Walk the Sky


Walk the Sky is the sixth studio album by American rock band Alter Bridge, released on October 18, 2019. It was produced by their longtime collaborator Michael Baskette, who has produced all of the band's albums since 2007’s Blackbird. The first single from the album is "Wouldn't You Rather", released on June 28, 2019. A second was released, "Pay No Mind", on July 25, 2019, with four further singles, "Take The Crown", "In the Deep", "Dying Light", and "Godspeed" released respectively. The album's cover art was designed by Dan Tremonti, brother of guitarist Mark Tremonti, its packaging was designed by Sturge Media and Janus Music Mgmt. Along with the announcement of the album’s release, it was also revealed that the band would embark on a European tour with Shinedown, Sevendust and The Raven Age towards the end of 2019.

Background

Walk the Sky was recorded from the beginning of March through to May 2019. This album was recorded differently to the band's previous record, with vocalist Myles Kennedy and guitarist Mark Tremonti sharing their own song ideas, which were then moulded into shape alongside bassist Brian Marshall and drummer Scott Phillips. On previous albums, Kennedy and Tremonti would combine ideas and riffs with producer Michael Baskette.
"It's kinda like a John Carpenter movie — this old-school synth-wave kind of vibe," Tremonti explained in a 2019 interview with Kerrang!. "Somebody might hear the record and have no idea that was intended, but for a batch of songs, I tapped into some old loops that I either created or found randomly online, and worked with them in the background to inspire me to go in a different direction. I loved working like that. We challenge ourselves to not repeat ourselves and find new inspiration to add a different layer to what we do. It's particularly challenging when you've had so many records, but when I showed Myles what I was thinking, he absolutely loved it and was on board right away."

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Alter Bridge
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