Alter Bridge

Alter Bridge is a band formed by former members of Creed and vocalist Myles Kennedy. They released their debut album One Day Remains in 2004, with the first single "Open Your Eyes".

Related Topics:
Creed - Myles Kennedy - One Day Remains - 2004

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Lead guitarist Mark Tremonti said of the first record that he would finally get to show his talent, and many of the songs indeed have solos or complicated note-riddled sections.

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The overall sound and tonality of the band is still slightly Creed-esque, though the music is definitely a lot heavier. There is more of a rock 'n roll feel to the band as well. Many of the tracks start off with a guitar introduction, leading in the rest of the band similarly to the previous Creed songs. The singer Myles Kennedy adds a definite change to the band, however. As opposed to the former baritone Scott Stapp, Kennedy is a tenor singer, giving more of a cutting edge type feel. Bassist Brian Marshall returned to the band, as he left Creed for the production of Weathered.

Related Topics:
Rock 'n roll - Baritone - Scott Stapp - Tenor - Brian Marshall - Weathered

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The guitar, especially the solos, uses a lot more wah than in Creed. The solos are almost entirely played on the treble pick-up as opposed to the bass pick-up in Creed. This seems to give the guitar much more presence in the music and provides better audibility of the picking style and tonal nuances of the high register notes.

Related Topics:
Solo - Wah - Treble - Pick-up

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Alter Bridge does not prefer to think of themselves as Creed with a new singer, but as a new band entirely, following a completely different path. The name Alter Bridge comes from a bridge in Mark's childhood where they were not allowed to pass, and represents a sign of enigma.

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Their song "Metalingus" is currently used as WWE superstar Edge's entrance theme music, in which has made them quite noticable amongst WWE Fans who may not be familiar with Alter Bridge. It is unknown whether Edge himself is a Alter Bridge fan though.

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