One Day Remains is the debut studio album by Americanrock bandAlter Bridge, released on August 10, 2004, onWind-up Records. The album was produced byBen Grosse,[1] making it the band's only album to not be produced byMichael "Elvis" Baskette as of 2020; additionally, it is the only release by the band on which lead singerMyles Kennedy does not play guitar. It has been certified Gold in the United States as of November 2004, with worldwide sales reaching 750,000.[2][3] It is said the album received its name from the band members' attitudes that life should be lived as if only one day remains. GuitaristMark Tremonti also said in an interview that the title is a reference to the title cards that appeared in the 2001 movieDonnie Darko, and it is one of the names the band considered using before settling with Alter Bridge.[citation needed]
Although never released as a single, "Metalingus" is one of Alter Bridge's most popular songs and is a live staple. The song has been used byprofessional wrestler andWWE Hall of FamerAdam "Edge" Copeland as hisentrance theme inWWE from 2004 onward. From March to June 2022, he changed his entrance theme to another Alter Bridge song, "The Other Side", which would later be the entrance music forThe Judgment Day stable after Edge got disbanded from the group. He continued to use "Metalingus" once more after returning atSummerSlam 2022 and after joiningAll Elite Wrestling (AEW) in October 2023.[9]
Like "Metalingus", "In Loving Memory" was never released as a single, though it is one of the band's most popular songs among fans. On November 5, 2008 inGlasgow, an electric version of the song was performed for the first time, and has since become a regular feature in their live shows.
Mark Tremonti wrote the song about the death of his mother, Mary Elizabeth Tremonti, who died in 2002. In an interview he said: "There are a lot of themes on this record that are very personal, for example 'In Loving Memory' is about my mother who recently passed away. In terms of purely personal significance, you cannot get any deeper than that. It is definitely a sad song."[10]
"Save Me", featured on the soundtrack to the 2005 filmElektra.
"Solace" has been recorded during the ODR sessions, but it didn't make the record. The song "Solace" was a possible band name they were seriously considering before deciding on Alter Bridge. The lead guitarist Mark Tremonti said that in theGuitar One interview from the October 2004 issue, Kennedy was singing a line from it. The intro can be heard played by Tremonti on the DVDThe Sound and the Story.Some sections from the song were reportedly used by Tremonti for a song on his first solo recordAll I Was.[citation needed] The whole song was included as "rarity" onLive at the O2 Arena + Rarities in 2017.
"Breathe" is another song written and has been recorded during the ODR sessions. It was released on the Best Buy exclusive version ofThe Last Hero in 2016 as well as on the rarities disc ofLive at the O2 Arena + Rarities in 2017.
"Cruel Sun" is another song written and has been recorded during the ODR sessions, but it had yet to be heard until being included as "rarity" onLive at the O2 Arena + Rarities in 2017.
An edited version of the song "Open Your Eyes" was featured in the video gameMadden NFL 2005 in 2004.
The song "Shed My Skin" was featured on the soundtrack to the 2005 filmFantastic Four.
The song "Metalingus" was featured in the video gameWWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2011 in 2010, and every WWE video game featuring Edge since. A remixed and edited version titled You Think You Know Me (Metalingus) was also WWE wrestler Edge's entrance theme song from November 2004 to the present day.
