Pawns & Kings (Alter Bridge - VII)

[peapod0609]

Pawns & Kings would be a great album title imo. Even though the name implies that the lyrics would be quite... political?

Or - chess concept album.

Is this how we found out the Walk the Sky title as well? Rings a bell.

Possibly. The last couple of albums had headlining tours named after the album around album release.

The Last Hero Tour:

https://eddietrunk.com/alter-bridge-ann ... our-dates/

Walk The Sky Tour:
https://loudwire.com/alter-bridge-walk- ... pean-tour/

[Timotheus]

Anyway, you'll shit when you see what's coming. Its pretty cool, AB is angry again.

Can't wait to shit my pants!

Also guys Holy Shit the AB website has been updated. The Pawns & Kings tour, will that be the name of the record?
That line up is insane btw! Also I see a Switzerland date !

Pawns & Kings would be a pretty cool title! It's going to give me a headache to see everybody abbreviate that differently though... P&K, PAK, PaK, P+K, PK, ...

Kidding aside (it should obviously be P&K ), if that's really the title, that gives some insight in the content of the album lyrically.

I can't help but keep reading it as Prawns & Kings

Glad i’m not the only one, when i first saw the tour poster i thought it was Prawns & Kings as well

So anyone for Cod of Achilles, The Last Herring or Words Darker Than Their Fins?

Sorry i’ll see myself out

Shed my Scales?

[Ubik]

I think last time out it got leaked via a magazine ad rather than an official announcement, so this has been an improvement

[RevenantGB]

Very excited now. Presumably the first single will hit sometime in June?

[Crumbso]

You know what would be a fantastic thing to put on special editions? The pre-production demos. Soundgarden included pre-pro rehearsal recordings on their Superunknown anniversary edition releases and they were awesome to listen to a more rough-and-ready take on things.

[Ubik]

You know what would be a fantastic thing to put on special editions? The pre-production demos. Soundgarden included pre-pro rehearsal recordings on their Superunknown anniversary edition releases and they were awesome to listen to a more rough-and-ready take on things.

Myles has been doing this on his solo stuff as well (on editions I can never get hold of).

[Red_D]

You know what would be a fantastic thing to put on special editions? The pre-production demos. Soundgarden included pre-pro rehearsal recordings on their Superunknown anniversary edition releases and they were awesome to listen to a more rough-and-ready take on things.

Hopefully we get the two tracks that were cut as b sides as well

[maximzub]

When do you think they'll officially announce the album?

[Dan Dando]

When do you think they'll officially announce the album?

Sometime in May me reckons.

[Blackbirddd]

Holy shit then comes the album cover (my favorite pre-release moment) and the tracklist, exciting times indeed.

[nagpo]

Is On My Way Now finally going to get recorded and released?

[WaywardOne]

Holy shit then comes the album cover (my favorite pre-release moment) and the tracklist, exciting times indeed.

Same!

[rscotta831]

You know what would be a fantastic thing to put on special editions? The pre-production demos. Soundgarden included pre-pro rehearsal recordings on their Superunknown anniversary edition releases and they were awesome to listen to a more rough-and-ready take on things.

Hopefully we get the two tracks that were cut as b sides as well

Be aware that Tremonti put his two most recent bonus tracks on vinyl only. One of them on the Best Buy green edition. The other on black/white marble, orange and clear editions. I bought all four editions.

[riemslag1]

Yes, also got all versions. Still hoping though for a CD-version of MIT with the 2 extra tracks....................

[Nick_917]

Is On My Way Now finally going to get recorded and released?

I was thinking that yesterday and listened to the live video on my way home from work. Such a great song. My guess is that will forever be their lost gem, but you never know.

As for ABVII I'm good with the title if it's Pawns & Kings... or is it Kings & Pawns. I'll probably mix that up for a while. But pawns first makes sense I guess because it puts more emphasis on that word, like someone rising up to defeat what's holding them down. I hope it's a more introspective take like that and farther from the literal meaning since I know some didn't care for their venture into politics (personally I still thought TLH had plenty of great moments). Either way I'm excited. Let the speculation begin!

[DarkKnight12]

Pawns & Kings might lean on the same topic as the upcoming Muse's record "Will of The People"

[Dan Dando]

Pawns & Kings might lean on the same topic as the upcoming Muse's record "Will of The People"

Even though AB would approach such topics with a lot more subtlety... God I hope they don't go down that road

[rscotta831]

Yes, also got all versions. Still hoping though for a CD-version of MIT with the 2 extra tracks....................

Doubtful it will ever happen. None of his albums have been reissued on CD.

[WaywardOne]

Pawns & Kings might lean on the same topic as the upcoming Muse's record "Will of The People"

Even though AB would approach such topics with a lot more subtlety... God I hope they don't go down that road

If you haven't already, look at the track listing for Will of the People. They couldn't get less subtle than that if they tried .

[Dan Dando]

Pawns & Kings might lean on the same topic as the upcoming Muse's record "Will of The People"

Even though AB would approach such topics with a lot more subtlety... God I hope they don't go down that road

If you haven't already, look at the track listing for Will of the People. They couldn't get less subtle than that if they tried .

Had a look and it's about what I expected