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‘Alter Bridge’ album artwork. (Napalm Records)<\/p>\n
If you’ve enjoyed Alter Bridge’s\u00a0brand of hard rock over the band’s last seven records, it’s probably safe to say you’ll be a fan of their newly released eighth album.<\/p>\n
In putting together their latest studio effort, frontman Myles Kennedy tells ABC Audio, “We’re not trying to come up with some brand-new approach to what the genre is.”<\/p>\n
“I think we’re really leaning into what we love about it and what has proved to be kind of timeless and avoiding any sort of trends,” Kennedy says. “[We’re] really just doing what we do and what we grew up listening to and what we love about heavy music.”<\/p>\n
The new album is self-titled, and while Kennedy jokes that decision was based in laziness, he does acknowledge that the music reflects the self-actualization he and his bandmates have gone through over Alter Bridge’s 20-year career.<\/p>\n
“That’s the one thing after all these years I feel like we definitely have achieved is we’ve kind of found our little niche,” Kennedy laughs.\u00a0“There’s just a certain way we approach things. I think any band or any artist, that’s what you hope for after two decades, is you kind of establish what your sound is, what your identity is.”<\/p>\n
He adds, “I feel like [the album is] just really leaning into what we’re about and kind of just being unapologetic about it.”<\/p>\n
Lyrically, one of the themes of\u00a0Alter Bridge is avoiding or removing yourself from toxic situations, which is reflected in the single “Silent Divide.”<\/p>\n
“The idea of taking the high road, attempting to, seemed kind of paramount to explore with some of these lyrics,” Kennedy says.<\/p>\n
Alter Bridge the album is out now. You can catch Alter Bridge touring the U.S. starting in April.<\/p>\n
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