Album Rating: 3.0

Sad how their records are always so insanely compressed, cause generally the mixes are really good. Agree with the title, this is just an Alter Bridge record. Good stuff but nothing special

Album Rating: 2.5 | Sound Off

Extremely average album overall. Fable of the Silent Son is by far the best thing on here, but thats pretty much it. A lot of the lyrics are so half assed and clichéd, and Myles bird voice is starting to get very annoying to listen to. Hate to say it cause I'm such a fan of the first 4 albums, but I think they should just call it quits at this point.

Album Rating: 4.0

This is my observation.



The singles (plus Stay) were pretty meh to generic with a sprinkling of solid heavy riffs (This Is War intro riff, title track bridge, and the main riff of Sin After Sin). Silver Tongue and the title track were just no good for me except for the sprinkling of heavy riffs (not a lot on those songs).



However where things take a turn for the better is the second half of the tracks I didn't mention yet. "Dead Among the Living" is really heavy and reminiscent of "Still Remains" and "Last of Our Kind". That track is pretty good. "Holiday" starts to pick up the pace with a very "Farther Than the Sun" kind of vibe.



Now we finally get our "holy trinity" of songs. "Fable of the Silent Son", "Season of Promise" and "Last Man Standing" are to me the best songs on this album. Fable has their heaviest riffs to date, I dare to say heavier than "The Other Side", "Island of Fools", "The Last hero", "Bleed it Dry", "Peace is Broken" and others, and the structure and progression this song has is phenomenal. I put this song next to "Cry of Achilles", "The Last Hero", "This Side of Fate", and for respect's sake "Blackbird" (not my favorite of their epics, but a darn good track); another honorable mention would be "Fortress" (though I love it it's arguably their weakest epic by far). "Season of Promise" has one of their catchiest choruses to date, and overall the riffing is just delicious. Nothing super complex, but the bliss of this song is actually its simplicity and the lyrical content. Very good power ballad. Finally we have "Last Man Standing", another song with awesome riffs and a tinge of progressive elements that are a fun challenge to try headbanging in sync to. Intro harks back to songs like "Slip to the Void" or "Calm the Fire". I put this song near "The End is Here" "White Knuckles" or "Coeur D' Alene" for quality, but not as good as tracks like "Indoctrination", "Isolation" or "Ties That Bind".



Ugh, probably time to write a review for this album, LOL

Album Rating: 2.5

Seeing these soon for the first ever time. Can't wait! Despite my feelings on the album, I bet they make for some great live songs.

Album Rating: 4.0 | Sound Off

Once you let it grow you will all understand that Pawns & Kings creeps into their top 3 albums

Album Rating: 4.0

Can't get me enough of some Sin After Sin



Still think Stay kinda sucks tho. Eh, mebbe it will come around

Album Rating: 4.0

Two pages damn

Album Rating: 4.5

i'm definitely bumping this rating, on revisit this is hitting a lot harder

Album Rating: 4.0

this is their best what the fuck why is it so low

Album Rating: 3.0 | Sound Off

I pretty much pretend that nothing after Fortress exists. I love the first 4 albums and they haven't done anything since Fortress of similar quality.

Album Rating: 3.0 | Sound Off

New single is out “silent divide”. First single from upcoming album. It’s aight.

Album Rating: 3.5

new single is out, and somehow Myles has become the worst part of this band... I hate to say this because he's one of my favorite vocalists of all time and I absolutely adore this band

Oof, haven't listened to the song but what's up with Myles? Vocals diminished?

Album Rating: 3.0

well it's an Alter Bridge song alright

Album Rating: 2.5

Yeah, new song is basically AB by numbers

Album Rating: 3.0

they're a one trick pony band that are honestly starting to get progressively worse on that one trick

Album Rating: 3.5

wouldn't say there is anything wrong with Myles, it's mostly his delivery, melodies and maybe lyrics that imo have been going downhill since The Last Hero...

I think his register is far more monotonous, possibly a habit he got from his slash projects, plus the lyrics being less poignant than TLH and not as dark as the older stuff (f.e. Fortress) doesn't allow for much versatily in delivery



dunno, just to end my rant: might go back to their discog and try and understand where my disconnect with their latest work comes from, even this 3.5 is charitable

By the time Fortress released the band had shown their entire arsenal. It's a very specific type of hard rock and a formula that they've followed for close to 20 years at this point.

I sort of alluded to that when I reviewed Tremonti's new album. I think Tremonti has spread himself too thin across so many projects that it is diluting his songwriting abilities. Not like he's making bad music, it's just becoming pretty rote.

Album Rating: 3.0

Single sounded super boring agreed.

Re: new song:
There's so much interesting shit Scott Phillips could do on the drums but he plays the most generic-sounding patterns. The opening could have included some really interesting guitar and drum interplay (especially with the kick) but it's the most by-the-number rock intro. Whole song is very plodding. Myles sounds great, but there is zero interesting stuff going on here.