American punk rock band formed in Chicago in 1996. Lineup: Matt Skiba (vocals/guitar), Dan Andriano (vocals/bass), and various drummers — Derek Grant has been the drummer since 2002. Distinguished by dark/macabre lyrical themes set against melodic pop-punk songcraft.
Ten studio albums starting with Goddamnit (1998). Best-known releases include From Here to Infirmary (2001), Good Mourning (2003), Crimson (2005), and Agony & Irony (2008). Skiba briefly replaced Tom DeLonge in blink-182 (2015-2022) without leaving Alkaline Trio.
