┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │■ ■│ │ .-/ .-. │ │ _.-~ / ___ | ~-._ │ │ \:/ -~| / __/| .\:/ │ │ / || (:/:| \ │ │ / /\/| |:\___\| |\ \ │ │ / /:::|.::/:::/:.|:\ \ │ │ / /:::/ \\/:::/::/:::\ \ │ │ / .::\ \-~~~~-/\/:.. \ │ │ /..:::::\ /:::::..\ │ │ /::::::::- -::::::::\ │ │ \:::::-~ ~-:::::/ │ │ \:-~ ~-:/ │ │ METAL CLASSICS ARCHIVE │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ P R E S E N T S │ │ │ │ │ │ + Alter Bridge - Fortress + │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Information ║ │ │╠═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════╗ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Release Date.Feb-23-2014 Encoder......L3.97 -V2 --vbr-new ║ │ │║ Genre........Metal Graber.......EAC ║ │ │║ Year.........2013 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Ripper.......anthem Songs........12 ║ │ │║ Covers.......Yes Url... www.alterbridge.com ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Notes ║ │ │╠═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════╗ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Artist : Alter Bridge Rating : You Decide! ║ │ │║ Album : Fortress Label : Roadrunner ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╠════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Description : ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ 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 ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ 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 ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ 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. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Tracklist ║ │ │╚═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════ │ │ │ │ 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] │ │ │ │ Total Length : [62:59 minn │ │ │ │ │ │ ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ╔═════════════════════╗ │ │ ║ Greetings To: ║ │ │ ╚═════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ Too all people who contributes to make this │ │ archive of good music in a exceptional conditions │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │■ ■│ └───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘