[144], As of 2018, Alice in Chains has had 18 Top 10 songs on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart,[145] 5 No. Hes drunk off his ass, laughing it up, trying to get in on the action while enduring some very real pain himself. But despite the fun times and early commercial success of Dirt, Staley wont be singing any upbeat ditties in the near future. [231], On December 8, 2017, Cantrell joined The Hellcat Saints (a supergroup featuring members of The Cult, Velvet Revolver, Weezer and Apocalyptica), to open for Jane's Addiction at the third annual Rhonda's Kiss benefit concert at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles. "name": "Alice In Chains’ William DuVall Details Beautiful 1996 Layne Staley Connection" [235], In February 2017, Cantrell released the song "A Job to Do", the end-title song to John Wick: Chapter 2. [226] On December 16, 2015, Cantrell joined the supergroup Royal Machines at The Roxy Theatre in West Hollywood and performed Thin Lizzy's "Jailbreak" and Alice in Chains' "Would?" the first album of DuVall's band, Comes with the Fall. Its calledDead Mans Handand is in Las Vegas. When Alice in Chains' first album went gold, Cantrell sent both teachers a gold record. They were snatched up within weeks. Bellinis is serving up a big dose of fantastico. [26] In a 1998 Q&A, Cantrell revealed that acting has always been an interest to him. [231] He came back at the end of the concert to sing "Roadhouse Blues" together with all the artists who performed at the tribute. Cantrell has also collaborated and performed with Heart, Ozzy Osbourne, Metallica, Pantera, Circus of Power, Metal Church, Gov't Mule, Damageplan, Pearl Jam, The Cult, Stone Temple Pilots, Danzig, Glenn Hughes, Duff McKagan and Deftones, among others. The dark, brooding side of the Seattle scene. Cantrell went to the emergency room but they could not do anything for him there, since the bone had slipped back in his hand and he would need a reconstructive surgery, but he had to wait for a couple of weeks for that to happen. It's overwhelming. [321] Cantrell needed a titanium plate and four screws to put the bones back together. He was also living in San Francisco during that period. [328] Cantrell explained the surgery saying, "The thing that set me back is I had some bone spurs [and] cartilage issues in my shoulders. [41] He also considers himself "half Yankee and half redneck". [317] Sadie died on the same night of Alice in Chains' concert in Seattle on October 8, 2010, aged 18. [82] Their debut album, Facelift, was released in 1990 and has been certified double-platinum by the RIAA, selling over two million copies. There were times on stagethere was one show in Charlotte where it was just so heavy. However, his musical range also extends into elements of blues and country as heard on his solo debut album. To celebrate the Alice in Chains guitarist's birthday, here are 10 things you "@type": "WebPage", His touring band for the album included Alice in Chains bandmates Inez and Kinney, and Cantrell expressed hope to have a second album released by the following year. [240] The guitars feature a single-bridge humbucker wired to a volume control. To celebrate the. Curtis and Silver passed the demo on to Columbia Records. I don't quite know what the mixture is, but there's definitely metal, blues, rock and roll, maybe a touch of punk. The opening performance will be the first full show by Alice in chains, live since September [278], Guns N' Roses guitarist Slash stated in a 2010 interview with Epiphone.com that Cantrell is one of the most inspiring lead guitar players that have come out in the last 20 years.[279]. [136][137] The album debuted at No. "@id": "https://www.alternativenation.net/", [72] Cantrell's guitar contribution gave a heavy metal edge to the band's unique grunge style. Cantrell's guitar playing is known for its unique use of wah pedal as well as odd time signatures. Ours is a little more brooding and introspective. I had these mystery migraines, intense physical pain, and I'd even gotten a spinal tap to test for certain things. Layne Staley made his final music industry appearance at the 1997 Grammys, and discussed in interviews how he really wanted to win one. I'll remember him and respect the memories of what we did together and just enjoy life and that's all I'll say about it. Alice In Chains performing Again in Thackerville, Oklahoma at the WinStar Casino. The two models most closely identified with Cantrell are instruments manufactured in the 1980s. [342], Since 2009, Cantrell has hosted the Alice in Chains & Friends Charity Fantasy Football League. [50] Cantrell worked doing asbestos abatement around the Dallas and Houston area. But being a part of this band is a full time job. "name": "Home" 1. [190], Cantrell was the lead guitarist in all of the tracks[191] from Ozzy Osbourne's 2005 album of cover songs, Under Cover. Cantrell joined Metallica on backing vocals during their performance of "Nothing Else Matters" at the Download Festival in Dublin on June 11, 2006. In December 2005, a surgery in his left shoulder removed bone fragments and repaired cartilage. Sean [Kinney] was at the door with my brother, so my choices were open the door and go to rehab or jump out the back window down a cliff into some blackberry bushes. Get the Alice in Chains Setlist of the concert at Diamond Ballroom, Oklahoma [227], On March 13, 2017, Cantrell made a guest appearance at Steel Panther's concert at The Roxy Theatre in West Hollywood and performed "Man In The Box" with the band joined by Godsmack singer Sully Erna on lead vocals. The Jesus Lizard - Panic In Cicero. Apr 15 1993 Alice in Chains Setlist at Made in Oklahoma Building, Oklahoma .ai-viewport-2 { display: none !important;} [39], His maternal grandmother, Dorothy Krumpos, died of cancer in October 1986,[40] and his mother Gloria died of pancreatic cancer at age 43 in April 1987, when Cantrell was 21 years old. Cart 0 Embroidered Logo Beanie. My band has been doing things lately, so I don't really have time to do anything. The tattoo parlor is cluttered with designs of skulls, gargoyles, dragons and other Goth images. [141] On June 27, 2018, the band announced the title and unveiled the cover art of the new album, Rainier Fog, released on August 24, 2018 through BMG, Alice in Chains' first release on the label. (90) $15.00 FREE shipping. We dont stuff our personal demons inside us, we get them out, Staley says. 2 on the Billboard 200 (the band's highest chart position since 1995's Alice in Chains, which debuted at No. All those bands put out records around the same time, and we hadnt put one out in two years. Traveling down to Los Angeles to be near Jerden, the band began recording in April. Im not shooting dope now, and I havent for a while. In a 2015 interview with Loudwire discussing five of his essential guitar albums, Slayer guitarist Kerry King said about Cantrell: Cantrell did the harmonies with Layne, and they were haunting, especially on Dirt. [346], On May 15, 2015, Cantrell performed at the second annual Acoustic-4-A-Cure concert in benefit of the Pediatric Cancer Program at the University of California, San Francisco. [32] It would not be until the age of 17 that he began seriously playing an electric guitar. [178] He started recording at Dave's Room Recording Studio in North Hollywood, California on March 10, 2020. [27], Alice in Chains' second acoustic EP, Jar of Flies, debuted at No. All Rights reserved. We have played with some [singers] who can actually bring it and add their own thing to it without being a Layne clone. As it stands now, Staley will be wearing the foot cast well into the new year. [27] Cantrell wrote the song "Rooster" at the Cornells' house and stayed there for a few weeks. After haggling over deal points with Columbia for six months, the group was finally ushered into a studio by producer Dave Jerden, who had previously worked with the Rolling Stones and Janes Addiction. Before Alice in Chains, Jerry was in a funk band with future Alice in Chains drummerSean Kinneyand bassistMike Starr. FlyingTee Announces Partnership with COBRA PUMA GOLF, Commentary: Thunder holds lead this time around, Commentary: Fix the problems or get the pen out, Red Eagle Construction of OKC Receives Award, 2013 Interior Design Best of Year Awards. [282], In 2018, Cantrell was named "Guitarist of the Year" by Ultimate Guitar's readers poll. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart in 1994,[92] becoming the first ever EP and first Alice in Chains release to top the charts. { [52] While working at the store, Cantrell bought what he described as his first "real guitar", a 1984 G&L Rampage. [159], In 1998, Layne Staley almost performed live again since Alice in Chains' last concert in July 1996,[160] when Cantrell went to Seattle on his solo tour for Boggy Depot. } [200][201], Cantrell performed a snippet of "Man in the Box" followed by a cover of Motrhead's "Ace of Spades" alongside Pantera during their concert at the Seattle Center Coliseum on March 1, 1992. [18][19] He grew up in Spanaway,[20] and is the oldest of three children. [243], Cantrell used the original "Blue Dress" guitar on the music videos for "Man in the Box",[244] "We Die Young",[245] "Sea of Sorrow",[246] "Grind",[247] and "Again". .ai-viewport-0 { display: none !important;} Months before the official album release, Columbia sent selected retailers free Alice EPs, called We Die Young, which they could sell for pure profit. Alice in [218], Cantrell made a special appearance at a Stone Temple Pilots concert in Camden, New Jersey, on May 23, 2010, playing guitar during the band's performance of "Sex Type Thing". The only reason I ever did anything by my own was because my band wasn't really doing anything. That movies soundtrack considerably boosted the groups profile when the crunchy dirge Would? caught on. [269] The lyrics to "Black Gives Way to Blue" are printed on the base plate of the pedal. It's a repetitive motion injury from playing. Cantrell went on to release two solo albums, 1998sBoggy Depotand2002s Degradation Trip, which got reissued later that year as the expanded edition Degradation Trip Volumes 1 & 2. So many great guitar riffs and solo performances on this record. The song was about Cantrell's relationship with his younger brother, David. My band's been a harsh example of that what happens when you don't deal with it." [97] The singles "Grind", "Over Now", and "Heaven Beside You" feature Cantrell on lead vocals. Luckily they caught me because I couldn't go anywhere, I was kind of stuck in a bush at the bottom of a cliff bleeding, and I ended up here. Perhaps the labels most valuable contribution was providing the group with a touring bus. } [175] He was joined by Greg Puciato and Terra Lopez on vocals, Tyler Bates on guitar, Johnny Scaglione on acoustic guitar, James Lomenzo on bass, Gil Sharone on drums, Jordan Lewis on keyboards and Michael Rozon on pedal steel guitar. [95][96] The band's self-titled third studio album was released in November 1995, debuted at No. [176][177], On January 24, 2020, Cantrell announced that he was working on a new solo album. "@type": "ListItem", .ai-viewport-3 { display: inherit !important;} "item": { I kinda focus my energy there [in the band]. It's more than just making music, and it always has been. 9. [citation needed] Cantrell opened for Metallica and Van Halen on their 1998 summer tour. [164] He had to sell his Seattle house to fund the album and produced it himself. .ai-viewport-3 { display: none !important;} Oklahoma has divided its diverse landscape into six regions or "countries" - each with a distinct [13] Guitar World Magazine ranked Cantrell as the 38th out of "100 Greatest Heavy Metal Guitarists of All Time" in 2004,[14] and the 37th "Greatest Guitar Player of All Time" in 2012. 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The experience with Camp Freddy inspired Cantrell and The Cult guitarist Billy Duffy to form their own covers band,[211] the rock supergroup Cardboard Vampyres (named after Cantrell's cats). [114] Although Cantrell acknowledges the benefits of working as a solo artist, he expressed his happiness with being back in the band culture. [321] The injury caused the remainder of Cantrell's solo tour to be postponed. 4. We're not interested in stepping on [Staley's] rich legacy. Click above to change location. But he also welcomes the chance to clear up any rumors and gossip. [339], In 2007, Cantrell auctioned off some of his favorite clothes from key moments in his career to benefit MusiCares and the Layne Staley Fund,[340][341] which provides support and treatment for heroin recovery in the Seattle music community. [114][120][121], By April 2007, Alice in Chains had been writing and demoing songs for a new album with DuVall,[122] but the band did not show further signs of progress until October 2008, when they announced that they had begun recording with producer Nick Raskulinecz in the studio. [42] In the months before writing the song, Cantrell had been suffering from an unexplained illness. The 200 Greatest Singers of All Time It reached 14 on Billboards Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. [99] Cantrell stated that he was ill during the performance as a result of food poisoning from a hot dog consumed before the gig. [324][325] During a chat at ESPN.com on November 29, 2011, Cantrell revealed that he had gone through another surgery earlier that year, this time in his right shoulder[326] and that he was in the tail end of the rehabilitation process. It was scary church music. The band covered two Soundgarden songs, "Hunted Down" and "Boot Camp", closing their headlining set at the Rock on the Range festival in Columbus, Ohio. This was a cool surprise at the AIC Pop-up Museum today. Even if I cant put my finger on it, theres an individual identity to the bands.. selling over 500,000 copies in the U.S.[134], The band released their fifth studio album, The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here, on May 28, 2013,[135] and Cantrell continued his role of main singer in the album. [294] Cantrell said about the film; "I get more people coming up to me telling me my line. [169] When asked about releasing another solo album, he issued this statement in 2010: Not for a while. The name came from a side project of my old group, says Staley, stroking the remnants of his blond beatnik goatee. Jerrys first solo material was a song called Leave Me Alone that made the soundtrack to the 1996Jim Carrey andMatthew BroderickfilmThe Cable Guy. [129][130] The title track is a tribute to Layne Staley written and sung by Cantrell, accompanied by Elton John playing piano. We're willing to take a chance on it. According to Susan Silver, this was taken at the Grammy Awards party in 1996. Alice in Chains Near Oklahoma. We found no local events. His third solo album, Brighten, was released in 2021. Alice in Chains is an American alternative metal band formed in Seattle, Washington, in 1987. Cantrell has been most famously seen playing a G&L Guitars' Rampage model. A lurid T-shirt hangs on the wall, picturing an EC Comics-type cannibal and the motto Jeffrey Dahmer says, Remember KidsTattoos Taste Great! Some twisted shit indeed. It's completely a reunion because the three of us who're left are back together. I'll take care of you like you took care of me.' In the beginning I got high, and it felt great; by the end it was strictly maintenance, like food I needed to survive. Copyright 2023 Penske Business Media, LLC. [75][76][77] Cantrell stated that it was Staley who encouraged him to sing. "@id": "https://www.alternativenation.net/category/rock/headlines/", "@type": "WebPage", } 7 activities (last edit by ExecutiveChimp, 22 Aug 2020, 03:06 Etc/UTC). Love Among Freaks- Clerks. [16] Cantrell was ranked at No. By the end of the album, its pretty obvious it didnt work out as well as I thought it would., Staley also expresses his current sentiments onstage, introducing one grim number as a song about a hopeless fucking junkie.. "@id": "https://www.alternativenation.net/category/rock/", Jerry Cantrell served as the lead guitarist, co-lyricist, co-vocalist and main composer of Alice in "position": 2, Alice in Chains ALL LOCATIONS. "name": "Headlines" [142] Cantrell took the album's title from the Mount Rainier in Seattle, and the title track is a tribute to the Seattle music scene. and "Man in the Box". Cantrell attended high school at Spanaway Lake High School,[33] and, before owning his first guitar, he was a member of the high school choir which attended many state competitions. }. [63] Diamond Lie gained attention in the Seattle area and eventually took the name of Staley's previous band, Alice N' Chains, and was quickly renamed as Alice in Chains. [147] It had a music video, which was included as a bonus feature on the 15th anniversary edition Blu-Ray of The Cable Guy in 2011,[148] and the song reached No. It takes a few deep bites to get what its all about. I took a fucking long, hard walk through hell. [40], The first album that Cantrell owned was Elton John's 1974 Greatest Hits compilation,[42] which was a gift he received from his father when he was 10 years old. DuVall wrote on Instagram, This was a cool surprise at the AIC Pop-up Museum today. 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[277], Elton John stated in a 2009 interview with Rolling Stone that he's been an admirer of Cantrell for quite some time, and couldn't resist the offer to play on Alice in Chains' song "Black Gives Way to Blue" at Cantrell's request. [48] Cantrell also cited Soundgarden as a big influence on him. Subsequent work with the revamped Alice in Chains may have stalled this release. The place was open twenty-four hours, and there were always bands playing, chicks going in and out, beer and drugs everywhere, some really wild times., Related Stories "[115], Cantrell met singer William DuVall in Los Angeles in 2000, through a mutual acquaintance who introduced him to [56][124] The writing and recording process was completed on March 18, 2009 Cantrell's 43rd birthday and also the same day that DuVall's son was born. [174], On December 6 and 7, 2019, Cantrell performed two sold-out solo concerts at the Pico Union Project in Los Angeles. [196] Aday stated that she thought Cantrell would be a good person to put in some "heartbroken, haunting, crying guitar" on the track. It's been an amazing day. Mark Kozelek was cast instead. To coincide with the band's reunion, Sony Music released the long-delayed third Alice in Chains compilation, The Essential Alice in Chains, a double album that includes 28 songs. From the beginning, Ienner turned the building of Alices career into a crusade: I flipped out the first time I heard their demo tape.. Alice In Chains was nominated for Best Hard Rock Performance for Grind. Dionne Farris was nominated for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for a song I co-wrote entitled I Know. Nice unexpected small world/full-circle moment for me. The band did not tour in support of their self-titled album. 98 on the list of the "Top 100 Most Complete Guitar Players of All Time" by Envision Radio Networks' "Chop Shop" guitar show in December 2008. Oklahoma has divided its diverse landscape into six regions or "countries" - each with a distinct flavor, image and unique cities and towns that make great destination sites. [330] The riff later became the song "Stone", the first single from The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here. [41] Cantrell's father played the sheriff in the music video for "Cut You In".[155][156]. [39] During that time, he had a band with Vinnie Chas (from Pretty Boy Floyd), called Sinister. Alice In Chains was nominated for Best Hard Rock Performance for Grind. Dionne Farris was nominated for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for a song I co-wrote entitled I Know. Nice unexpected small world/full-circle moment for me. Van Halen 1984 Cassette Tape Warner Bros MCMLXXXIV . 1), selling 61,000 copies in its first week of release. I didn't intend to get here but I'm very grateful I am here, and it took a lot of people to help me get here. But the bands are different. What a crazy journey always is. [91] The album's fourth single, "Rooster", was a tribute to Cantrell's father. On the sixth night of the festival of lights, the duo covered Elasticas Connection as the "[312] "The shows I played between the time I got the word about Layne and Layne's funeral were very important to me in terms of being able to continue on. Its therapeutic. ", was written by Cantrell as a tribute to his late friend Andrew Wood. 8. The metal part will never leave, and I never want it to". Jerrys high school choir and drama teachers were among his earliest supporters. [205], In 2002, Cantrell played a series of summer dates with headlining rock band Nickelback. He would later cite guitarists such as Jimi Hendrix,[44] Ace Frehley, Tony Iommi, Angus Young, Jimmy Page, Glenn Tipton, K.K. [298], In 2013, Cantrell played country singer Donnie "Skeeter" Dollarhide Jr. on the Alice in Chains mockumentary AIC 23. L-R: Mike Inez, Sean Kinney, unknown, Dionne Farris, Donnie Ienner (then-president of Columbia Records), Layne Staley, Mike McCready, and Jason Finn (of the band Presidents Of The U.S.A.). Happy birthday Jerry! No hidden symbolism for this bunch. [59] He was homeless after being kicked out of his family's house,[26] so Staley invited Cantrell to live with him at the 24-hour rehearsal studio "The Music Bank".
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