Alter Bridge: 10 Trivia Facts Only Super-Fans Will Know

6. The Meaning Of Ties That Bind

Any entertainment industry can be absolutely ruthless, especially when you're already known for having a particular reputation or ''marketable style". As such, despite Tremonti wanting Alter Bridge to stand on its own, the first two record labels the band signed with were determined to 'cash in' on anything that might sound like their former outfit, Creed.

In the end, Myles, Mark, Flip and Brian had to pony up the cash to buy themselves out of their first record contract with Wind Up, writing Ties That Bind as the encapsulation of wanting to "break free".

"Damn you all, I'm going to find my way" is pretty telling of this, in particular.

History would repeat itself as the band then signed with Universal, only to then buy themselves out yet again when that studio repeatedly delayed the release of the Amsterdam blu-ray, it not arriving for two more years.

The third time was the charm, but it took a lot of hard work and effort to get there - a lot of which you can hear in the lyrics of Ties That Bind.