<![CDATA[ Latest from MusicRadar in Alter-bridge ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/tag/alter-bridge Wed, 08 Apr 2026 12:19:16 +0000 en <![CDATA[ “I was a little uncomfortable, to be honest. I gradually convinced myself that it was okay”: Myles Kennedy on what it was like to play Jeff Buckley’s Telecaster – and how he felt unworthy to play it ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/myles-kennedy-on-playing-jeff-buckley-1983-fender-telecaster JtMLTvhvJmW6GWPrFEWDJD Wed, 08 Apr 2026 12:19:16 +0000 Wed, 08 Apr 2026 14:44:48 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It’s a pretty unique instrument. There’s only two of these on the planet”: Myles Kennedy bassist Tim Tournier on the EVH prototype that Wolfgang Van Halen gave him ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/myles-kennedy-bassist-tim-tournier-on-his-prototype-evh-wolfgang-bass-that-wvh-gave-him uAiiPVJFi57jz5MDAi68yA Wed, 14 Jan 2026 18:11:58 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I opened the door... he had the guitar in his hands. It was him playing the jazz. I had no idea that he was that good”: Mark Tremonti on Alter Bridge’s “secret weapon” and his soloing strategies for avoiding the same old pentatonic patterns ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/mark-tremonti-alter-bridge-secret-weapon-alternate-tunings-greatest-solos-and-his-dumble-addiction 2RdERPinnHhVz5cX3YfmQb Sat, 10 Jan 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Tue, 13 Jan 2026 10:19:10 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It’s so intense – but man, I love that song! Often, the songs I love the most are the most difficult to pull off”: Myles Kennedy on why karaoke “terrifies” him, the secret to a perfect take – and the hardest Guns N’ Roses song to sing live with Slash ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/myles-kennedy-on-vocal-preparation-hardest-guns-n-roses-song-to-sing-and-the-secret-to-the-perfect-take 5tjh2xGcSmSTvtigzRjdiR Mon, 05 Jan 2026 09:26:35 +0000 <![CDATA[ "We are in and out of there – sometimes in an hour-and-a-half! – and we’re done with the track": Burned out recording vocals? Myles Kennedy shares his top for getting the perfect take ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/myles-kennedy-shares-his-tip-for-getting-the-perfect-vocal-take Djawh4yrE4KisinAUPCoFb Thu, 18 Dec 2025 10:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ "It’s just the most emotive piece of music": Alter Bridge's Mark Tremonti on the greatest guitar solo of all time – and how alternate tunings are the key to unlocking his lead playing ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/its-just-the-most-emotive-piece-of-music-alter-bridges-mark-tremonti-on-the-greatest-guitar-solo-of-all-time-and-how-alternate-tunings-are-the-key-to-unlocking-his-lead-playing QkPeQb7Jsh3xJDHMTmmXXj Tue, 16 Dec 2025 13:23:57 +0000 Tue, 16 Dec 2025 16:03:30 +0000 <![CDATA[ “If I sit down with a Dumble, the last thing I’m going to do is do any kind of fast techniques”: Mark Tremonti on why he is addicted to Dumble amps ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/mark-tremonti-on-why-he-is-addicted-to-dumble-amps UNBj58XcBB2f7yjYgLcCFB Sun, 07 Dec 2025 15:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Being able to go into a sacred space like that and start the process was a dream come true”: Alter Bridge’s Myles Kennedy and Mark Tremonti on recording at the studio that Eddie Van Halen built – and the 5150 amp that gave them their fire-breathing tone ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/alter-bridge-myles-kenney-mark-tremonti-recording-at-5150-studios s7EDAfyeMUd7m8dEMuDhoj Mon, 20 Oct 2025 11:40:27 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Coming up with a solo is like searching for treasure”: Mark Tremonti reveals his favourite Alter Bridge and Creed songs - and discusses his heavy new album ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/coming-up-with-a-solo-is-like-searching-for-treasure-mark-tremonti-reveals-his-favourite-alter-bridge-and-creed-songs-and-discusses-his-heavy-new-album twfnBqh7QUpgA8M9dcW43k Mon, 06 Jan 2025 14:48:53 +0000 <![CDATA[ “You plug into a great Dumble and it is this awe-inspiring warm feeling you get”: Mark Tremonti reveals how he bought one of his sweetest-sounding Dumbles at a swap meet and explains why they are the holy grail of tube amps ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/you-plug-into-a-great-dumble-and-it-is-this-awe-inspiring-warm-feeling-you-get-mark-tremonti-reveals-how-he-bought-one-of-his-sweetest-sounding-dumbles-at-a-swap-meet-and-explains-why-they-are-the-holy-grail-of-tube-amps rocXiDPqyhTGcSUiKDsi5S Fri, 13 Sep 2024 14:02:03 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Sometimes life gives you opportunities to right some wrongs”: Mark Tremonti reunited with “My Own Prison” Les Paul nearly 26 years after it was stolen ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/mark-tremonti-reunited-with-childhood-les-paul-after-manager-tracks-stolen-guitar-down-for-his-50th-birthday yhYUN5FGddqfFAG3E35vv4 Thu, 18 Apr 2024 15:36:25 +0000 Thu, 18 Apr 2024 16:25:51 +0000 <![CDATA[ "Once we had it all arranged, we all looked at each other and it was one of those hairs-standing-up-on-your-arms moments": the story of the landmark Alter Bridge song that won them a greatest guitar solo award ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/alter-bridge-interview-mark-tremonti-myles-kennedy-blackbird uhbYyh9fQzdkF43NZi84G7 Wed, 28 Feb 2024 21:25:24 +0000 Wed, 28 Feb 2024 21:27:25 +0000 <![CDATA[ “After years of R&D and road-testing, the MT 100 has become my one and only touring amp. It really is three amps in one with no compromises”: PRS launches Mark Tremonti’s new signature head ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/prs-guitars-mark-tremonti-mt-100-signature-tube-amp Ak7Y7eJahFYcKFdYUCxuR4 Tue, 07 Nov 2023 17:55:26 +0000 <![CDATA[ Guitarist upgrades his $569 PRS SE 245 guitar to get it closer to a $5,000 USA Core Tremonti model ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/guitarist-upgrades-his-dollar569-prs-se-245-guitar-to-get-it-closer-to-a-dollar5000-usa-core-tremonti-model ecd5oxxXtMECLRPQhqa2Mf Wed, 22 Feb 2023 17:19:43 +0000 Mon, 15 Jan 2024 11:36:23 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Paul Reed Smith nail it live with Alter Bridge ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/watch-paul-reed-smith-nail-it-live-with-alter-bridge L9wACSxxccSv4w6tTvNfUn Wed, 15 Feb 2023 12:42:47 +0000 Mon, 15 Jan 2024 11:38:47 +0000 <![CDATA[ Drum kit tour: Alter Bridge, Scott Phillips ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/alter-bridge-scott-phillips-drum-kit-tour PHoW2Ptufn4sMKmkpMUV5P Sat, 04 Feb 2023 19:15:51 +0000 Mon, 15 Jan 2024 11:38:12 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Alter Bridge’s epic Pawns & Kings music video ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/watch-alter-bridges-epic-pawns-and-kings-music-video nYny2x2KdeLfMVw9ZC42QN Tue, 19 Jul 2022 15:53:51 +0000 <![CDATA[ How Mark Tremonti taught himself to sing Sinatra and then faced the most difficult time of his life ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/mark-tremonti-frank-sinatra-interview wt7s4vzjcpqycY5yUVU4TN Fri, 22 Apr 2022 22:23:46 +0000 Mon, 15 Jan 2024 11:36:13 +0000 <![CDATA[ Mark Tremonti announces Frank Sinatra covers album for charity ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/mark-tremonti-frank-sinatra-album oUtnUvf2x6xj4vmpjsjSt9 Mon, 21 Mar 2022 14:46:40 +0000 Mon, 15 Jan 2024 11:36:06 +0000 <![CDATA[ See all 20 hand-painted PRS Mark Tremonti signature guitars to celebrate their 20th anniversary ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/-prs-mark-tremonti-anniversary mVtRpJvTwtv5ntYUp8ZKg4 Wed, 10 Nov 2021 10:35:01 +0000 Mon, 15 Jan 2024 11:35:48 +0000 <![CDATA[ Alter Bridge guitar lesson: 6 ways to play like Mark Tremonti and Myles Kennedy ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/how-to/alter-bridge-guitar-lesson 3omi9GAZewNBoXEL9MPXWU Mon, 04 Oct 2021 16:47:05 +0000 Mon, 15 Jan 2024 11:37:57 +0000 <![CDATA[ Guitar round table interview: Alter Bridge / Shinedown / Those Damn Crows ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/guitar-round-table-interview-alter-bridge-shinedown-those-damn-crows WM7tP9fGdjHXMmHtbcrCtR Thu, 20 Feb 2020 07:05:47 +0000 Mon, 15 Jan 2024 11:37:50 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch: Alter Bridge's Myles Kennedy plays Hallelujah in Paris with Jeff Buckley's Fender Telecaster ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/watch-alter-bridges-myles-kennedy-plays-hallelujah-in-paris-with-jeff-buckleys-fender-telecaster NrJZaemvmNjviP6vJg666S Tue, 10 Dec 2019 21:10:44 +0000 Mon, 15 Jan 2024 11:37:44 +0000 <![CDATA[ Alter Bridge's Mark Tremonti and Myles Kennedy: our 8 essential tips for guitarists ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/features/alter-bridges-mark-tremonti-and-myles-kennedy-our-8-essential-tips-for-guitarists sVpH8A9UbgZSNWCo8cmVhh Fri, 22 Nov 2019 14:44:00 +0000 Mon, 15 Jan 2024 11:37:37 +0000 <![CDATA[ Alter Bridge's Mark Tremonti announces guitar and songwriting clinics ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/alter-bridges-mark-tremonti-announces-guitar-and-songwriting-clinics MF6RG9eWQ87H9pPCinKrFW Thu, 15 Aug 2019 16:58:32 +0000 Mon, 15 Jan 2024 11:37:31 +0000 <![CDATA[ Alter Bridge's Brian Marshall: “Sometimes, if I’m close enough to the kick drum, it’s like the bass plays itself” ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/alter-bridges-brian-marshall-sometimes-if-im-close-enough-to-the-kick-drum-its-like-the-bass-plays-itself VNoG46TaK6NWM4KX6cUAqT Mon, 26 Mar 2018 09:05:21 +0000 Mon, 15 Jan 2024 11:37:25 +0000 <![CDATA[ Alter Bridge talk fresh solos and the move to seven-strings for The Last Hero ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/alter-bridge-talk-fresh-solos-and-the-move-to-seven-strings-for-the-last-hero-645929 dy5DbMnJ7AVVabZA38PVS9 Fri, 30 Dec 2016 10:00:00 +0000 Mon, 15 Jan 2024 11:37:19 +0000 <![CDATA[ Brian Marshall talks sax, rhythm and playing bass with Alter Bridge ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/brian-marshall-talks-sax-rhythm-and-playing-bass-with-alter-bridge-645006 GVst6GYk9qupJzHJE29Xk5 Mon, 28 Nov 2016 14:10:00 +0000 Mon, 15 Jan 2024 11:37:13 +0000 <![CDATA[ Myles Kennedy and Mark Tremonti talk Alter Bridge's The Last Hero track-by-track ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/myles-kennedy-and-mark-tremonti-talk-alter-bridges-the-last-hero-track-by-track-642777 r7q85zAsR8CKcSrbXaeCPJ Wed, 28 Sep 2016 10:00:00 +0000 Mon, 15 Jan 2024 11:37:07 +0000 <![CDATA[ VIDEO Alter Bridge Fortess: The Sound And The Story ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/video-alter-bridge-fortess-the-sound-and-the-story-590210 ZvSwD4oAc9NWWFE4envthd Thu, 19 Dec 2013 16:13:00 +0000 Mon, 15 Jan 2024 11:36:54 +0000 <![CDATA[ Mark Tremonti talks Alter Bridge's Fortress track-by-track ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/mark-tremonti-talks-alter-bridges-fortress-track-by-track-583219 3vabVueymqgXfUdr6m9dPf Wed, 04 Sep 2013 12:48:00 +0000 Mon, 15 Jan 2024 11:36:41 +0000