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The Trigger Complex is the tenth studio album by American punk rock band T.S.O.L. (True Sounds of Liberty). It was released in 2017[3] under the Rise label and produced by Paul Roessler.[4]

The Trigger Complex
Studio album by T.S.O.L.
Released	January 27, 2017
Genre	Gothic rock[1] hard rock[2] punk rock
Label	Rise Records
Producer	Paul Roessler
T.S.O.L. chronology
Life, Liberty & the Pursuit of Free Downloads (2009) The Trigger Complex (2017)

Overview

The Trigger Complex has been described as "melodic", "anthemic", and "simplistic" with a classic rock-inspired sound.[2] The album is reminiscent of early-80s punk[5] and goth bands including The Damned, Billy Idol, The Cult and Social Distortion.[6]

Reception

The album received mixed to positive reviews from music critics. Punk News said there was a lot of stuff to like about the album and gave it 3 and a half stars.[7] Kerrang UK called the album "disappointing" while also noting that there were brief "moments" in songs like "Satellite" and "Why Can't We Do It Again". They gave the album 2 out of 5 stars.[8] Cryptic Rock gave The Trigger Complex 5 stars while noting that the band delivered on their aim for the album.[9]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Rock Sound	[10]
Los Angeles Times	[11]
Punknews.org	[7]
AllMusic	[4]
Kerrang!	[8]
CrypticRock	[9]
Metacritic	67%[12]

Tracklist

Credits

T.S.O.L.

• Jack Grisham – vocals, composition
• Chip Hanna – drums
• Greg Kuehn – keyboards, piano, composition
• Mike Roche – bass guitar, composition
• Ron Emory – guitars, composition

Non-Members

• Frank Agnew – guitar, backing vocals, composition
• Beth Carmellini – backing vocals
• Alex Deyoung – mastering
• Jenni McElrath – backing vocals
• Paul Roessler – keyboards, production, backing vocals, mixing
• Tony Lucca – composition

References

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