Alkaline Trio
Oblivion
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Alkaline Trio are heading out on tour with blink-182, and you could form several bands and side-projects with all the musicians in that green room. These links extend to other recording credits, with Travis Barker producing new single ‘Oblivion’.
While Atom Willard (Rocket From The Crypt, Angels & Airwaves) has been with the band for some time (both as touring cover way back in 2000-2001 and as a permanent replacement for Derek Grant), this is his studio debut for the band.
The result of all these parts is that you get a very distinctive Alkaline Trio sound. There’s no doubt it flows from Blood, Hair, and Eyeballs, but you’ll also hear Willard’s creativity being applied, which does add epicality to the song.
I don’t think I’ve ever had such a great time in the studio. We’d wanted to get into the studio with Atom as soon as he’d joined the band and we finally found the time to do it. The idea to work with Travis came to me after guesting on a project he was producing at his studio. I was blown away by how natural and amazing Travis is in the role of a producer and by the beauty and serenity of his studio.
We had initially gone in thinking we would do a cover we’d been playing with, to take the pressure off of our first recording with Atom but ended up with three new songs. I already knew how great Travis is in the studio – from my time with blink – beyond his great drumming and unique and out-of-the-box songwriting abilities. His vision and talent is the perfect fit for us.
I am a drummer at heart so having Atom and Travis working in tandem as drummers and songwriters was absolute heaven for me. Working with two of my favourite drummers was surreal and dreamlike, never mind two of my favourite people in the world. I told Travis that it really feels like he is our fourth member on this.
Matt Skiba
The nihilistic lyrics are given a boost by the ‘Oblivion’ music video, which tilts them into social and political commentary. It’s a powerful montage.
You can catch Alkaline Trio on tour August to September 2025.
Oblivion Video
Watch Alkaline Trio – ‘Oblivion’.
Oblivion Lyrics
Spreading
It’s headed here like lighting
Screaming like elevated trains
Does this word sound like the death bird calling
Out your name
At midnight
Once again it
It tries at 12:15
Every dirty trick
Every second lost
Every crucifix
Every albatross
Every bridge I burn
Every path I cross
Every chance I get
I find myself lost
Everywhere I look
Everyone’s insane
Give me a good book and some Novocain
Everyone I know is now dead and gone
I’m all that’s left
OblivionLeaving this freezing Land of Lincoln
Seeking my place out in the sun
Has this world stopped asking what it’s thinking
Did it stop thinking of you
And when do you suppose it turned its back on me
Every dirty trick
Every second lost
Every crucifix
Every albatross
Every bridge I burn
Every path I cross
Every chance I get
I find myself lost
Everywhere I look
Everyone’s insane
Give me a good book and some Novocain
Everyone I know is now dead and gone
I’m all that’s left
Oblivion
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Every dirty trick
Every second lost
Every crucifix
Every albatross
Every bridge I burn
Every path I cross
Every chance I get
I find myself lost
Everywhere I look
Everyone’s insane
Give me a good book and some Novocain
Everyone I know is now dead and gone
I’m all that’s left
Oblivion
Oblivion
Oblivion
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