https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SPNxDLSh7WI Speaking of the first album, some artists just burst out the gates on flame-maned horses dropping jaws left, right and centre as carve a memorable path in music history - and although AB are slowly becoming revered as time ticks by, it's this fantastically Sabbathian riff that announced their arrival with a devout purpose. A killer descending lick that connotes the best parts of Pantera, 90's Metallica and Down all in one, the general chug of Find the Real harbours AB's workmanlike approach to songwriting, Tremonti peppering the pre-chorus with riffs that bed the whole thing out nicely before the pace gets turned down and that solo kicks in and blows the roof off. Mark has repeatedly stated in interviews that he didn't really study how to compose guitar solos until his time with Alter Bridge, as although something like Creed's fantastic Stand Here With Me showed some untapped potential, Find the Real's is a man out to prove he's always had the chops to get recognised as one of the greatest guitarists of all time.