{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2021}} {{Infobox album | name = Walk the Sky | type = studio | artist = Alter Bridge | cover = Alter Bridge - Walk the Sky.png | alt = | released = October 18, 2019 | recorded = March–May 2019 | studio = Studio Barbarosa (Orlando, Florida) | genre = {{flatlist| * Alternative metal * hard rock * progressive metal<ref name="Time for Metal"/> }} | length = 60:20 | label = Napalm | producer = Michael Baskette | prev_title = Live at the Royal Albert Hall (featuring The Parallax Orchestra) | prev_year = 2018 | next_title = Pawns & Kings | next_year = 2022 | misc = {{Singles | name = Walk the Sky | type = studio | single1 = Wouldn't You Rather | single1date = June 28, 2019<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bAz1vYAwVKE|title=Alter Bridge: Wouldn't You Rather (Official Video)|date=June 28, 2019|publisher=Alter Bridge|website=YouTube|access-date=July 20, 2020}}</ref> | single2 = Pay No Mind | single2date = July 25, 2019<ref>https://www.guitarworld.com/news/alter-bridge-share-new-single-pay-no-mind</ref> | single3 = Take the Crown | single3date = August 22, 2019<ref>https://loudwire.com/alter-bridge-take-the-crown-lyrics/</ref> | single4 = In the Deep | single4date = September 12, 2019<ref>https://www.loudhailermagazine.com/music-videos/alter-bridge-release-in-the-deep/</ref> | single5 = Dying Light | single5date = October 3, 2019<ref>https://www.loudersound.com/news/watch-alter-bridge-in-video-for-anthemic-new-single-dying-light</ref> | single6 = Godspeed | single6date = December 21, 2019 | single7 = Native Son | single7date = September 15, 2020 }} }} {{Album ratings | noprose = yes | rev1 = ''Blabbermouth.net'' | rev1Score = 7.5/10<ref>{{cite web|title=CD Reviews - Walk The Sky Alter Bridge|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/cdreviews/walk-the-sky/ |website=Blabbermouth.net| date=October 18, 2019 | last=Lawson | first=Dom}}</ref> | rev2 = ''Classic Rock'' | rev2Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite web|title=Alter Bridge's Walk The Sky: a transformative shift in scope|url=https://www.loudersound.com/reviews/alter-bridges-walk-the-sky-a-transformative-shift-in-scope |website=loudersound.com| date=October 18, 2019 | last=Leivers | first=Danni}}</ref> | rev3 = Distorted Sound | rev3score = {{Rating|8|10}}<ref>https://distortedsoundmag.com/album-review-walk-the-sky-alter-bridge/</ref> | rev4 = ''Kerrang!'' | rev4Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite web|title=Album Review: Alter Bridge – Walk The Sky|url=https://www.kerrang.com/reviews/album-review-alter-bridge-walk-the-sky/|website=Kerrang!|date=October 17, 2019 |access-date=January 23, 2020}}</ref> | rev5 = ''Q'' | rev5score = {{Rating|8|10}} | rev6 = Sonic Perspectives | rev6score = {{Rating|8.5|10}} | rev7 = Time for Metal | rev7score = 10/10<ref name="Time for Metal">{{cite web|title=Alter Bridge – Walk The Sky|url=https://time-for-metal.eu/alter-bridge-walk-the-sky/ |website=time-for-metal.eu| date=October 15, 2019 | last=H. | first=Peter}}</ref> | rev8 = ''Ultimate Guitar Archive'' | rev8Score = 8.3/10<ref>{{cite web|title=Walk the Sky review by Alter Bridge|url=https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/compact_discs/alter_bridge/walk_the_sky/48173/ |website=ultimate-guitar.com| date=October 20, 2019 | last=Lausch | first=Travis}}</ref> }}
'''''Walk the Sky''''' is the sixth studio album by American rock band Alter Bridge, released on October 18, 2019 via Napalm Records. It was produced by the band's longtime collaborator Michael Baskette, who has produced all of the band's albums since 2007's ''Blackbird''. The album's first single, "Wouldn't You Rather", was released on June 28, 2019. A second single, "Pay No Mind", was released on July 25, 2019, with four further singles, "Take the Crown", "In the Deep", "Dying Light", and "Godspeed" later released. The album's cover art was designed by Dan Tremonti, brother of guitarist Mark Tremonti; its packaging was designed by Sturge Media and Janus Music Mgmt. 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://loudwire.com/alter-bridge-walk-the-sky-album-2019-european-tour/|title=Alter Bridge Announce 'Walk the Sky' Album + 2019 European Tour|website=Loudwire |date=June 14, 2019 }}</ref>
A deluxe edition of the album, titled ''Walk the Sky 2.0'', was announced on September 15, 2020 and due out on November 6, 2020 via Napalm Records. It features a seven-track EP that consists of a brand new song, "Last Rites", plus six live favourites from ''Walk the Sky''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.kerrang.com/alter-bridge-announce-walk-the-sky-2-0-ep|title=Alter Bridge Announce Walk the Sky 2.0 EP — Kerrang!}}</ref>
It was named one of the 50 best rock albums of 2019 by ''Loudwire''.<ref name="Ltop5019">{{cite web |title=The 50 Best Rock Albums of 2019 |url=https://loudwire.com/best-rock-albums-of-2019/ |website=Loudwire|access-date=March 6, 2021 |date=December 5, 2019}}</ref>
==Background== ''Walk the Sky'' was recorded from the beginning of March through to May 2019. This album was recorded differently from the band's previous record due to scheduling constraints, with vocalist Myles Kennedy and guitarist Mark Tremonti sharing their own song ideas, which were then moulded into shape alongside bassist Brian Marshall and drummer Scott Phillips. On previous albums, Kennedy and Tremonti would combine ideas and riffs with producer Michael Baskette.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.loudersound.com/news/alter-bridge-announce-new-album-walk-the-sky-and-reveal-2019-tour-dates|title = Alter Bridge announce new album Walk the Sky - and reveal 2019 tour dates| date=June 14, 2019 }}</ref>
"It's kinda like a John Carpenter movie — this old-school synth-wave kind of vibe," Tremonti explained in a 2019 interview with ''Kerrang!'' "Somebody might hear the record and have no idea that was intended, but for a batch of songs, I tapped into some old loops that I either created or found randomly online, and worked with them in the background to inspire me to go in a different direction. I loved working like that. We challenge ourselves to not repeat ourselves and find new inspiration to add a different layer to what we do. It's particularly challenging when you've had so many records, but when I showed Myles what I was thinking, he absolutely loved it and was on board right away."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.kerrang.com/the-news/mark-tremonti-alter-bridge-new-album-we-challenge-ourselves-to-not-repeat-ourselves/|title=Mark Tremonti On Alter Bridge's New Album: 'We Challenge Ourselves To Not Repeat Ourselves'|website=Kerrang!|date=June 18, 2019 |access-date=June 18, 2019}}</ref>
==Track listing==
{{Track listing | headline = Standard edition | all_writing = Alter Bridge | title1 = One Life | length1 = 1:23 | title2 = Wouldn't You Rather | length2 = 3:51 | title3 = In the Deep | length3 = 3:50 | title4 = Godspeed | length4 = 4:16 | title5 = Native Son | length5 = 4:15 | title6 = Take the Crown | length6 = 4:47 | title7 = Indoctrination | length7 = 4:40 | title8 = The Bitter End | length8 = 3:44 | title9 = Pay No Mind | length9 = 4:16 | title10 = Forever Falling | length10 = 5:10 | title11 = Clear Horizon | length11 = 4:56 | title12 = Walking on the Sky | length12 = 4:55 | title13 = Tear Us Apart | length13 = 4:31 | title14 = Dying Light | length14 = 5:46 | total_length = 60:20 }}
{{Track listing | headline = ''Walk the Sky 2.0'' (deluxe edition bonus disc) | title15 = Last Rites | length15 = 4:07 | title16 = Wouldn't You Rather | note16 = Live | length16= 4:03 | title17= Pay No Mind | note17 = Live | length17= 4:29 | title18= Native Son | note18 = Live | length18= 4:27 | title19= Godspeed | note19 = Live | length19= 4:28 | title20 = In the Deep | note20 = Live | length20= 4:03 | title21 = Dying Light | note21 = Live | length21= 5:58 | total_length = 91:15 }}
==Personnel== '''Alter Bridge''' *Myles Kennedy – vocals, guitar, strings, keyboards, programming *Mark Tremonti – guitar, vocals, lead vocals on "Forever Falling"<ref>{{cite web |last1=Basma |first1=Chante |title=ALTER BRIDGE (21/08/19) |url=https://www.rockurlife.net/interviews-english/alter-bridge-21-08-19-2/ |website=RockUrLife |access-date=11 February 2026}}</ref> *Brian Marshall – bass *Scott Phillips – drums
'''Production''' *Michael Baskette – producer, mixing, strings, keyboards, programming *Jef Moll – engineer, digital editing *Josh Saldate – assistant engineer *Brad Blackwood – mastering
'''Artwork''' *Daniel Tremonti – cover art *Dan Sturge – photos *Janus Music Mgmt. – packaging and layout
==Charts== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |- ! scope="col"| Chart (2019) ! scope="col"| Peak<br />position |- {{album chart|Australia|7|artist=Alter Bridge|album=Walk the Sky|rowheader=true|accessdate=October 26, 2019}} |- {{album chart|Austria|3|artist=Alter Bridge|album=Walk the Sky|rowheader=true|accessdate=November 1, 2019}} |- {{album chart|Flanders|32|artist=Alter Bridge|album=Walk the Sky|rowheader=true|accessdate=October 25, 2019}} |- {{album chart|Wallonia|28|artist=Alter Bridge|album=Walk the Sky|rowheader=true|accessdate=October 25, 2019}} |- {{album chart|BillboardCanada|27|artist=Alter Bridge|rowheader=true|accessdate=October 28, 2019}} |- {{album chart|Czech|69|year=2019|week=43|rowheader=true|accessdate=October 30, 2019}} |- {{album chart|Netherlands|16|artist=Alter Bridge|album=Walk the Sky|rowheader=true|accessdate=October 25, 2019}} |- {{album chart|France|74|artist=Alter Bridge|album=Walk the Sky|rowheader=true|accessdate=October 29, 2019}} |- {{album chart|Germany|5|id=391600|artist=Alter Bridge|album=Walk the Sky|rowheader=true|accessdate=October 25, 2019}} |- {{album chart|Hungary|14|year=2019|week=43|artist=Alter Bridge|album=Walk the Sky|rowheader=true|accessdate=October 31, 2019}} |- {{album chart|Ireland2|68|artist=Alter Bridge|rowheader=true|accessdate=October 26, 2019}} |- {{album chart|Italy|18|artist=Alter Bridge|album=Walk the Sky|rowheader=true|accessdate=October 26, 2019}} |- {{album chart|Oricon|98|M|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/346056/products/1335704/1/|title=Alter Bridge|publisher=Oricon|rowheader=true|accessdate=September 11, 2020}} |- {{album chart|Poland|21|id=1241|rowheader=true|accessdate=October 31, 2019}} |- {{album chart|Portugal|46|artist=Alter Bridge|album=Walk the Sky|rowheader=true|accessdate=November 5, 2019}} |- {{album chart|Scotland|3|date=20191025|rowheader=true|accessdate=October 26, 2019}} |- ! scope="row"| Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.promusicae.es/listas/semana/4210-%C3%81lbumes-semana-43-2019|title=Top 100 Albumes – Semana 43: del 18.10.2019 al 24.10.2019|publisher=Productores de Música de España|language=es|access-date=October 30, 2019}}</ref> | 25 |- {{album chart|Sweden|59|artist=Alter Bridge|album=Walk the Sky|rowheader=true|accessdate=October 26, 2019}} |- {{album chart|Switzerland|1|artist=Alter Bridge|album=Walk the Sky|rowheader=true|accessdate=October 30, 2019}} |- ! scope="row"|Swiss Albums (Romandie)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://lescharts.ch/search.asp?cat=a&artist=&artist_search=starts&title=Walk+the+Sky&title_search=starts|title=Lescharts.ch – Alter Bridge – Walk the Sky|publisher=Hung Medien|language=fr|access-date=September 3, 2022}}</ref> |1 |-v {{album chart|UK2|4|date=20191025|rowheader=true|accessdate=October 26, 2019}} |- {{album chart|UKIndependent|1|date=20191025|rowheader=true|access-date=September 3, 2022}} |- {{album chart|UKRock|1|date=20191025|rowheader=true|access-date=September 3, 2022}} |- {{album chart|BillboardIndependent|1|artist=Alter Bridge|rowheader=true|access-date=September 1, 2022}} |- {{album chart|BillboardHardRock|1|artist=Alter Bridge|rowheader=true|access-date=September 1, 2022}} |- {{album chart|BillboardRock|1|artist=Alter Bridge|rowheader=true|access-date=September 1, 2022}} |- {{album chart|BillboardAlbumSales|1|artist=Alter Bridge|rowheader=true|accessdate=September 1, 2022}} |- {{album chart|Billboard200|16|artist=Alter Bridge|rowheader=true|accessdate=October 29, 2019}} |}
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==External links== * [http://www.alterbridge.com Official band website]
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