Remains is a compilation album from Alkaline Trio

Alkaline Trio

Alkaline Trio is an American punk rock band that formed in McHenry, Illinois, in 1996. The band's line-up consists of Matt Skiba , Dan Andriano , and Derek Grant...

 that was released on January 30, 2007. The album is a collection of 22 tracks that the band has recorded for various compilations, EPs, B-sides and international releases. The disc also includes three new live tracks from a 2006 concert at Avalon in Los Angeles

Los Ángeles

Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...

. Vocalist/guitarist, Matt Skiba

Matt Skiba

Matthew Thomas Skiba is the lead singer and guitarist of Alkaline Trio.-Early life and family:...

 describes the collection as "an unintentional sort of bookend for our career thus far."

The album peaked at #64 on Billboard 200.

A DVD that includes 45 minutes of material, including all the band's videos from From Here to Infirmary

From Here to Infirmary

From Here to Infirmary is the third album by the Chicago-based punk rock band Alkaline Trio, released April 3, 2001 through Vagrant Records. It was their first album for Vagrant and their only album with drummer Mike Felumlee, who replaced previous drummer Glenn Porter. It was also their first...

, Good Mourning

Good Mourning

Good Mourning is the fourth studio album by Alkaline Trio, released May 13, 2003 on Vagrant Records. The album marks the first appearance of drummer, Derek Grant, described by vocalist/guitarist, Matt Skiba, as "a whole new influence." During recording, both Skiba and vocalist/bassist, Dan Andriano...

, and Crimson

Crimson (Alkaline Trio album)

Crimson is the fifth album by Alkaline Trio, released May 23, 2005. The record is produced by Jerry Finn.A 'Deluxe Edition' was released on November 28, 2005. The first disc contains the original album, while the added second disc features the album as demos, home demos and acoustic songs...

, accompanies the disc. Included is exclusive B-roll and behind-the-scenes footage from the band's live shows.

Track listing

1. "Hell Yes
   Hell Yes (Alkaline Trio song)
   "Hell Yes" is a song by the Chicago-based punk rock band Alkaline Trio, released as a single in 2001 through Lookout! Records. Both tracks of the single, "Hell Yes" and "My Standard Break from Life", were recorded in 2000 at Pachyderm Studio in Cannon Falls, Minnesota during sessions for the band's...
   
   " - 3:49
2. "My Standard Break from Life" - 2:34
3. "Dead End Road" - 3:08
4. "Metro" - 3:41
5. "Jaked on Green Beers" - 3:27
6. "Queen of Pain" - 3:56
7. "While You're Waiting" - 4:06
8. "Rooftops" - 2:15
9. "Old School Reasons" - 2:51
10. "Warbrain" - 2:28
11. "Fine Without You" - 3:15
12. "Hating Every Minute" - 3:03
13. "Dead and Broken" - 2:09
14. "Sadie" - 4:38
15. "If You Had a Bad Time" - 3:38
16. "Wait for the Blackout" - 3:28
17. "We Can Never Break Up" - 3:10
18. "Don't Say You Won't" - 2:21
19. "Buried" - 3:16
20. "Dethbed" (Live) - 3:12
21. "My Standard Break from Life" (Live Acoustic) - 2:42
22. "I'm Dying Tomorrow" (Live) - 2:31

Origins of tracks

• Tracks 1-2 are from the Hell Yes EP. Track 1 was also used as a b-side. Track 2 was also featured on the Plea for Peace compilation album. Both where also available as UK bonus tracks on From Here to Infirmary
  From Here to Infirmary
  From Here to Infirmary is the third album by the Chicago-based punk rock band Alkaline Trio, released April 3, 2001 through Vagrant Records. It was their first album for Vagrant and their only album with drummer Mike Felumlee, who replaced previous drummer Glenn Porter. It was also their first...
  
  , although track 2 is named "Standard Break".
• Track 3 is from the compilation Living Tomorrow Today: A Benefit for Ty Cambra
  Living Tomorrow Today: A Benefit for Ty Cambra
  Living Tomorrow Today: A Benefit for Ty Cambra is a benefit compilation put together by Asian Man Records to raise money for the family of an eleven year-old boy suffering from Adrenoleukodystrophy...
  
  . It also appeared as a UK bonus track on Good Mourning
  Good Mourning
  Good Mourning is the fourth studio album by Alkaline Trio, released May 13, 2003 on Vagrant Records. The album marks the first appearance of drummer, Derek Grant, described by vocalist/guitarist, Matt Skiba, as "a whole new influence." During recording, both Skiba and vocalist/bassist, Dan Andriano...
  
  .
• Track 4 is a b-side of the "Stupid Kid" single and was featured on the Another Year on the Streets Vol. 2 compilation album. It is a cover of Berlin's "The Metro."
• Track 5 is from the compilation Atticus: ...dragging the lake
  Atticus: ...dragging the lake
  Atticus: ...Dragging the Lake was the first in the series of compilation albums created by Atticus Clothing. The band's were chosen by Mark Hoppus and Tom Delonge of the band Blink-182.-Track listing:#"Jaked On Green Beers" - Alkaline Trio †...
  
  .
• Tracks 6-8 are from the Alkaline Trio/Hot Water Music Split CD
  Alkaline Trio/Hot Water Music Split CD
  Alkaline Trio / Hot Water Music is a split EP by the Chicago-based punk rock band Alkaline Trio and the Gainesville, Florida-based punk rock band Hot Water Music, released January 22, 2002 through Jade Tree Records...
  
  . The song, Rooftops is a cover of the Hot Water Music song, which appeared on that band's No Division release.
• Track 9 is a Good Mourning era b-side (also included as a bonus track on the UK version of the album) that originally appeared on the Thick Records
  Thick Records
  THICK RECORDS is a Chicago based independent record label formed in 1994 by Detroit native Zak Einstein. Early label releases include influential albums from Chicago ska-punkers The Blue Meanies, Alton, IL’s Judge Nothing, and the Omaha based Commander Venus, whose members included Conor Oberst,...
  
   compilation Oil: Chicago Punk Refined
  OIL: Chicago Punk Refined
  OIL: Chicago Punk Refined is a punk compilation CD released in 2003 on Thick Records. All tracks were recorded over a 15 day period in an old oil blending factory located on Chicago's South Side. It was recorded by Lance Reynolds and produced by Billy Spunke...
  
  .
• Track 10 is from the Rock Against Bush, Vol. 1
  Rock Against Bush, Vol. 1
  Rock Against Bush, Vol. 1 is a Rock Against Bush compilation album released on the Fat Wreck Chords record label. It contains a collection of songs, both released and unreleased, by various punk rock artists and includes a bonus DVD with political facts, commentary regarding the U.S...
  
  compilation album.
• Tracks 11-16 are from the BYO Split Series, Vol. 5
  BYO Split Series, Vol. 5
  -References:...
  
  EP.
• Tracks 17-18 are B-sides from the "Time to Waste" single, produced by legendary punk producer Mass Giorgini
  Mass Giorgini
  Mass Giorgini is an Italian-American bassist and record producer, who rose to fame when several of the bands he produced experienced huge gains in popularity during the pop-punk boom on the mid-90's. Among these bands was Giorgini's own Squirtgun, which received minor MTV rotation and several...
  
  .
• Track 19 is a Crimson era b-side from the single "Mercy Me".

Scraps companion album

On Valentine's Day

Valentine's Day

Saint Valentine's Day, commonly shortened to Valentine's Day, is an annual commemoration held on February 14 celebrating love and affection between intimate companions. The day is named after one or more early Christian martyrs named Saint Valentine, and was established by Pope Gelasius I in 496...

2007, the band posted a bulletin on their MySpace giving a downloadable template and cipher.
When printed and aligned correctly with the booklet in the Remains album, the template gave a user name and a password.
When the cipher was deciphered, it gave a web address to go to.
This website contained a downloadable album and cover file.
The cipher and template accessible to Blood Pact members was different to those of the general public.

MySpace Scraps Tracks

1. "Private Eye" (Acoustic) - 3:38
2. "Crawl" (Acoustic) - 4:23
3. "This Could Be Love" (Acoustic) - 4:15
4. "Cringe" (Live) - 2:24
5. "You've Got So Far to Go" (Live) - 2:58
6. "Mr. Chainsaw" (Live) - 3:37
7. "She Took Him to the Lake" (Live) - 2:32
8. "Crawl" (BBC) - 4:27
9. "Heaven" (BBC) - 3:35
10. "Over at the Frankenstein Place" - 2:32
    Total - 34:18

Blood Pact Scraps Tracks

1. "Fine Without You" (Remix)
2. "Burn" (Alleged Remix)
3. "Prevent This Tragedy" (Live)
4. "Warbrain" (Demo)

External links

• Scraps companion album