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│║ Release Information ║ │
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│║ Release Date.Feb-23-2014 Encoder......L3.97 -V2 --vbr-new ║ │
│║ Genre........Metal Graber.......EAC ║ │
│║ Year.........2013 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │
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│║ Ripper.......anthem Songs........12 ║ │
│║ Covers.......Yes Url... www.alterbridge.com ║ │
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│║ Release Notes ║ │
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│║ Artist : Alter Bridge Rating : You Decide! ║ │
│║ Album : Fortress Label : Roadrunner ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ Sound: Alter Bridge was formed in 2004, and ║ │
│║ since that time they've began building a ║ │
│║ respectable name for themselves. Notably, as far ║ │
│║ as furthering their name outside of the band, ║ │
│║ vocalist Myles Kennedy has worked with Slash on ║ │
│║ two albums and guitarist Mark Tremonti has ║ │
│║ released a very popular guitar DVD. "Fortress" ║ │
│║ is the band's fourth full-length studio release ║ │
│║ and contains 12 tracks with a runtime of just ║ │
│║ under 63 minutes. The lead single from the ║ │
│║ album, "Addicted to Pain" was released in August ║ │
│║ 2013. The album starts with the track "Cry of ║ │
│║ Achilles" which begins with some "acoustic ║ │
│║ shred," but soon enough the heavy guitar comes ║ │
│║ in and builds to a relentless rhythm driving the ║ │
│║ whole song forward. The lead single, "Addicted ║ │
│║ to Pain," is next up and is another really ║ │
│║ driving song - this early on in the album I ║ │
│║ realized most of the songs were going to be ║ │
│║ really driving tracks. "Bleed It Dry" has one of ║ │
│║ the coolest riffs from the album with a ║ │
│║ syncopated feel going on. "Lover" has some ║ │
│║ fairly clean guitar in the intro and has a blues ║ │
│║ inspired lead guitar part that repeats ║ │
│║ occasionally through the song. The interesting ║ │
│║ thing on this track is that the vocals during ║ │
│║ the verses on the song don't sound like Myles ║ │
│║ Kennedy to me û is that possibly Mark Tremonti ║ │
│║ singing? "The Uninvited" starts with some ║ │
│║ seriously processed guitar and an interesting ║ │
│║ vocal thing going on, then the heavy riffing ║ │
│║ comes in û the drums sound sublime on this ║ │
│║ track. "Peace Is Broken" has possibly the ║ │
│║ fastest tempo of any song on the album, with a ║ │
│║ lot of tremolo picking going on. "Calm the Fire" ║ │
│║ once again starts with clean acoustic guitar and ║ │
│║ finds Myles singing in a very high register ║ │
│║ during the intro. The song builds to an "epic" ║ │
│║ type of feel, with Myles voice really projecting ║ │
│║ with some serious power. "Waters Rising" is ║ │
│║ really a pretty quirky song for the album, and ║ │
│║ is actually sang by Mark Tremonti. You can tell ║ │
│║ he's been working on his vocals when compared to ║ │
│║ his recent solo vocal outings. "Cry a River" is ║ │
│║ another track that is really coming straight out ║ │
│║ of the gate running, with a lot of drive to it. ║ │
│║ "Farther Than the Stream" has an interesting ║ │
│║ type of feel to it, reminding me of some more ║ │
│║ modern extreme metal than most of Alter Bridge's ║ │
│║ stuff, except of course with Myles Kennedy's ║ │
│║ clean vocals, then with a standard hard rock ║ │
│║ chorus. "All Ends Well" is another track ║ │
│║ boasting an acoustic or clean intro, and has the ║ │
│║ most optimistic vibe of any song on the album. ║ │
│║ The album closes out with the title track ║ │
│║ "Fortress" which has a cool "Santana-ish" lead ║ │
│║ part early in the song, and then one of the ║ │
│║ strongest solos of the album a little later. ║ │
│║ Brian Marshall and Scott Phillips held down the ║ │
│║ beat like champs, and occasionally had some very ║ │
│║ standout moments. // 8 ║ │
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│║ Lyrics: Myles has a unique voice, and that ║ │
│║ voice really gets a workout on the album. As a ║ │
│║ counterpoint, my brother who is a big fan of ║ │
│║ Alter Bridge said he couldn't even listen to ║ │
│║ this album because he is tired of Myles' voice, ║ │
│║ so maybe it can get old to some people. ║ │
│║ Personally, I believe he is one of the best ║ │
│║ voices in modern hard rock. Mark Tremonti also ║ │
│║ provided lead vocals for "Waters Rising," and ║ │
│║ has shown some serious vocal growth since his ║ │
│║ last solo vocal efforts that I've heard. As a ║ │
│║ sample of the lyrics, here are some from the ║ │
│║ title track, "Fortress": "Am I lost to wander ║ │
│║ forever/ Perhaps for the rest of my days? / If ║ │
│║ all that has been surrounded will just go to ║ │
│║ waste/ You left me out in the distance/ To ║ │
│║ wander this world on my own / Sometimes it's so ║ │
│║ hard to admit it but I canÆt let you go/ I can't ║ │
│║ let you go." // 8 ║ │
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│║ Overall Impression: Just to be straight up, I'm ║ │
│║ not that huge of an Alter Bridge fan, but this ║ │
│║ album impressed me from beginning to end. I've ║ │
│║ had discussions with people who seem to think ║ │
│║ that Mark Tremonti is over-rated, and I guess ║ │
│║ that depends on if you are trying to think of ║ │
│║ him as a modern shred genius or a guitarist who ║ │
│║ is prepared to serve the song. What I hear on ║ │
│║ this album is Mark Tremonti playing flawlessly ║ │
│║ while playing to serve the song. It is actually ║ │
│║ reminiscent to me of the criticism that Slash ║ │
│║ gets, and while Slash isn't Steve Vai he has ║ │
│║ always served the song. My favorite tracks from ║ │
│║ the album are probably "Cry of Achilles," "Calm ║ │
│║ the Fire," and "All Ends Well." This was a solid ║ │
│║ effort by the entire band and a great album. ║ │
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│║ Release Tracklist ║ │
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│ 01 - Cry Of Achilles [06:31] │
│ 02 - Addicted To Pain [04:17] │
│ 03 - Bleed It Dry [04:45] │
│ 04 - Lover [05:17] │
│ 05 - The Uninvited [04:47] │
│ 06 - Peace Is Broken [04:41] │
│ 07 - Calm The Fire [06:05] │
│ 08 - Waters Rising [05:40] │
│ 09 - Farther Than The Sun [04:07] │
│ 10 - Cry A River [04:01] │
│ 11 - All Ends Well [05:12] │
│ 12 - Fortress [07:36] │
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