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Alter Bridge
Alter Bridge was formed in 2004 by former Creed members Mark Tremonti, Scott Phillips, and Brian Marshall. Marshall quit Creed because of differences with singer Scott Stapp, but joined his former bandmates in this project. Singer Myles Kennedy joined the project later.
The band juggled several names before settling for Alter Bridge. The name comes from a bridge on Alter Road, close to Tremonti's childhood home. The bridge is at the intersection of Alter and Korte, which forms the border between the city of Detroit, Michigan and the city of Grosse Pointe Park, Michigan. Other names considered for the band include "Downright" and "One Day Remains" (which would become the title of their debut album).
The band was signed to Wind-Up Records and released said debut album on August 10, 2004. The album produced three hit singles and was certified gold in the US, and platinum internationally. In addition, the song "Metalingus" was modified by World Wrestling Entertainment and used as the theme song for Edge, starting in October of that year. About a year later, the band appeared on an episode of WWE RAW in 2005 during Edge's worked shoot feud with Matt Hardy, as they were shown backstage with Edge, who cited them as his good friends.
In April 2006, Alter Bridge announced that they had terminated their contract with Wind-Up Records, securing the rights to much of their studio and live catalog. The reason for the split was because of pressure put on Tremonti, Phillips, and Marshall to reunite with Scott Stapp and reform Creed. By May 25, 2007, they had finished recording of the new album. On July 9, 2007, it was announced that the band was signed by Universal Republic Records.
Their next album, titled "Blackbird" is set to be released on October 9, 2007. The first single off the new album is titled "Rise Today", and was released for digital download on July 30, 2007. The song was also the official theme song for WWE Unforgiven 2007. The music video for "Rise Today" debuted October 4, 2007 on the Yahoo Music website.
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