This song is from The Powerless Rise album, released in 2010 on Metal Blade Records.
Tuning - D Standard
The dreaded bridge riff. When you’ve got the bones and structure of your song mostly down and you’re cruising and then..time for a new riff/part that is generally completely different and stands apart than any other section of the song.⁣
A big ringout is always a good start and I remember a lot of us were listening to a lot of DIO at the time so big tom drops were always a goal to have. Depending on how the song is developing, I’ll usually try to write a breakdown for the bridge. If that fails then I’ll try something more soft/sappy/vibey that can maybe lead into a epic guitar solo section. This song was too high energy for that so I thought it was best to keep things blasting away and it worked very well being the only part sandwiched between 2 choruses. Pretty straightforward. It’s nice when things work!