Limited red and black split colored vinyl LP pressing housed in a gatefold sleeve. 2005's Crimson stands as the most mature and ambitious 13 songs Alkaline Trio has ever pushed itself to create - with able guidance from producer Jerry Finn (Green Day, Blink-182, Jawbreaker). From the ominous piano and atmospherics opening of lead single Time To Waste to closing ballad Smoke, not a moment or note is wasted as the familiar Trio balance of darkness and melody on Mercy Me, Dethbed and The Poison nestles up against increasingly progressive tempos and arrangements of Burn and Satin, and the epic true-to-life tales of Manson family member Sadie Mae Glutz (Sadie) and the West Memphis Three (Prevent This Tragedy).
