Alter Bridge will release a special edition of its latest album, AB III, on October 25 (October 17 in Europe). The special edition will include three additional songs — “Zero”, “Home” and “Never Born To Follow”— making a total of 17 tracks on the album, as well as an extraordinary hour-long DVD documentary called “One By One”.
A trailer for AB III.5 CD/DVD special edition can be seen below.
One By One is a documentary by award-winning filmmaker and “Live From Amsterdam” director Daniel E. Catullo III (Rush, Creed, Godsmack, Smashing Pumpkins, Chickenfoot) , intended to be an intimate behind-the-scenes look into the rise of Alter Bridge. Featuring brand new interviews and concert footage shot all over the world, plus special interviews with Slash, Alter Bridge‘s management team, and dozens of fans from every corner of the globe, viewers will learn about the sacrifices made by the band to get where they are today and why they continue to do what they do so passionately.
AB III.5 CD/DVD special edition track listing:
01. Slip To The Void
02. Isolation
03. Ghost Of Days Gone By
04. All Hope Is Gone
05. Still Remains
06. Make It Right
07. Wonderful Life
08. I Know It Hurts
09. Show Me A Sign
10. Fallout
11. Breathe Again
12. Couer d’Alene
13. Life Must Go On
14. Words Darker Than Their Wings
15. Zero (extra track)
16. Home (extra track)
17. Never Born To Follow (extra track)
Bonus DVD:
One By One – a full-length documentary on the story of Alter Bridge.
According to The Pulse Of Radio, Alter Bridge drummer Scott Phillips has confirmed that the band will take 2012 off so that the instrumental members of Alter Bridge —Phillips, bassist Brian Marshall and guitarist Mark Tremonti — can return to Creed. Meanwhile, Alter Bridge singer Myles Kennedy will get back to work with guitar legendSlash on his second solo album, on which Kennedywill do all the vocals.
Phillips told the Fay Observer, “We’ve got a few more weeks on this tour, then we’ll recharge for bit before heading to Europe for some shows . . . Myles is working with Slash next year, while we’ll be working with Creed next year. Then we’ll have some tours, and then come back as Alter Bridge. Look to 2013 for new material.”
Alter Bridge is currently finishing up the Carnival Of Madness tour, which stops in Fayetteville, North Carolina on Wednesday (September 14) and ends this Saturday (September 17) in Missouri.
Alter Bridge has been on the road since last year in support of its third album, Alter Bridge III.
Mark Tremonti compared the crowds for both bands a while back. “The crowds are very, very similar,” he said. “From the Alter Bridge crowds to the Creed crowds, the Creed crowd is much more — you could walk through it without getting hurt, you know? It’s a much more tame crowd, I would say. I mean, when the show’s going and we’re rocking, they’re very into the show, but it’s a respectable, sing-song kind of crowd.”
Creed will record a new album and tour next year, while singer Scott Stapp has also been working on a new solo disc.
Kennedy contributed vocals to two songs on Slash‘s 2010 solo debut and was the frontman for the ex-Guns n Rosesaxeman’s touring band. He will now sing all the songs on Slash‘s sophomore set.