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Mark Tremonti Continues To Impress On His Sixth Solo LP, ‘The End Will Show Us How’

Mark Tremonti is quite the busy individual.  Between his work with Alter Bridge (which is working on its next album), his work with the recently reunited Creed, and his solo work, Tremonti has kept himself working hard for some time.  Speaking of that solo work, Tremonti unveiled his latest solo album, The End Will Show Us How Friday through Napalm Records.  Spanning 12 songs over a run time of near an hour (56 minutes to be exact), the sixth album from Tremonti proves an interesting new offering from the veteran guitarist/singer.  Each of its singles – ‘The End Will Show Us How,’ ‘One More Time,’ ‘The Mother, The Earth, and I,’ and ‘Just Too Much’ – have made that clear, each in their own way.  They are just part of what makes the album worth hearing.  The album offers other songs of note through its body, including and not limited to ‘Tomorrow We Will Fail.  It will be discussed shortly.  ‘Now That I’ve Made It,’ the album’s penultimate entry, is another point of interest in this record.  It will be examined a little later.    ‘It’s Not Over,’ which is presented in the album’s first half, is one more of the album’s entries.  It will also be examined later.  Each song noted is important in its own way to the whole of the album.  When they are considered along with the album’s singles and that whole with the rest of the album, the whole therein makes The End Will Show Us How a welcome addition to this year’s field of new hard rock and metal albums.

The End Will Show Us How, the latest album from Mark Tremonti, is a strong new offering from the veteran guitarist/singer.  As noted, the four singles that the album has produced so far have made that clear, each in their own way.  They are only some of the notable entries in this record.  The album has other notable entries, not the least being the late entry, ‘Tomorrow We Will Fail.’  The steady drum beat and bass line that open the song make the song really stand out because they combine to form an introduction that is unlike that of any of the album’s other songs.  The melody that follows through the song’s remainder keeps things just as interesting what with the positive mood that it sets.  The whole is unlike most of the work that Tremonti has done with Alter Bridge and Creed.  It is just a welcome change of style and sound that listeners are sure to welcome.

In regard to the song’s lyrical theme, its positive (seeming) message pairs well with the upbeat mood set through the musical arrangement.  While the song’s title comes across as being somewhat nihilistic, the theme is actually positive.  It is a message of making the most of life each day because “tomorrow we will fail.”  This is inferred as Tremonti sings in the song’s lead verse and chorus, “Walk through life/Calling back to glories of the days I’d love to live again/Falling back on memories of the one I hoped to be/I’ll hope until the end/Cradle of the cause/That always seems to run from me/A cause I chase again/Taken now/The prize that time has always locked away/And now I just pretend/Today’s the day/Don’t ever ask why/Tomorrow we will fail/All the years/All that lived and died/And never became whole/Stand today/Or never know why/Tomorrow we will fail/All remains/All has come to life/Stand and become whole.”  That final line, “Stand and become whole” is a call to listeners to take stock of themselves, be proud of themselves.  He calls listeners to “don’t ever ask why” because they can and should.  It is an uplifting message that is certain to resonate with listeners.

Tremonti continues his message clearly in the song’s second verse as he sings, “All through life/We sit and wonder/what has taken place/And still do not a thing/Holding back desires/To rise and set things right again/Right until the end.”  This is certain to resonate just as much with listeners because he is right.  We all do exactly this.  Rather than holding back, we need to take hold of the day, as the chorus states and not ask why; just do it.  This uplifting message is one that listeners of every age need to hear.  When it and the song’s equally positive musical mood are combined, the whole therein makes ‘Tomorrow We Will Fail’ one more notable addition to The End Will Show Us How.

‘Tomorrow We Will Fail’ is not the last of the notable additions to Mark Tremonti’s new album.  Even later in the record, audiences get another notable work in the form of ‘Now That I’ve Made It.’  This song stand out in part because its musical arrangement is more familiar.  The brooding, contemplative nature of some of the album’s other arrangements is on display here.  It is not the full on heaviness of various arrangements but is still heavy in its mood.

That mood works well with the song’s lyrical theme, which seems to be a warning of sorts about keeping one’s self in check.  This as Tremonti sings in the song’s lead verse and chorus, “Pride will only break you/Everything will pass/Everything you know/The ones that you should hold/are all the one’s that you’ve let go/and now/Well now that I’ve made it/I can’t fall far now/And just as you claimed it/I can’t look down or I’ll fall.”  This points to a warning to those who maybe have taken others for granted as he sings that “everything you know/The ones that you should hold/Are all the ones you’ve let go.”  This is someone that seems to be in denial about what he/she has done to get where he or she is but deep down knows that “I can’t look down or I’ll fall.”  This person knows but just does not want to admit what he/she has done and where he/she is at in life.

The seeming warning becomes even clearer in the song’s second verse, which finds Tremonti singing, “Try to rise above it/Don’t take it all for granted/For the days are only fading now.”  In other words, appreciate what one has and who one has.  Do not take people and life for granted.  Appreciate it all.  All in all, what listeners get in this message makes for all the more reason that this song stands out.  When it and the song’s musical arrangement are paired, the whole therein makes the song in whole yet another key addition to The End Will Show Us How.

Yet another key entry in The End Will Show Us How comes earlier in the record’s run in the form of ‘It’s Not Over.’  The album’s fifth track, this song’s musical arrangement is interesting in its development over the course of its nearly five minute run time.  It starts out in decidedly contemplative nature before eventually growing in its power and energy.  That growth fits the song’s lyrical theme well in its own right what with the seeming theme of overcoming personal adversity.  This comes as Tremonti sings in the song’s chorus, “I’ve been here before/And I’ve told ya/That this won’t drain the life from me/This time I meant it/Been broken before/But I’m healin/I’ve earned now/All it takes to be here.”  This revelation comes after the song’s subject sings of trying “to gather some control of myself.”  He adds in the song’s second verse of having “built the cage that’s trapped me here/All this time/It has been right by my side” before returning to the empowering chorus, reminding listeners that healing and overcoming is possible.  It is another overall musical and lyrical picture that is sure to connect with audiences.  When it and the other songs examined here are considered alongside the album’s current singles and that whole with the remainder of the album’s works, the whole therein makes The End Will Show Us How a work that is welcome among this year’s early crop of new hard rock and metal releases.

The End Will Show Us How, the sixth solo album from Mark Tremonti, is a strong new offering from the veteran guitarist/singer that is sure to keep listeners engaged from beginning to end thanks to its musical and lyrical content alike.  This has already been proven through each of the four singles it has produced.  They are not the album’s only notable entries though.  There are other songs here to note, as examined here.  When that trio of songs is joined with the current singles and that group with the rest of the album’s entries, the whole therein makes the album overall a record that fits easily into this year’s field of new hard rock and metal albums.

Audiences across Europe will get to hear plenty of music from the album this winter as Tremonti is scheduled to launch a tour Tuesday in Hamburg, Germany. The tour is scheduled to run through Feb. 17 in Antwerp, Belgium. The tour’s schedule is noted below:

The End Will Show Us How Tour 2025
01/14/25 – Hamburg, DE – Gruenspan
01/16/25 – Stockholm, SE – Debaser
01/17/25 – Oslo, NO – John Dee
01/19/25 – Copenhagen, DK – Lille Vega
01/20/25 – Berlin, DE – Columbia Theater
01/21/25 – Prague, CZ – Palac Akropolis
01/23/25 – Krakow, PL – Hype Park
01/25/25 – Zurich, CH – Komplex 457
01/27/25 – Milan, IT – Magazzini Generali
01/28/25 – Vienna, AT – Szene
01/30/25 – Munich, DE – Technikum
01/31/25 – Frankfurt, DE – Zoom
02/01/25 – Cologne, DE – Kantine
02/02/25 – Amsterdam, NL – Melkweg
02/03/25 – Tilburg, NL – O13
02/05/25 – Bristol, GB – O2 Academy
02/06/25 – Glasgow, GB – SWG3 Galvanizers
02/07/25 – Belfast, GB – Limelight 1
02/09/25 – Dublin, IE – Academy
02/11/25 – Birmingham, GB – O2 Institute
02/13/25 – Manchester, GB – O2 Ritz
02/14/25 – London, GB – O2 Forum Kentish Town
02/16/25 – Paris, FR – Alhambra
02/17/25 – Antwerp, BE – Trix

The End Will Show Us How is available now through Napalm Records.  More information on the album is available along with all of Mark Tremonti’s latest news at:

Websitehttps://marktremonti.com

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