Year : 2013
Style : Alternative Metal , Hard Rock
Country : United States
Audio : 320 kbps + all scans + Video
Size : 154 mb
Bio:
Alter Bridge is an American rock band from Orlando, Florida.The band was formed in 2004 by vocalist and rhythm guitarist Myles Kennedy, lead guitarist Mark Tremonti, bassist Brian Marshall and drummer Scott Phillips. After their former band Creed became inactive in 2003, Tremonti and Phillips formed a new band with former bandmate Marshall and new member Kennedy; Alter Bridge was formally unveiled in January 2004, months before Creed's official breakup in June.After signing with Wind-up Records, Alter Bridge released their debut album One Day Remains in August 2004, much of which was written by Tremonti the previous year. The album received mixed reviews but reached No. 5 on the U.S. Billboard 200 and was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America in November 2004. The band's second album followed in 2007 with the more positively-reviewed Blackbird, which marked the beginning of a long partnership between the band and producer Michael Baskette. The album reached No. 13 in the U.S. and was certified silver by the British Phonographic Industry.Following continued activities with the members' other bands and side projects, Alter Bridge released AB III in 2010. It received critical acclaim and commercial success on Roadrunner Records, with its lead single "Isolation" topping the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart. Alter Bridge released Fortress to further acclaim in 2013, as the band's members continued splitting their time between various projects.The Last Hero followed on Napalm Records in 2016, becoming the band's first album since its debut to reach the top ten of the Billboard 200, and its first to reach the top five of the UK Albums Chart. Their sixth studio album, Walk the Sky, was released in 2019, and was followed by Walk the Sky 2.0 in 2020.The band's seventh album Pawns & Kings was released on October 14, 2022.As of 2023 Alter Bridge has sold over 5 million records worldwide.
Album:
Fortress is the fourth studio album by the American rock band Alter Bridge, released by Roadrunner Records on September 25, 2013.Michael Baskette, who produced Alter Bridge's previous two albums, Blackbird (2007) and AB III (2010), returned as the producer. It was released by Roadrunner Records worldwide except in the United States, where it was self-released on October 8, 2013, through EMI. The lead single, "Addicted to Pain", was released on August 12, 2013. The album was widely acclaimed, with several critics calling it the band's best album to date and giving praise to each of the band members' musical skills displayed on the record.Fortress was recorded between April 26 and July 2, 2013, at Studio Barbarosa in Orlando, Florida. The album was written over the three previous years while the band toured, as well as during Alter Bridge's hiatus due to singer Myles Kennedy touring with Slash, guitarist Mark Tremonti releasing his debut solo album All I Was, and drummer Scott Phillips recording with his band Projected. Later in the month, Tremonti announced the band had approved the cover art and had mastered the new album.In July, in an interview with MusicRadar.com Tremonti revealed that he would sing lead vocals on one track called "The Waters Rise",which appears on the album as "Waters Rising". The official track listing and cover art for Fortress was revealed on July 31, 2013 along with the track listing, consisting of twelve songs. The artwork was designed by Dan Tremonti.On August 4, the cover art for the lead single "Addicted to Pain" was revealed,[4] and a day later the band confirmed that the lead single "Addicted to Pain" would be released on August 12, in Europe, and on August 20, in the US.The single was made available for streaming a few days before release.On September 5, the official video for "Addicted to Pain" was released.The official video was shot by award-winning director Dan Catullo.On September 23, the band streamed the album in its entirety for a limited time on the Metal Hammer website as a UK exclusive.During an interview with Bravewords on October 24, Myles Kennedy stated that the Best Buy B-side track, "Outright", had been incorrectly titled. During production, the working title of the song was "Outright Two" because it featured parts of an unreleased song previously recorded by the band called "Outright" during the Blackbird recording sessions. When it went into the mastering stage, the title of the new song was never changed and was incorrectly listed on the album as "Outright". The song is actually titled "Never Say Die" and was listed with the correct title on later printings.
Line Up:
Myles Kennedy – lead vocals, rhythm and lead guitar, backing vocals on "Waters Rising"
Mark Tremonti – lead and rhythm guitar, backing vocals, lead vocals on "Waters Rising"
Brian Marshall – bass
Scott Phillips – drums, percussion
Production:
Michael Baskette – production, mixing, string arrangements
Jef Moll – engineering, digital editing
Ted Jensen – mastering
Daniel Tremonti – cover art
Tracklist:
01. Cry of Achilles
02. Addicted to Pain
03. Bleed It Dry
04. Lover
05. The Uninvited
06. Peace is Broken
07. Calm the Fire
08. Waters Rising
09. Farther than the Sun
10. Cry a River
11. All Ends Well
12. Fortress
+ Video "Addicted to Pain" (Official Video)
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