Alter Bridge

Fuck this virus man Edges entrance would have been so dope.

I found out about them from Edge, my favourite wrestler of all time. Heard Metalingus and was like, “Damn, this song rocks”. Went to the record store, hoping, but not expecting to find AB there. Low and behold, a used copy of One Day Remains was waiting for me. I have been a fan ever since and own all their records. What about y’all?

Hi all.

I have created a quiz on Sporcle for Alter Bridge's entire discography. I'm aware similar quizzes exist, however I have also added a section for rarities, including unreleased material.

Please let me know how you get on if you decide to play and provide any feedback if necessary!

Here is the link to the game:

I was introduced to AB by a friend's recommendation a little more than a year ago. my favorite band is Muse and I remember when I got into Muse all those years ago, how I was obsessed and loved every song that I was listening to. as if they didn't have a single bad song for my taste. lots of incredible vocal lines and so many great riffs. they changed my life in a lot of ways and I wouldn't have been the same person I am today if it wasn't for them. Radiohead also played a major part in my life but anyway, I find myself in a similar situation with Alter Bridge today. the first song that I listened to was Blackbird and the timing couldn't have been any better at the time since I was in a very dark place in my life. now Blackbird is one of my favorite songs of all time, top 2 even. As someone who's working on becoming a vocalist, I find Myles's voice absolutely Incredible and personally my favorite! I didn't think any other vocalist could come close to Matt Bellamy for me but Myles just blew my mind away. I guess it's no surprise for these two to be my favorites considering they were both massively influenced by Jeff Buckley who's also one of my favorites. now as for the band, I'm just finding everything so freaking awesome and obsessing over any song that I listen to! except for a couple of songs on Walk the Sky I guess which in time they might grow on me as well. I just can't believe how underrated and unrecognized this band is! the incredible and flawless vocal lines and remarkable Tremonti and Kennedy riffs one after the other and just great songwriting in general! Fortress immediately became one of my favorite albums of all time, and I had a journey for the past year listening to the other albums with a lot of attention, and boy have I had a time of my life! I'm in a place where I've been before with Muse that I can't even list my favorite songs since there are so many! but the ones that hold a special place in my heart would be Blackbird. Fortress. Cry of Achilles. Calm the Fire. This Side of Fate. Broken Wings

I think Alter Bridge are in almost an ideal (but unusual) state of "famousness".

They have a big enough following to fill stadiums or play major festivals as the main support act, and feature on the front cover of rock and metal magazines.

But whenever I mention the band to people I know - even serious rock and/or metal fans - I get a blank stare and a response that they've never heard of Alter Bridge before...

Why do people think this is? Everyone seems to have heard of other bands in a similar category, like Disturbed / Evanescence / Deftones / Korn... But not Alter Bridge.

In a way it's a perfect position for a musician to be in - you're a major band playing to thousands of people every night but you don't have the associated negative aspects of fame, like fans stalking you or interrupting your private life.

Has anyone else experienced this when talking to people they know?

What is everyone's personal favorite alter bridge album? I think mine is definitely blackbird although one day remains is a close second.

Personally for me it was Metalingus, yes I know boring but I actually didn't find it from wwe like most people think. Actually found it when my grandad started playing it at a bar so I'm not that boring.

Good evening everyone.

Apologies if this isn't allowed, however, I have shared this before without issue so fingers crossed.

It's been well over a year since I last shared the AB discord server with this subreddit, so I thought I'd share again for any new fans who might want to join.

For those unaware, Discord is a social messaging platform; it differs from Reddit as the communication is live rather than post-based. The server has been running for over four years now, and we have a strong community of almost 200 members. If you'd like to join the server, a link can be found here:

Just to make clear, this Discord is NOT affiliated in any way with the band or the subreddit. It is independent and very much unofficial. With that being said, if you do decide to join, I do thank you and I hope you enjoy the server and our community.

EDIT: if the link does not work, try this:

I've been sleeping on Alter Bridge for years. I thought I knew them but had only really heard metalingus. I put their back catalog on Spotify and they go harder than I expected. Looking forward to it now!

Inspired by , I think we should do a "worst Alter Bridge setlist" in that all the songs are plays on the names or lyrics.

Example: Cry Of Achilles, but it's just Achilles crying for six and a half minutes.

Most upvoted comment wins.

For me it’s Cry of Achilles.

In 2024 the band celebrate their 20th anniversary! Crazy right?!

Just curious what you all think the band could do to commemorate the milestone? Anniversary tour? ODR boxset? New album?? Or what would you like to see them do?

I just noticed when reviewing the footage of the concert that not all parts that were professionally done for the CD/Video are same from the audience view/recording. For example in song In loving memory he has a crowd singing some parts of the song, while on the Pro-shot video he sings everything. Was this post edited or did they have two different venues?