Alter Bridge will release its fourth studio album and first new disc in three years, “Fortress”, on October 8. Guitarist Mark Tremonti told The Pulse Of Radio that while there’s no particular concept behind the title or album, there are several running themes throughout the record. “There’s two songs about, like, fictional kind of apocalyptic themes,” he said. “There’s betrayal throughout the record. And then there’s a few songs that just, that like we’ve had in the past where, you know, ‘things are going tough but keep fighting through it’ kind of a deal.”
The arrival of the album will be accompanied by a single U.S. live date, on October 4 in Orlando, Florida, before the band jets off to Europe for a month of shows starting on October 16 through November 16 and will feature Shinedown and Halestorm joining the band on select dates. Alter Bridge will also make a triumphant return to Wembley Arena in London on October 18, a venue they sold out on “ABIII” and documented with the CD/DVD, “Alter Bridge Live At Wembley”. Dates & locations are listed below.
Tremonti said recently about the CD, “We pushed ourselves harder and further than we ever have previously . . . We wanted this album to be our most unpredictable and exciting one yet.”
Tracklist:
01. Cry Of Achilles
02. Addicted To Pain
03. Bleed It Dry
04. Lover
05. The Uninvited
06. Peace Is Broken
07. Calm The Fire
08. Waters Rising
09. Farther Than The Sun
10. Cry A River
11. All Ends Well
12. Fortress
Upcoming Tour Dates:
Thu 24th Oct – Zenith, Paris, FR
Fri 25th Oct – AB, Brussels, BE
Sun 27th Oct – Huxleys, Berlin, DE
Mon 28th Oct – Vega, Copenhagen, DK
Tue 29th Oct – Arenan, Stockholm,SE
Sun 3rd Nov – Heineken Music Hall, Amsterdam, NL
Mon 4th Nov – Mitsubishi Electric Halle, Dusseldorf, DE
Tue 5th Nov – Schlachthof, Wiesebaden, DE
Thu 7th Nov – Gasometer, Vienna, AT
Fri 8th Nov – Kesselhaus, Munich, DE
Sat 9th Nov – Hallenstadion, Zurich, CH
Mon 11th Nov – Atlantico, Rome, IT
Tue 12th Nov – Mediolanum Forum, Milan, IT
Thu 14th Nov – Razzmatazz2, Barcelona, ES
Fri 15th Nov – Arena, Madrid, ES
Sat 16th Nov – Coliseum, Lisbon, PT
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