Editing Alter Bridge (section)

==Musical style==
Alter Bridge's music is often characterized and described as "heavy, yet melodic."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.co.uk/page/News?news_id=101701 |title=AN INTRODUCTION TO ALTER BRIDGE WITH MYLES KENNEDY |publisher=[[Roadrunner Records]] |date=September 30, 2010 |access-date=December 6, 2010 |archive-date=June 16, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120616111635/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.co.uk/page/News?news_id=101701 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Their music has been listed under several genres including [[hard rock]],<ref name=riff>{{cite web|first=Mike|last=DeWald|url=https://riffmagazine.com/reviews/alter-bridge-20200223/|title=Review: Alter Bridge gets down to business at the Regency Ballroom|date=February 24, 2020|website=Riff Magazine|access-date=October 2, 2020}}</ref><ref name="allmusic">[{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p666106|pure_url=yes}} allmusic ((( Alter Bridge > Overview )))] [[Allmusic]].</ref><ref name="progressive metal">{{cite web |url=http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/compact_discs/alter_bridge/ab_iii/index.html |title=AB III Review |publisher=[[Ultimate Guitar Archive]]}}</ref><ref name=buffalochip>{{cite web|url=https://www.buffalochip.com/BANDS/2017-Bands-Entertainment/Alter-Bridge|title=Alter Bridge at the Sturgis Buffalo Chip® August Music Festival|access-date=October 2, 2020}}</ref><ref name=sputnikgenres>{{cite web|url=https://www.sputnikmusic.com/bands/Alter-Bridge/512/|title=Alter Bridge|website=Sputnikmusic|access-date=October 2, 2020}}</ref><ref name="Tahoe Daily Tribune">{{cite web|url=https://www.tahoedailytribune.com/news/alter-bridge-comes-to-stateline-this-friday/|title=Alter Bridge brings hard rock to Stateline on Friday|date=February 20, 2020 |access-date=January 21, 2024}}</ref> [[heavy metal music|heavy metal]],<ref name="allmusic"/><ref name=buffalochip/><ref name=sputnikgenres/> [[alternative metal]],<ref name=buffalochip/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.concertarchives.org/bands/alter-bridge|title=Alter Bridge's Concert History|website=Concert Archive|access-date=October 2, 2020}}</ref> [[progressive metal]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.soundscapenotes.com/single-post/2017/08/26/ALTER-BRIDGE-The-Last-Hero-2016|title=Alter Bridge The Last Hero (2016)|date=August 27, 2017 |access-date=October 2, 2020}}</ref><ref name="Tahoe Daily Tribune"/> [[alternative rock]],<ref name=punktastic>{{cite web|first=Fiachra|last=Johnston|url=http://www.punktastic.com/album-reviews/alter-bridge-walk-the-sky/|title=Alter Bridge - 'Walk the Sky'|date=October 17, 2019|website=Punktastic|access-date=October 2, 2020}}</ref><ref name="Tahoe Daily Tribune"/> and [[post-grunge]],<ref name="progressive metal"/> with elements of [[progressive rock]], [[thrash metal]], and [[classic rock]].<ref name=riff/>

Alter Bridge's music is co-written by Kennedy and Tremonti and arranged by Alter Bridge; the band's lyrics are written primarily by Kennedy, although Tremonti wrote most of the lyrics and all of the music on ''[[One Day Remains]]''. The lyrics on the first two Alter Bridge albums mainly touch on [[hope]] and overcoming [[regret (emotion)|regret]], [[sadness]], [[grief]], [[loneliness]], [[pain]], and [[addiction]].<ref name="ultimate guitar blackbird"/><ref name="ab iii"/><ref name="allmusic blackbird review">{{cite web |url=https://allmusic.com/album/blackbird-r1212538/review |title=Blackbird – Alter Bridge |author=Sharon Mawer |website=[[Allmusic]]}}</ref> The subject matter on their third release, ''[[AB III]]'', is noticeably darker, with lyrical themes mostly based on struggling with [[faith]] and a loss of [[innocence]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://theywillrockyou.com/2010/11/myles-kennedy-alter-bridge/ |title=New Interview with Myles Kennedy of Alter Bridge |date=November 17, 2010 |publisher=They Will Rock You |access-date=December 6, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101213061307/http://theywillrockyou.com/2010/11/myles-kennedy-alter-bridge/ |archive-date=December 13, 2010 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.artistdirect.com/entertainment-news/article/myles-kennedy-of-alter-bridge-talks-ab-iii-slash-and-john-irving/7680874 |title=Myles Kennedy of Alter Bridge Talks "Field of Dreams," Solo Record and "AB III" |publisher=[[Artistdirect]] |date=October 11, 2010}}</ref>

Often recognized for their live performances, the band generally does not perform in larger venues such as arenas and amphitheaters outside of the UK. Instead, they regularly play smaller venues such as [[House of Blues]], as was their intention from the start.<ref name="life after creed"/> Myles Kennedy said in an interview with [[Artistdirect]], "We're definitely a live band. That's what it's all about for us. We make records so we can go out and play for people."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.artistdirect.com/entertainment-news/article/myles-kennedy-of-alter-bridge-talks-field-of-dreams-solo-record-and-ab-iii/8189828 |title=Myles Kennedy of Alter Bridge Talks "Field of Dreams," Solo Record and "AB III" |date=November 29, 2010 |author=Rick Florino |publisher=[[Artistdirect]] |access-date=December 8, 2010 |archive-date=December 1, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101201001910/http://www.artistdirect.com/entertainment-news/article/myles-kennedy-of-alter-bridge-talks-field-of-dreams-solo-record-and-ab-iii/8189828 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The band has been joined on stage by several surprise guests, including [[Slash (musician)|Slash]],<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=148741 |date=November 2, 2010 |work=[[Blabbermouth.net]] |title=SLASH Joins ALTER BRIDGE On Stage In Stockholm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101106052143/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=148741 |archive-date=November 6, 2010 }}</ref> [[Paul Reed Smith]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.shockwavemagazine.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=394:paul-reed-smith-a-alter-bridge-rams-head-live-12-16-2010&catid=41:live-shows&Itemid=86 |author=Johnnie Vrana |date=December 18, 2010 |publisher=Shockwave Magazine |title=Paul Reed Smith & Alter Bridge @ Rams Head Live 12-16-2010 |access-date=January 25, 2011 |archive-date=September 28, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928045845/http://www.shockwavemagazine.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=394:paul-reed-smith-a-alter-bridge-rams-head-live-12-16-2010&catid=41:live-shows&Itemid=86 |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[Wolfgang Van Halen]],<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=151972 |title=WOLFGANG VAN HALEN Playing Drums For ALTER BRIDGE; Video Available |date=January 7, 2011 |work=Blabbermouth.net |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110110112502/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=151972 |archive-date=January 10, 2011 }}</ref> and [[Eric Friedman]], and several other notable musicians, such as [[Eddie Van Halen]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vhnd.com/2011/01/05/eddie-wolfgang-van-halen-attend-alter-bridge-concert-in-la/ |title=Eddie & Wolfgang Van Halen attend Alter Bridge concert, Wolfgang joins in on drums |date=January 5, 2011 |publisher=Van Halen News Desk}}</ref> [[Jimmy Page]], and [[John Paul Jones (musician)|John Paul Jones]],<ref name="page and jones at AB concert">{{cite web|url=http://www.ledzeppelinnews.com/2008/11/source-page-jones-bonham-watch-alter.html|title=Source: Page, Jones, Bonham watch Alter Bridge in London; DVD filming postponed|date=November 10, 2008|publisher=LedZeppelinNews.com|author=Steve Sauer|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160405023209/http://www.ledzeppelinnews.com/2008/11/source-page-jones-bonham-watch-alter.html|archive-date=April 5, 2016|df=mdy-all}}</ref> have been reported to have attended an Alter Bridge concert. Alter Bridge's live performances are generally praised.<ref name="live shows 1">{{cite web|url=http://theaudioperv.com/2009/12/25/dvd-review-alter-bridge-live-from-amsterdam/|publisher=The Audio Perv|date=December 25, 2009|title=DVD Review: Alter Bridge: Live From Amsterdam|access-date=January 31, 2011|archive-date=November 28, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171128132716/http://theaudioperv.com/2009/12/25/dvd-review-alter-bridge-live-from-amsterdam/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="live shows 2">{{cite web |url=http://www.rocksins.com/2013/10/alter-bridge-live-review-londons-wembley-arena-18473/ |publisher=Rock Sins |date=October 2013 |title=Alter Bridge Live Review From London's Wembley Arena}}</ref><ref name="live shows 3">{{cite web |url=http://louderthanwar.com/alter-bridge-halestorm-and-shinedown-wembley-arena-london-live-review/ |publisher=Louder Than War |date=October 23, 2013 |title=Alter Bridge, Halestorm and Shinedown: Wembley Arena, London – live review}}</ref><ref name="live shows 4">{{cite web |url=http://www.localbozo.com/2014/04/alter-bridge-best-buy/ |title=NO STOPPING ALTER BRIDGE AT A SOLD OUT BEST BUY THEATER |publisher=Local Bozo |date=April 24, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://therockrevival.com/rock-news/alter-bridge-still-bringing-it-on-2014-u-s-fall-tour/ |title=ALTER BRIDGE STILL BRINGING IT ON 2014 U.S. FALL TOUR |date=October 8, 2014 |publisher=The Rock Revival |access-date=2016-07-09}}</ref>