Took temporary break

Alter Bridge took a temporary break in early 2009 with its members working on other projects, but the band continued writing music throughout the year. The band regrouped later that year to begin work on their third album, AB III , which was released in 2010 on Roadrunner Records worldwide, except for North America where the album was self-released on Alter Bridge Recordings via EMI . For the album, Kennedy chose to write lyrics based on his own personal experiences with faith and believing. As such, it is lyrically the band’s darkest album, with Kennedy calling it the most personal album he had made since The Mayfield Four’s Second Skin . AB III has received critical acclaim. A second concert film, Live at Wembley , was released on March 26, 2012. The band reunited in late 2012 and recorded from April to July 2013 their fourth album titled Fortress , which was released on September 30, 2013. The band reconvened in January 2016 and, through that July, recorded their fifth album The Last Hero , which was released on October 7, 2016. Walk the Sky was released on October 18, 2019. Following the disruption of touring activities during the COVID-19 pandemic, Alter Bridge returned to the studio in 2022 and released their seventh studio album, Pawns & Kings , on October 14, 2022. The album received positive reviews from critics and featured some of the band’s most guitar-driven material, with both Kennedy and Tremonti contributing prominently to the songwriting and lead guitar work. The band’s eighth studio album, Alter Bridge , was released in 2026.