Sun by Gene Wolfe, Old Man's War by John Scalzi, The First Law trilogy by Joe Abercrombie, The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran, and On Writing by Stephen King as some of his favorites. One of Tremonti's brothers, Michael, is Alter Bridge's fan liaison and publicist. Another brother, Dan, has created the artwork for all of the albums by both Alter Bridge and Creed and is the president and creative director of a design/marketing company called Core Twelve. Tremonti's mother died in January 2002 and Alter Bridge's song "In Loving Memory" is a tribute to her. Awards and accolades RIAA certifications These statistics were compiled from the RIAA certification online database. Studio albums My Own Prison: 6× platinum (August 2002) Human Clay: 11× platinum, 1×(+) diamond (January 2004) Weathered: 6× platinum (January 2003) One Day Remains: gold (November 2004) Compilations Greatest Hits: 2× platinum (November 2008) Grammy Awards and nominations The Grammy Awards are awarded annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. With Creed, Mark Tremonti has been nominated for three Grammy Awards resulting in one win. "With Arms Wide Open" – Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal, 2001 (nomination) "With Arms Wide Open" – Best Rock Song, 2001 (winner) "My Sacrifice" – Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal, 2003 (nomination) Other accolades Loudwire Music Awards |- | 2013 || Mark Tremonti || Best Guitarist || |- | 2015 || Mark Tremonti || Best Guitarist || Metal Hammer Golden Gods Awards |- | 2008 || Mark Tremonti || Best Shredder || |- | 2014 || Mark Tremonti || Riff Lord || Tremonti was also named "Guitarist of the Year" for three consecutive years by Guitar World magazine, and in 2011 he was listed as the fourth greatest heavy metal guitarist of all time by Total Guitar. In addition, and also in 2011, the guitar solo in the Alter Bridge song "Blackbird", which Tremonti performed with Myles Kennedy, was named the greatest guitar solo of all time by Guitarist magazine. In December 2019, he was named Guitarist of the Decade by Guitar World and was featured in its covers along with Tosin Abasi, Gary Clark Jr. and Nita Strauss who captured the next three positions respectively. Discography Creed Studio albumsMy Own Prison (1997)Human Clay (1999)Weathered (2001)Full Circle (2009) Alter Bridge Studio albumsOne Day Remains (2004)Blackbird (2007)AB III (2010)Fortress (2013)The Last Hero