Alter Bridge

Alter Bridge
Alter Bridge
	Alter Bridge performing at Rock am Ring in 2017. From left to right: Scott Phillips, Brian Marshall, Myles Kennedy and Mark Tremonti.
Background information
Origin	Orlando, Florida, U.S.
Genres	Hard rock; alternative metal; progressive metal; alternative rock; post-grunge;
Years active	2004–present
Labels	Wind-up; Universal Republic; Roadrunner; Napalm;
Spinoff of	Creed
Members	Myles Kennedy; Mark Tremonti; Brian Marshall; Scott Phillips;
Website	alterbridge.com

Alter Bridge is an American rock band from Orlando, Florida. They formed in 2004 from then-former members of Creed. The band released eight studio albums and four live albums.

Alter Bridge has been influenced by bands such as Led Zeppelin, Rush, and Tool. Alter Bridge's vocalist, Myles Kennedy is also known for his work with Slash. He is currently touring with Slash as the lead singer of his band. As of January 2011, Alter Bridge's most successful song is "Isolation" from their album "AB III". WWE Hall of Famer Edge used their song "Metalingus" as his theme song from November 1, 2001 to April 23, 2012. The band also appeared on WWE Raw during a backstage segment with Edge in 2005.

Musical style

Alter Bridge have a "heavy, yet melodic" musical style. It has been described as hard rock, heavy metal, alternative metal, progressive metal, alternative rock, and post-grunge. The band also use elements of progressive rock, thrash metal, and classic rock.

Discography

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title	Album details	Peak chart positions										Certifications
Title	Album details	US	AUS	AUT	GER	IRL	ITA	NED	SWE	SWI	UK	Certifications
One Day Remains	Released: August 10, 2004 Label: Wind-up Format: CD	5	37	—	61	—	—	56	—	54	102	RIAA: Gold BPI: Gold
Blackbird	Released: October 5, 2007 Label: Universal Republic Formats: CD, CD+DVD	13	—	64	55	—	—	55	56	83	37	BPI: Gold
AB III	Released: October 8, 2010 Label: Roadrunner, EMI Formats: CD, LP, DL	17	35	15	18	66	83	20	45	15	9	BPI: Silver
Fortress	Released: September 25, 2013 Label: Roadrunner, EMI Formats: CD, LP, DL	12	13	4	7	16	9	10	17	14	6	BPI: Silver
The Last Hero	Released: October 7, 2016 Label: Caroline, Napalm Formats: CD, LP, DL	8	6	6	5	30	8	10	33	5	3
Walk the Sky	Released: October 18, 2019 Label: Napalm Formats: CD, LP, DL	16	7	3	5	68	18	16	59	1	4
Pawns & Kings	Released: October 14, 2022 Label: Napalm Formats: CD, LP, DL	35	9	5	7	—	50	15	—	2	6
Alter Bridge	Released: January 9, 2026 Label: Napalm Formats: CD, LP, DL	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes a release that did not chart or was not issued in that region.

Live albums

List of live albums, with selected chart positions
Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
Title	Album details	US	AUT	GER	NED	UK	UK Rock
Live from Amsterdam	Released: September 12, 2009 Label: DC3 Format: CD+DVD	—	60	87	—	94	7
Live at Wembley: European Tour 2011	Released: March 26, 2012 Label: DC3 Formats: CD+2DVD, CD+BD	—	—	78	66	31	3
Live at the O2 Arena + Rarities	Released: September 8, 2017 Label: Napalm Formats: 3CD, 4LP, CD+DVD, DL	162	30	26	—	36	2
Live at the Royal Albert Hall	Released: September 7, 2018 Label: Napalm Formats: 2CD, 3LP, 2CD+2DVD, DL	—	14	17	—	18	2
"—" denotes a release that did not chart or was not issued in that region.

Box sets

List of box sets
Title	Album details
Alter Bridge X	Released: August 25, 2014 Label: DC3 Format: 7CD+4LP+13DVD+3BD

Extended plays

List of extended plays
Title	EP details
Fan EP	Released: 2005 Label: Wind-up Format: CD
Walk the Sky 2.0	Released: November 6, 2020 Label: Napalm Format: CD, DL

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
Title	Year	Peak chart positions										Album
Title	Year	US Main.	US Alt.	US Rock	US Acti.	US Bubb.	US Heri.	US Rock Air.	AUS	UK	UK Rock	Album
"Open Your Eyes"	2004	2	24	×	4	23	2	—	49	—	—	One Day Remains
"Find the Real"	2005	7	—	×	6	—	11	—	—	—	—
"Broken Wings"	2005	29	—	×	29	—	28	—	—	—	—
"Rise Today"	2007	3	32	×	3	—	3	—	—	—	3	Blackbird
"Watch Over You"	2008	19	—	×	18	—	23	—	—	—	—
"Ties That Bind"		—	—	×	—	—	—	—	—	—	3
"Before Tomorrow Comes"		29	—	×	28	—	26	—	—	—	—
"Isolation"	2010	1	20	5	1	—	1	5	—	—	9	AB III
"Ghost of Days Gone By"	2011	4	36	11	5	—	3	11	—	—	—	AB III
"Addicted to Pain"	2013	4	—	—	12	—	14	20	—	150	—	Fortress
"Cry of Achilles"	2014	27	—	—	×	—	×	—	—	—	—	Fortress
"Show Me a Leader"	2016	16	—	—	×	—	×	—	—	—	—	The Last Hero
"My Champion"	2016	18	—	—	×	—	×	—	—	—	—	The Last Hero
"Wouldn't You Rather"	2019	18	—	—	×	—	×	—	—	—	—	Walk the Sky
"Godspeed"	2019	24	—	—	×	—	×	—	—	—	—
"Native Son"	2020	32	—	—	×	—	×	—	—	—	—
"Silver Tongue"	2022	27	—	—	×	—	×	—	—	—	—	Pawns & Kings
"Holiday"	2023	22	—	—	×	—	×	—	—	—	—	Pawns & Kings
"Silent Divide"	2025	33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Alter Bridge
"—" denotes a release that did not chart or was not issued in that region. "×" denotes periods where charts did not exist or were not archived.

Promotional singles

List of songs, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Certifications	Album
Title	Year	UK Rock	Certifications	Album
"Metalingus"	2004	13	BPI: Silver	One Day Remains
"Blackbird"	2007	—		Blackbird
"I Know It Hurts"	2011	—		AB III
"Wonderful Life"		—
"Life Must Go On"		—
"Words Darker Than Their Wings"		—
"Cry a River"	2013	—		Fortress
"Calm the Fire"	2013	—
"Waters Rising"	2014	—
"Poison in Your Veins"	2016	—		The Last Hero
"The Other Side"	2016	—
"Cradle to the Grave"	2017	—
"Pay No Mind"	2019	—		Walk the Sky
"Take the Crown"		—
"In the Deep"		—
"Dying Light"		—
"Last Rites"	2020	—		Walk the Sky 2.0
"Pawns & Kings"	2022	—		Pawns & Kings
"Sin After Sin"		—
"This Is War"		—
"What Lies Within"	2025	—		Alter Bridge

Videos

Video albums

List of video albums, with selected chart positions
Title	Album details	Peak
Title	Album details	US
Live from Amsterdam	Released: September 12, 2009 Label: DC3 Format: CD+DVD, BD	6
Live at Wembley: European Tour 2011	Released: March 26, 2012 Label: DC3 Formats: CD+2DVD, CD+BD	5
Live at the Royal Albert Hall	Released: September 7, 2018 Label: Napalm Formats: 2CD+2BD	—
"—" denotes a release that did not chart or was not issued in that region.

Music videos

List of music videos, showing year released, album and director(s)
Title	Year	Album	Director(s)
"Open Your Eyes"	2004	One Day Remains	Dean Karr
"Broken Wings"	2005	One Day Remains	Dean Karr
"Rise Today"	2007	Blackbird	Dale Resteghini
"Ties That Bind"	2007		Michael Alperowitz
"Watch Over You"	2008		John Cummings
"Isolation"	2010	AB III	Daniel Catullo
"Addicted to Pain"	2013	Fortress	Daniel Catullo
"Lover"	2014		Bosco Shane
"Cry of Achilles"	2014		SiLee Films
"Show Me a Leader"	2016	The Last Hero	Zev Deans
"Cradle to the Grave"	colspan="2" data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-na" \| unknown	The Last Hero
"Wouldn't You Rather"	2019	Walk the Sky	Dan Sturgess
"Dying Light"	2019		Dan Sturgess
"Native Son"	2020		Stefano Bertelli
"Silver Tongue"	2022	Pawns & Kings	Ollie Jones
"Holiday"	2023	Pawns & Kings	Dan Sturgess
"Silent Divide"	2025	Alter Bridge	J.T. Ibanez
"What Lies Within"	2025	Alter Bridge	Unknown

↑ "Rise Today" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 61 on the UK Physical Singles Chart.
↑ "Ties That Bind" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 34 on the UK Physical Singles Chart.

References

↑ "AN INTRODUCTION TO ALTER BRIDGE WITH MYLES KENNEDY". Roadrunner Records. September 30, 2010. Archived from the original on June 16, 2012. Retrieved December 6, 2010.
1 2 DeWald, Mike (February 24, 2020). "Review: Alter Bridge gets down to business at the Regency Ballroom". Riff Magazine. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
1 2 allmusic ((( Alter Bridge > Overview ))) Allmusic.
1 2 "AB III Review". Ultimate Guitar Archive.
1 2 3 "Alter Bridge at the Sturgis Buffalo Chip® August Music Festival". Retrieved October 2, 2020.
1 2 "Alter Bridge". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
1 2 3 "Alter Bridge brings hard rock to Stateline on Friday". February 20, 2020. Retrieved January 21, 2024.
↑ "Alter Bridge's Concert History". Concert Archive. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
↑ "Alter Bridge The Last Hero (2016)". August 27, 2017. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
↑ Johnston, Fiachra (October 17, 2019). "Alter Bridge - 'Walk the Sky'". Punktastic. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
1 2
1 2 "Discography Alter Bridge". australian-charts.com. Retrieved August 8, 2016.
1 2 "Discographie Alter Bridge" (in German). austriancharts.at. Retrieved August 8, 2016.
1 2 "Discographie von Alter Bridge" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved October 17, 2019.^{[permanent dead link]}
↑ "Discography Alter Bridge". irish-charts.com. Archived from the original on October 10, 2014. Retrieved October 14, 2016.
↑ "Discography Alter Bridge". italiancharts.com. Retrieved August 8, 2016.
1 2 "Discografie Alter Bridge" (in Dutch). dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved August 8, 2016.
↑ "Discography Alter Bridge". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved August 8, 2016.
↑ "Alter Bridge" (in German). hitparade.ch. Retrieved August 8, 2016.
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1 2 3 4 5 "British certifications – Alter Bridge". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved March 14, 2025. Type Alter Bridge in the "Search:" field.
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↑ "Alter Bridge's 'Walk the Sky 2.0' is Streaming Now". Loudwire. 6 November 2020.
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↑ "Alter Bridge Chart History: Alternative Airplay". Billboard charts. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
↑ "Alter Bridge Chart History: Hot Rock & Alternative Songs". Billboard charts. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
↑ "Alter Bridge Chart History: Active Rock". Billboard charts. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
↑ "Alter Bridge Chart History: Bubbling Under Hot 100". Billboard charts. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
↑ "Alter Bridge Chart History: Heritage Rock". Billboard charts. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
↑ "Alter Bridge Chart History: Rock Airplay". Billboard charts. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
↑ "CLUK Update 24.08.2013 (wk33)". Chart Log UK. Retrieved August 13, 2016.
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↑ "Official Physical Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. August 7, 2023. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
↑ "Official Physical Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. August 7, 2023. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
↑ Price, Jason (18 January 2023). "Alter Bridge Release Official Music Video for New Single "Holiday"". Icon Vision. Retrieved January 18, 2023.
↑ "Top 40 Rock & Metal Singles Archive: 30th April 2011". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 11, 2014.
↑ "Alter Bridge Chart History - Music Video Sales". Billboard. Archived from the original on October 20, 2019. Retrieved December 21, 2019.
↑ "Ex-Creed Members Cross Alter Bridge". Billboard. July 23, 2004. Retrieved August 13, 2016.
↑ Gottlieb, Steven (April 15, 2005). "New Release: Alter Bridge "Broken Wings"". Retrieved August 13, 2016 – via VideoStatic.
↑ "Alter Bridge: 'Rise Today' Video Available". Blabbermouth.net. October 5, 2007. Retrieved August 13, 2016.
↑ "Ties That Bind - Alter Bridge". December 13, 2007. Retrieved August 13, 2016 – via Vevo.
↑ "Alter Bridge "Watch Over You"". February 7, 2011. Retrieved August 13, 2016 – via Vimeo.
↑ "Alter Bridge: London Show To Be Filmed For Upcoming DVD". Blabbermouth.net. November 9, 2011. Retrieved August 13, 2016.
↑ "Alter Bridge: 'Addicted To Pain' Video Released". Blabbermouth.net. September 5, 2013. Retrieved August 13, 2016.
↑ "Make the official music video for Lover". v1.genero.com. Genero. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
↑ "Alter Bridge Releases Animated Video For 'Cry Of Achilles'". Blabbermouth.net. July 24, 2014. Retrieved August 13, 2016.
↑ "Video Premiere: Alter Bridge's 'Show Me A Leader'". Blabbermouth.net. August 31, 2016. Retrieved September 1, 2016.
↑ Fanelli, Damian (June 28, 2019). "Alter Bridge Premiere New Music Video, "Wouldn't You Rather"". Guitar World. Retrieved July 28, 2019.
↑ "Alter Bridge Launch Music Video For New Song "Dying Light"". Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles. October 3, 2019. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
↑ "Alter Bridge: Native Son (Official Video)". www.youtube.com. YouTube. 15 September 2020. Archived from the original on 2021-12-15. Retrieved 16 September 2020.

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[35] "Rise Today" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 61 on the UK Physical Singles Chart.

[37] "Ties That Bind" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 34 on the UK Physical Singles Chart.

[1] "AN INTRODUCTION TO ALTER BRIDGE WITH MYLES KENNEDY". Roadrunner Records. September 30, 2010. Archived from the original on June 16, 2012. Retrieved December 6, 2010.

[riff-2] 1 2 DeWald, Mike (February 24, 2020). "Review: Alter Bridge gets down to business at the Regency Ballroom". Riff Magazine. Retrieved October 2, 2020.

[allmusic-3] 1 2 allmusic ((( Alter Bridge > Overview ))) Allmusic.

[progressive_metal-4] 1 2 "AB III Review". Ultimate Guitar Archive.

[buffalochip-5] 1 2 3 "Alter Bridge at the Sturgis Buffalo Chip® August Music Festival". Retrieved October 2, 2020.

[sputnikgenres-6] 1 2 "Alter Bridge". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved October 2, 2020.

[Tahoe_Daily_Tribune-7] 1 2 3 "Alter Bridge brings hard rock to Stateline on Friday". February 20, 2020. Retrieved January 21, 2024.

[8] "Alter Bridge's Concert History". Concert Archive. Retrieved October 2, 2020.

[9] "Alter Bridge The Last Hero (2016)". August 27, 2017. Retrieved October 2, 2020.

[punktastic-10] Johnston, Fiachra (October 17, 2019). "Alter Bridge - 'Walk the Sky'". Punktastic. Retrieved October 2, 2020.

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[AUS-12] 1 2 "Discography Alter Bridge". australian-charts.com. Retrieved August 8, 2016.

[AUT-13] 1 2 "Discographie Alter Bridge" (in German). austriancharts.at. Retrieved August 8, 2016.

[GER-14] 1 2 "Discographie von Alter Bridge" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved October 17, 2019.^{[permanent dead link]}

[IRL-15] "Discography Alter Bridge". irish-charts.com. Archived from the original on October 10, 2014. Retrieved October 14, 2016.

[ITA-16] "Discography Alter Bridge". italiancharts.com. Retrieved August 8, 2016.

[NED-17] 1 2 "Discografie Alter Bridge" (in Dutch). dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved August 8, 2016.

[SWE-18] "Discography Alter Bridge". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved August 8, 2016.

[SWI-19] "Alter Bridge" (in German). hitparade.ch. Retrieved August 8, 2016.

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[BPI-22] 1 2 3 4 5 "British certifications – Alter Bridge". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved March 14, 2025. Type Alter Bridge in the "Search:" field.

[UKrocklive-23] ↑

[24] "Alter Bridge's 'Walk the Sky 2.0' is Streaming Now". Loudwire. 6 November 2020.

[USmain-25] ↑

[26] "Alter Bridge Chart History: Alternative Airplay". Billboard charts. Retrieved August 9, 2020.

[27] "Alter Bridge Chart History: Hot Rock & Alternative Songs". Billboard charts. Retrieved August 9, 2020.

[28] "Alter Bridge Chart History: Active Rock". Billboard charts. Retrieved August 9, 2020.

[29] "Alter Bridge Chart History: Bubbling Under Hot 100". Billboard charts. Retrieved August 9, 2020.

[30] "Alter Bridge Chart History: Heritage Rock". Billboard charts. Retrieved August 9, 2020.

[31] "Alter Bridge Chart History: Rock Airplay". Billboard charts. Retrieved August 9, 2020.

[32] "CLUK Update 24.08.2013 (wk33)". Chart Log UK. Retrieved August 13, 2016.

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[34] "Official Physical Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. August 7, 2023. Retrieved August 7, 2023.

[36] "Official Physical Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. August 7, 2023. Retrieved August 7, 2023.

[38] Price, Jason (18 January 2023). "Alter Bridge Release Official Music Video for New Single "Holiday"". Icon Vision. Retrieved January 18, 2023.

[39] "Top 40 Rock & Metal Singles Archive: 30th April 2011". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 11, 2014.

[40] "Alter Bridge Chart History - Music Video Sales". Billboard. Archived from the original on October 20, 2019. Retrieved December 21, 2019.

[41] "Ex-Creed Members Cross Alter Bridge". Billboard. July 23, 2004. Retrieved August 13, 2016.

[42] Gottlieb, Steven (April 15, 2005). "New Release: Alter Bridge "Broken Wings"". Retrieved August 13, 2016 – via VideoStatic.

[43] "Alter Bridge: 'Rise Today' Video Available". Blabbermouth.net. October 5, 2007. Retrieved August 13, 2016.

[44] "Ties That Bind - Alter Bridge". December 13, 2007. Retrieved August 13, 2016 – via Vevo.

[45] "Alter Bridge "Watch Over You"". February 7, 2011. Retrieved August 13, 2016 – via Vimeo.

[46] "Alter Bridge: London Show To Be Filmed For Upcoming DVD". Blabbermouth.net. November 9, 2011. Retrieved August 13, 2016.

[47] "Alter Bridge: 'Addicted To Pain' Video Released". Blabbermouth.net. September 5, 2013. Retrieved August 13, 2016.

[48] "Make the official music video for Lover". v1.genero.com. Genero. Retrieved 10 December 2014.

[49] "Alter Bridge Releases Animated Video For 'Cry Of Achilles'". Blabbermouth.net. July 24, 2014. Retrieved August 13, 2016.

[50] "Video Premiere: Alter Bridge's 'Show Me A Leader'". Blabbermouth.net. August 31, 2016. Retrieved September 1, 2016.

[51] Fanelli, Damian (June 28, 2019). "Alter Bridge Premiere New Music Video, "Wouldn't You Rather"". Guitar World. Retrieved July 28, 2019.

[52] "Alter Bridge Launch Music Video For New Song "Dying Light"". Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles. October 3, 2019. Retrieved October 3, 2019.

[53] "Alter Bridge: Native Son (Official Video)". www.youtube.com. YouTube. 15 September 2020. Archived from the original on 2021-12-15. Retrieved 16 September 2020.