ALTER BRIDGE have announced their fifth studio album, The Last Hero, will be released on October 7 through Napalm Records. The Last Hero is the follow up to 2013’s critically acclaimed Fortress, which swept into album charts worldwide – including a #6 slot in the UK, #12 in the US (Billboard 200), #7 in Germany and #4 in Austria.

The band worked with producer and longtime collaborator Michael ‘Elvis’ Baskette to craft the songs for The Last Hero, recently showcasing those tracks at a special listening party for fans at The Beacham club in the band’s home base of Orlando, FL. The sleeve artwork was also revealed.

Pre-orders for the digital album, the CD and limited vinyl editions of The Last Hero go live on July 26, via the following retailers:

DIGITAL album:  iTunes – Amazon – Google Play – Spotify

CD and LIMITED VINYL:

REST OF THE WORLD: Napalm Records Online Store

UK: Townsend Music

ANZ: Nervegas

The first single, “Show Me A Leader”, premieres via radio stations worldwide. “Lyrically, it reflects the frustrations that a lot of people are feeling with the current state of the world,” admits Myles Kennedy about the new single. “The world is looking for trustworthy effective leadership and not this undignified dog and pony show that’s really made a mockery of our system.”

“It’s indicative of our process,” Mark Tremonti adds. “Myles had this guitar intro that I loved, and I had the chorus. We put them together. The words call out for a proper leader.”

The band has released an exclusive video visualizer to present the single “Show Me A Leader” HERE as well as an exclusive lyric video for “Show Me A Leader” HERE!

Now it’s time to get a view behind the scenes, with this first track-by-track episode of “Behind The Song” for the first single “Show Me A Leader”. Check it out below.

The Last Hero’s track listing runs as follows:

1.  Show Me A Leader
2.  The Writing On The Wall
3.  The Other Side
4.  My Champion
5.  Poison In Your Veins
6.  Cradle To The Grave
7.  Losing Patience
8.  This Side Of Fate
9.  You Will Be Remembered
10.  Crows On A Wire
11.  Twilight
12.  Island Of Fools
13.  The Last Hero
14.  Last of Our Kind (bonus track)

With ALTER BRIDGE currently on the road in the US, tickets for their European tour are moving fast and available now via http://www.alterbridge.com.  The tour features their biggest headline shows to date, with support from VOLBEAT (UK dates only), GOJIRA and LIKE A STORM.  The dates stack up as follows:

With: Special Guest TBC, Like A Storm

Fri 4th Nov – BILBAO, Spain – Santana 27
Sat 5th Nov – BARCELONA, Spain – Razzmatazz
Tue 8th Nov – PARIS, France – Zenith
Wed 9th Nov – BRUSSELS, Belgium – AB
Thu 10th Nov – AMSTERDAM, Holland – HMH
Sun 13th Nov – BERLIN, Germany – Columbiahalle
Mon 14th Nov – VIENNA, Austria – Gasometer
Wed 16th Nov – KATOWICE, Poland – Spodek
Sun 20th Nov – OSLO, Norway – Sentrum Scene
Mon 21st Nov – COPENHAGEN, Denmark – Vega Main Hall

With: Volbeat, Gojira, Like A Storm

Wed 23rd Nov – MANCHESTER, England – Arena
Thu 24th Nov – LONDON, England – O2 Arena
Sat 26th Nov – NOTTINGHAM, England – Motorpoint Arena
Sun 27th Nov – BIRMINGHAM, England – Genting Arena
Mon 28th Nov – CARDIFF, Wales – Motorpoint Arena
Thu 1st Dec – GLASGOW, Scotland – Hydro
Fri 2nd Dec – LEEDS, England – First Direct Arena

With: Gojira, Like A Storm

Sun 4th Dec – FRANKFURT, Germany – Jahrhunderthalle
Mon 5th Dec – COLOGNE, Germany – Palladium
Tue 6th Dec – HAMBURG, Germany – Mehrl Theater
Fri 9th Dec – BOLOGNA, Italy – Unipol Arena
Sat 10th Dec – MUNICH, Germany – Zenith
Sun 11th Dec – BASEL, Switzerland – Jakobshalle