Alter Bridge Shares an Animated Music Video for “Pawns and Kings”

Alter Bridge previously announced their new album, the band’s seventh, Pawns & Kings is releasing worldwide on October 14th, 2022 via Napalm Records. Pre-orders are live now at the link below. After sharing a lyric video, the band has now shared an animated video for al lto see!

https://youtu.be/snl8OANQ948.

Pre-order: https://lnk.to/PawnsAndKings

The song is available now via all digital service providers and all digital pre-orders will receive an instant download of the single along with the previously released album closer “Pawns & Kings.” The music video for “Silver Tongue” follows two characters who fall under the spell of a painting that comes to life. The painting drags the characters into a dark world and forces them to fight for survival in a classic battle of good versus evil. The animated music video for “Silver Tongue” was created and directed by Ollie Jones of Better Feeling Films (Myles Kennedy, Prodigy, Psychedelic Porn Crumpets).

Pawns & Kings is comprised of 10 all-new epic tracks that are sure to garner the band new fans around the globe while satiating their fervent supporters that have been patiently waiting for new music from the band. Pawns & Kings found Alter Bridge reuniting with longtime collaborator and producer Michael “Elvis” Baskette to create a collection of memorable new additions to band’s impressive catalog.

From the opening riffs of “This Is War” to the title track album closer “Pawns & Kings,” Alter Bridge returns with an album of intense tracks that were born after the cycle for their last album was cut short by the global pandemic. Songs like “Dead Among The Living,” “Silver Tongue” and “Holiday” showcase the signature songwriting the band is known for. The album offers numerous epic adventures, with three songs clocking in over six minutes each. The opus “Fable Of The Silent Son” clocks in 8:29 and is the longest recorded song in the band’s catalog – a distinction held by “Blackbird” until now. Mark Tremonti steps out of his backing vocal role to take the lead on “Stay,” an introspective ballad that is sure to become a fan favorite live.

The track listing for Pawns & Kings is:

This Is War
Dead Among The Living
Silver Tongue
Sin After Sin
Stay
Holiday
Fable Of The Silent Son
Season Of Promise
Last Man Standing
Pawns & Kings

Pawns & Kings is now available for pre-order in the following configurations here:

-CD Digisleeve

-1 LP Gatefold BLACK Vinyl

-1 LP Gatefold INKSPOT BLACK/GOLD Vinyl w/Slipmat and Record Butler (Napalm mail order only, limited to 500 worldwide)

-1 LP Gatefold MARBLED WHITE/CRYSTAL CLEAR Vinyl (Napalm mail order only, limited to 400 worldwide)

-1 LP Gatefold MARBLED ORANGE/BLACK Vinyl (Band Shop only)

-1 LP Gatefold MARBLED WHITE/BLACK Vinyl (Band Shop only)

-1 LP Gatefold CRYSTAL CLEAR Vinyl (Band Shop only, limited to 300 only)

-Deluxe Box Set w/ CD Digisleeve, Pendant, Tote Bag, Guitar Pick tin (Napalm mail order only, limited to 700 worldwide)

-Music Cassette BROWN TRANSPARENT (Napalm mail order only, limited to 150 worldwide)

-Digital Album

Pre-Order Pawns & Kings HERE:

Alter Bridge will be touring extensively in support of Pawns & Kings. The band has already announced a tour of Europe for November and December that will make 25 stops over the course of six weeks. The tour kicks off November 1 in Germany and will make stops in Denmark, Sweden, Spain and others before it wraps on December 12 at O2 Arena in the United Kingdom. Longtime friends Halestorm and Mammoth WVH will lend their support on the upcoming European tour. More information on all tour dates and links to tickets can be found at www.alterbridge.com.

Nov 1 – Hamburg, Germany – Sporthalle

Nov 2 – Copenhagen, Denmark – Falconer

Nov 4 – Partille, Sweden – Partille Arena

Nov 5 – Oslo, Norway – Sentrum Scene

Nov 7 – Katowice, Poland – Mck

Nov 9 – Esch-Sur-Alzette, Luxembourg – Rockhal

Nov 11 – Berlin, Germany – Columbiahalle

Nov 12 – Hlavní Město Praha, Czech Republic – O2 Universum

Nov 14 – Budapest, Hungary – Budapest Arena

Nov 16 – Paris, France – Palais Des Sports

Nov 18 – Madrid, Spain – Vistalegre

Nov 20 – Barcelona, Spain – Razzmataz1

Nov 22 – Munich, Germany – Zenith

Nov 23 – Zürich, Switzerland – Samsung Hall

Nov 25 – Assago, Italy – Mediolanum Forum

Nov 26 – Zagreb, Croatia – Dom Sportova

Nov 28 – Vienna, Austria – Wiener Stadthalle

Nov 30 – Köln, Germany – Palladium

Dec 1 – Amsterdam, Netherlands – Ziggo Dome

Dec 5 – Nottingham, England – Motorpoint Arena

Dec 6 – Glasgow, Scotland – Ovo Hydro Arena

Dec 8 – Dublin, Ireland – 3 Arena

Dec 9 – Manchester, England – Ao Arena

Dec 11 – Birmingham, England – Resorts World Arena

Dec 12 – London, England – O2 Arena

Alter Bridge have steadily climbed to the forefront of hard rock worldwide. They’ve exceeded all expectations and benchmarks with over a billion streams, millions of units sold, glowing critical acclaim, real estate on the covers of Classic Rock Magazine and Guitar World, and storied sets at Royal Albert Hall, the O2 Arena and Download Festival. On this journey, 2004’s debut LP One Day Remains bowed in the Top 5 of the Billboard Top 200 and went gold. In 2007, Blackbird’s title track took flight on the wings of the “Greatest Guitar Solo of All Time,” as voted in Guitarist Magazine, while countless fans etched its lyrics and logo onto their bodies. That album also recently went gold in the United Kingdom. Critical plaudits surrounded the 2013 opus Fortress with “5-out-of-5 stars” from KERRANG! and Total Guitar, as well as Eddie Trunk’s declaration of, “A Top 10 album of the last 10 years.” 2016’s The Last Hero saw them return to the Top 10 on the Top 200. Maintaining this momentum, Walk The Sky made impressions around the globe when it reached #1 on the US Billboard Top Albums, Top 200 Alternative Albums, Top 200 Hard Rock Albums and Top 200 Rock Albums charts, as well as #1 on Canada’s Top Hard Music Albums chart. The album also hit #1 on the Swiss Album charts, landed in the Top 5 on the Canada, UK, Germany, Austria, Scotland and Switzerland charts and closed out the year on Loudwire’s “The 50 Best Rock Albums of 2019.” These musicians have unassumingly done all of this with a quiet dedication to writing meaningful songs and performing unforgettable shows (and they’ve delivered both with almost alarming consistency). Still, the influential quartet—Myles Kennedy [vocals, guitar], Mark Tremonti [guitar, vocals], Brian Marshall [bass], and Scott Phillips [drums]—ascend to yet another level on 2022’s Pawns & Kings [Napalm Records]. It is the culmination of almost two decades together soaked in blood, sweat, tears, and the triumph earned through never giving up. It represents the bandmates’ dedication to one another and their collective devotion to a devout fanbase.

Check out our recent interview with Mark Tremonti!