ALTER BRIDGE
Alter Bridge check in at the riff factory
Pawns & Kings
NAPALM
Myles Kennedy and Mark Tremonti restock their top drawer
SEVEN ALBUMS INTO their career, the chances of getting your hands on a new Alter Bridge album and being surprised by anything you hear are slim to none. This is a band who know what they do, know how to do it well, and seem content to deliver another big, fat, satisfying slice of it every few years. Those who crave creative sonic exploration from their artists may scoff at Alter Bridge for snugly remaining in their corner of the music world, but really the joke is on them, because there is nothing unworthy about a consistent ability to write excellent, instantaneous, colossal rock anthems.