Love = Hell, Says Ressurected Victims of Romance

Step by step the Alkaline Trio take us through the struggle, pain, and triumph of life gone dismay in their newest release ‘Good Mourning’ – times ten energy and blending flawlessly the band’s older unrefined style with the professional mixing of rock-stardom. Driven by the cryptic and metaphorical lyrics of the dark pop-punk sound which has made them so popular through the years among all down-trodden hearts, the ‘Trio have settled back into a groove of fast paced, driving music due in large part to new, permanent drummer Derek Grant (The Suicide Machines).The band caters them-selves as more mysterious then ever; colorizing their music with blood-red, black, and coffins enforced by the ‘Trio’s greatest quality: Matt Skiba and Dan Andriano’s surreal vocals which scream simply ‘love hurts’. The guitars are harmonized and the poppiness of the music takes the ‘gothic’ out of the otherwise dismal words of these men’s personal journals. The tempo will spike and a voice will crack where it really hurts, and the tunes will keep you nodding your head. In short: These boys have made a complete, tight compilation of songs perfect for picking you up when you really waned to stay miserable.