Jerry Cantrell served as the lead guitarist, co-lyricist, co-vocalist and main composer of Alice in Chains until the group's near-permanent hiatus beginning in the late 1990s and leading through the death of lead singer Layne Staley in April 2002. [73]

6 days ago · As guitarist and co-lead vocalist of Alice In Chains, Jerry Cantrell is one of the most iconic musicians to emerge from Seattle. His band have overcome the death of their frontman, Layne Staley, to continue making grunge greatness, while Jerry also sustains a solo career, and has just released fourth album I Want Blood.

At his 2025 tour kickoff, Jerry Cantrell played an Alice In Chains deep cut for the first time since 1993. The rocker's 2025 solo tour in support of his latest album I Want Blood kicked off Friday ...

Jan 27, 2025 · For the past three decades, Jerry Cantrell has been celebrated as one of rock’s greatest guitarists, both with the band Alice in Chains and as a solo artist. In that latter capacity, he released his fourth album in October, I Want Blood – and soon, he’ll hit the road for an extensive tour to support it (including shows in Sayreville, New ...

Oct 18, 2024 · Is Jerry Cantrell still committed to Alice in Chains? You might well wonder. It's been six years since Alice in Chains released 2018’s Rainier Fog. In the interim, Cantrell has issued two solo albums: 2021's Brighten and, his new album, I Want Blood, released October 18.

Oct 8, 2024 · In a new interview with The Vinyl Guide podcast, Jerry Cantrell was asked when a piece of music he is writing becomes an ALICE IN CHAINS song and when it becomes a Jerry Cantrell solo song.

Oct 31, 2024 · On their masterpiece, the 1992 album Dirt, Alice in Chains managed to take Black Sabbath’s template for molten riffs into stranger, more artful, and more desperate territory, yet they also crafted tracks chock-full of hooks.

Nov 10, 2021 · From the magnificent black walls of guitar riffery that propel Grind and Sludge Factory to the lush, kaleidoscopic harmonies of Heaven Beside You and Frogs, Alice In Chains finds the band once again scraping the bottom of their psychic barrels to …

Jul 9, 2022 · On July 6, FaceCulture conducted an interview with ALICE IN CHAINS guitarist, singer and songwriter Jerry Cantrell and composer-musician Tyler Bates, who is also in Jerry's touring band, in...

Jul 28, 2023 · Speaking to Classic Rock’s Niall Doherty in 2021, Alice In Chains guitarist, co-vocalist and songwriter Jerry Cantrell revisited the song’s origins.