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Pawns & Kings
Rock · 2022 · 10 tracks · 53m

Pawns & Kings

Alter Bridge

Aggressive, technical hard rock that leans heavily into progressive metal. Muscular riffs meet soaring melodies in a high-fidelity, stadium-ready production.

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It's like a heavy metal sledgehammer wrapped in a velvet vocal melody.

A relentless and defiant surge of heavy energy balanced by moments of cinematic, progressive grandeur.

Pawns & Kings · vs · Alter Bridge
Social Commentary+2.8σ

The writing leans far further into social commentary than the rest of the catalogue.

Tracklist · 10 Tracks · 53m
01
This is War
4:04
02
Dead Among the Living
4:52
03
Silver Tongue
4:19
04
Sin After Sin
6:42
05
Stay
4:37
06
Holiday
3:58
07
Fable of the Silent Son
8:22
08
Season of Promise
4:51
09
Last Man Standing
5:33
10
Pawns & Kings
6:18
Moments Worth Waiting For
The transition into the complex, odd-meter middle section of Fable of the Silent Son.
The sheer vocal power of the sustained high note in the title track's final chorus.
The chugging, percussive opening riff of Silver Tongue that sets a relentless pace.
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