Monster Truck
After seeing these guys in direct support with Buckcherry back in February, I was stoked they would be making an appearance on this tour with Alter Bridge. Unlike their tour with Buckcherry I think they were very well received by the crowd and appropriate to the headliner. Hailing from Ontario Canada, Monster Truck formed in 2010 and started touring Canada until being hand picked to go on the road with Slash in 2012. From there they decided to record and release their first feature length album, “Furiosity.” As they build momentum I am looking forward to seeing a lot more from these guys in the near future. Coming on stage these guys took a head dive right into their set and never let up. Coming out to one of their first featured singles, “Old Train” immediately people stood up and took notice, the whole place started to rock.
Alter Bridge
The last time I saw Alter Bridge was back in 2011 co – headlining the Carnival of Madness tour with Theory of a Deadman. After releasing their fourth studio album “Fortress” they found themselves back in Baltimore to a sold out crowd. They were also joined by a very special guest and friend of the band’s, Mr. Paul Reed Smith of PRS guitars. He came out to introduce the band and later made another appearance playing a sick “riff off” with Mark Tremonti and Myles Kennedy to close out the set. From the start Myles announced that he was battling being sick and was having some vocal issues, he welcomed any and all participation from the crowd to get through the set, and he got just that, a venue full of screaming fans.
Opening with their first single off their newest album, Alter Bridge came into “Addicted to Pain” this definitely set the tone for the rest of the night, the heavy guitar riffs and loaded vocals got everyone on their feet and singing along. They have definitely grown a lot as a band since the last time they toured, they bounced off each other flawlessly Myles had even passed off the mic to Tremonti for a song or two and he crushed it. This couldn’t have been a better night for rock N Roll, you can check them out this summer at Carolina Rebellion and Rock on the Range!
Monster Truck
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