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Old 07-24-2007, 02:20 AM   #1
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Second press release

Don't know if you guys have seen this already but I thought I'd post it anyway.

ALTER BRIDGE NAMES NEW ALBUM ‘BLACKBIRD’
First Single “Rise Today” Hits Radio On July 30th

July 23, 2007 - New York, NY – Universal Republic recording artists Alter Bridge have announced the name of their forthcoming second album will be Blackbird.

Clocking in at almost eight minutes, the title track is clearly one of the masterpieces of the new album. "We felt like Blackbird was the perfect song to use as the title track for this record,” lead singer/guitarist Myles Kennedy commented.

“Though a majority of the album is not as dark thematically, we really hoped to draw attention to what we felt was one of the most challenging yet gratifying songs we’ve ever written. It was inspired by a friend of mine who passed away as the song was completed; it’s a story about the struggle to move on to a better place. It was my wish for him to finally find his peace."

There are many differences between One Day Remains and the band’s new album Blackbird with the most notable being the full integration of Myles Kennedy as a guitarist and songwriter. While One Day Remains was largely written before Myles came on board, this time around, it was a collaborative effort with Mark and Myles sharing the songwriting duties, while all four band members worked on the arrangements.

“It’s a natural evolution after three years of working together,” Mark Tremonti stated. “We knew Myles was an amazing singer, that’s why we hired him. What we found out when we toured the first record was that he’s also an incredibly gifted guitar player and songwriter, as well as a vocalist. It would have been a crime not to utilize all that talent. We wanted to use every weapon we had in our arsenal for this album.”

Blackbird will be the follow up to Alter Bridge’s debut album, the Gold-certified One Day Remains, which peaked at #5 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums Chart its week of release. That release featured three consecutive hits on rock radio: (“Open Your Eyes,” “Find The Real,” and “Broken Wings”). The first single from Blackbird “Rise Today” has already gotten substantial early airplay before the official add date of July 30th.


Comprised of Mark Tremonti, Scott Phillips, Brian Marshall and Myles Kennedy, three of the four members of Alter Bridge made up the 30+ million selling band Creed. The band will be hitting the road upon the release of Blackbird this fall. Touring details will be released at a later date.


Full Track Listing For Blackbird
1. Ties That Bind
2. Come To Life
3. Brand New Start
4. Buried Alive
5. Coming Home
6. Before Tomorrow Comes
7. Rise Today
8. Blackbird
9. One By One
10. Watch Over You
11. Break Me Down
12. White Knuckles
13. Wayward One


And Michael gave us brief descriptions of each song.

1) Ties That Bind- Hard and fast

2) Come To Life- Hard and melodic

3) Brand New Start- Mid-tempo and melodic

4) Buried Alive- Hard and insane!

5) Coming Home- Heavy with complex melodies

6) Before Tomorrow Comes- Mid-tempo and anthemic

7) Rise Today- Mid-tempo rocker

8) Blackbird- Simply epic

9) One By One- Heavy and melodic

10) Watch Over You- Beautiful ballad

11) Break Me Down- Mid-tempo rocker

12) White Knuckles- Hard and fast

13) Wayward One- Trippy
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Old 07-24-2007, 09:51 AM   #2
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Can't wait to hear it! Too bad we have to wait all the way until October.
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Old 07-24-2007, 03:13 PM   #3
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Quote: (Originally Posted by rabidgopher04) Can't wait to hear it! Too bad we have to wait all the way until October.

Have no fear, it will soon be here. Very soon...very soon...

OK, counted hard four times.

Heavy...twice. Melodic...three times. Mid-tempo...four times.

Sounds pretty varied. Love the description for Buried Alive - HARD AND INSANE! I don't think I'll be driving the car with that one playing - the least I'll get is a ticket, the most I'll get is...DEATH!!

Every band I love helps to fulfil a part of my musical soul. In Rise Today, AB may not have done this. I'm looking to them to fulfil the hard, heavy, blow out yer f****** windows and smash your head so hard against a brick f****** wall you think your ass is gonna be concussed, part of my soul. They better deliver...

ROCK ON OCTOBER!!
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Yeah I can't wait either. This album is going to be insane! Yeah!
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Shall not fear, Robin. White Knuckles will do it for you!
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omg it sounds so brilliant! i want to hear the title track right now! an 8' minute song, and still 12 other tracks? wowie kazowie, i can't wait 'til october! that'll be a nice week-late b-day present, eh?
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Hearing "Ties That Bind" is the first time I ever felt like Alter Bridge have recorded a full-blooded metal song! I fucking love it! They should've made THIS the first single!
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