Alter Bridge
Is an American rock band that was formed in 2004 in Orlando, Florida by then-former Creed members, lead guitarist Mark Tremonti, bassist Brian Marshall, and drummer Scott Phillips. Lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Myles Kennedy, formerly of The Mayfield Four and the touring frontman of Slash's current solo project. .

Band Members

• Myles Kennedy - Lead Vocals , Rhythem Guitar & Lead Guitar
• Mark Tremonti - Lead & Rhythem Guitar , Backing Vocals , Vocals
• Brian Marshall - Bass Guitar
• Scott Phillips - Drum & Percussion

Awards and accolades. . .

§                     In November 2004, One Day Remains was certified gold by the RIAA.

§                     Alter Bridge's 2009 live album and concert film, Live from Amsterdam, was originally released via Amazon, where on October 22, 2009 it rose 15,000 spots on Amazon's "Bestsellers in Music Videos & Concerts" chart, rising ahead of artists such as Michael Jackson and Bon Jovi to #1, where it remained for several weeks. This was done with no official promotion or record label support.

§                     Also in late 2009, Alter Bridge was ranked by Ultimate Guitar Archive as the 36th best heavy metal band of the decade.

§                     In October 2010, the band's song "Ties That Bind" from Blackbird was listed by Total Guitar as the 41st greatest guitar song of the decade.

§                     Ultimate Guitar Archive named AB III the seventh best album of 2010 that December.

§                     In March 2011, the dual guitar solo in the song "Blackbird" was named the greatest guitar solo of all time by Guitarist.

Myles Kennedy. . .

Myles Richard Kennedy (born Myles Richard Bass; November 27, 1969) is an American musician and singer-songwriter best known as the lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of the rock band Alter Bridge, and as the touring vocalist of Slash's current solo project.A former guitar instructor originally from the Spokane, Washington area, Kennedy is known for his ability as both a guitarist and a vocalist, possessing a tenor vocal range that spans four octaves. He has worked as a session musician and songwriter, making both studio and live appearances with several artists over the years and having been involved with several projects throughout his career. Most recently, he has become known for his contributions to Slash's debut solo album,Slash.

Most notably, Kennedy rehearsed and collaborated with former members of Led Zeppelin for an unreleased project featuring Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones, and Jason Bonhamin 2008.

Kennedy was raised in Spokane, Washington, where he attended Spokane Falls Community College to study music theory. He began his music career in 1990 as the lead guitarist of the instrumental jazz ensemble Cosmic Dust, with which he released one studio album. His second band, Citizen Swing, released two studio albums before disbanding in 1995. He then became the lead vocalist and lead guitarist of the Spokane-based rock band The Mayfield Four in 1996, releasing two studio albums with the band, of which he was a founding member. While he was in the band, he made an appearance in the drama film Rock Star starring Mark Wahlberg andJennifer Aniston. The Mayfield Four disbanded a year later in 2002. After declining an offer to audition as the lead vocalist of Velvet Revolver, he was asked to join Alter Bridge by former Creed members.He has released three studio albums with Alter Bridge: One Day Remains,Blackbird, and the band's most recent, AB III, which debuted at #17 on the Billboard 200. Kennedy has been touring since 2010, switching between tours with his two main projects, Alter Bridge and Slash. He also has a solo album with a tentative 2012 release,  as well as a collaboration album with Slash to be released also in the future. 

Myles Kennedy Discorgraphy

•  Cosmic Dust -  Journey
• Citizen Swing - Cure Me with the Groov , Deep Down
• The Mayfield Four - Fallout , Second Skin
• Alter Bridge - One Day Remains , Blackbird , AB III

Mark Tremonti. . .
Mark Thomas Tremonti (born April 18, 1974) is an American musician and songwriter, best known as the lead guitarist of the American rock bands Creed and Alter Bridge. He is a founding member of both bands. He has also collaborated with many other artists over the years and is currently at work on a solo project.

Since his early years with Creed, Tremonti has become widely recognized for his technical and songwriting abilities and has received several accolades, including one Grammy Award for Creed's single "With Arms Wide Open."He was also named "Guitarist of the Year" for three consecutive years by Guitar World magazine. In 2011, he was voted as the fourth greatest heavy metal guitarist of all time by Total Guitar.

Brian Marshall. . .

Brian Aubrey Marshall (born on April 22, 1973) is an American musician and songwriter best known as the bassist and co-founder of the rock bands Creed and Alter Bridge. He also co-owns a bed and breakfast called Mango Moon in Costa Rica

Scott Phillips. . .

    


    Thomas Scott "Flip" Phillips (born February 22, 1973, Valdosta, Georgia) is the drummer and co-founder of the bands Alter Bridge and Creed. Phillips grew up in Madison, Florida. He started out playing in a band called Crosscut at 18. In 2004, he joined Alter Bridge with fellow then-former Creed members bassist Brian Marshall and lead guitarist Mark Tremonti. He is a self-taught drummer, starting at age 18, and has also played piano and saxophone. Phillips is credited with playing drums and keyboards on Creed's 2001 album Weathered.

   

Mark Tremonti , Brian Marshall , Scott Phillips Discorgraphy

Creed

§                     My Own Prison (1997)

§                     Human Clay (1999)

§                     Greatest Hits (2004)

§                     Full Circle (2009)

§                     Creed Live (2009)

Alter Bridge

§                     One Day Remains (2004)

§                     Blackbird (2007)      §        Live from Amsterdam (2009)

§                     AB III (2010)

Musical style and reception. . .

Alter Bridge's music is often characterized and described as "heavy, yet melodic." Their music has been listed under several genres including rock, hard rock, alternative metal, post-grunge, heavy metal, and progressive metal. Alter Bridge has been compared to bands such as 3 Doors Down, Default, Five.Bolt.Main, Velvet Revolver, Black Stone Cherry, Creed, Boston, Submersed, Stone Sour, andSevendust. The band members have cited several artists including Led Zeppelin, Metallica, Jeff Buckley, Iron Maiden, Guns N' Roses,Soundgarden, AC/DC, Living Colour, and Slayer as influences.

Alter Bridge's music is co-written by Kennedy and Tremonti and arranged by Alter Bridge and the band's lyrics are written primarily by Kennedy, although Tremonti wrote most of the lyrics and all of the music on One Day Remains. The lyrics on the first two Alter Bridge albums mainly touch on hope, regret, and overcoming sadness, grief, loneliness, pain, and addiction.The subject matter on their third release, AB III, is noticeably darker, with lyrical themes mostly based on struggling with faith and a loss of innocence, as well as other dark themes including apathy and struggling with the concepts of death and mortality.

Despite recent acclaim,Alter Bridge received generally negative to mixed reviews upon their first album's release in 2004. Because three of Alter Bridge's members Mark Tremonti, Brian Marshall, and Scott Phillips are also members of Creed, the band was initially described as Creed with a different singer, also due to what some critics noted as similarities to Creed's music early on. Although Alter Bridge rejects this description, their debut album, One Day Remains, was reviewed negatively by some in this manner. For example, a reviewer for Slant Magazine criticized the album because "the dated Creed sound" is demonstrated instead of showing Alter Bridge "[making] a conscious effort to distance themselves from the sound of their former band." Allmusic said that "Alter Bridge is happier courting Creed's constituency than establishing the promise of its more metal side." However, other reviewers praised Alter Bridge for striving to become "a new name and niche in this music scene and not to be considered Creed with a new singer."

Alter Bridge has since received considerable praise from music critics and several notable musicians, including Chickenfoot and ex-Van Halen bassist Michael Anthony, who expressed interest in having Alter Bridge open for Van Halen on tour in 2004.Critics have often noted the vocals and guitar work in Alter Bridge's music. Tremonti says that the band made a conscious effort to not sound like Creed with their second album, Blackbird.The "heavier and more mature" sound and singer Myles Kennedy's full integration into the band as a guitarist and songwriter, which contributed to an evolution away from the Creed-influenced sound as regarded to be heard on their first album, were positively noted by critics. Blackbird is generally considered by fans to be Alter Bridge's best album. The band's third album, AB III, a looseconcept album, has been praised for showing a distinction from Creed by many.