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Fortress
Rock · 2013 · 12 tracks · 1h 2m

Fortress

Alter Bridge

A high-velocity collision of progressive complexity and stadium-sized hooks. Technical guitar architecture meets some of the most athletic vocals in modern rock.

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It's like a heavy metal orchestra where the lead singer has a four-octave range and the guitarist never runs out of riffs.

A relentless surge of technical aggression tempered by soaring, cinematic melodies.

Fortress · vs · Alter Bridge
Thunderstorm+1.5σ

Thunderstorm saturates this record notably more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 12 Tracks · 1h 2m
01
Cry of Achilles
6:31
02
Addicted to Pain
4:17
03
Bleed It Dry
4:45
04
Lover
5:17
05
The Uninvited
4:47
06
Peace Is Broken
4:41
07
Calm the Fire
6:05
08
Waters Rising
5:40
09
Farther Than the Sun
4:07
10
Cry a River
4:01
11
All Ends Well
5:12
12
Fortress
7:36
Moments Worth Waiting For
The sudden shift from the intricate Spanish acoustic opening into the crushing main riff of Cry of Achilles.
Myles Kennedy hitting a glass-shattering high E during the soaring intro of Calm the Fire.
The heavy, sludge-influenced breakdown in the middle of Bleed It Dry that pivots into a technical shred solo.
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