Mark Tremonti

Tremonti was born on April 18, 1974, in Detroit, Michigan. He grew up in a Catholic family of Italian descent in Grosse Pointe, just outside Detroit, for most of his childhood before moving to Wilmette, Illinois.{{cite web|url=http://www.marktremonti.net/markbio.php|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080828000000/http://www.marktremonti.net/markbio.php|url-status=usurped|archive-date=August 28, 2008|title=Mark Tremonti Biodata|publisher=MarkTremonti.net|access-date=October 22, 2017}} He began to become interested with music, and bought his first guitar at the age of eleven. When he was fifteen, his family moved again to Orlando, Florida, where he enrolled in Lake Highland Preparatory School. During this time, his mother was diagnosed with a life threatening illness.{{Cite web |last=Banner |first=Scott |date=2020-04-30 |title=Alter Bridge: 10 Hidden Song Details You Never Noticed |url=https://whatculture.com/music/alter-bridge-10-hidden-song-details-you-never-noticed |access-date=2024-06-13 |website=WhatCulture.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=DeVault |first=Nancy |date=2022-10-26 |title=Rocker Mark Tremonti Surprises Fans with Sinatra Cover Album to Benefit Down Syndrome |url=https://www.ameridisability.com/rocker-mark-tremonti-surprises-fans-with-sinatra-cover-album-to-benefit-down-syndrome/ |access-date=2024-06-13 |website=www.ameridisability.com |language=en}}

After graduation, he moved to Clemson, South Carolina to attend Clemson University to major in finance. After his freshman year in college, he moved back to Florida to enroll in Florida State University, where he was reunited with his then future Creed bandmate Scott Stapp, whom Tremonti had known since high school.

Before Creed took off, he worked as a cook at Chili's.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILq5OPFdyNE |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211213/ILq5OPFdyNE |archive-date=December 13, 2021 |url-status=live|title=Taylor Momsen nos bastidores do That Metal Show|website=YouTube|date=March 29, 2015 |access-date=December 10, 2019}}{{cbignore}}

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Tremonti is a founding member of the American hard rock band Creed. He formed the band with lead vocalist Scott Stapp in 1994 with fellow members Brian Marshall and Scott Phillips joining as bassist and drummer, respectively.{{cite book |first=Scott |last=Stapp |title=Sinner's Creed |url=https://archive.org/details/sinnerscreed00stap |url-access=limited |date=2012 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/sinnerscreed00stap/page/n110 97]–98 |publisher=Tyndale House |isbn=9781414377216 |quote='What if we just call ourselves Creed?' I asked... At the time it was 1994, my sophomore year.}} Creed is recognized by many as one of the major acts of the post-grunge movement of the late 1990s and early 2000s. Tremonti and Stapp have been collectively recognized as one of the most prolific songwriting teams in all of rock music.{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/creed_3_/artist.jhtml#biographyEnd|title=Creed – Full Biography|quote=The songwriting team of Stapp and Tremonti are considered one of the most prolific in rock history. |publisher=MTV|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110305004133/http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/creed_3_/artist.jhtml#biographyEnd|archive-date=March 5, 2011}}

The band released their debut album My Own Prison in 1997 to strong mainstream success, selling over six million copies.{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/creed-p278625/biography|title=Creed|website=AllMusic|first=Steve|last=Huey|access-date=October 22, 2017}} Four singles were released from the album: "My Own Prison", "Torn", "What's This Life For", and "One". Each song reached No. 1 on Billboard{{'}}s Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, making Creed the first band to achieve such a feat with a debut album. My Own Prison was followed in 1999 by Human Clay, which was an immediate success and certified diamond and eleven times platinum by the RIAA. The band released four singles from Human Clay: "Higher", "With Arms Wide Open", "What If", and "Are You Ready". "Higher" spent a record-breaking 17 weeks on the top of the rock radio charts.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.allbusiness.com/retail-trade/miscellaneous-retail-retail-stores-not/4642080-1.html|title=Creed Goes "higher' In The Record Books|first=Mark|last=Marone|magazine=Billboard|date=January 21, 2000}}

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Marshall left the band in 2000 due to increasing tension with Stapp and to pursue other interests. He was temporarily replaced by touring bassist Brett Hestla.{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/bands/s/stapp_scott/news_feature_080904/index2.jhtml|title=Scott Stapp Breaks His Silence|first=Joe|last=D'Angelo|publisher=MTV|date=August 9, 2004|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040814024301/http://www.mtv.com/bands/s/stapp_scott/news_feature_080904/index2.jhtml|archive-date=August 14, 2004}}

Creed also won their first, and to date only, Grammy Award for Best Rock Song for "With Arms Wide Open" in 2001. That same year, after a tour, the band released another multi-platinum selling album, Weathered,{{cite web |url=http://rock.about.com/od/creed/p/creed.htm |title=Creed Biography - Profile of Rock Band Creed |first=Tim |last=Grierson |publisher=About.com |access-date=February 10, 2011 |archive-date=July 7, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707075038/http://rock.about.com/od/creed/p/creed.htm |url-status=dead }} from which six singles were released: "My Sacrifice", "One Last Breath", "Hide", "Don't Stop Dancing", "Weathered", and "Bullets". It would be the band's only album without Marshall on bass; Tremonti handled the bass parts himself. The tour to support this record was overwhelmingly successful but ended with a considerably controversial concert in Chicago that ultimately led to the band's breakup.{{cite news|url=http://blogs.suntimes.com/music/2009/08/creed_they_heard_we_missed_em.html|title=Creed: They heard we missed 'em, now they're back|date=August 25, 2009|first=Jim|last=DeRogatis|newspaper=Chicago Sun-Times|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110528224809/http://blogs.suntimes.com/music/2009/08/creed_they_heard_we_missed_em.html|archive-date=May 28, 2011}}

The band announced that they had disbanded in 2004, citing tension between Stapp and the other members, Tremonti in particular.{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1488149/creed-have-been-split-up-months.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110319065425/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1488149/creed-have-been-split-up-months.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 19, 2011|title=Creed Break Up: Mark Tremonti blames tensions between band, singer Scott Stapp|publisher=MTV |first=Joe |last=D'Angelo |date=June 4, 2004}} The three instrumental members went on to found Alter Bridge while Stapp opted for a solo career, and Creed released their Greatest Hits in November 2004.{{citation needed|date=October 2017}}

However, after months of speculation, despite early claims from Tremonti that Creed would never return,{{cite news|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=51580 |title=ALTER BRIDGE Part Ways With WIND-UP RECORDS |date=April 28, 2006 |work=Blabbermouth.net |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080622162236/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=51580 |archive-date=June 22, 2008 }} it was announced that Creed had reunited with plans for a tour and a new album.{{cite magazine |first= Jessica |last= Herndon |title=Band Creed Reunites for New Album |url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20274934,00.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090428152006/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20274934,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 28, 2009 |magazine=People |date=April 27, 2009}} The record, Full Circle, was released in October 2009, accompanied by three singles, "Overcome", "Rain", and "A Thousand Faces". Though a moderate critical success, it ultimately became the band's only album to not be certified by the RIAA. Creed supported the album by touring throughout North and South America, Europe, and Australia during the summers of 2009 and 2010.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.pollstar.com/blogs/news/archive/2010/04/19/718999.aspx|title=Creed Reveals '20-10' Tour|date=April 19, 2010|first=Jay|last=Smith|magazine=Pollstar|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715102339/http://www.pollstar.com/blogs/news/archive/2010/04/19/718999.aspx|archive-date=July 15, 2011}}

The band released a record-breaking concert film titled Creed Live in December 2009.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.guitarworld.com/article/creed_announce_first_live_dvd|title=Creed Announce First Live DVD |date=November 24, 2009|magazine=Guitar World|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100110105612/http://www.guitarworld.com/article/creed_announce_first_live_dvd|archive-date=January 10, 2010}} Tremonti, Marshall, and Phillips, initially planned to alternate tours between Alter Bridge and Creed with the singers of both bands working on their own projects while the other band is active.{{citation needed|date=October 2017}}

A fifth Creed album was expected in late 2011 or early 2012 according to Tremonti,{{cite news|url=http://theoaklandpress.com/articles/2010/12/10/entertainment/doc4d01744b28817955477281.txt?viewmode=fullstory|title=Native Detroiter Mark Tremonti embraces space between bands Alter Bridge and Creed|date=December 10, 2010|first=Gary|last=Graff|newspaper=The Oakland Press|access-date=February 10, 2011|archive-date=March 18, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120318221638/http://theoaklandpress.com/articles/2010/12/10/entertainment/doc4d01744b28817955477281.txt?viewmode=fullstory|url-status=dead}} and in early 2012 the band reconvened to tour and start work on a fifth album which never began production.{{cite web|url=http://www.fuse.tv/2013/11/scott-stapp-proof-of-life-interview|title=Scott Stapp Talks Near-Death Experiences, Michael Jackson & New Creed Album|website=Fuse.tv|access-date=October 23, 2017}}

In June 2015, while promoting his second solo album Cauterize, Mark Tremonti claimed in interview with Kerrang that he "[hasn't] been a close friend of Scott's in 9 years". He said that Stapp thought that Tremonti, Marshall and Phillips would return to Creed permanently and forget their work with Alter Bridge. The band felt this was unfair and didn't talk any further about Creed's future during the whole South American Tour in 2012. Alter Bridge kept going at the tour's conclusion.{{citation needed|date=October 2017}}

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Alter Bridge was formed in January 2004 by Tremonti, Marshall, and Phillips after Creed disbanded. They asked Myles Kennedy, formerly of The Mayfield Four and the future vocalist for Slash's solo project, to be their singer.{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/bands/a/alter_bridge/news_feature_040608|title=Life After Creed: Alter Bridge Look To A Stapp-Free Future|date=June 8, 2004|publisher=MTV News|first=Joe|last=D'Angelo|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629142551/http://www.mtv.com/bands/a/alter_bridge/news_feature_040608|archive-date=June 29, 2011}}

The newly formed band released their debut album, One Day Remains, in August 2004 on Wind-up Records. It saw mostly mixed reviews, but became Alter Bridge's only RIAA-certified album, going gold.{{cite web|url=https://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS&artist=Alter%20Bridge&format=ALBUM&go=Search&perPage=50|title=RIAA Searchable database – Gold and Platinum|publisher=Recording Industry Association of America|access-date=August 29, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924155118/http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS&artist=Alter%20Bridge&format=ALBUM&go=Search&perPage=50|archive-date=September 24, 2015}} Three singles were released from One Day Remains: "Open Your Eyes", "Find the Real", and "Broken Wings".

After a tour, it was followed by a second album, Blackbird, in October 2007 on Universal Republic. Blackbird was met with largely positive reviews and released four singles: "Rise Today", "Ties That Bind", "Watch Over You", and "Before Tomorrow Comes". Its title track received strong acclaim from reviewers, and its guitar solo, which was performed by both Tremonti and Kennedy, was later named the greatest guitar solo of all time by Guitarist magazine in 2011.{{cite web|url=http://www.musicradar.com/guitarist/greatest-guitar-solo-poll-winners-alter-bridge-speak-403308|title=Greatest solo poll: Alter Bridge speak |publisher=MusicRadar|date=March 21, 2011 |work=Guitarist|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120407061132/http://www.musicradar.com/guitarist/greatest-guitar-solo-poll-winners-alter-bridge-speak-403308|archive-date=April 7, 2012}}

Alter Bridge embarked on a successful world tour in support of Blackbird, recording their December 7, 2008, show at the Heineken Music Hall in Amsterdam for a live DVD titled Live from Amsterdam.{{cite web|url=http://roadcrewmag.com/issue/boo-we-got-the-interviews-for-you/article/alter-bridge-to-release-first-ever-live-dvd-live-in-amsterdam|title=ALTER BRIDGE TO RELEASE FIRST-EVER LIVE DVD 'LIVE IN AMSTERDAM'|publisher=Road Crew Mag|access-date=October 22, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120310072930/http://roadcrewmag.com/issue/boo-we-got-the-interviews-for-you/article/alter-bridge-to-release-first-ever-live-dvd-live-in-amsterdam|archive-date=March 10, 2012|url-status=dead}}

A single-disc version of this DVD was sold exclusively at venues during the Creed reunion tour in 2009 and on Amazon with a Blu-ray version and a deluxe DVD edition scheduled to be released later in stores. However, the distribution in stores was delayed as a result of record label issues multiple times, causing frustration amongst Alter Bridge fans and band members. It was finally released in stores in North America on January 11, 2011, after two years of delays.{{cite web|url=http://www.alterbridge.com/html/2011/01/10/alter-bridge-live-from-amsterdam-out-now-usacanada|title=Alter Bridge - Live From Amsterdam - OUT NOW USA/Canada |author=Alter Bridge|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110114211620/http://www.alterbridge.com/html/2011/01/10/alter-bridge-live-from-amsterdam-out-now-usacanada|archive-date=January 14, 2011}}

Alter Bridge's third album, AB III, was released on October 11, 2010, in Europe and the UK on Roadrunner Records,{{cite web |url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.co.uk/page/News?news_id=99701 |title=ROADRUNNER WELCOMES ALTER BRIDGE |date=August 31, 2010 |author=Roadrunner Records |access-date=February 10, 2011 |archive-date=August 27, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180827075400/http://roadrunnerrecords.co.uk/page/News/?news_id=99701 |url-status=dead }} and on November 9, 2010, in North America on Alter Bridge Recordings via EMI.{{cite web|url=http://www.alterbridge.com/html/2010/10/06/ab-iii-to-hit-stores-in-usa-november-9th-featuring-hit-single-%E2%80%9Cisolation%E2%80%9D|title=AB III to Hit Stores in USA November 9th Featuring Hit Single "Isolation"|date=October 6, 2010|work=Alter Bridge's blog|access-date=October 6, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101014095646/http://www.alterbridge.com/html/2010/10/06/ab-iii-to-hit-stores-in-usa-november-9th-featuring-hit-single-%E2%80%9Cisolation%E2%80%9D/ |archive-date=October 14, 2010 }} A loose concept album,{{cite web|url=http://www.alterbridge.com/html/2010/09/08/new-alter-bridge-ab-iii-bio|title=New Alter Bridge - AB III|work=Alter Bridge blogsite|author=Alter Bridge|date=September 8, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100911025356/http://www.alterbridge.com/html/2010/09/08/new-alter-bridge-ab-iii-bio|archive-date=September 11, 2010}} AB III has received critical acclaim, with Rick Florino from Artistdirect calling it a "sprawling masterpiece".{{cite web|url = http://www.artistdirect.com/entertainment-news/article/alter-bridge-ab-iii-review-5-out-of-5-stars-review/7680895|title=Alter Bridge "AB III" Review — 5 out of 5 Stars Review|last=Florino|first=Rick|date=October 12, 2010|access-date=October 12, 2010}}

Its lead single, "Isolation", reached No. 1 on active rock radio and the Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks, the band's first single to do so.{{cite web|url=http://www.alterbridge.com/html/2011/01/18/alter-bridge-press-release-isolation-goes-1-on-rock-radio|title=Alter Bridge Press Release - Isolation Goes #1 on Rock Radio|date=December 18, 2011|author=Alter Bridge|author-link=Alter Bridge|publisher=Alter Bridge|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110122050804/http://www.alterbridge.com/html/2011/01/18/alter-bridge-press-release-isolation-goes-1-on-rock-radio|archive-date=January 22, 2011}} The band toured extensively in support of the record, with Black Stone Cherry and Like a Storm in the spring of 2011,{{cite web|url=http://www.alterbridge.com/html/2011/02/03/new-usa-spring-tour-date-like-a-storm-added-to-bill|title=New USA Spring Tour Date + Like A Storm Added to Bill|author=Alter Bridge|publisher=Alter Bridge|date=February 3, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110206082437/http://www.alterbridge.com/html/2011/02/03/new-usa-spring-tour-date-like-a-storm-added-to-bill |archive-date=February 6, 2011}} in addition to co-headlining the second annual Carnival of Madness Tour with Theory of a Deadman.{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/notes/carnival-of-madness/the-second-annual-car%20nival-of-madness-press-release/224460604247066|title=THE SECOND ANNUAL "CARNIVAL OF MADNESS" PRESS RELEASE|date=May 23, 2011|publisher=Facebook}} The tour continued into January 2012. Four more singles from AB III have since been released: "I Know It Hurts", "Ghost of Days Gone By", "Wonderful Life", and "Life Must Go On". The band also released a second concert film titled Live at Wembley on March 26, 2012.{{cite web|url=http://fret12.tumblr.com/post/15302733110/between-the-frets-01-04-12|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120714215330/http://fret12.tumblr.com/post/15302733110/between-the-frets-01-04-12|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 14, 2012|title=Alter Bridge Wembley DVD Release Dates Announced|date=January 4, 2012|publisher=Fret 12}}

The band reunited in late 2012 and recorded from April to July 2013 their fourth album, Fortress, released on September 30, 2013.{{cite web|url=http://www.alterbridge.com/|title=Alter Bridge|website=Alter Bridge|access-date=October 23, 2017}} The band reconvened in January 2016 to record their fifth studio album The Last Hero, which was released on October 7, 2016.{{cite web|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/alter-bridge-to-release-the-last-hero-album-in-october/ |title=Alter Bridge To Release 'The Last Hero' Album In October |website=Blabbermouth.net |date=April 17, 2013 |access-date=July 9, 2016}}. In March through May 2019 the band reconvened to record their sixth studio album, Walk the Sky, which was released on October 18, 2019 .{{cite web|url=http://www.wearethepit.com/2019/06/alter-bridge-announce-new-album-walk-the-sky-european-tour/|title=Alter Bridge Announce New Album 'Walk the Sky,' European Tour |date=June 14, 2019 }}

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• Mark Tremonti – lead vocals, lead and rhythm guitar (2012–present)
• Eric Friedman – rhythm and lead guitar, backing vocals (2012–present)
• Ryan Bennett – drums (2018–present)
• Tanner Keegan – bass guitar (2015–present)

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• Garrett Whitlock – drums (2012–2018)
• Wolfgang Van Halen – bass guitar, backing vocals (2012-2015)

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During the time that Creed was at the end of its career in the early 2000s, Tremonti had intentions to form a speed metal side project called Downshifter (with Hatebreed vocalist Jamey Jasta and Slipknot drummer Joey Jordison), but the project never got off the ground. Later, in 2008, Tremonti and his brother formed FRET12, an online musicians' community, production company, and record label, to release his 2008 instructional guitar documentary DVD titled Mark Tremonti: The Sound & the Story,{{cite web|url=http://audioinkradio.com/2012/03/alter-bridge-creed-mark-tremonti-artwork-solo-album|title=Alter Bridge and Creed's Mark Tremonti Reveals Artwork for Solo Album|date=March 20, 2012|publisher=Audio Ink Radio|first=Anne|last=Erickson}} wherein he teaches all of his guitar solos from Alter Bridge's sophomore release, Blackbird. He also teaches warm-ups, alternate tunings, finger picking style, legato techniques, and other advanced exercises.{{citation needed|date=October 2017}}

His DVD, which is the first in The Sound & the Story series of instructional DVDs, also features guest appearances from Myles Kennedy, Michael Angelo Batio, Rusty Cooley, Bill Peck, and Troy Stetina. The aforementioned series also includes DVDs by Leslie West{{cite web|url=http://www.guitarnoize.com/leslie-west-the-sound-and-the-story-guitar-instruction-documentary-dvd|title=Leslie West The Sound and The Story – Guitar Instruction/Documentary DVD|publisher=Guitar Noize |date=November 30, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120308182922/http://www.guitarnoize.com/leslie-west-the-sound-and-the-story-guitar-instruction-documentary-dvd|archive-date=March 8, 2012}} and Troy Stetina.{{cite web|url=http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/fret12_releases_the_sound_and_the_story_with_troy_stetina.html?no_takeover|title=Fret12 Releases The Sound And The Story With Troy Stetina|publisher=Ultimate Guitar|date=April 18, 2011}}

Tremonti later began expressing interest in releasing a solo album in 2010. "The bands are so different", he said of his two current main projects. "And I write so much. I'm going to do a solo record because there are some songs that I'd hate to think wouldn't see the light of day because they don't work for Creed or Alter Bridge."{{cite news|url=http://www.thisisnottingham.co.uk/entertainmentnews/Alter-Bridge/article-2754136-detail/article.html|title=Interview: Alter Bridge guitarist Mark Tremonti prepares for Rock City|newspaper=Nottingham Post|date=October 15, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101020183505/http://www.thisisnottingham.co.uk/entertainmentnews/Alter-Bridge/article-2754136-detail/article.html|archive-date=October 20, 2010}} He plays guitar and singing lead on all of the songs himself, and former Submersed members Eric Friedman and Garrett Whitlock perform on the record as well. Tremonti described the music as "melody driven",{{cite web|url=http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/interviews/interviews/alter_bridge_we_wanted_to_stay_relevant_and_not_rely_on_legacy.html|title=Mark Tremonti of Creed and Alter Bridge Interview|first=Steven|last=Rosen|publisher=Ultimate Guitar Archive|date=November 5, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121012013945/http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/interviews/interviews/alter_bridge_we_wanted_to_stay_relevant_and_not_rely_on_legacy.html|archive-date=October 12, 2012}}

In a May 2011 interview, Tremonti said that it would be a "heavier-sounding" thrash metal album.{{cite web |url=http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/upcoming_releases/mark_tremonti_working_on_speedthrash_metal_album.html|title=Mark Tremonti Working On Speed/Thrash Metal Album|date=May 18, 2011|publisher=Ultimate Guitar Archive}} He later said that the album is "probably heavier than either Creed or Alter Bridge", and that it would have "lots of soloing".{{cite web|url=http://www.artistdirect.com/entertainment-news/article/mark-tremonti-talks-solo-album-playing-wembley-arena-with-alter-bridge-creed-and-more/9833329|title=Mark Tremonti Talks Solo Album, Playing Wembley Arena with Alter Bridge, Creed and More|publisher=Artistdirect|first=Rick|last=Florino|date=January 17, 2012|access-date=January 21, 2012|archive-date=October 23, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171023115932/http://www.artistdirect.com/entertainment-news/article/mark-tremonti-talks-solo-album-playing-wembley-arena-with-alter-bridge-creed-and-more/9833329|url-status=dead}}

On January 20, 2012, Tremonti launched a website for his solo album where fans can sign up to receive news, previews, live streams, and giveaways. A list of working song titles was also included on the webpage, as well as the album title, All I Was. He later launched a new website for his solo work after the album's release.{{cite web|url=http://www.licklibrary.com/news/2012/7/3989-mark_tremonti_launches_new_website_and_34all_i_was34_debut_solo_album|title=Mark Tremonti launches new website and "All I Was" debut solo album|publisher=Lick Library|date=July 17, 2012|access-date=July 20, 2012|archive-date=November 1, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171101131450/http://www.licklibrary.com/news/2012/7/3989-mark_tremonti_launches_new_website_and_34all_i_was34_debut_solo_album|url-status=dead}}

It was set for a July 10, 2012 release on FRET12 Records with "You Waste Your Time" being the first single from the album,{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/490379/creeds-mark-tremonti-releasing-solo-debut|title=Creed's Mark Tremonti Releasing Solo Debut|magazine=Billboard|date=April 26, 2012}} and according to FMQB, "You Waste Your Time" would be released to active rock radio stations in May 2012.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.fmqb.com/article.asp?id=2444158|title=Quick Hits: Maroon 5, Mark Tremonti, Norah Jones, TLC, Demi Lovato, The Killers, Passion Pit, Van Halen|magazine=FMQB|date=April 26, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120503050953/http://www.fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=2444158|archive-date=May 3, 2012}}

The entire song was made available for listening on May 6, 2012, one day before its release, on Loudwire.com.{{cite web|url=http://loudwire.com/tremonti-you-waste-your-time-song-review|title=Tremonti, 'You Waste Your Time' – Song Review|publisher=loudwire.com|date=May 6, 2012|first=Mary|last=Ouellette}} One day after its release, the song reached number 10 on the iTunes Rock Songs Chart,{{cite web|url=http://loudwire.com/mark-tremonti-itunes-top-10-single-you-waste-your-time|title=Mark Tremonti Cracks iTunes Top 10 With Single 'You Waste Your Time'|first=Chad|last=Childers|date=May 8, 2012|publisher=Loudwire.com}} and Tremonti's live music video for it premiered on May 17, 2012, on Noisecreep.{{cite web|url=http://www.noisecreep.com/2012/05/17/tremonti-you-waste-your-time-performance-video|title=Tremonti, 'You Waste Your Time': Creed, Alter Bridge Guitarist Makes Solo Debut (VIDEO PREMIERE)|website=Noisecreep|first=Carlos|last=Ramirez|date=May 17, 2012}} The album's official release date was announced on Ultimate Guitar Archive as July 17, 2012.{{cite web|url=http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/upcoming_releases/mark_tremonti_to_unleash_all_i_was_on_july_17.html|title=Mark Tremonti To Unleash 'All I Was' On July 17|date=June 20, 2012|publisher=Ultimate Guitar Archive}}

His solo band originally consisted of Friedman and Whitlock alongside Alter Bridge and Creed bassist Brian Marshall playing bass guitar as a touring member. The band performed its first solo concert at The Social in Orlando, Florida, on July 17, 2012, with the performance filmed for a future video release.{{cite web|url=http://loudwire.com/tremonti-perform-first-ever-show-july|title=Tremonti To Perform First-Ever Show In July|first=Chad|last=Childers|publisher=Loudwire.com|date=June 9, 2012}} Wolfgang Van Halen replaced Brian Marshall as a touring bassist in September 2012.{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/MarkTremonti/status/245572382390108160|title=Twitter/MarkTremonti|first=Mark|last=Tremonti|date=September 11, 2012|publisher=Twitter}}

Tremonti recorded their second album with Wolfgang Van Halen playing bass for the 2015 release. On March 3, 2015, Tremonti released a sample of the song "Radical Change" whilst revealing the album title Cauterize and the track listing for the upcoming sophomore effort. On March 17, 2015, Tremonti released another song preview for the track "Flying Monkeys" and also gave a concrete release date of June 9, 2015, for Cauterize. On March 20, 2015, Tremonti unveiled via Twitter that the first single, titled "Another Heart", was released March 24, 2015.{{citation needed|date=October 2017}}

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On March 23, 2015, the single Another Heart was made available for streaming via fret12. On March 27, 2015, the artwork for Cauterize was revealed and it was revealed that Cauterize was the first of two albums to be released as the two albums were recorded together. "The second album titled Dust will be released in early 2016, "after [they] record the Alter Bridge record and [they] have that three or four month gap, [he]'ll be looking to tour on it to support it." Tremonti said he "wanted to make sure both albums flowed dynamically. If there were two slow moody songs, [he]'d put one on each album, same thing if there were two really heavy aggressive songs, [he] would split them up evenly. There's isn't a specific theme to one or the other. Each record is mixed"{{citation needed|date=October 2017}} and that "it's definitely not the 'b-sides' of this album."{{cite web|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/mark-tremonti-says-forthcoming-dust-album-is-definitely-not-the-b-sides-of-cauterize/|title=MARK TREMONTI Says Forthcoming 'Dust' Album Is 'Definitely Not The B-Sides' Of 'Cauterize'|date=May 12, 2015|website=Blabbermouth.net|access-date=October 23, 2017}} Dust was released on April 29, 2016, via FRET12 records, and produced by Michael Baskette who produced Tremonti's past two records and has also produced most of Alter Bridge's records.{{cite web|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/tremonti-dust-album-artwork-unveiled|title=TREMONTI To Release 'Dust' Album In April|date=February 19, 2016|website=Blabbermouth.net|access-date=October 23, 2017}}

Tremonti's fourth solo album, the concept album A Dying Machine, was released on June 8, 2018, via Napalm Records. The record was once again produced by Michael Baskette. The album is accompanied by a full-length novel under the same name written by Mark Tremonti and John Shirley, tying together loose ends of the album's plot.

Tremonti supported Iron Maiden on the European leg of their Legacy of the Beast Tour in June 2018.

{{cite web |url=https://allthatshreds.com/review-tremontis-a-dying-machine-all-that-shreds-first-10-10-album/ |title=Review: Tremonti's A Dying Machine – All That Shreds First 10/10 Album | Music News @ |website=allthatshreds.com |date=June 5, 2018 |access-date=October 10, 2020 |archive-date=January 31, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230131150919/https://allthatshreds.com/review-tremontis-a-dying-machine-all-that-shreds-first-10-10-album/ |url-status=dead }}

Tremonti has worked with several artists since his beginning years with Creed. In 2001 he collaborated with comedian Larry the Cable Guy on his comedy album Lord, I Apologize, on which Tremonti is credited as a performer and songwriter.[{{AllMusic |class=album |id=r559255 |tab=credits |pure_url = yes}} allmusic ((( Lord, I Apologize > Credits )))] AllMusic. Tremonti later recalled, "We had become friends a long time ago, before his career really started to take off. We joked about getting together and doing a song, and he called me up one day to say he actually wanted to do it. So he sang me his idea, and I went to record my guitar lines that day, and the record went gold."{{cite news |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mike-ragogna/a-conversation-with-creed_b_680948.html |title=A Conversation With Creed's Mark Tremonti |first=Mike |last=Ragogna |date=August 13, 2010 |work=The Huffington Post}}

Tremonti later began performing in the neo-classical metal genre with guitarist Michael Angelo Batio, whose 2004 album Hands Without Shadows featured Tremonti as a guest musician on the Deep Purple cover "Burn".{{cite web|url=http://www.marktremonti.net/newsitem.php?id=3|title=Mark Tremonti guests on Michael Angelo Batio album|date=May 24, 2004|publisher=MarkTremonti.net|access-date=January 23, 2012|archive-date=October 9, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141009171213/http://www.marktremonti.net/newsitem.php?id=3|url-status=usurped}} He said that he is "really good friends" with Batio, and that working with him was "an honor".{{cite web|url=http://www.guitarmessenger.com/interviews/mark-tremonti-interview-alter-bridge-creed|title=Mark Tremonti Interview (Alter Bridge, Creed)|first=Ivan|last=Chopik|date=November 9, 2007|publisher=Guitar Messenger}} Batio later appeared on Tremonti's guitar instructional DVD The Sound & the Story as a guest tutor. In 2009 he appeared on Batio's next album, Hands Without Shadows 2 – Voices, performing a solo on the Metallica medley "Metallica Rules".[{{AllMusic |class=album |id=r1684609 |tab=credits |pure_url=yes}} allmusic ((( Hands Without Shadows, Vol. 2: Voices > Credits )))]

In 2004, Tremonti co-produced, with Don Gilmore and Kirk Kelsey, some songs on In Due Time by Submersed, whom Tremonti helped get signed to Wind-up Records. Former Submersed guitarist Eric Friedman recalled his experiences with Tremonti in the studio, saying that watching him "taught us a lot as far as music and songwriting and being able to get across the things we want to get across."{{cite web|url=http://community.musiciansfriend.com/docs/DOC-2699|title=Interview with Submersed: Timing is Everything|first=Bryan|last=Holley|date=August 3, 2010|work=Artist Spotlight|publisher=Musician's Friend}}

Tremonti said that producing is not "something I'd do any time soon again." He later continued working with other artists on the musical side, in 2005 with Fozzy on their album All That Remains,{{cite web |url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=21910|title=FOZZY: Ex-MEGADETH Guitarist FRIEDMAN, CREED's TREMONTI To Guest On New CD |date=April 29, 2004|work=Blabbermouth.net|publisher=Roadrunner Records|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070319022124/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=21910 |archive-date=March 19, 2007}} performing a guitar solo on the song "The Way I Am". His Alter Bridge bandmate Myles Kennedy also appeared on the album.{{cite web|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=29427|title=FOZZY: 'All That Remains' Track Listing, Artwork Revealed|date=November 20, 2004|work=Blabbermouth.net|publisher=Roadrunner Records|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060421031113/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=29427|archive-date=April 21, 2006}}

In 2008 Tremonti made two guest appearances, one with the metalcore band Bury Your Dead on their self-titled album,{{cite web|url=http://www.marktremonti.net/interview.php?id=mtnetmark|title=MarkTremonti.net interview with Mark Tremonti at the Croc Rock in Allentown, PA|date=July 25, 2008|publisher=MarkTremonti.net|access-date=January 23, 2012|archive-date=March 3, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303220539/http://www.marktremonti.net/interview.php?id=mtnetmark|url-status=usurped}} and another with Sevendust on the song "Hope" from Chapter VII: Hope & Sorrow, which also featured appearances from Myles Kennedy and Chris Daughtry.{{cite web|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=90338|title=SEVENDUST: New Song Posted Online|date=February 8, 2008|work=Blabbermouth.net|publisher=Roadrunner Records|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080410211739/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=90338 |archive-date=April 10, 2008}}{{cite web|url=http://www.melodic.net/?page=news&id=9779|title=New Sevendust Album To Feature Chris Daughtry, Mark Tremonti & Myles Kennedy|date=February 22, 2008|publisher=Melodic.net|access-date=January 23, 2012|archive-date=October 23, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171023063507/http://www.melodic.net/?page=news&id=9779|url-status=dead}}

In March 2022, Tremonti announced that he would be releasing a covers album of Frank Sinatra songs that were recorded with former members of Sinatra's band. The album, titled Tremonti Sings Sinatra was released on May 27, 2022, with proceeds going to the National Down Syndrome Society.{{cite magazine | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rock/mark-tremonti-sings-frank-sinatra-covers-album-1235045974/ | title=Mark Tremonti to Release Frank Sinatra Covers Album – Recorded with Ol' Blue Eyes' Band | magazine=Billboard }} Mark would go on to announce the release of a Christmas album titled Christmas Classics Old & New, which was released on October 27, 2023.

Tremonti, who gained some playing tips from Troy Stetina,{{Cite web |last=Yuganov |first=Sergey |title=Interview With Troy Stetina On Practicing Guitar |url=http://practiceguitarnow.com/guitarpracticeinterviewwithtroystetina.html |access-date=2024-06-13 |website=practiceguitarnow.com |language=en-gb}}OnMilwaukee, Apr 07, 2005 - [https://onmilwaukee.com/articles/stetina STETINA
Despite impressive resume, Stetina lacks name recognition at home
For nearly 20 years, Stetina, an astonishingly skilled hard rock/metal guitarist, has been working in Milwaukee. But, he's hardly a household name here. By Bobby Tanzilo] has also collaborated with him. One occasion was the guitar clinic which was held at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam in November 2010.Conservatorium van Amsterdam, 3 november 2010 - [https://www.conservatoriumvanamsterdam.nl/nieuws/2010/11/extra-gitaarclinic-door-mark-tremonti-en-troy-stetina/ Nieuws, Extra gitaarclinic door Mark Tremonti en Troy Stetina] Stetina was a major feature in the third installment of The Sound And The Story dvd by Fret12 Productions which ran for three hours. Besides Tremonti, it featured, Michael Angelo Batio, Eric Friedman and Bill Peck.{{Cite web |last=Bosso |first=Joe |date=2011-05-13 |title=Mark Tremonti on solo album, Alter Bridge, instructional DVDs and Creed |url=https://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/mark-tremonti-on-solo-album-alter-bridge-instructional-dvds-and-creed-444907 |access-date=2024-06-13 |website=MusicRadar |language=en}} Tremonti is featured on the track "Burn" from Stetina's band's album Beyond the Infinite.Qobuz - [https://www.qobuz.com/au-en/album/beyond-the-infinite-feat-troy-stetina-second-soul/drfs94rsq1jwb Beyond the Infinite (feat. Troy Stetina) Second Soul]Tidal - [https://tidal.com/browse/album/171154781 Beyond the Infinite (feat. Troy Stetina) Second Soul 2011]

In an October, 2004 article about Tremonti with interview, Tremonti talked about how he would give Stetina producing ideas and in return Stetina would go over classical pieces with him. Sometimes Stetina's going over theory stuff and getting to the third or fourth topic would be overwhelming with Temonti telling him to stop so he could take it all in first. He referred to him as a theory genius. He also said that the last time he was with him, he wrote a couple couple of the solo's for Stetina's record.Guitar One, October 2004 - [https://archive.org/details/GuitarOneOct2004Medium/page/n95/mode/2up Page 96 - 97 SHRED TACTICS A PRIVATE LESSON WITH MARK TREMONTI
You began taking guitar lessons a while back. What did you learn]

On December 14, 2002, Tremonti married Victoria Rodriguez, with whom he has two sons, Austen and Pearson, and a daughter, Stella. They currently reside in Windermere, Florida. Tremonti's daughter Stella has Down syndrome, and he supports Down syndrome charities.

One of Tremonti's brothers, Michael, is Alter Bridge's fan liaison and publicist.{{cite web |url=http://espyrock.com/news/michael-tremonti-comments-on-recent-alter-bridge-rumours |title=Michael Tremonti comments on recent Alter Bridge rumors |publisher=EspyRock |date=July 20, 2010}} Another brother, Dan, has created the artwork for all of the albums by both Alter Bridge and Creed and is the president and creative director of a design/marketing company called Core Twelve.{{cite web |url=http://www.core12.com/ |title=CORE 12: A CREATIVE AGENCY|website=Core12.com|access-date=October 23, 2017}} Tremonti's mother died in January 2002 and Alter Bridge's song "In Loving Memory" is a tribute to her.{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/alter_bridge/artist.jhtml#biographyEnd |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060217043208/http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/alter_bridge/artist.jhtml#biographyEnd |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 17, 2006 |title=Alter Bridge - Full Biography |publisher=MTV|access-date=October 23, 2017}}

These statistics were compiled from the RIAA certification online database.{{cite news|url=https://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH |publisher=Recording Industry Association of America |title=Gold and Platinum database |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070626050454/http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH |archive-date=June 26, 2007 }}

;Studio albums

• My Own Prison: 6× platinum (August 2002)
• Human Clay: 11× platinum, 1×(+) diamond (January 2004)
• Weathered: 6× platinum (January 2003)
• One Day Remains: gold (November 2004)

;Compilations

• Greatest Hits: 2× platinum (November 2008)

The Grammy Awards are awarded annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. With Creed, Mark Tremonti has been nominated for three Grammy Awards resulting in one win.{{cite web |url=http://www.metrolyrics.com/creed-awards-featured.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130416161847/http://www.metrolyrics.com/creed-awards-featured.html|archive-date=April 16, 2013|url-status=unfit |title=Awards for Creed |publisher=MetroLyrics|access-date=October 23, 2017}}

• "With Arms Wide Open" – Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal, 2001 (nomination)
• "With Arms Wide Open" – Best Rock Song, 2001 (winner)
• "My Sacrifice" – Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal, 2003 (nomination){{cite web |url=http://www.rockonthenet.com/grammy/rockgroup.htm |title=GRAMMY AWARDS:BEST ROCK VOCAL PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP |publisher=Rock on the Net|access-date=October 23, 2017}}

Loudwire Music Awards

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Tremonti was also named "Guitarist of the Year" for three consecutive years by Guitar World magazine, and in 2011 he was listed as the fourth greatest heavy metal guitarist of all time by Total Guitar. In addition, and also in 2011, the guitar solo in the Alter Bridge song "Blackbird", which Tremonti performed with Myles Kennedy, was named the greatest guitar solo of all time by Guitarist magazine. In December 2019, he was named Guitarist of the Decade by Guitar World and was featured in its covers along with Tosin Abasi, Gary Clark Jr. and Nita Strauss who captured the next three positions respectively.

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Studio albums

• My Own Prison (1997)
• Human Clay (1999)
• Weathered (2001)
• Full Circle (2009)

Studio albums

• One Day Remains (2004)
• Blackbird (2007)
• AB III (2010)
• Fortress (2013)
• The Last Hero (2016)
• Walk the Sky (2019)
• Pawns & Kings (2022)

Studio albums

• All I Was (2012)
• Cauterize (2015)
• Dust (2016)
• A Dying Machine (2018)
• Marching in Time (2021)
• The End Will Show Us How (2025)

Studio albums

• Mark Tremonti Sings Frank Sinatra (2022)

Holiday albums

• Mark Tremonti Christmas Classics New & Old (2023)

• Behind the Music: Creed (2000)
• Mark Tremonti: The Sound & the Story (2008)
• Alter Bridge: Fortress: The Sound & the Story (2014)
• OSW Review: Episode 84 - Survivor Series 93 (2019)

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