On May 16, Mark Tremonti and Eric Friedman of Tremonti stopped by WDHA‘s Coors Light Studio and hung out with Terrie Carr. While there, they performed an acoustic cover version of The Cars‘ classic ‘Just What I Needed’ as well as the song ‘Take You With Me’ from Tremonti‘s fourth album, “A Dying Machine”. Both video’s can be seen below.
“A Dying Machine” will be released on June 8 via Napalm Records. The disc was produced by Michael “Elvis” Baskette, who has helmed all previous Tremonti albums along with Alter Bridge‘s last four long-players.
From the militant drum assault of the album opener ‘Bringer Of War’ to the instrumental closer ‘Found’, ‘A Dying Machine’ is Tremonti‘s most-diverse musical offering to date. Songs like ‘From The Sky’, ‘Throw Them To The Lions’ and ‘A Lot Like Sin’ are signature Tremonti that fans have come to love from the trio. Tracks like “Trust”, “The First The Last” and “Desolation” take the listener to new places sonically, all backed by Tremonti‘s signature vocal style.
“A Dying Machine” is the first concept album of Tremonti‘s career and the music is inspired by a story that came to Mark while on the last Alter Bridge tour. During that time, the epic title track “A Dying Machine” was born. The story, which is being turned into a full-length work of fiction authored by Mark Tremonti and John Shirley, takes place at the turn of the next century where humans and fabricated beings called “vessels” are trying to co-exist. Tremonti and Shirley are working on finishing the novel to release alongside the record.
Track Listing:
01. Bringer Of War
02. From The Sky
03. A Dying Machine
04. Trust
05. Throw Them To The Lions
06. Make It Hurt
07. Traipse
08. The First The Last
09. A Lot Like Sin
10. The Day When Legions Burned
11. As The Silence Becomes Me
12. Take You With Me
13. Desolation
14. Found
Tremonti will play a record-release show in Orlando on May 12 at the Social. They are also confirmed for Carolina Rebellion on May 4, the Lunatic Luau on May 5 and headline shows in Savannah on May 2 and Atlanta on May 7. The band heads over to Europe in mid-June for seven weeks of touring that includes dates as direct support for Iron Maiden alongside headline shows and European festival appearances.
Tremonti‘s third album, “Dust”, has been released in April 2016 via Fret 12.
“Dust”, which was recorded during same sessions as 2015’s “Cauterize”, features Tremonti on vocals/guitars, Eric Friedman on guitars, Wolfgang Van Halen on bass and Garrett Whitlock on drums. Longtime friend and collaborator Michael “Elvis” Baskette produced “Dust”.
Although Wolfgang Van Halen was part of Tremonti‘s touring band in 2013 and played on “Dust” and “Cauterize”, he sat out Tremonti‘s tour schedule because of commitments with Van Halen.
Tremonti recruited Tanner Keegan to play bass on its most recent tour.
“A Dying Machine” 2018
UK and European tour dates
Jun 18: Munich Strom, Germany
Jun 19: Leipzig Taubshental, Germany
Jun 21: Copenhagen Copenhell, Denmark
Jun 22: Dessel Graspop, Belgium
Jun 23: Clisson Hellfest, France
Jun 26: Zwolle Hedon, Netherlands
Jun 28: Glasgow ABC, UK
Jun 29: London Shepherd’s Bush Empire, UK
Jun 30: Birmingham Institute, UK
Jul 02: Belfast Limelight, UK
Jul 03: Dublin Academy, Ireland
Jul 05: Portsmouth Pyramids, UK
Jul 07: Barcelona RockFest, Spain
Jul 09: Milan Ippodromo San Siro, Italy (w/Iron Maiden)
Jul 10: Zurich Hallenstadion, Switzerland (w/Iron Maiden)
Jul 13: Lisbon Altice Arena, Portugal (w/Iron Maiden)
Jul 14: Viveiro Ressurection Fest, Spain
Jul 17: Trieste Plazza Dell’Unita d’Italia, Italy (w/Iron Maiden)
Jul 20: Athens Rockwave Festival, Greece
Jul 22: Plovdiv Hills Of Rock, Bulgaria
Jul 24: Zagreb Arena, Croatia (w/Iron Maiden)
Jul 25: Tolmin Metaldays, Slovenia
Jul 27: Krakow Tauron Arena, Poland (w/Iron Maiden)
Jul 28: Krakow Tauron Arena, Poland (w/Iron Maiden)
Jul 29: Warsaw Hybrydy, Poland
Jul 31: Berlin Lido, Germany
Aug 01: Cologne Luxor, Germany
Aug 02: Wacken Open Air, Germany
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Video for ‘Just What I Needed’
Video for ‘Take You With Me’