Met to discuss next album

Members of Alter Bridge met in December 2012 to discuss the next album and the band’s future tour. They entered the studio in January 2013 to begin recording the new album while touring intermittently with their respective side projects. Recording continued in late April 2013 and lasted till July 2013 with their producer Michael “Elvis” Baskette. The album was confirmed to be called Fortress . On July 31, 2013, Alter Bridge revealed album cover and track listing for Fortress , and the first single, ” Addicted to Pain “, was officially released on August 12, 2013. Mark Tremonti said that the band tried to “challenge ourselves to get the most out of the arrangements” and that the album is a “high energy record”. The band streamed the album in its entirety on the Metal Hammer website as a UK exclusive on September 23. Fortress was released everywhere by September 30, 2013, except in the US, where it was released on October 8. The album received critical acclaim, with Allmusic saying ” Fortress is a driving album that not only doesn’t feel tired or stale, but is a monster of an album that makes a pretty solid case for being some of Alter Bridge’s strongest and most dynamic work to date.” Their second and third singles ” Cry of Achilles ” and ” Waters Rising ” performed relatively well at the charts, achieving 27 and 15 place at US Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks .