Walk the Sky
| Alter Bridge
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 three further singles, "Take The Crown", "In the Deep" and "Dying Light", released respectively. The album's artwork was designed by Dan Tremonti, brother of guitarist Mark Tremonti. 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.-"Wikipedia"
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Sonic Perspectives
Some songs on here shine a tad more brightly than others, with s special highlight being the thrashing riff monster “Forever Falling” which provides a dark blend of Metallica and Soundgarden influences that no metal fan could pass up, and the entire package being offered up here is a solid one that is sure to play well to a wide audience, and hopefully give the present day purveyors of bubble gum pop fluff a run for their money in album sales.
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Metal Wani
If suspicions were beginning to brew that Alter Bridge had become a formulaic outfit, these speculations meet their end with this synth-based, modern rock classic that explores some new and exciting heavier territories for the band. Ambitious, adventurous and unmistakably alive, ‘Walk The Sky’ might well redefine what quintessential Alter Bridge sounds like.
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Kerrang
There is an argument to be made that a more varied pace might have made the overall feel of the album slightly less uniform. But in terms of producing a superior rock record that manages to combine a sense of modernity with being fully briefed on the heritage from which it is formed, Walk The Sky is hard to beat.
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Cryptic Rock
Inspiring all the way through, Alter Bridge’s Walk The Sky is music full of purity, freedom, renewed life, and an album that will allow anyone going through tough times to see the world in a new light.
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Louder Sound
Even those fans who grimace at the fact Godspeed sounds like Ultravox, will be thrilled by highlight Walking On The Sky, which kicks off in an electrical storm of thunder and glistening riffs.
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Rock Sins
Walk The Sky is a truly phenomenal piece of work from a band who Rock Sins have long stated are the next Download Festival headliners in waiting. Walk The Sky is hopefully the last piece of the puzzle in helping them to achieve that goal. A finer hard rock album you will not find in 2019.
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Ignite Music Magazine
The diversity of the music and feeling of the vocals are unmatched by the other albums. The guys really put their heart and soul into this one and the results are going to take them to the next level.
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Rock' N' Load
The entire album feels like Alter Bridge are ready to take that leap to Festival headliner status and have created an album full of Hard Rock greatness, a collection of which is rarely seen on any album other than a compilation. This is their finest work and certain to be as successful, if not more that the previous albums. Walk The Sky is that album that pushes Alter Bridge to the pinnacle of Rock music.
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Spill Magazine
Ultimately a solid album, Walk The Sky feels like a lateral move rather than a forward progression like much of their work from the past three years. Alter Bridge certainly deliver on what they’re known for – hard hitting modern rock performed at a level simply above most of their peers, however it will not challenge or exceed your expectations of the band.
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Riff Magazine
Walk The Sky won’t necessarily shock and surprise, but it’s a formidable entry in an consistent catalog. Alter Bridge blurs the line between expectation and experimentation to create an exceedingly enjoyable rock and roll album.
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Distorted Sound Magazine
Full of energy, and a clear display of each member growing with their skill-set, there is little that holds Walk The Sky back. It is undeniable that at some points it can slip, but the way down is not as long a journey as the one that is going up for ALTER BRIDGE.
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Sound Vapors
It’s almost like they’ve taken the best characteristics of their former albums and focused on writing and recording a powerful-but subtle in the right places, record.
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Loud Hailer
Alter Bridge’s Walk the Sky marks the creative high-point for this band and is sure to be one the new and old fans gravitate to.
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Live Metal
Alter Bridge has reached that tricky spot in its career where its sound is well established and its fans have certain expectations for each new album. At the same time, the band has released enough music that standing pat now will make new releases sound redundant. “Walk the Sky” is a near perfect progression at this point, tweaking and enhancing a tried-and-true formula while holding fast to what Alter Bridge always has been about.
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Hunny Pot
They have put together a diverse, adventuresome, thoughtful group of songs which further puts on display the incredible talent of this band in a way that prevents labeling them as anything but alive and kicking. This is one album that begs exploration.
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Antihero
Walk the Sky is for sure on my list and on repeat for weeks to come. Especially since with every listen you can just find there something that you have not heard at first. That’s just what I love about Alter Bridge.
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The Moshville Times
Walk the Sky isn’t a bad album, far from it. All the usual hallmarks are there, chock full of their signature riffs, menacing bass and thunderous drums. It’s perhaps their most varied to date and the new approach to creating songs makes for their best album from a technical standpoint but feels like they’re chasing something just outside their reach.
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Uncivil Revolt
Walk the Sky showcases the continued musical genius that is Alter Bridge. Like with Slipknot and Korn, I have been waiting for another Alter Bridge LP that will not only raise my spirits, but also find ecstasy in life. This record does that and every fan of the group, old and new, will find euphoria when they walk the walk .
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Phoenix Rising
Alter Bridge have done it again with “Walk the Sky”. It isn’t perfect, by any means, but the good far, FAR outweighs the bad here, and I can assure you I will be making this album part of my regular listening material.
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