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All rights reserved. https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/modules/rss/news.xml.php?artist=8306 Tue, 10 Feb 2026 21:28:10 -0500 Fri, 28 Oct 2022 01:54:07 -0400 60 Ultimate-Guitar.Com https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/static/_img/logo_trans.png https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/modules/rss/news.xml.php?artist=8306 144 44 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/interviews/thats-a-mistake-of-amp-builders-for-decades-now-high-gain-amps-dont-have-good-clean-tone-and-vice-versa-mark-tremonti-says https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/interviews/thats-a-mistake-of-amp-builders-for-decades-now-high-gain-amps-dont-have-good-clean-tone-and-vice-versa-mark-tremonti-says Interviews: UG Exclusive: "There are a lot of amp companies that do make a great high gain amp with a good clean tone, but it's not necessarily something that has been focused on," Tremonti said in a recent conversation with Ultimate Guitar.]]> Tue, 10 Feb 2026 21:28:10 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/music/they-agonized-over-it-for-eight-months-but-it-became-one-of-21st-centurys-biggest-rock-anthems-how-alter-bridge-wrote-blackbird https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/music/they-agonized-over-it-for-eight-months-but-it-became-one-of-21st-centurys-biggest-rock-anthems-how-alter-bridge-wrote-blackbird Music: "When you're chasing something down too much, oftentimes it's all for naught. And that's an example of why you should keep chasing them down."]]> Fri, 06 Feb 2026 02:47:49 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/interviews/once-i-played-it-i-became-a-new-fan-mark-tremonti-changed-his-mind-about-amps-after-working-in-cozy-5150-studios-on-new-alter-bridge-record https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/interviews/once-i-played-it-i-became-a-new-fan-mark-tremonti-changed-his-mind-about-amps-after-working-in-cozy-5150-studios-on-new-alter-bridge-record Interviews: UG Exclusive: "We were lucky and honored to be the first band outside of the Van Halen family members to be able to record in that sacred space."]]> Fri, 09 Jan 2026 12:05:32 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/i-dont-care-how-good-a-songwriter-you-are-on-your-own-the-key-to-writing-great-music-according-to-alter-bridges-mark-tremonti https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/i-dont-care-how-good-a-songwriter-you-are-on-your-own-the-key-to-writing-great-music-according-to-alter-bridges-mark-tremonti Music News: "Things are going to come up that you wouldn't have thought about."]]> Fri, 28 Nov 2025 10:02:02 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/i-sing-along-with-the-refrigerator-a-strange-strange-person-how-alter-bridge-came-up-with-their-signature-song https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/i-sing-along-with-the-refrigerator-a-strange-strange-person-how-alter-bridge-came-up-with-their-signature-song Music News: "I was hearing noise. And there was another room, and I heard all of these sounds kind of come together."]]> Sun, 23 Nov 2025 02:02:02 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/night-and-day-why-myles-kennedys-alter-bridge-demos-sound-crappy-while-the-end-result-is-anything-but-according-to-myles-kennedy https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/night-and-day-why-myles-kennedys-alter-bridge-demos-sound-crappy-while-the-end-result-is-anything-but-according-to-myles-kennedy Music News: "If you heard the crappy demos I put up..."]]> Wed, 19 Nov 2025 02:02:02 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/alter-bridge-members-on-writing-their-magnum-opus-song-how-a-dance-group-and-a-refrigerator-inspired-it-myles-came-back-in-i-think-i-got-this-thing https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/alter-bridge-members-on-writing-their-magnum-opus-song-how-a-dance-group-and-a-refrigerator-inspired-it-myles-came-back-in-i-think-i-got-this-thing Music News: "We had one room, and then I think there was some sort of dance group in one of the other rooms."]]> Mon, 10 Nov 2025 09:02:02 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/myles-kennedy-on-the-song-that-made-alter-bridge-explode-and-the-role-this-wwe-icon-played-in-it-that-was-the-gateway-drug-for-so-many-fans https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/myles-kennedy-on-the-song-that-made-alter-bridge-explode-and-the-role-this-wwe-icon-played-in-it-that-was-the-gateway-drug-for-so-many-fans Music News: "You meet him offstage and he's the nicest person you'll ever meet in your life."]]> Wed, 29 Oct 2025 04:02:02 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/creed-hurt-the-beginnings-of-alter-bridge-mark-tremonti-on-people-calling-alter-bridge-creed-part-two https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/creed-hurt-the-beginnings-of-alter-bridge-mark-tremonti-on-people-calling-alter-bridge-creed-part-two Music News: "Anybody who had any kind of negative things to say about Creed, they threw it at Alter Bridge."]]> Sat, 07 Dec 2024 01:00:27 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/articles/features/cheesy_post-grunge_or_start_of_something_great_how_does_alter_bridges_debut_hold_up_20_years_later-168342 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/articles/features/cheesy_post-grunge_or_start_of_something_great_how_does_alter_bridges_debut_hold_up_20_years_later-168342 Features: The beloved band was formed in 2004 from the ashes of Creed.]]> Mon, 12 Aug 2024 12:31:41 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/mark_tremonti_names_one_of_the_first_shredders_explains_two_types_of_guitar_players.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/mark_tremonti_names_one_of_the_first_shredders_explains_two_types_of_guitar_players.html Music News: "I'm so far on the one side, I've been trying to break through that other side for so many years."]]> Sat, 23 Dec 2023 14:34:41 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/mark_tremonti_names_one_thing_metallica_did_better_than_their_peers_compares_james_hetfields__kirk_hammetts_playing.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/mark_tremonti_names_one_thing_metallica_did_better_than_their_peers_compares_james_hetfields__kirk_hammetts_playing.html Music News: "They're two very different players, but you have to remember Kirk has to keep up with James when they play those fast riffs live!"]]> Thu, 21 Dec 2023 00:58:20 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/myles_kennedy_shares_major_concern_about_ai_in_music_i_think_that_sucks.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/myles_kennedy_shares_major_concern_about_ai_in_music_i_think_that_sucks.html Music News: "And that really concerns me, because, how does that work? I don't know. I don't."]]> Tue, 17 Oct 2023 21:27:38 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/alter_bridges_rhythm_section_doesnt_get_the_credit_they_deserve_myles_kennedy_says.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/alter_bridges_rhythm_section_doesnt_get_the_credit_they_deserve_myles_kennedy_says.html Music News: "One of the best rhythm sections in rock."]]> Sun, 15 Oct 2023 12:12:17 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/myles_kennedy_opens_up_on_professional_relationship_with_mark_tremonti_looks_back_on_alter_bridges_legacy.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/myles_kennedy_opens_up_on_professional_relationship_with_mark_tremonti_looks_back_on_alter_bridges_legacy.html Music News: "I know that the chances of bands lasting that long are tight; it's tough, if you can have one successful record."]]> Thu, 12 Oct 2023 09:44:49 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/myles_kennedy_explains_why_he_didnt_like_having_his_pitch_corrected_names_one_pro_tools_pet_peeve.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/myles_kennedy_explains_why_he_didnt_like_having_his_pitch_corrected_names_one_pro_tools_pet_peeve.html Music News: "It's a big pet peeve of mine, as well, with drummers."]]> Tue, 10 Oct 2023 00:26:54 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/myles_kennedy_explains_what_makes_his_new_prs_t-style_signature_special_how_do_you_improve_on_something_that_was_already_perfect.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/myles_kennedy_explains_what_makes_his_new_prs_t-style_signature_special_how_do_you_improve_on_something_that_was_already_perfect.html Music News: "The goal was to take elements from a T-style that we loved, and marry them with more modern concepts."]]> Sat, 30 Sep 2023 01:56:34 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/articles/features/top_10_underrated_alter_bridge_songs_that_deserve_more_attention-157447 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/articles/features/top_10_underrated_alter_bridge_songs_that_deserve_more_attention-157447 Features: Somehow this amazing 4-piece doesn't seem to get enough love.]]> Mon, 25 Sep 2023 11:00:02 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/myles_kennedy_names_david_gilmour_solo_that_made_him_realize_technique_wasnt_everything.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/myles_kennedy_names_david_gilmour_solo_that_made_him_realize_technique_wasnt_everything.html Music News: "That's when I realized that, even though I listened to a lot of Eddie Van Halen and Yngwie Malmsteen, technique wasn't everything."]]> Sat, 01 Jul 2023 20:35:02 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/watch_prs_paul_reed_smith_joins_alter_bridge_onstage_to_shred_through_rise_today.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/watch_prs_paul_reed_smith_joins_alter_bridge_onstage_to_shred_through_rise_today.html Music News: "This guy is a legend… he is one of the great guitar gurus of all time."]]> Fri, 17 Feb 2023 14:00:02 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/alter_bridges_mark_tremonti_describes_reaction_to_eddie_van_halens_death_explains_what_made_jeff_beck_so_unique.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/alter_bridges_mark_tremonti_describes_reaction_to_eddie_van_halens_death_explains_what_made_jeff_beck_so_unique.html Music News: "Eddie Van Halen could be the most famous guitar player of all time, I think, one of the most recognizable players."]]> Thu, 16 Feb 2023 02:08:29 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/alter_bridges_myles_kennedy__mark_tremonti_on_why_they_prefer_tube_amps_were_kind_of_bullheaded.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/alter_bridges_myles_kennedy__mark_tremonti_on_why_they_prefer_tube_amps_were_kind_of_bullheaded.html Music News: "Our manager, I'm sure, would love us to switch to Kempers to save a ton of money", Myles Kennedy said.]]> Sat, 28 Jan 2023 03:09:25 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/mark_tremonti_on_creed_reunion_it_would_be_a_shame_to_not_do_something_with_it.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/mark_tremonti_on_creed_reunion_it_would_be_a_shame_to_not_do_something_with_it.html Music News: "Creed was such a popular band back in the day, it would be a shame to not do something with it."]]> Wed, 18 Jan 2023 01:40:32 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/alter_bridges_myles_kennedy_opens_up_on_brutal_realities_of_rock__roll_life_losing_friends_to_addiction_was_a_real_wake-up_call_for_me.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/alter_bridges_myles_kennedy_opens_up_on_brutal_realities_of_rock__roll_life_losing_friends_to_addiction_was_a_real_wake-up_call_for_me.html Music News: "What I saw with drugs was people being fooled into believing they were being more creative than they were."]]> Fri, 16 Dec 2022 04:56:33 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/mark_tremonti_names_one_important_thing_hes_learned_about_performing_live_compares_playing_with_alter_bridge_to_tremonti.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/mark_tremonti_names_one_important_thing_hes_learned_about_performing_live_compares_playing_with_alter_bridge_to_tremonti.html Music News: "I like being the underdog as well. So when I'm in Tremonti, I think I'm the underdog again."]]> Tue, 06 Dec 2022 00:32:16 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/wholesome_mark_tremonti_gifts_young_fan_with_guitar_at_alter_bridge_live_show.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/wholesome_mark_tremonti_gifts_young_fan_with_guitar_at_alter_bridge_live_show.html Music News: The heartwarming moment took place during the band's gig in Milan.]]> Sat, 26 Nov 2022 18:41:13 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/alter_bridges_myles_kennedy_the_day_i_have_to_sing_to_track_im_hanging_it_up.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/alter_bridges_myles_kennedy_the_day_i_have_to_sing_to_track_im_hanging_it_up.html Music News: "I'm not going to do that. I'll never do that."]]> Sat, 05 Nov 2022 00:04:18 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/myles_kennedy_speaks_on_how_having_metallingus_as_theme_song_for_wwe_wrestler_edge_affected_alter_bridges_career.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/myles_kennedy_speaks_on_how_having_metallingus_as_theme_song_for_wwe_wrestler_edge_affected_alter_bridges_career.html Music News: "Having 'Metalingus' as his entrance music is arguably one of the most important aspects of people discovering the band"]]> Tue, 01 Nov 2022 00:02:23 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/mark_tremonti_says_he_wanted_to_try_every_pick_ever_made_to_improve_his_tone_this_is_the_one_he_chose.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/mark_tremonti_says_he_wanted_to_try_every_pick_ever_made_to_improve_his_tone_this_is_the_one_he_chose.html Music News: "Now I can't look back."]]> Mon, 31 Oct 2022 16:41:27 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/myles_kennedy_recalls_his_pre-fame_hustling_days__trying_to_survive_says_he_had_no_interest_in_singing_i_just_wanted_to_shred.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/myles_kennedy_recalls_his_pre-fame_hustling_days__trying_to_survive_says_he_had_no_interest_in_singing_i_just_wanted_to_shred.html Music News: "And then I didn't sing again for a few years. I just wanted to play guitar. I just wanted to shred."]]> Fri, 28 Oct 2022 01:54:07 -0400