February 5th, 2013 
Dayton O'Connor Here we go.
Punk rock gods Alkaline Trio have revealed the track listing and various pre-order packages for their upcoming full length release My Shame Is True.
It looks like the Trio is doing some special things for their ninth long player, things which we’ll go into further detail on after the jump.
February 2nd, 2013 Kriston McConnell Matt Skiba And The Sekrets are currently streaming a brand new lyric video for the single “Haven’t You?”. The song is taken from their upcoming full length album Babylon. You can watch the video by taking a look below the jump.
The band’s album will be released in Europe on May 7 and available in the US on May 8. Pre-orders are currently on sale for both Europe and the US, and you can purchase your perfect copy here.
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June 11th, 2012 Tyler Osborne Remember last week when we brought you the video of Matt Skiba & The Sekrets playing a song from their first show in Chicago and it was painful to watch? Well today, we would like to present you the entire live set for you so you can get a full scope of what that night was like. I personally started to watch some of it, but it was frankly too much. Something really went wrong that night, and since Matt Skiba (Alkaline Trio) is such a seasoned musician I find it very hard to believe that there isn’t some back …
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April 27th, 2012 Grant Trimboli Matt Skiba And The Sekrets sat down recently with our good friends over at PunkNews.org to discuss the group’s upcoming release, Babylon, due to hit stores on May 8. This was the third installment of their interview series.
Skiba talked about the recording process, selecting songs for the album, and bringing in a unique quality into his music. Will you be grabbing this album from Superball Music when it is released?
Part one of the interview can be found here and two can be viewed by clicking the link provided.
Posted in News Tags: interview, matt skiba, Matt Skiba and The Sekrets, music, punk news, Superball, superball music No Comments » April 21st, 2012 James Shotwell Artist: Matt Skiba and the Sekrets
Album: Babylon
Genre: Rock
Label: Superball Music
On paper, this could come across as an unremarkable group jamming session involving members of Alkaline Trio, AFI, and My Chemical Romance. Yet Babylon is no such thing. Far from an indulgent explosion of pop-rock posturing, this is a mature, controlled, and confident release. It is conceived and executed with the richly evocative style one associates with all of these bands but perhaps more particularly with Alkaline Trio, which is unsurprising as Babylon is more or less entirely Skiba’s project. The songs are immediately and uproariously catchy, …
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April 13th, 2012 Grant Trimboli Matt Skiba and The Sekrets have announced their first listing of tour dates and UTG has the details right here for you!
This tour will start in Chicago on June 7 and end in Brooklyn on June 17 so be sure to get to a show. Look out for the group’s release, Babylon, to hit stores on May 8 as well.
Tickets for all tour dates can be found by clicking the link. Please let Under The Gun Review know if you plan on seeing Matt Skiba and The Sekrets in the coming months!
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