Alkaline Trio is a hardworking pop-punk band from a blue-collar city (Chicago) who grinds out album after album of gravel-voiced, heartbroken anthems. With the group's latest album, "This Addiction," currently soundtracking countless breakups and makeups, we thought we'd sit down with the veteran band and have a little chat.
In this episode of "The 5," Alkaline Trio talked about going back to their roots, recording "This Addiction" at their old sonic stomping grounds of Atlas Studio in Chicago. Speaking of origins, the boys also talk about where their band name came from. They also chat about their new, self-owned label, Heart & Skull.
Check out the interview below, as well as the group's classic "Help Me" video from its 2008 release, Agony & Irony.