Alter Bridge

Alter Bridge雖為一個(gè)新?lián)u滾樂團(tuán)，但團(tuán)員面孔卻全不陌生。前Creed吉他手及創(chuàng)作主力的Mark Tremonti與鼓手Scott Phillips在樂團(tuán)休息期間，發(fā)現(xiàn)彼此對音樂有著相當(dāng)?shù)墓沧R(shí)，因此伙同原始團(tuán)員貝斯手Brian Marshall，以及前Mayfield Four的主唱Myles Kennedy，共同完成了這個(gè)全新組合的拼圖。
 
首發(fā)單曲「Open Your Eyes」已經(jīng)在各電臺(tái)以及音樂網(wǎng)站上強(qiáng)力播送，并且獲得歐美樂評(píng)一致的推崇。雖然是首張專輯卻有著純熟的大將之風(fēng)，不單以grunge特有的旋律為主軸，并不時(shí)加上了重?fù)u滾以及重金屬的成分，增加了整張專輯的可聽性。他們更試著以老式搖滾樂為根基，并強(qiáng)調(diào)出旋律性的重要，而「旋律」正是貫穿這張作品的關(guān)鍵字。Alter Bridge所架構(gòu)起的，將是樂迷通往新一代搖滾樂的橋梁。
 
Alter Bridge的曲風(fēng)結(jié)合了70年代經(jīng)典搖滾與當(dāng)代硬搖滾風(fēng)格。2004年Alter Bridge發(fā)行了他們的首張專輯One Day Remains，同時(shí)推出首支單曲Open Your Eyes。他們的下一張專輯定于2007年，官方名為BlackBird，首張官方單曲為Rise Today。專輯將于2007年10月發(fā)行。主音吉它手Mark Tremonti談到首張專輯時(shí)說，他終于得以展現(xiàn)他的才華，而許多歌曲中確實(shí)包含了單獨(dú)演奏或復(fù)雜的音符密集段落。與Creed 相比，樂隊(duì)融入了更多的搖滾風(fēng)格。許多歌曲以吉它引入開場，Creed樂隊(duì)的前成員們演繹出與前Creed相似的曲風(fēng)。但主唱Myles Kennedy無疑使樂隊(duì)作出了改變。與Scott Stapp的中音不同，Kennedy是一個(gè)高音主唱，更多地給人一種接近尖利的音域邊緣的感覺。Alter Bridge并不認(rèn)為自己只是換了一個(gè)新主唱的Creed，而更愿意看作是一支全新的樂隊(duì)，擁有迥然不同的路線。隊(duì)名Alter Bridgee來自于Mark童年時(shí)代一座橋的名字。這座橋位于充滿爭議的Alter Road路，在Korte的交叉口，成為了Michigan州Detroit市與Grosse Pointe Park市的邊界—當(dāng)他還是一個(gè)孩子的時(shí)候，這是一條嚴(yán)格禁止穿越的界限。這條生硬的界線也成為了謎一樣的標(biāo)記。
 
 Alter Bridge is an American rock band from Orlando, Florida, formed in 2004. The lineup consists of Myles Kennedy (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), Mark Tremonti (lead guitar, backing vocals), Brian Marshall (bass), and Scott Phillips (drums, percussion). Since the band's formation, there have been no line-up changes.
 
Following the break-up of Creed in 2004, former members Tremonti, Marshall, and Phillips began working with Kennedy, formerly of The Mayfield Four. Naming the new band after a bridge that once existed on Alter Road near Tremonti's former home, Alter Bridge released their debut album One Day Remains to mixed reviews the same year. One Day Remains would go on to be certified Gold by the RIAA. Driven by the release of the single &Rise Today&, the band released their second album Blackbird to more positive reviews in 2007, with the band embarking on a world tour in support.
Tremonti, Marshall, and Phillips reunited with Creed for a tour and album in 2009, while Kennedy recorded two songs for guitarist Slash's solo album in 2010, before fronting his solo band for a supporting tour. During this time, Alter Bridge continued to write material, and they released their third album AB III in 2010 to critical acclaim, with the single &Isolation& becoming the band's most successful single to date. The band embarked on a world tour in support of AB III from late 2010 to early 2012.
 
The members of Alter Bridge returned to focus on other projects, most of which released albums in 2012: Tremonti, Marshall, and Phillips toured with Creed; Tremonti released a solo album titled All I Was and formed a solo band that briefly featured Marshall; Kennedy continued his collaboration with Slash, releasing the album Apocalyptic Love; and Phillips formed the supergroup Projected with members of Sevendust and Submersed, releasing an album called Human. The following year, Alter Bridge announced that the band's fourth album entitled Fortress is to be released in September 2013, with an accompanying tour commencing that October.
 
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by Johnny Loftus
 
One Day RemainsAlter Bridge resurrected the music-making portion of Creed. After that band's 2004 dissolution, guitarist Mark Tremonti and drummer Scott Phillips tapped ousted bassist Brian Marshall for the new project. Ex-Mayfield Four frontman Myles Kennedy was soon on board as well, and Alter Bridge made their Wind-Up debut in August 2004 with One Day Remains. Written largely by Tremonti, the record tried to lean more toward a hard rock/metal sound than the post-grunge grandstanding of his previous group. After touring the world to support the album, the band decided to leave Wind-Up and sign with the Universal imprint Republic. In late 2007 the label released Blackbird, an album that featured more songwriting contributions from Kennedy. Their third album, AB III, was released in 2010, followed in 2012 by the concert recording Live at Wembley: European Tour 2011.