 On August 9, 2010, the band announced that the working title of the album, "AB III", would actually be the official title after all, stating they think it is "simple yet effective".On the same blog post, they announced each song on the record one by one throughout the day.Later that month it was confirmed that "AB III" would be released worldwide (excluding North America) on Roadrunner Records, making "AB III" Alter Bridge's third consecutive album to be released through a different record label.