 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.The same press release confirmed a European release date of October 11, 2010 for the new album.On October 6, the band announced that the album is scheduled for a North American release on November 9, 2010 on their own label, Alter Bridge Recordings, a subsidiary of Capitol Records.