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===2013–2014: ''Fortress''===
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In 2012, the instrumental members of Alter Bridge turned their attention to their other band, [[Creed (band)|Creed]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/mark-tremonti-on-solo-album-alter-bridge-instructional-dvds-and-creed-444907 |title=Mark Tremonti on solo album, Alter Bridge, instructional DVDs, and Creed |date=May 13, 2011 |author=Joe Bosso |publisher=MusicRadar}}</ref> embarking on a tour. Tremonti emphasized that he is always writing music for both Creed and Alter Bridge.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.knoxville.com/news/2011/may/05/alter-bridge-had-to-cut-its-own-road-after-creed/ |title=Alter Bridge had to cut its own road after Creed |author=Wayne Bledsoe |date=May 5, 2011 |publisher=Knoxville.com}}</ref> Myles Kennedy turned his attention to his project with [[Slash (musician)|Slash]], releasing ''[[Apocalyptic Love]]'' (2012), while Mark Tremonti released a solo album ''[[All I Was]]'' (2012). Phillips joined a new band called [[Projected]] with [[Sevendust]] members [[John Connolly (musician)|John Connolly]] and [[Vinnie Hornsby]], and former [[Submersed]] guitarist [[Eric Friedman]], releasing an album called ''[[Human (Projected album)|Human]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://legacy.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=169138 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120730011054/http://legacy.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=169138 |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 30, 2012 |title=SEVENDUST, ALTER BRIDGE Members Join Forces In PROJECTED |date=February 2, 2012 |work=[[Blabbermouth.net]] |publisher=[[Roadrunner Records]] |access-date=March 9, 2012 }}</ref>

[[File:Alter Bridge (Hamburg, 2014-06-17).jpg|thumb|left|The band returned with ''[[Fortress (Alter Bridge album)|Fortress]]'' in 2013, which was followed by a European tour and festival dates.]]
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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/upcoming_releases/alter_bridge_planning_new_studio_album_world_tour.html |title=Alter Bridge Planning New Studio Album, World Tour |publisher=[[Ultimate Guitar Archive]] |date=December 13, 2012 |access-date=December 13, 2012}}</ref> Recording continued in late April 2013 and lasted till July 2013 with their producer Michael "Elvis" Baskette.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://entertaimnet.wordpress.com/2013/02/20/mark-tremonti-workaholic-of-rock-tremonti-solo-tour-and-a-new-alter-bridge-album/ |title=tremonti – workaholic for rock |publisher=entertaim.net |date=February 25, 2013 |access-date=February 25, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Bowar|first=Chad|title=Alter Bridge begin recording fourth album|url=http://loudwire.com/alter-bridge-begin-recording-fourth-album/|work=Loudwire|date=April 29, 2013 |access-date=April 30, 2013}}</ref> The album was confirmed to be called ''[[Fortress (Alter Bridge album)|Fortress]]''. On July 31, 2013, Alter Bridge revealed album cover and track listing for ''Fortress'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://loudwire.com/alter-bridge-cover-art-track-listing-fortress/ |title=Alter Bridge Unveil Cover Art + Track Listing for 'Fortress' |publisher=Loudwire.com |date=2013-07-31 |access-date=2014-07-15}}</ref> and the first single, "[[Addicted to Pain]]", was officially released on August 12, 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://loudwire.com/alter-bridge-new-album-fortress-october/ |title=Alter Bridge To Unleash New Album 'Fortress' in October |publisher=Loudwire.com |date=2013-07-24 |access-date=2014-07-15}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.alterbridge.com/news/2013-07/alter-bridge-fortress-drops-october-8th-usa.aspx |title=Fortress – Drops October 8th (USA) |publisher=Alter Bridge |access-date=2014-07-15 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140718083559/http://www.alterbridge.com/news/2013-07/alter-bridge-fortress-drops-october-8th-usa.aspx |archive-date=July 18, 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.alterbridge.com/news/2013-07/alter-bridge-fortress-drops-september-30-uk.aspx |title=Fortress – Drops September 30 (UK) |publisher=Alter Bridge |access-date=2014-07-15 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140204092143/http://www.alterbridge.com/news/2013-07/alter-bridge-fortress-drops-september-30-uk.aspx |archive-date=February 4, 2014 }}</ref> 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".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.marktremonti.it/ |title=Mark Tremonti Italia &#124; Il primo ed unico sito italiano dedicato a Mark Tremonti |publisher=Marktremonti.it |access-date=2014-07-15}}</ref> The band streamed the album in its entirety on the Metal Hammer website as a UK exclusive on September 23.<ref>[http://www.metalhammer.co.uk/news/uk-exclusive-hear-the-new-alter-bridge-album-right-here]  {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130926063917/http://www.metalhammer.co.uk/news/uk-exclusive-hear-the-new-alter-bridge-album-right-here|date=September 26, 2013}}</ref> ''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."<ref name="Allmusic">{{cite web|author=Gregory Heaney |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/fortress-mw0002569317 |title=Fortress – Alter Bridge &#124; Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards |website=AllMusic |date=2013-10-08 |access-date=2014-07-15}}</ref> 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]].

A headline tour of the UK and Europe in support of ''Fortress'' with [[Halestorm]] and [[Shinedown]] commenced on October 16 in [[Nottingham]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.alterbridge.com/tour/2013-alter-bridge-europeanuk-tour.aspx |title=2013 Alter Bridge European/UK Tour |publisher=Alter Bridge |access-date=2014-07-15 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140721122649/http://www.alterbridge.com/tour/2013-alter-bridge-europeanuk-tour.aspx |archive-date=July 21, 2014 }}</ref> Two weeks prior to this the band played a single show in the US, at the [[House of Blues]] in [[Orlando, Florida|Orlando]]. Alter Bridge played at the Australian music festival, ''[[Soundwave (Australian music festival)|Soundwave]]'' in 2014 as an Australian leg of the tour, and also headlined several concerts in fall 2014, including Louder Than Life Festival in [[Louisville, Kentucky|Louisville]], and continued through the end of the month. They selected [[California Breed]] to open dates for them on their October run.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://loudwire.com/alter-bridge-fall-2014-u-s-tour-dates/?trackback=tsmclip |title=Alter Bridge Reveal Fall 2014 U.S. Tour Dates |website=Loudwire.com |date=July 14, 2014 |access-date=2016-07-09}}</ref>

In January 2014, Alter Bridge had planned to release a box set titled ''Alter Bridge X'' to commemorate the band's 10th anniversary. The 27-disc collection included all four albums, both concert films, exclusive uncut interviews, every music video, previously unreleased songs and live footage, an autographed poster, and a [[coffee table book]] about the history of the band. Only 3,000 copies were made; however, the project experienced significant delays and was not released until September 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bravewords.com/news/212617 |title=> News > ALTER BRIDGE Upload Orlando Webisode; 10th Anniversary Box Set Trailer |publisher=Bravewords.com |access-date=2014-07-15}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/massive-10th-anniversary-alter-bridge-box-set-arrives/ |title=> News > Massive 10th-Anniversary ALTER BRIDGE Box Set Arrives |work=Blabbermouth.net |access-date=2014-09-30}}</ref>

In March 2014, a ''Live in Milan'' CD and DVD package, similar to that of ''Live in Amsterdam'' and ''Live at Wembley'' documenting a live show from their recent ''Fortress Tour'', was set for release in June 2014<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bravewords.com/news/219843 |title=> News > ALTER BRIDGE – Live In Milan CD, DVD, Blu-Ray Due In June |publisher=Bravewords.com |access-date=2014-07-15}}</ref> but later 
scrapped due to sound issues.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/TremontiMichael/status/697867308094648320|title=Michael Tremonti tweet re Milan DVD|author=Michael Tremonti|publisher=[[Twitter]]|date=11 Feb 2016|access-date=9 Oct 2017}}</ref>