Heavy Song of the Week: Alter Bridge Achieve Hard Rock Glory on "Silent Divide"

"The five-minute cut sees the band at its heaviest. Mark Tremonti's riffs come in a steady flow as the rhythm section of Brian Marshall and Scott Phillips pounds away. One gets the sense that the trio - also the instrumentalists in Creed - get to open up a bit when it's time to perform under the Alter Bridge banner, tapping into a thicker and untempered style of grungy hard rock."

"BTBAM offered up the third and final single from their new album in the form of its title track, "The Blue Nowhere." This one's for the prog heads who might typically be turned away by the band's more metal aesthetics, particularly the sporadic use of gutturals. There's none of that here (clean-singing fans rejoice). In fact, this is a rather lush six-minute composition with peaks of grandeur - definitely the most overtly prog of the three album singles. No metal to be found, really."

Alter Bridge released "Silent Divide," their first studio material since 2022, as the lead single from an upcoming self-titled eighth studio album and announced a US tour. The five-minute track presents the band at their heaviest, driven by Mark Tremonti's steady riffs and a pounding rhythm section from Brian Marshall and Scott Phillips. The trio's Creed roots loosen into a thicker, untempered grungy hard rock, propelled by Myles Kennedy's remarkable vocals and Tremonti's pristine backing harmonies. Honorable mentions include Between the Buried and Me's lush, clean-sung six-minute prog title track "The Blue Nowhere" and Tampa's Cold Steel updating crossover thrash on "No Escape," blending old-school riffs with modern hardcore and metalcore breakdowns.

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