Alkaline Trio Announce New Album 'Blood, Hair And Eyeballs', Share Title Track
Tuesday, 17 October 2023
Written by Jon Stickler
Alkaline Trio have laid out plans for their 10th studio album.
The follow-up to 2018's 'Is This Thing Cursed?' is called 'Blood, Hair And Eyeballs' and will arrive on January 26 via the Chicago band’s new label home of Rise Records, following three LPs on Epitaph.
Recorded with Grammy-winner Cameron Webb at Dave Grohl's Studio 606 in California, it marks the trio's first full-length release since Matt Skiba left Blink-182, and last with drummer Derek Grant, who has played on all of their LPs since 2003's 'Good Morning'. Skiba said:
"My mom worked for years as an emergency room nurse. She and her co-workers referred to exceptionally busy nights as 'blood, hair, and eyeballs'’. Well, we’ve been busy making an exceptional record we refer to as "blood, hair, and eyeballs", too.
"We approached this new record in completely new ways," he continued. "We built the songs together, from the ground up, in the same room which hasn’t happened since the band started. Usually, we start with an idea somebody’s already written.
"This time, we had the unique opportunity to build the songs onto drums recorded at Studio 606 onto two-inch tape using one of the most beautiful-sounding and legendary consoles in rock. It has almost everything to do with how our new record sounds."
As a taster, they've shared the album’s title track, a poppy punk-rock offering. It comes paired with a video directed by Ravi Dhar, featuring skaters Steve Caballero, Chris Cole and more. Bassist-vocalist Dan Andriano added:
"Sometimes the full circle nature of life is enough to just completely blow my mind…this is one of those times! Skateboarding is my first love, my favourite sport, and a community through which I was first introduced to punk rock. So when Matt and I read Ravi’s idea to combine the two and throw some spooky zombies in there we both loved it right away. The work Ravi and the entire production crew put in was insane and it shows. To kick off our 10th album release with this super fun video featuring Steve Caballero, Chris Cole, Ace, Corey and Shea is so much more than a dream come true, it’s true love. This is not a phase."
Alkaline Trio will support the album with a North American tour in 2024 tour with support from Drug Church. Tickets go on general sale at 10am on Friday (October 20).
'Blood, Hair and Eyeballs' tracklist:
1. Hot For Preacher
2. Meet Me
3. Versions of You
4. Bad Time
5. Scars
6. Break
7. Shake with Me
8. Blood, Hair and Eyeballs
9. Hinterlude
10. Broken Down In A Time Machine
11. Teenage Heart
Alkaline Trio Upcoming Tour Dates are as follows
Thu February 22 2024 - ANAHEIM California - House of Blues Anaheim (USA)
Fri February 23 2024 - SAN DIEGO California - Soma (USA)
Sat February 24 2024 - PHOENIX Arizona - Van Buren (USA)
Mon February 26 2024 - DALLAS Texas - House of Blues Dallas (USA)
Tue February 27 2024 - AUSTIN Texas - Stubbs (USA)
Wed February 28 2024 - HOUSTON Texas - House of Blues Houston (USA)
Fri March 01 2024 - ATLANTA Georgia - Tabernacle (USA)
Sat March 02 2024 - ORLANDO Florida - House of Blues Orlando (USA)
Sun March 03 2024 - CHARLOTTE North Carolina - Fillmore (USA)
Tue March 05 2024 - SILVER SPRING District of Columbia - Fillmore Silver Spring (USA)
Wed March 06 2024 - PHILADELPHIA Pennsylvania - Filmmore Philadelphia (USA)
Fri March 08 2024 - CLEVELAND Ohio - Agora Theater and Ballroom (USA)
Sat March 09 2024 - MASBETH New York - Knockdown Center (USA)
Sun March 10 2024 - BOSTON Massachusetts - House of Blues Boston (USA)
Tue March 12 2024 - TORONTO Ontario - History (Canada)
Wed March 13 2024 - MONTREAL Quebec - Beanfield (Canada)
Fri March 15 2024 - ROYAL OAK Michigan - Royal Oak Music Theatre (USA)
Sat March 16 2024 - CHICAGO Illinois - Aragon Ballroom (USA)
Sun March 17 2024 - ST LOUIS Missouri - Pageant (USA)
Mon March 18 2024 - MINNEAPOLIS Minnesota - Fillmore Minneapolis (USA)
Wed March 20 2024 - DENVER Colorado - Fillmore Auditorium (USA)
Thu March 21 2024 - SALT LAKE CITY Utah - Complex (USA)
Sat March 23 2024 - SEATTLE Washington - Showbox SoDo (USA)
Sun March 24 2024 - VANCOUVER British Columbia - Vogue Theatre (Canada)
Mon March 25 2024 - PORTLAND Oregon - Crystal Ballroom (USA)
Wed March 27 2024 - SAN FRANCISCO California - Masonic (USA)
Fri March 29 2024 - LOS ANGELES California - Novo (USA)
Sat March 30 2024 - LAS VEGAS Nevada - Brooklyn Bowl Las Vegas (USA)
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