The fourth album from Alter Bridge is anthemic, stirring - enough to have you waving your air guitar around on the first listen.
This is rock music pure and simple, radio-friendly, yet true enough to the genre to keep mainstream fans more than happy.
A comparison to Led Zeppelin may be touching on the overgenerous, but it’s that kind of sound.
Lead singer Myles Kennedy brings a soulful slant to proceedings, some melancholy to the metal.
Take ‘Lover’ for example, a stirring ballad armed to the teeth with riff after riff.
If Take That is your thing then this probably isn’t for you, but if you’re looking for a new CD to wake you up on the sleepy commute to work, this could be the one.
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