AB III

AB III
Studio album by
Alter Bridge
ReleasedOctober 8, 2010 (2010-10-08)
RecordedFebruary–April 2010
StudioThe Hit Factory/Criteria Studios
(Miami, Florida)
Paint It Black Studio
(Orlando, Florida)
Studio Barbarosa
(Bavon, Virginia)
Genre
Length65:39
Label
ProducerMichael Baskette
Alter Bridge chronology
Live from Amsterdam
(2009) 		AB III
(2010) 		Live at Wembley
(2012)
Myles Kennedy chronology
Live in Manchester
(2010) 		AB III
(2010) 		Made in Stoke 24/7/11
(2011)
Singles from AB III
  1. "Isolation"
    Released: September 26, 2010
  2. "I Know It Hurts"
    Released: January 21, 2011 (AU)
  3. "Ghost of Days Gone By"
    Released: April 18, 2011 (US)
  4. "Wonderful Life"
    Released: June 5, 2011 (UK)
  5. "Life Must Go On"
    Released: November 28, 2011
Special edition cover
AB III.5

AB III is the third studio album by American rock band Alter Bridge, released on October 8, 2010. Produced by Michael Baskette, the album is a departure from the band's first two albums; lyrically, it is a loose concept album dealing with darker lyrical themes of struggling with faith, while musically, the album's sound is more dynamic and progressive than previous recordings.[3] AB III is also the first Alter Bridge album to be released on Roadrunner Records, making it the band's third consecutive album to be released on a different label.[4] The album was released on Roadrunner Records worldwide except North America, where it was self-released on Alter Bridge Recordings via Capitol Records.[5]

The first single off the album, "Isolation", is the band's most successful single to date and was released on September 26, 2010, in the United Kingdom and November 9, 2010, in the United States.[6][7] AB III received acclaim from music critics; for example, Artistdirect called it a "masterpiece".[8] The album was certified Silver by the British Phonographic Industry, the same certification as Alter Bridge's 2007 album Blackbird.

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  2. ^ "Alter Bridge – AB III (album review 4)". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved October 7, 2013.
  3. ^ "New Alter Bridge – AB III – Bio". Alter Bridge's blog. September 8, 2010. Archived from the original on September 11, 2010. Retrieved September 8, 2010.
  4. ^ "Alter Bridge Join Forces With Roadrunner Records". Alter Bridge's blog. August 31, 2010. Archived from the original on September 5, 2010. Retrieved September 8, 2010.
  5. ^ "AB III to Hit Stores in USA November 9th Featuring Hit Single "Isolation"". Alter Bridge's blog. October 6, 2010. Archived from the original on October 14, 2010. Retrieved October 6, 2010.
  6. ^ "Hear a Brand New Track from Alter Bridge". Roadrunner Records. September 6, 2010. Archived from the original on September 8, 2010. Retrieved September 6, 2010.
  7. ^ Isolation – Single by Alter Bridge – Download Isolation – Single on iTunes Archived June 2, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ Florino, Rick (October 12, 2010). "Alter Bridge "AB III" Review – 5 out of 5 Stars Review". Archived from the original on October 14, 2010. Retrieved October 12, 2010.