Video For “Addicted To Pain” Featuring The Parallax Orchestra From Those Sold-Out Shows Can Be Seen Here.
After 14 years performing together, five full-length studio albums, and countless sold-out shows around the globe, there aren’t many items left on a band’s bucket list. For Alter Bridge, one of the remaining list items was crossed off in October 2017 when the band performed two sold-out shows at London’s iconic Royal Albert Hall backed by the 52-piece Parallax Orchestra led by conductor Simon Dobson. Those career-defining shows were captured and combined in the upcoming Napalm Records worldwide release Live At The Royal Albert Hall on September 7th.
“I think out of all the years of doing this [music], this experience is the top two or three highlights without a doubt. It’s something that none of us are going to forgot,” explains Myles Kennedy in a recently released trailer that can be seen here: https://youtu.be/iMwwi-7wRBk.
Live At The Royal Albert Hall is a 21-song collection that features some of Alter Bridge’s biggest hits, fan favorites and even a couple of rarities including “Words Darker Than Their Wings” – a song the band had never played live previously. Songs like “Before Tomorrow Comes,” “Ghost Of Days Gone By,” “The Last Hero,” and “Broken Wings” all find new life with the unique arrangements presented by Dobson and the Parallax Orchestra performing alongside the band. The pre-order for the release is live and fans can order various audio and video configurations including Blu-Ray, DVD, CD and Vinyl as well as other unique bundles with exclusive content. The pre-order is currently live here: http://smarturl.it/LiveFromTRAH and at www.alterbridge.com. A portion of the proceeds from all sales will go to the Future Song Foundation; an organization that Myles Kennedy is closely involved with. The first track released from the collection is the band’s chart-topping single “Addicted To Pain.” The video for that song can be seen here: https://youtu.be/J6U-5BCDVK8
The track listing for Live At The Royal Albert Hall is:
1) Slip To The Void 12) The Last Hero
2) Addicted To Pain 13) The End Is Here
3) Before Tomorrow Comes 14) Words Darker Than Their Wings
4) The Writing On The Wall 15) Waters Rising
5) Cry Of Achilles 16) Lover
6) In Loving Memory 17) Wonderful Life/Watch Over You
7) Fortress 18) This Side Of Fate
8) Ties That Bind 19) Broken Wings
9) The Other Side 20) Blackbird
10) Brand New Start 21) Open Your Eyes
11) Ghost Of Days Gone By
Alter Bridge burst onto the music scene in 2004 with the release of their gold-selling debut, One Day Remains. In 2007, the band released Blackbird, the album that elevated the band’s profile worldwide. The epic solo in the title track “Blackbird” was voted “Greatest Guitar Solo Of All Time” by Guitarist Magazine. ABIII was released in 2010 and the single “Isolation” gave the band their first #1 single. In 2013, the band reached an elevated creative and critical plateau with Fortress. It bowed at #12 on the Billboard Top 200, moving over 30,000 copies first-week and earning unanimous tastemaker praise. The record garnered perfect scores from Total Guitar and KERRANG! as well as acclaim from Billboard, The Guardian, Loudwire, Ultimate Guitar, and many more. In between sold out tours in Europe and North America, the guys appeared on VH1 and graced the cover of Classic Rock Magazine who labeled Fortress, “The best thing they’ve ever done,” while Eddie Trunk called it, “A top 10 album of the last 10 years.” 2016’s The Last Hero gave the band their first Top 10 album since their debut. Alter Bridge has appeared on The Tonight Show and Jimmy Kimmel Live and their music has been used by the WWE, Major League Baseball and NASCAR to name a few.
First Single Show Me A Leader Premieres On Radio Stations Worldwide
ALTER BRIDGE have announced their fifth studio album, The Last Hero, will be released October 7 through Napalm Records.
The Last Hero is the follow up to 2013's critically acclaimed Fortress, which swept into album charts worldwide - including a #6 slot in the UK, #12 in the US (Billboard 200), #7 in Germany and #4 in Austria.
The band worked with producer and longtime collaborator Michael 'Elvis' Baskette to craft the songs for The Last Hero, recently showcasing those tracks at a special listening party for fans at The Beacham club in the band's home base of Orlando, FL. The sleeve artwork was also revealed.
The first single, Show Me A Leader, has premiered via radio stations worldwide.
“Lyrically, it reflects the frustrations that a lot of people are feeling with the current state of the world,” admits Myles Kennedy about the new single. “The world is looking for trustworthy effective leadership and not this undignified dog and pony show that’s really made a mockery of our system.”
“It’s indicative of our process,”Mark Tremonti adds. “Myles had this guitar intro that I loved, and I had the chorus. We put them together. The words call out for a proper leader.”
The band has released an exclusive video visualizer to present the single Show Me A Leader.
The Last Hero's track listing:
1) Show Me A Leader
2) The Writing On The Wall
3) The Other Side
4) My Champion
5) Poison In Your Veins
6) Cradle To The Grave
7) Losing Patience
8) This Side Of Fate
9) You Will Be Remembered
10) Crows On A Wire
11) Twilight
12) Island Of Fools
13) The Last Hero
14) Last of Our Kind (bonus track)
Napalm Records is honored and excited to announce the signing of Orlando, Florida based hard rockers ALTER BRIDGE for WORLD excluding North America!
Started in 2004 by Mark Tremonti and Scott Phillips, Myles Kennedy and Brian Marshall ALTER BRIDGE are one of the premiere hard rock bands of today.
Layered with bone-chilling vocals that rival powerhouses such as Layne Staley and Ronnie James Dio, the band showcases true versatility with sultry rock ballads and shredding metal riffs.
Whether it be through relentless touring, chart-topping albums (their self-titled debut has been certified Gold) or even a WWE wrestler’s theme music, ALTER BRIDGE are the true definition of rock and roll musicianship.
Their last effort “Fortress” (2013) topped charts world-wide with a #6 UK Chart entry.
"We are pleased to announce we will be joining forces with Napalm Records as we embark on the next phase of our journey.
We are very excited to see what the future brings and look forward to reconnecting with our fans in 2016,” says ALTER BRIDGE frontman Myles Kennedy.
Thomas Caser, CEO Napalm Records states: “This is a ground-breaking signing for our label. To work with one of the best and biggest Rock acts of our times marks a new time-bill for us.
We will go above and beyond to make the upcoming album the huge success it deserves!”
ALTER BRIDGE are currently at work on their new album with producer Michael "Elvis" Baskette which is currently slated for a late 2016 release followed by massive touring over 2016 and 2017.
More details will be announced soon.
Napalm Records is distributed in Australia via Rocket Distribution
