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.