Alter Bridge is streaming two songs off the band's new album, Blackbird. The songs are called "Rise Today" and "Ties That Bind." "Rise Today" will be the first single off the album, which comes out October 9th.
Guitarist Mark Tremonti promises a new sound on this album. The band's debut, One Day Remains, was written before singer Myles Kennedy was in the band. This time, Kennedy contributed by playing guitar and co-writing songs with Tremonti.
"It's a natural evolution after three years of working together," Tremonti said. "We knew Myles was an amazing singer, that's why we hired him. What we found out when we toured the first record was that he's also an incredibly gifted guitar player and songwriter, as well as a vocalist. It would have been a crime not to utilize all that talent. We wanted to use every weapon we had in our arsenal for this album."
