Author Topic: The Official Alter Bridge Thread v. PAWNS & KINGS (Read 258873 times)

Adami · « **Reply #1120 on:** March 12, 2016, 08:32:50 PM »

Quote from: Anguyen92 on March 12, 2016, 08:28:33 PM

Well, this is an interesting find. A contestant from The Voice UK decided to sing Watch Over You. The end result of that performance? Well, I'll let you guys be the judge of it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M29wM6oRp5E

Ugh dude that was really rough.

Accelerando · « **Reply #1121 on:** March 13, 2016, 04:32:50 PM »

That....was....awful.....

mikeyd23 · « **Reply #1122 on:** March 14, 2016, 08:22:23 AM »

Wow not only was the dude's vocal performance pretty rough, the edited arrangement of the song was really awkward, he like never sang a full section of the actual song there really.

Anguyen92 · « **Reply #1123 on:** May 17, 2016, 12:48:00 AM »

So, what has happened in the last two months? Well, the recording process has appeared to go smoothly, albeit a lot quietly than usual. I think everything is done except the fact that they are probably going to be done recording vocals this week, before Mark takes off for Europe to do a festival run on the backs of Dust.

Afterwards, it's time for a long US tour, opening in amphitheaters with Breaking Benjamin and Disturbed headlining (I got really high hopes for this tour and I think everyone involved in it, all the bands and crowd, will go home happy and having a good time all around) and AB playing in a couple of festivals (also with Breaking Benjamin and Disturbed headlining). Also, AB is going to participate in this cruise ship festival called Shiprocked in January so that would be an interesting site seeing them and other bands like Breaking Benjamin, Sevendust, Papa Roach, etc. on a cruise ship for 5 days or so.

On another note, Myles had collaborated with Darryl "DMC" McDaniels (of the hip-hop group Run-DMC) and John Moyer (bassist for Disturbed) for a song called Flames. It's actually pretty listenable and its lyrical content is really topical in today's society. Here's the video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sN1zuPyggBU

mikeyd23 · « **Reply #1124 on:** May 17, 2016, 06:34:39 AM »

Cool song, thanks for the link. Myles sounds killer as usual.

Looking forward to the new AB for sure after the masterpiece of Fortress, I'll be interested to see what we get from them.

fadetoblackdude7 · « **Reply #1125 on:** May 17, 2016, 09:28:26 AM »

I was just thinking about them last night, haven't heard an update in quite some time.....hopefully it won't be too long until we get a title/tracklisting/album cover for the new one!

Anguyen92 · « **Reply #1126 on:** May 20, 2016, 06:21:48 PM »

And the recording process is done.

https://twitter.com/MylesKennedy/status/733565831234260993

So I guess now Elvis will mix it. Someone will do the mastering and the album will be ready to be listened to at that VIP Listening Party in early July. Single will be out hopefully around that time which is great as AB will be touring in that summer opening in amphitheaters so hopefully when rock radio stations promote those shows, they can promote the single as well which is something AB needs a lot of in the states, nowadays. It's all coming together now.

mikeyd23 · « **Reply #1127 on:** May 23, 2016, 07:30:04 AM »

Awesome! Can't wait!

Anguyen92 · « **Reply #1128 on:** June 06, 2016, 11:13:42 AM »

So, for those that do know, AB had got a certain tendency to switch record labels from time to time (the only exception was with Fortress when they stuck with

). Now they are with Napalm Records. For those that do know about Napalm, is it a good label and is it a good fit for AB?

https://label.napalmrecords.com/blog/?entryID=791

mikeyd23 · « **Reply #1129 on:** June 06, 2016, 12:38:08 PM »

What? Wow, that surprises me. I thought RoadRunner would be a good fit for them long-term...

I've never heard of this label, I hope this doesn't come back to be a mistake for AB, who historically has really bad luck with labels.

goo-goo · « **Reply #1130 on:** June 06, 2016, 12:45:53 PM »

The Napalm record deal applies to Rest of the World only. It doesn't apply to North America. That's what the press release says. AB might still sign with Roadrunner in the US.

mikeyd23 · « **Reply #1131 on:** June 06, 2016, 12:59:22 PM »

Nah, AB is actually on their own label in the states. When they were with RoadRunner, RoadRunner represented them everywhere in the world except the USA, where AB represented themselves. It wouldn't make much sense for them to leave RR internationally, sign with another label, and then resign with RR for the states.

Honestly AB is one of my favorite bands on the planet, but it seems like they tend to make bad business decisions when it comes to record labels.

Accelerando · « **Reply #1132 on:** June 08, 2016, 09:19:24 AM »

Napalm is a solid record label, but I was hoping more of a long term deal with Roadrunner. I mean, I wanted a Alter Bridge: The Roadrunner Years compilation cd in the future

No matter where this band lands, i will always support them. I just hope to God that jumping from label to label won't be the end of them

mikeyd23 · « **Reply #1133 on:** June 08, 2016, 10:01:03 AM »

Quote from: Accelerando on June 08, 2016, 09:19:24 AM

No matter where this band lands, i will always support them. I just hope to God that jumping from label to label won't be the end of them

That's pretty much where I am at. I will always support these guys, one of my favorite groups out there, I'm just worried all this label jumping isn't wise. Maybe it is though, I have no clue.

Accelerando · « **Reply #1134 on:** July 03, 2016, 12:03:46 PM »

According their Facebook, some big news is about to be announced! I'm thinking it is the album title, release date, and single title

wolfking · « **Reply #1135 on:** July 03, 2016, 03:18:51 PM »

Giddy up!

Anguyen92 · « **Reply #1136 on:** July 04, 2016, 02:51:11 AM »

Right, so some people's thoughts regarding the upcoming US tour where they are opening for Breaking Benjamin and..... Disturbed (honestly, to me, lately I've been tolerating them pretty well as of late. They are slowly winning me over) have been polarizing to say the least.

However, AB has got a Europe tour with them headlining arenas in the UK with their good friends in Like A Storm opening in addition to Volbeat and Gojira being direct supports. Heard Gojira's latest album. It's all right, though it seems too doomy/gloomy to me, at times. Volbeat's latest album, though, I really liked on first listen, so this should be a decent bill that should sell well in the UK arenas.

Here are the other dates in Europe.

With: Special Guest TBC, Like A Storm
Fri 4th Nov - BILBAO, Spain - Santana 27
Sat 5th Nov - BARCELONA, Spain - Razzmatazz
Tue 8th Nov - PARIS, France - Zenith
Wed 9th Nov - BRUSSELS, Belgium - AB
Thu 10th Nov - AMSTERDAM, Holland - HMH
Sun 13th Nov - BERLIN, Germany - Columbiahalle
Mon 14th Nov - VIENNA, Austria - Gasometer
Wed 16th Nov - KATOWICE, Poland - Spodek
Sun 20th Nov - OSLO, Norway - Sentrum Scene
Mon 21st Nov - COPENHAGEN, Denmark - Vega Main Hall

With: Gojira, Like A Storm
Sun 4th Dec - FRANKFURT, Germany - Jahrhunderthalle
Mon 5th Dec - COLOGNE, Germany - Palladium
Tue 6th Dec - HAMBURG, Germany - Mehrl Theater
Fri 9th Dec - BOLOGNA, Italy - Unipol Arena
Sat 10th Dec - MUNICH, Germany - Zenith
Sun 11th Dec - BASEL, Switzerland - Jakobshalle

Train of Naught · « **Reply #1137 on:** July 04, 2016, 02:59:22 AM »

Hahahaha what the hell I knew Myles was a Gojira fan but it's a really weird choice for the opening act of Alter Bridge

Don't know whether I'm going yet, I like AB but probably not enough to lay down like 40-50 euro's to see them. Also depends on the new album obviously.

pogoowner · « **Reply #1138 on:** July 04, 2016, 11:45:24 AM »

I hate Breaking Benjamin with a passion, and I don't really want to see Disturbed, so their U.S. tour isn't really appealing to me, unfortunately.

ariich · « **Reply #1139 on:** July 05, 2016, 03:14:22 AM »

No UK.

DAMMIT BREXIT.

mikeyd23 · « **Reply #1140 on:** July 05, 2016, 07:43:55 AM »

Quote from: pogoowner on July 04, 2016, 11:45:24 AM

I hate Breaking Benjamin with a passion, and I don't really want to see Disturbed, so their U.S. tour isn't really appealing to me, unfortunately.

This is pretty much where I'm at with the tour. I love AB to death, but I'm not sure I want to pay to see them do a short set followed by a couple bands I have no interest in seeing. I wish they would have just done a headlining tour in the states.

Hopefully they will do a headlining run of shows in the states to support the new album after these European dates.

Anguyen92 · « **Reply #1141 on:** July 05, 2016, 10:59:30 AM »

Quote from: ariich on July 05, 2016, 03:14:22 AM

No UK.

DAMMIT BREXIT.

This poster was not convincing enough for you?

mikeyd23 · « **Reply #1142 on:** July 05, 2016, 11:12:58 AM »

Yeah, the UK is probably AB's biggest market on earth. There's no way they don't play there anytime they are heading out on the road.

ariich · « **Reply #1143 on:** July 05, 2016, 12:51:48 PM »

Quote from: Anguyen92 on July 05, 2016, 10:59:30 AM

Quote from: ariich on July 05, 2016, 03:14:22 AM
No UK.

DAMMIT BREXIT.

This poster was not convincing enough for you?

Ah right.

If that image was in the post before, then when my page loaded it did so halfway down the post for some reason! That'll teach me for browsing at work and having to use Internet Explorer.

Anguyen92 · « **Reply #1144 on:** July 06, 2016, 04:28:55 PM »

Today, AB is having their Listening Party where those are willing to part with $250 are going to hear the new studio album before anybody else does and see AB play a set. Before that, WJRR, the rock radio station in Orlando, had a brief Q&A on Facebook with AB. Some of the answers involves some context regarding the new album. Here's the vod.

https://www.facebook.com/1011wjrr/videos/10153825004707972/

wolfking · « **Reply #1145 on:** July 06, 2016, 04:49:55 PM »

Quote from: Anguyen92 on July 06, 2016, 04:28:55 PM

Today, AB is having their Listening Party where those are willing to part with $250 are going to hear the new studio album before anybody else does and see AB play a set. Before that, WJRR, the rock radio station in Orlando, had a brief Q&A on Facebook with AB. Some of the answers involves some context regarding the new album. Here's the vod.

https://www.facebook.com/1011wjrr/videos/10153825004707972/

$250, Jesus! Would be a cool gig though.

Accelerando · « **Reply #1146 on:** July 06, 2016, 06:44:35 PM »

Based on that video, it sounds like the new album title is going to be called "The Last Hero."

EDIT:

Actually, Flip outright said that's the album title in the beginning of the video, and Myles delved about the meaning of that title later on.

There we have it. The Last Hero.

Accelerando · « **Reply #1147 on:** July 06, 2016, 06:56:31 PM »

Quote from Myles about the album title

Quote

One of the reasons we went with that title was that a lot of the themes on The Last Hero evolve around the hero concept and the need for heroes in our society and bleeders and what we do to our leaders and heroes or role models and how we tend to build them up, tear them down. Also, there's a song, actually one of Brian favorite songs, that pays tribute to heroes, whether it's someone who serves the country, serve the community. So yea, that theme runs throughout quite a bit of the record and that's why we thought that title would bring it together.

fadetoblackdude7 · « **Reply #1148 on:** July 06, 2016, 07:00:18 PM »

Sweet! I cannot fucking wait!

Accelerando · « **Reply #1149 on:** July 07, 2016, 12:23:00 AM »

Track titles:

Show Me A Leader
The Writing on the Wall
The Other Side
My Champion
Poison In Your Veins
Cradle To The Grave
Losing Patience
This Side of Fate
You Will Be Remembered
Crows On A Wire
Twilight
Island of Fools
The Last Hero
Last Of Our Kind

fadetoblackdude7 · « **Reply #1150 on:** July 07, 2016, 12:44:17 AM »

Quote from: Accelerando on July 07, 2016, 12:23:00 AM

Track titles:

Show Me A Leader
The Writing on the Wall
The Other Side
My Champion
Poison In Your Veins
Cradle To The Grave
Losing Patience
This Side of Fate
You Will Be Remembered
Crows On A Wire
Twilight
Island of Fools
The Last Hero
Last Of Our Kind

Awesome! Are those in the correct order?

Accelerando · « **Reply #1151 on:** July 07, 2016, 01:11:08 AM »

I'm not sure. Someone from Alterbridgenation.net who went to the listening party posted those titles, but didn't specify if they were in the correct order.

Apparently the two epic tracks are awesome, and there are no ballads on this record

ZKX-2099 · « **Reply #1152 on:** July 07, 2016, 02:05:59 AM »

No ballads? Don't toy with me.

mikeyd23 · « **Reply #1153 on:** July 07, 2016, 07:02:16 AM »

Those track titles are awesome! Can't wait for this record!

kaos2900 · « **Reply #1154 on:** July 07, 2016, 10:28:32 AM »

I have a feeling this will be my album of the year.

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