ALTER BRIDGE guitarist
Mark Tremonti and singer
Myles Kennedy have commenced the songwriting process for the band's next album, tentatively due later in the year.
On Friday (January 4), a picture of
Tremonti and
Kennedy in the studio (see below) was posted on the
ALTER BRIDGE Facebook page with the caption: "It begins today." A follow-up message earlier today (Monday, January 7) stated: "Writing on 'AB4' has begun. Very productive sessions so far!"
Tremonti will hit the road with his solo band in Europe and the U.S. starting in February, while
Kennedy's dates with
Slash in Europe are scheduled to kick off on January 31.
ALTER BRIDGE's latest album,
"ABIII", was self-released on
Alter Bridge Recordings via
EMI Label Services and debuted at #17 on The Billboard 200 chart.
The band issued a DVD,
"Live At Wembley", at the end of March 2012. The disc contains footage of one of the biggest headline shows of
ALTER BRIDGE's career, which took place on November 29, 2011 at Wembley Arena in London, England.
ALTER BRIDGE is
Kennedy,
Tremonti, drummer
Scott Phillips and bassist
Brian Marshall.
