10 Hard Rock & Metal Bands Who Have NEVER Changed Lineups

10. Alter Bridge

The early '00s era of rock is generally seen to be a bit of a musical wasteland. For as many acts were coming out of the underground at the time, a lot of what was happening on the charts was either disposable pop punk or the last traces of nu metal holding on for dear life. However, something funny clicked when Alter Bridge rose to prominence.

Compared to the other hard rock acts of the time like Nickelback and Staind, these guys felt like a well-oiled machine from the moment you heard their music, which comes from their unique chemistry with each other. Though the crux of the group have been together since their iteration in Creed, the addition of Myles Kennedy into the mix was just what they needed to reach even further, with a voice that was strong enough to take on some powerful screams.

Unless you want to get really pedantic and see this as Creed 2.0, you wouldn't find some of Mark Tremonti's face melting lead breaks being put over Scott Stapp's nasal drone. No, this is exactly the kind of rock music that the scene needed to still have a voice both in the charts and amongst their contemporaries. Forget the typical band dynamic...Alter Bridge feels more like a brotherhood.