Alter Bridge have unveiled a 20th anniversary expanded vinyl reissue of their debut album One Day Remains via Craft Recordings.
The 2-LP pressing arrives in a plethora of colorways — a whopping nine in total — and features the original tracklist and six bonus tracks: the rare B-side “Save Me” closing out Side C, and a five-song 2005 live performance from Toronto’s Phase One Studios on Side D (four of the live cuts being previously unreleased). The live take of “Metalingus” can be streamed now ahead of the vinyl release.
Select color variants (Red Smoke, Yellow Smoke, Green Smoke, and Sea Blue Smoke) retail for $40 and are for sale exclusively on Alter Bridge’s online store. Each variant is limited to 300 copies.
Meanwhile, the worldwide release for the standard 2-LP black version ($33) is March 7th, with other exclusive retailers carrying the remaining vinyl colorways (Orange Smoke, Limeade, Blue Smoke, and Electric Smoke). A digital release featuring the bonus tracks is set for December 6th.
Craft Recordings originally reissued One Day Remains in 2021 — the album’s first-ever vinyl pressing — with alternate artwork and sans bonus tracks. For collectors who are curious, that pressing is now out of print and fetches a fair sum on the secondhand market.
The reissue announcement comes amidst a break in activity for Alter Bridge following their 2022 album Pawns & Kings and heavy touring throughout 2023. However, the band members haven’t slowed down in the slightest, with three of them (Mark Tremonti, Scott Phillips, and Brian Marshall) currently back playing in a reunited Creed, and Kennedy being mid-album cycle for his 2024 LP The Art of Letting Go.
You can pre-order the vinyl variants exclusive to the Alter Bridge store via this location. The standard 2-LP pressing can be pre-order via Craft Recordings.
Stream the “Metalingus” bonus track below.
One Day Remains (20th Anniversary Expanded Edition) Artwork:
One Day Remains (20th Anniversary Expanded Edition) Tracklist:
Side A
01. Find The Real
02. One Day Remains
03. Open Your Eyes
04. Burn It Down
Side B
01. Metalingus
02. Broken Wings
03. In Loving Memory
04. Down To My Last
Side C
01. Watch Your Words
02. Shed My Skin
03. The End Is Here
04. Save Me
Side D
01. One Day Remains (Live at Phase One Studios, Toronto, CA / March 28, 2005)
02. Burn It Down (Live at Phase One Studios, Toronto, CA / March 28, 2005)
03. Open Your Eyes (Live at Phase One Studios, Toronto, CA / March 28, 2005)
04. Broken Wings (Live at Phase One Studios, Toronto, CA / March 28, 2005)
05. Metalingus (Live at Phase One Studios, Toronto, CA / March 28, 2005)