Alter Bridge: 10 Awesome Facts Hardly ANYONE Knows
Think you know everything about Alter Bridge?
From their first album, One Day Remains, in 2004, Alter Bridge has continued to evolve their riff-heavy, melodic sound and remain a powerhouse in the rock music industry.
While individual members may wander off into side projects or go on to release solo albums, the bandmates manage to reunite as they establish quite the impressive library of albums and collect awards (sometimes over the likes of Pink Floyd) along the way for their commanding guitar work. The group has also managed to top two rock charts simultaneously with the hit song "Isolation" from their 2010 album AB III.
There are many fun facts longtime fans of Alter Bridge have discovered over the years, such as that the tune "Take The Clown" was about Myles Kennedy's tee-ball team and that the main melody of their hit song "Blackbird" was inspired by Johann Sebastian Bach's "Bouree In E Minor."
However, there are still many awesome facts about the rock group that fans, both fans old and new, have yet to unearth. Some of these relatively unknown trivia pieces might also leave hardcore fans wondering how they never knew them in the first place.
10. The Band Bought Their Way Out Of TWO Record Contracts
Nowadays, many musical acts find their way independently, at least at first. It comes as no surprise that artists prefer working on their own over following a corporation’s direction, considering the numerous tales of creative and financial issues between bands and labels of the past.
With Alter Bridge, the tale was a familiar one.
Originally under Wind-Up Records, the band wanted to branch out with their own style, while the label preferred to cash in on Creed’s sound. After being denied a contractual release since dropping their first album, the band had to literally buy their way out the contract.
Similar misfortune awaited Alter Bridge when they signed with Universal.
Again, the label wanted the band to be a little more like Creed. However, the straw that broke the band’s back was when Universal failed to release the group’s Amsterdam performance to home video on time. Like before, the members bought their way out of their contracts.
Expressing the sorrow that came with bad record deals, the song “Ties That Bind” is directed at their dealings with previous labels.
Today, the band happily works alongside Napalm. Hopefully, this relationship will continue turning out better than the rest.