Alter Bridge resurrected the music-making portion of
Creed. After that band's 2004 dissolution, guitarist
Mark Tremonti and drummer
Scott Phillips tapped ousted bassist
Brian Marshall for the new project. Ex-
Mayfield Four frontman
Myles Kennedy was soon on board as well, and
Alter Bridge made their Wind-Up debut in August 2004 with
One Day Remains. Written largely by
Tremonti, the record tried to lean more toward a hard rock/metal sound than the post-grunge grandstanding of his previous group. After touring the world to support the album, the band decided to leave Wind-Up and sign with the Universal imprint Republic. In late 2007 the label released
Blackbird, an album that featured more songwriting contributions from
Kennedy. Their third album, AB III, was released in 2010, followed in 2012 by the concert recording Live at Wembley: European Tour 2011.
–
Johnny Loftus, Rovi