Alkaline Trio: "It's like Lord Of The Flies; people start killing and eating each other"

Alkaline Trio have returned; new album ‘Is This Thing Cursed?' finds the Chicago three-piece with a renewed vigour after an extended break - in part thanks to Matt Skiba's secondary home in pop-punk giants, Blink-182.

So how does Matt go about switching between one of the most upbeat bands in the world, to penchants of the macabre and emo?

Having a chat with Matt while Alkaline Trio are on tour in the US - tonight they're in Pittsburgh, "Andy Warhol's birthplace" - he's quick to delve into the wealth of influences that run deep throughout the band's new record.