A new six-and-a-half-minute video clip featuring more behind-the-scenes footage from Alter Bridge and Creed guitarist Mark Tremonti‘s current solo tour can be seen below.
Watch the band set up as they get ready to close out the Midwest leg of their fall tour at the intimate Bottom Lounge in Chicago. You are going to have to mind the volume, however, as the combination of the concert, the howl of Chicago’s Green Line El passing overhead, and the cheers of the massive Chicago crowds will surely do a number on your hearing.
As the night progresses after soundcheck, watch Tremonti head into his dressing room backstage with shredding esquire Michael Angelo Batio for a free guitar masterclass. MAB even grabs hold of one of Mark‘s PRSguitars to shred on as the two go through some massive speed picking exercises. Watching two guitar leviathans playing through a pair of small [but mighty] sounding Roland Micro Cube amps is quite the sight as well!
Then grab a spot in the pit as Fret12 brings you some great live footage of crowd favorite Decay. There may even be a small surprise in the video that is indeed quite “beautiful.”
Van Halen bassist Wolfgang Van Halen made his first two appearances as part of Tremonti‘s solo band earlier in the month at shows in Rhode Island and New York City. This marks the first time Wolfgang has played with anyone outside of his father Eddie, his uncle Alex and singer David Lee Roth.
Van Halen is replacing Tremonti‘s bandmate from Creed and Alter Bridge, Brian Marshall, who is sitting out the Tremonti trek for undisclosed personal reasons. The other members of Tremonti‘s touring band include Eric Friedman on guitar and Garrett Whitlock on drums.
Tremonti is on the road behind his debut solo album, All I Was, which came out this past July.
HardDrive Live Tour:
Sep. 28 – Orlando, FL @ The Beacham Theater
Sep. 29 – Atlanta, GA @ Vinyl
Sep. 30 – Birmingham, AL @ Club Zydeco
Oct. 02 – Nashville, TN @ Exit In
Oct. 03 – Kansas City, MO @ The Beaumont Club
Oct. 05 – Shreveport, LA @ The Riverside Warehouse
Additional tour dates include:
Oct. 06 – KTBZ’s Buzzfest, Woodlands, TX – Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
Oct. 07 – KISSfest 2012, San Antionio, TX – Sunken Gardens Amphitheatre
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‘Mark Tremonti’ More Solo Album Details Revealed [New Video Interview] [Jan. 2012]
‘Mark Tremonti’ Unveils Solo Album Cover Artwork [March 2012]
‘Mark Tremonti’ On Solo Album: ‘It’s Not Shred For The Sake Of Shred’ [March 2012]
‘Mark Tremonti’ Talks About ‘Alter Bridge’s’ New DVD, His Hobbies And More [March 2012]
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‘Mark Tremonti’ Schedules Live Debut [June 2012]
‘Mark Tremonti’ Talks Debut Solo Album In New Interview [June 2012]
‘Mark Tremonti’ To Headline Fourth Annual ‘HardDrive Live Tour’ [August 2012
‘Mark Tremonti’ ‘All I Was’ Extended Trailer Released [August 2012]
‘Mark Tremonti’ More Footage From The Road Posted Online, ‘HardDrive Tour’ Starts Tomorrow [Sept. 2012]