This Addiction

This article is about the album. For the song, see This Addiction (song).

This Addiction
Studio album by
Alkaline Trio
ReleasedFebruary 23, 2010
Recorded2009
StudioAtlas, Chicago
Genre
Length34:30
LabelHeart & Skull, Epitaph
ProducerAlkaline Trio, Matt Allison
Alkaline Trio chronology
Agony & Irony
(2008) 		This Addiction
(2010) 		Damnesia
(2011)
Singles from This Addiction
  1. "This Addiction"
    Released: January 12, 2010
  2. "The American Scream"
    Released: June 29, 2010

This Addiction is the seventh studio album by Chicago-based rock band Alkaline Trio, released February 23, 2010 as the first release by their newly formed record label Heart & Skull, a joint venture with Epitaph Records. Described as a return to the band's punk rock roots, it was recorded at Atlas Studios in their hometown of Chicago with Matt Allison, the same location and producer used for much of their early material. The album draws lyrical inspiration from the band members' personal lives, addressing themes such as love, addiction, death, divorce, grief, suicide, politics, and war. It became the highest-charting album of the band's career, debuting on the Billboard 200 at #11 and also reaching #1 on the Rock, Independent, and Alternative Albums charts.