His band Alter Bridge was named after an actual bridge located in
Detroit. It separated a clean neighborhood from a drug-infested part of
town and, according to Tremonti, symbolizes the unknown.
He and his wife are expecting their first child (a boy to be named
Austen) in May 2005.
Now that Creed has ended, he plays lead guitar for Alter Bridge, which consists of all the members of Creed except with a different singer, that being Myles Kennedy, who formerly sung for the band Mayfield Four.
Tremonti means "Three Mounts" in Italian.
He loves to play Ping-Pong and usually plays before concerts. He also
collects pinball machines.
His favorite band is Metallica. His favorite CD is "Master of Puppets"
and he has said that he wishes he had written "The Call of the Ktulu" himself.
He got his first guitar when he was 11, it was a Gibson knock-off
called a TARA. He now has a Signature PRS Guitar with his name on the
12th fret.
Helped Larry the Cable Guy perform the title song to the album "Lord, I
Apologize" which was the last track on the CD.