums as well as three DVDs.-History:...
- "Promise Me" on Wake Up The SleepersWake Up the SleepersWake Up the Sleepers is the sixth studio album by American alternative rock band Kill Hannah. It was released on September 29, 2009. On September 22, 2009, AbsolutePunk.net hosted the first online streaming of the album in its entirety... - The Bouncing SoulsThe Bouncing SoulsThe Bouncing Souls are a punk rock band from New Brunswick, New Jersey, formed in 1987. By the time of their acknowledgment by the national punk rock scene, they had reignited a "pogo" element to New Jersey punk rock by playing fast light-hearted songs, a model followed by various other local...
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Alkaline Trio:
Studio Albums:| Year | Title | Label | US Chart Position |
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| 1998 | Goddamnit Goddamnit Goddamnit is the debut album by the Chicago-based punk rock band Alkaline Trio, released October 13, 1998 through Asian Man Records.- Reception :... |
Asian Man Records Asian Man Records Asian Man Records is a small, DIY record label run by Mike Park in Monte Sereno, California. Park started a record label and began releasing music in 1989 under the name Dill Records, with the Asian Man label established May 1996.-Artists:... |
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| 2000 | Maybe I'll Catch Fire Maybe I'll Catch Fire Maybe I'll Catch Fire is the second album by the Chicago-based punk rock band Alkaline Trio, released March 14, 2000 through Asian Man Records... |
Asian Man Records | - |
| 2001 | From Here to Infirmary From Here to Infirmary From Here to Infirmary is the third album by the Chicago-based punk rock band Alkaline Trio, released April 3, 2001 through Vagrant Records. It was their first album for Vagrant and their only album with drummer Mike Felumlee, who replaced previous drummer Glenn Porter. It was also their first... |
Vagrant Records Vagrant Records Vagrant Records is an indie rock label based in Los Angeles, California and is home to such artists as The Hold Steady, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes, Active Child, PJ Harvey, Reptar, School of Seven Bells, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Thrice, James Vincent McMorrow, Placebo, and many... |
#199 (Billboard 200), #14 (Heatseakers Chart), #09 (Independent Albums) |
| 2003 | Good Mourning Good Mourning Good Mourning is the fourth studio album by Alkaline Trio, released May 13, 2003 on Vagrant Records. The album marks the first appearance of drummer, Derek Grant, described by vocalist/guitarist, Matt Skiba, as "a whole new influence." During recording, both Skiba and vocalist/bassist, Dan Andriano... |
Vagrant Records | #20 (Billboard 200), #01 (Independent Albums) |
| 2005 | Crimson Crimson (Alkaline Trio album) Crimson is the fifth album by Alkaline Trio, released May 23, 2005. The record is produced by Jerry Finn.A 'Deluxe Edition' was released on November 28, 2005. The first disc contains the original album, while the added second disc features the album as demos, home demos and acoustic songs... |
Vagrant Records | #25 (Billboard 200) |
| 2008 | Agony and Irony Agony and Irony Agony & Irony is the sixth studio album by Alkaline Trio, released on July 1, 2008 on Epic Records. Regarding this album, vocalist and guitarist Matt Skiba stated that the band set out to record an "anthemic hard rock record."... |
Epic Records Epic Records Epic Records is an American record label, owned by Sony Music Entertainment. Though it was originally conceived as a jazz imprint, it has since expanded to represent various genres. L.A... |
#13 (Billboard 200) |
| 2010 | This Addiction This Addiction This Addiction is the seventh studio album by the punk rock band Alkaline Trio, released February 23, 2010 as the first release by their newly formed record label Heart & Skull, a joint venture with Epitaph Records... |
Heart & Skull Records | #11 (Billboard 200) |
| 2011 | Damnesia Damnesia Damnesia is the eighth studio album by the punk rock band Alkaline Trio, released July 12, 2011 through their label Heart & Skull, a joint venture with Epitaph Records. A primarily acoustic album, it consists of "a selection of beloved fan favorites selected from the group's extensive catalogue and... |
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Compilations:
| Year | Title | Label | Info |
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| 2000 | Alkaline Trio Alkaline Trio (album) Alkaline Trio is a compilation album by the Chicago-based punk rock band Alkaline Trio, released April 18, 2000 through Asian Man Records. It includes all of the tracks from their EPs For Your Lungs Only and I Lied My Face Off , as well as both tracks from the "Sundials" single and several tracks... |
Asian Man Records | Collection of EPs/b-sides/non-album tracks from 1996–2000 |
| 2007 | Remains Remains (Alkaline Trio Album) Remains is a compilation album from Alkaline Trio that was released on January 30, 2007. The album is a collection of 22 tracks that the band has recorded for various compilations, EPs, B-sides and international releases. The disc also includes three new live tracks from a 2006 concert at Avalon in... |
Vagrant Records | Collection of EPs/b-sides/non-album tracks from 2001-2005. |
Solo Albums:
| Year | Title | Label | Info |
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| 2010 | Demos Demos (Matt Skiba album) Demos is the first full length album by Alkaline Trio singer/guitarist Matt Skiba. It is composed of demos Skiba has recorded into his computer. Skiba released the project on Asian Man Records which was Alkaline Trio's label for their first two full length albums, Goddamnit, and Maybe I'll Catch Fire... |
Asian Man Records |
EPs and Demos:
- 1996: Demo Tape
- 1997: SundialsSundials (Alkaline Trio EP)"Sundials" is the debut single by the Chicago-based punk rock band Alkaline Trio, released in 1997 by Johann's Face Records. It is the band's only studio release to include original bassist Rob Doran, who left the group after the single's release and was replaced by Dan Andriano...
- 1998: For Your Lungs OnlyFor Your Lungs OnlyFor Your Lungs Only is the debut EP by the Chicago-based punk rock band Alkaline Trio, released May 26, 1998 through Asian Man Records. The song "Southern Rock" was re-recorded for their debut album Goddamnit later that year...
- 1999: I Lied My Face OffI Lied My Face OffI Lied My Face Off is an EP by the Chicago-based punk rock band Alkaline Trio, released July 20, 1999 through Asian Man Records. It resulted in the band's first music video, for the song "Goodbye Forever"...
- 2001: Hell Yes
- 2002: Halloween 7"
- 2007: New Years Eve 7"
- 2008: Agony and Irony EP