Alkaline Trio "Damnesia" Traffic Entertainment making Shake The Spirit was

making Shake The Spirit was like "shaking myself awake

The keen observer will recognize some Red Scare covers in the mix

fast new sound

the album featured a return to a somewhat more hard punk rock style compared to the band's previous two albums End of the Century in 1980

One of the biggest and most important rock bands in the world releases this long out of print 2xLP

Alkaline Trio "Damnesia" Traffic Entertainment making Shake The Spirit wasIt's been 13 years since Alkaline Trio released their first full length album, GODDAMNIT. In that time, they've toured the world, sold over a million records, and expanded their sound radically beyond their original straight ahead punk style. Now comes an amazing retrospective of those 13 years, DAMNESIA, as ALK3 takes to the studio to record acoustic versions of 13 fan favorites and 2 new songs.