"The term 'Playing Aces' ties in with the gambling analogy of risking everything regardless of how many times you've failed in life,” explains Myles Kennedy. “It's a last-ditch effort to come out on top."
The song follows “Silent Divide” and “What Lies Within” as the third track issued ahead of the band’s eighth studio set, which will be released January 9, 2026 via Napalm Records.
Like the Florida rockers 2022 album, “Pawns & Kings”, “Alter Bridge” was produced by longtime associate Michael Baskette and recorded at Studio Barbarosa in Gotha, FL.
Songs like "Rue The Day," "Disregarded," and "Scales Are Falling" will fit alongside any of the classic songs from Alter Bridge's catalog. "Trust In Me" shows Myles and Mark Tremonti sharing vocal duties as Myles handles the verse duties while Mark takes the chorus. That strategy is flipped on "Tested And Able" as Mark handles the verses and Myles takes on the choruses behind one of the band's heaviest intros to date, giving way to an unforgettable melody.
The album closer "Slave To Master" is an epic track that Alter Bridge has come to be known for and is the longest song the quartet has recorded to date.
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