Alter Bridge's New Album Scores Top 10 Chart Debut

(hennemusic) Alter Bridge have scored a Top 10 debut for their fifth album, "The Last Hero", on the US charts. Billboard reports the project enters the Billboard 200 at No. 8 with opening week sales of 28,000 units (27,000 in traditional album sales).

The feat marks the first time the band have been in the US Top 10 since their debut, "One Day Remains", debuted and peaked at No. 5 on the charts in 2004.

Alter Bridge's previous three records made the US Top 20, with "Blackbird" reaching No. 13 in 2007), "AB III" peaking at No. 17 in 2010, and "Fortress" hitting No. 12 in 2013.

"The Last Hero" also debuted in the Top 10 in several other countries including the UK, Germany, Switzerland, Austria and Italy, among others. Read more here.

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