AB III

Alter Bridge’s third album arrived on Roadrunner Records as a masterclass in melodic hard rock—Myles Kennedy’s soaring vocals cut through Mark Tremonti’s layered riffs with the precision of a band hitting their commercial and creative peak. The alternative rock underpinnings give way to thunderous stadium-ready hooks, balancing introspection with the kind of anthemic heaviness that defined mid-2000s hard rock. Nearly 180,000 listens prove its staying power beyond the initial release cycle.