<![CDATA[ Latest from Guitar World in Alter-bridge ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/tag/alter-bridge Tue, 07 Apr 2026 16:21:06 +0000 en <![CDATA[ “I was playing baseball in the backyard when I heard Eruption. That afternoon I decided what my life would be”: How recording in Eddie Van Halen’s 5150 Studios inspired Alter Bridge to make their most riff-heavy statement yet ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/alter-bridge-myles-kennedy-mark-tremonti-5150-self-titled-album neK6ghzEKUX43TspXZNXeB Tue, 07 Apr 2026 16:21:06 +0000 Tue, 07 Apr 2026 16:27:16 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I think the only thing was ‘Please, don’t play Eruption.’ He didn't say that, but I wasn't going to do that”: Myles Kennedy and Mark Tremonti on making an Alter Bridge album at Eddie Van Halen’s studio ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/alter-bridge-5150-studios-self-titled-album-mark-tremonti-myles-kennedy SyvK3LPJWsHzEspPmrjxw8 Thu, 26 Mar 2026 16:40:06 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Have I held Frankenstein? Was it a total, Excalibur-level experience? I don't even know how to articulate that, but I got emotional”: Alter Bridge's Myles Kennedy and Mark Tremonti on recording at Eddie Van Halen's legendary 5150 Studios ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bands/alter-bridge-on-recording-at-5150-holding-frankenstein XwqcHa6WVsekf3CCCeQPo9 Wed, 25 Feb 2026 11:06:24 +0000 Thu, 26 Feb 2026 15:04:51 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Every now and then, you’ll look at the wall and think, ‘I can’t believe we’re here’”: Wolfgang Van Halen welcomed Alter Bridge into the hallowed halls of the legendary 5150 Studios to record their new album ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bands/alter-bridges-5150-studio-sessions bbWKKChRcjmvrZhzjeT8xk Fri, 08 Aug 2025 12:17:04 +0000 Wed, 13 Aug 2025 15:26:22 +0000 <![CDATA[ “If I brought that to Alter Bridge, they’d look at me funny… I don’t know if they like speed metal as much as I do”: Mark Tremonti on finding an outlet for his metal cravings and why nothing beats PRS and Dumble amps ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/mark-tremonti-the-end-will-show-us-how WfG6SVYhL6F8ER7KGBjGxN Wed, 26 Mar 2025 10:52:01 +0000 Tue, 01 Apr 2025 15:07:06 +0000 <![CDATA[ “When you put your name on something, you’ve got to make sure it’s right”: Mark Tremonti is road-testing his highly anticipated pedal line on tour with Creed – and he knows which stompboxes he’ll be launching first ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/effects-pedals/mark-tremonti-pedal-line-update 2igubBZiqQgE6ABQ22NUHS Fri, 21 Mar 2025 10:22:02 +0000 Thu, 27 Mar 2025 17:06:01 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Someone once said to me, ‘Why do you make solo records?’ And it’s like, ‘So I can play solos!’” Myles Kennedy on the blues-rock hero who shaped the way he plays, why he’s an accidental frontman, and what the power of the riff made him do ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/myles-kennedy-the-art-of-letting-go-interview 59nr2icLaH4czCCJK7HFU4 Thu, 16 Jan 2025 11:48:48 +0000 Mon, 17 Feb 2025 16:58:59 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I don’t like brand-new guitars. I’ll see a new guitar and I’m like, ‘That’s gonna look good after I drag it across the driveway’”: Alter Bridge’s Myles Kennedy spills his tone (and drop tuning) secrets ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/myles-kennedy-the-art-of-letting-go wAtr8WB32w824AWBWAsBcE Tue, 03 Dec 2024 08:53:11 +0000 Wed, 18 Dec 2024 13:21:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “A lot of metal players won’t care – they just want to play metal. But cleans are important to me”: Mark Tremonti on what his signature PRS MT 100 amp has in common with his Dumbles – and why it does more than breathe fire ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/mark-tremonti-on-his-signature-prs-mt-100-amp AYqcS8iEYmPaQRyuhhvWY6 Fri, 19 Jul 2024 09:13:04 +0000 Fri, 19 Jul 2024 09:14:41 +0000 <![CDATA[ “For years we have been trying to find it”: Mark Tremonti’s cherished ‘My Own Prison’ Les Paul – which helped kickstart Creed’s career – has been found almost 26 years after it was stolen ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/mark-tremonti-reunited-with-my-own-prison-les-paul VrtmZ27qtGL6f3LPpxYaZB Fri, 19 Apr 2024 11:12:25 +0000 Mon, 02 Sep 2024 09:03:33 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Let’s be clear: this is not a bedroom amp. It’s designed to fill huge halls and stadiums with ferocious rock riffage”: PRS Mark Tremonti MT 100 review ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/reviews/prs-mark-tremonti-mt-100 nxDqtGyaQVddLGWXd6u7xb Tue, 20 Feb 2024 10:55:36 +0000 Thu, 22 Feb 2024 09:20:11 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I wouldn't be here right now if it wasn't for Master of Puppets”: Mark Tremonti on how Metallica's classic record changed his life – and how James Hetfield's right hand shaped his picking style ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/mark-tremonti-on-metallica aY3Bckd6P4GjZaKMm8cZmA Wed, 20 Dec 2023 15:27:26 +0000 Wed, 20 Dec 2023 15:33:53 +0000 <![CDATA[ Creed and Alter Bridge veteran Mark Tremonti has put together one of rock's most impressive catalogs of crowd-pleasing riffs and solos. Learn his muscular metal guitar style ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/lessons/how-to-shred-like-mark-tremonti eyK7dJfFAqNEYDbh6Ajy8e Fri, 08 Dec 2023 22:54:06 +0000 Fri, 30 Aug 2024 11:41:48 +0000 <![CDATA[ Alter Bridge's Myles Kennedy: 10 guitarists who shaped my sound ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/myles-kennedy-10-guitarists-who-shaped-my-sound pCHFHLSsJQXU4AtSGUJ7Jg Fri, 30 Jun 2023 09:34:30 +0000 Fri, 30 Jun 2023 11:31:48 +0000 <![CDATA[ Yes, it’s really happening: PRS has unveiled Myles Kennedy’s long-awaited T-type signature guitar, and it’s a beauty ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/prs-myles-kennedy-signature-guitar-nf-53 rtfufKFftxnX22s2b6TCW3 Wed, 21 Jun 2023 16:00:00 +0000 Mon, 26 Jun 2023 15:47:56 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Paul Reed Smith join Alter Bridge onstage – and blow Myles Kennedy away with his guitar’s sustain ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/paul-reed-smith-alter-bridge-rise-today-live qgicxTCfRC2WtcjksySKe8 Tue, 14 Feb 2023 17:00:34 +0000 Tue, 14 Feb 2023 17:04:11 +0000 <![CDATA[ Mark Tremonti recalls his experiences playing a Kemper onstage with Alter Bridge – and explains why he didn’t stick with it ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/mark-tremonti-kemper KY2kcpGxPGQfhUMRg8cnYG Fri, 27 Jan 2023 16:39:50 +0000 <![CDATA[ Which is better: 4- or 5-string bass? ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/which-is-better-4-or-5-string-bass VtCRMsLNz47c2mtRBM6JGM Fri, 27 Jan 2023 13:08:01 +0000 <![CDATA[ The 10 best guitar solos of 2022 ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/the-10-best-guitar-solos-of-2022 p8HwCFETjjCykZmzVfdMZm Wed, 14 Dec 2022 11:43:45 +0000 Thu, 15 Dec 2022 10:16:30 +0000 <![CDATA[ Myles Kennedy bought one of Walter Becker’s guitars – and it ended up inspiring Alter Bridge’s longest-ever song ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/myles-kennedy-walter-becker-alembic-orion-baritone oFHpBzZ4yUVPeeopfc7FsU Tue, 13 Dec 2022 16:54:02 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Mark Tremonti give away his guitar to a young fan ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/mark-tremonti-gives-guitar-to-disabled-fan iNTMpr2qVXEZLPdCLWTivT Mon, 28 Nov 2022 18:51:55 +0000 Tue, 29 Nov 2022 10:26:05 +0000 <![CDATA[ Alter Bridge: “One of the hardest dances to do is to make something heavy and technical and still emotional at the same time” ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/alter-bridge-mark-tremonti-myles-kennedy-pawns-and-kings ZiJvamR8bCia7Scu4LmKPY Thu, 24 Nov 2022 16:21:40 +0000 Wed, 04 Sep 2024 14:51:42 +0000 <![CDATA[ Mark Tremonti embarked on a quest to “try every pick ever made” in a bid to improve his tone – and reveals the one that “made a huge difference” ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/mark-tremonti-attempted-to-try-every-pick-ever-made zuCDyLafLEnqGocaX2sPrA Fri, 28 Oct 2022 15:58:06 +0000 Wed, 04 Sep 2024 14:51:06 +0000 <![CDATA[ Alter Bridge: “By learning how to turn down the noise in my brain, I can centre in on the music” ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/alter-bridge-by-learning-how-to-turn-down-the-noise-in-my-brain-i-can-centre-in-on-the-music 9BdquaDKTv8AKDd3TUPQ2V Fri, 28 Oct 2022 00:08:06 +0000 Tue, 15 Nov 2022 00:08:11 +0000 <![CDATA[ Alter Bridge partner with Mammoth WVH for North American 2023 tour ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/mammoth-wvh-alter-bridge-2023-us-tour ZL4BpWiq2ErYF7oSdFMFxZ Tue, 23 Aug 2022 10:22:23 +0000 <![CDATA[ From serene acoustic duets to sizzling drop-tuned action: here are this week's essential guitar tracks ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/serene-acoustic-sizzling-drop-tracks-week 3GMDioWYwJQZQLRytG7AVc Sat, 06 Aug 2022 07:03:07 +0000 <![CDATA[ Alter Bridge unleash destructive dual-guitar action in explosive new single, Silver Tongue ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/alter-bridge-silver-tongue bjj8bNNmwuY32V5apiZszG Wed, 03 Aug 2022 10:27:59 +0000 <![CDATA[ Alter Bridge announce new album, Pawns & Kings, premiere hard-hitting title track ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/alter-bridge-pawns-kings-single 9gdHGqvATVXScAArRmE8nS Mon, 18 Jul 2022 20:47:59 +0000 <![CDATA[ Mark Tremonti says Myles Kennedy wrote “the heaviest riffs” on the upcoming Alter Bridge album ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/mark-tremonti-myles-kennedy-heaviest-riffs-alter-bridge bk8GjLPieBsTmPNcKgpWDY Tue, 12 Jul 2022 11:08:56 +0000 <![CDATA[ Mark Tremonti: “The balance I’m always searching for is finding things that are fun and exciting to play, but carry emotive melodies that mean something” ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/mark-tremonti-marching-in-time XyVzbCjXJ6CcwJwTvmwRn4 Thu, 04 Nov 2021 12:14:29 +0000 Thu, 04 Nov 2021 12:18:26 +0000 <![CDATA[ Myles Kennedy on his greatest gear finds and regrets, and how a '53 Tele made him fall in love with guitar all over again ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/myles-kennedy-bought-and-sold fRHzCgaEp8KPTDfGmFjvkP Fri, 03 Sep 2021 10:44:24 +0000 <![CDATA[ Tremonti announce new album Marching in Time, promise “thrash-induced fret fireworks, wrecking ball grooves, and searing melodies” ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/mark-tremonti-marching-in-time ogU2GUpqYYFaBAbLCyrSTM Thu, 08 Jul 2021 15:36:15 +0000 Thu, 08 Jul 2021 15:36:19 +0000 <![CDATA[ Myles Kennedy talks soloing strategies, vintage guitars, and 'fesses up to a sacrilegious mod on a Fender Deluxe ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/myles-kennedy-the-ides-of-march HfivigH5NtXeXegvWg4o2j Mon, 21 Jun 2021 12:25:49 +0000 Mon, 21 Jun 2021 12:27:31 +0000 <![CDATA[ Alter Bridge‘s Brian Marshall: “Bass is a different skill set and a different mindset. I think we’re just born that way“ ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/alter-bridge-brian-marshall-walk-the-sky-2 fseezGX8zf2PrdsAuvAKSG Mon, 07 Jun 2021 09:50:11 +0000 Wed, 06 Oct 2021 13:28:39 +0000 <![CDATA[ Mark Tremonti discusses how Jerry Cantrell inspired Alter Bridge's riff-rammed Last Rites ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/mark-tremonti-discusses-how-jerry-cantrell-inspired-alter-bridges-riff-rammed-last-rites vipDQDZ9c9LoWST2UU8BGa Tue, 09 Mar 2021 10:26:07 +0000 <![CDATA[ Mark Tremonti names the hardest Alter Bridge song to play ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/mark-tremonti-names-the-hardest-alter-bridge-song-to-play eSsKhDgj49dWq3gtk8qZ4m Thu, 26 Nov 2020 12:38:16 +0000 <![CDATA[ From returning riff titans to Spaghetti Western blues: here are this week's essential guitar tracks ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/from-returning-riff-titans-to-spaghetti-western-blues-here-are-this-weeks-essential-guitar-tracks QxTnFBqe8mwexCZAumew8K Thu, 05 Nov 2020 17:21:21 +0000 Fri, 06 Nov 2020 01:41:48 +0000 <![CDATA[ Alter Bridge: "All I want to do is learn new guitar lines on Instagram and get inspired by other players - it’s like I’m 21 years old again" ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/alter-bridge-all-i-want-to-do-is-learn-new-guitar-lines-on-instagram-and-get-inspired-by-other-players-its-like-im-21-years-old-again HdUd9FFn6WiBWeKazZznJJ Wed, 22 Apr 2020 15:39:06 +0000 Wed, 22 Apr 2020 15:42:45 +0000 <![CDATA[ Alter Bridge's Brian Marshall: "As a bass player, I tend to play off of what a vocalist would do" ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/brian-marshall-as-a-bass-player-i-tend-to-play-off-of-what-a-vocalist-would-do FfxK34DSfpEr6v8nVua3tK Mon, 17 Feb 2020 12:12:16 +0000 Mon, 17 Feb 2020 12:12:51 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Myles Kennedy perform Hallelujah on Jeff Buckley’s famous ’83 Telecaster ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/watch-myles-kennedy-perform-hallelujah-on-jeff-buckleys-famous-83-telecaster t2HWsDaxnEinQ8Wt6UJDUC Wed, 11 Dec 2019 14:36:58 +0000 Mon, 16 Mar 2020 15:39:19 +0000 <![CDATA[ Mark Tremonti's 10 greatest guitar moments ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/mark-tremontis-10-greatest-guitar-moments r8QtCw9P57y95wPXciSwTj Mon, 02 Dec 2019 10:34:52 +0000 Tue, 18 Apr 2023 15:58:01 +0000 <![CDATA[ Alter Bridge Share New Single, "Pay No Mind" ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/alter-bridge-share-new-single-pay-no-mind 7EatFcbAQxNYkGS3Dqg5tM Fri, 26 Jul 2019 13:00:28 +0000 <![CDATA[ Alter Bridge Premiere New Music Video, "Wouldn't You Rather" ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/alter-bridge-premiere-new-music-video-wouldnt-you-rather DYKzhc4uiPauwTAVbY3rYM Fri, 28 Jun 2019 13:01:16 +0000 Mon, 01 Jul 2019 16:04:11 +0000 <![CDATA[ Alter Bridge Unveil Performance Clip of "The End Is Here," from Upcoming 'Live at the Royal Albert Hall' ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/alter-bridge-unveil-performance-clip-of-the-end-is-here-from-upcoming-live-at-the-royal-albert-hall cEsv7AVUJ9z59eVPvDYxKM Fri, 24 Aug 2018 19:55:42 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Rusty Cooley and Mark Tremonti Jam Backstage ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/watch-rusty-cooley-and-mark-tremonti-jam-backstage WpSbQkEkBXvHjQdgr7q9ga Tue, 19 Jun 2018 14:21:45 +0000 <![CDATA[ Lick of the Day: Descending Pentatonic Phrase with Mark Tremonti ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/lick-day-descending-pentatonic-phrase-mark-tremonti Stjtb7ZgbPqSpF2cxbe7gK Wed, 18 Apr 2018 19:55:50 +0000 <![CDATA[ Alter Bridge Frontman Myles Kennedy Discusses His Highly Personal Solo Album, 'The Year of the Tiger' ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/alter-bridge-frontman-myles-kennedy-discusses-solo-album-year-of-the-tiger kivmBfThWR3tWdUES792yi Wed, 21 Feb 2018 19:18:37 +0000 <![CDATA[ PRS Introduces Mark Tremonti Signature MT 15 Amp and SE Mark Tremonti Standard Guitar ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/prs-introduces-mark-tremonti-signature-mt-15-amp-and-se-mark-tremonti-standard-guitar jgXNrAFZCV9gQmwiCKkNfL Tue, 23 Jan 2018 18:28:24 +0000 <![CDATA[ Mark Tremonti Takes You Backstage for Alter Bridge's Triumphant O2 Arena Show ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/mark-tremonti-backstage-alter-bridge-o2-arena-live-album-rarities mnAq3hb58CdZtwAgnXmZq6 Wed, 01 Nov 2017 13:42:06 +0000 <![CDATA[ Mark Tremonti Names the Most Underrated Guitarist in History ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/mark-tremonti-names-most-underrated-guitarist-history A3pXZUreWswRCHyBzACkB9 Wed, 02 Nov 2016 14:30:53 +0000