Alter Bridge

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Alter Bridge
Origin Orlando, Florida, United States
Genre(s) Alternative metal[1]
Post-grunge[1]
Hard rock[citation needed]
Years active 2004-present
Label(s) Wind-Up, Universal Republic
Associated acts Creed
The Mayfield Four
Website http://alterbridge.com/
Members
Myles Kennedy
Mark Tremonti
Scott Phillips
Brian Marshall

Alter Bridge is an American alternative metal[1]/post-grunge[1] band from Orlando, Florida, but based in Atlanta, Georgia. Formed by Mark Tremonti, Brian Marshall and Scott Phillips, all former members of Creed, with Myles Kennedy, formerly of The Mayfield Four.

Alter Bridge released their debut album, One Day Remains, on August 10, 2004 along with their first single "Open Your Eyes", which was followed by "Find The Real" and "Broken Wings".

They released their second album, Blackbird on October 9th, 2007. Their first single of the album, "Rise Today", was released on July 30th, 2007. On January 2nd, 2008, "Watch Over You" was officially named the second single for Blackbird. After spending a short amount of time on the rock charts, "Watch Over You" was announced to being less promoted to rock charts due to being released to pop stations everywhere in the later part of April, making it the first Alter Bridge song released to pop radio. "Before Tomorrow Comes" was announced the third single on April 1st, 2008 and is to be released to radio airplay in the later part of April.

The video for "Watch Over You" is currently in pre-production.

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[edit] History

Alter Bridge was formed in 2004 by former Creed members Mark Tremonti, Scott Phillips, and Brian Marshall. Marshall didn't appear on Creed's final album Weathered. He left Creed in 2000 because of differences with singer Scott Stapp, but joined his former band mates in this project. Singer Myles Kennedy, formerly of The Mayfield Four, joined the Orlando-based band later. The band members originally met Kennedy when his former band The Mayfield Four toured with Creed in 1998.

The band juggled several names before settling for Alter Bridge. The name comes from a bridge on Alter Road, close to Tremonti's childhood home. The bridge is at the intersection of Alter and Korte, which forms the border between the city of Detroit, Michigan and the city of Grosse Pointe Park, Michigan. The bridge signified a boundary to Tremonti when he was a child. His parents didn't want him crossing the bridge because the neighborhood on the other side wasn't considered safe enough for him to play as a child. Other names considered for the band include "Downright," "Solace," and "One Day Remains" (which would become the title of their debut album).

The band was signed to Wind-up Records and released said debut album on August 10, 2004. The album produced three hit singles and was certified gold in the US, and platinum internationally. In addition, the song "Metalingus" was modified by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) and used as the theme song for Adam "Edge" Copeland, starting in October of that year. About a year later, the band appeared on an episode of WWE Raw in 2005 during Edge's worked shoot feud with Matt Hardy, as they were shown backstage with Adam Copeland, who cited them as his good friends.

In April 2006, Alter Bridge announced that they had terminated their contract with Wind-Up Records, securing the rights to much of their studio and live catalog. The split was due to the pressure put on Tremonti, Phillips, and Marshall to reunite with Scott Stapp and reform Creed. By May 25, 2007, they had finished recording the new album. On July 9, 2007, it was announced that the band was signed by Universal Republic Records.

Their next album, titled Blackbird, was released on October 9, 2007. The first single off the new album is titled "Rise Today," and was released for digital download on July 30, 2007. The song was also the official theme song for WWE's Unforgiven 2007. The music video for "Rise Today" debuted October 4, 2007 on the Yahoo! Music website. A new duet version of "Watch Over You" was recorded with Cristina Scabbia of Lacuna Coil and currently is going to be released in Germany/Italy. It is not known yet if it will be released worldwide though.

On June 14, 2008, they will play on the main stage at the Download Festival.

[edit] Personnel

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

  1. 2004: One Day Remains
  2. 2007: Blackbird

[edit] Singles

Year Title U.S. Hot 100 U.S. Mainstream Rock U.S. Modern Rock U.S. Pop 100 U.S. Pop 100 Airplay UK Rock Chart Album
2004 "Open Your Eyes" #123 #2 #24 - - - One Day Remains
2005 "Find The Real" - #7 - - - -
2005 "Broken Wings" - #29 - - - -
2007 "Rise Today" - #3 #32 - - #3 Blackbird
2008 "Ties That Bind" - - - - - #3
2008 "Watch Over You" - #19 - - - -
2008 "Before Tomorrow Comes" - #29 - - - -

[edit] Soundtracks

Year Title Album
2005 "Save Me" Elektra: The Album
2005 "Shed My Skin" Fantastic 4: The Album
2008 "Rise Today" Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles

[edit] Other notable work

  • Alter Bridge's first official concert was on September 1, 2004 at Floyd's Music Store in Tallahassee, Fl. The same place Creed played their first shows almost 10 years previous.
  • After an invite by UK's Total Guitar magazine for Mark to provide a guest lesson, the song "Ahavo Rabo Taco Salad" was born. While initially supposed to solely involve Mark, the rest of the band also got involved.
  • Alter Bridge performed the song "Open Your Eyes" at the 2004 ALDS.
  • "Rise Today" was featured in the intro to the Cubs - Cardinals Monday night game on ESPN on August 20, 2007.
  • "Rise Today" was featured in the background of CBS's new promo spot for the upcoming season of CSI: Miami.
  • "Open Your Eyes" was featured in the video game Madden 2005

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d Alter Bridge Biography AMG

[edit] External links

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