AB is back with their sophmore effort and what an effort it is. Most bands either hit or miss with the second cd and AB hit a homerun 560 ft here.

This album starts off with 2 killer metal songs Ties that Bind and Come to Life and just never lets up. There are no filler material here either just plain brilliance just listen to the title track blackbird and tell me that isnt one of the best sculptured songs ever

It's funny with this band 'cause i just read an interview with the guitarist Mark and he's denying his past "Christian" label. He sure didn't mind the label when he was in Creed making a fortune. He just said it was all the singer's thing but if he didn't like the lyrics or whatever he could have spoke up back then. What these people do to gain "credibility" in the rock/metal world is a joke.

u need to understand there label forced them to be more of a scott stapp solo cd, and being on a label u have a contract to fulfill or there is goin to be lots of legal issues if not.

Mark did the right this of disbanding from Scott and doin wjat he does best and thats writing some of the best tunes to date..

AB will always be "the band formerly known as Creed" but that doesnt mean the music has to be.

The more i listen to this cd the more it blows me away. I have had this cd for 6 months now and it never leaves my cd player. This cd is probably my favorite rock cd of all time...

Any one own this?

AlterBridge rule!, like them better than Creed.
Blackbird is a worthy followup to their first.

IMO Blackbird blows away One Day Remains. They have found there own sound and its mesmerizing.

Both albums are 10/10's though///

If Blackbird blows away One Day Remains then how come they both get 10/10!!!

well they;re both 10/10 imo. I think there isnt one bad song on either of them. Blackbird is just perfect and i cant go any higher then 10.

I finally picked up both AB albums. Blackbird is freakin' heavy! I love it.

Good band. Not metal though. They are actually more alternative rock.


That doesn't mean that they aren't good however.

These guys could have been a great metal band!

I owned their first album, "One Day Remains".

It was good modern day alternative hard rock.

Nothing truly metal about it though.



But again ... that doesn't make it BAD. Just not metal.

I don't think anyone here (besides you and a small handful) even would consider this band to be metal.

It's all good though.

Nevermind dude.

It's okay. There's no use in trying to explain it any further.

Just go on thinking how you want. It's okay.

Cheers!

Who gives a rat's ass if they are metal or not, the only thing that should matter is if the music is good or not.

I think very highly of this album.

For Metal Rob from Classic Rock magazine's website:



Alter Bridge have finished recording their third album, although no release date has been set.

The band say: “We are pleased to inform you that the recording of our third album has been completed. It was an amazing journey and we believe that the songs that we have created are our most inspired and dynamic work to date.

“The next step in the process will be mixing, which will begin in mid-April, in New York. The mixing will probably take a few weeks and once that is finished, we will begin the difficult task of deciding which songs will make the album. The goal is to release the album in September, before our planned October tour in Europe that will start in the UK.”

Vocalist Myles Kennedy is, of course, committed to touring as part of Slash’s band.