Artist: Alkaline Trio Review: These Chicago gloom punks have long mixed gory lyrics and bright pop melodies, making evil seem like a day at the beach. Their 2008 major-label bid, Agony & Irony, got bogged down in power-ballad overreach, so with its seventh disc, the group is back to its bleak-Blink-182 roots. Matt Skiba yelps stuff like "Eating me alive" over buoyant, cutting jags. The body count rivals a Saw flick, but Skiba eventually finds someone to "exorcise" the "devil inside" — she's named "Draculina,"... Rating: 3 Stars

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