Meanwhile, guitarist Jerry Cantell will embark on a solo tour that will start on March 24. [26], Cantrell's father, Jerry Sr., is a combat veteran of the Vietnam War. 8. I kinda focus my energy there [in the band]. Click above to change location. [157][158] The same year of Boggy Depot, Cantrell began writing a follow-up album. 3. 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. "item": { [27] Cantrell would later pay tribute to Cornell during the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ceremony on April 14, 2018, joining singer Ann Wilson for a rendition of Soundgarden's "Black Hole Sun". "@type": "BreadcrumbList", We're not interested in stepping on [Staley's] rich legacy. Once it got really big with Nirvana, Pearl Jam and Soundgarden, there wasnt much mentioned about us, says Staley. With Would? leading the way, Dirt entered stores the same week that the Singles soundtrack and Pearl Jams debut also hung in the Top Ten, following earlier chart assaults by fellow locals Nirvana and the resurrected Temple of the Dog. [72] Cantrell can be seen playing Alice in Chains' "It Ain't Like That" with the band on their first DVD release, Live at Home (2002). The expensive campaign didnt stop there when the album went nowhere slowly, Ienner decided to attach 40,000 free concert videos to copies of Facelift. The metal part will never leave, and I never want it to". { When she passed away, it was a really shitty time for me. The only reason I ever did anything by my own was because my band wasn't really doing anything. [179] On March 4, 2021, he announced via his Instagram page that he had completed the album, captioning the photo "Finished my record tonight one year to the day from when we started recording it. "@context": "http://schema.org", "name": "Alice In Chains’ William DuVall Details Beautiful 1996 Layne Staley Connection" [342], Since 2009, Cantrell has hosted the Alice in Chains & Friends Charity Fantasy Football League. [49], In 1985, Cantrell was going to winter semester of college,[50] but he decided to quit it and moved to Dallas, Texas, to join a band with a couple of friends. Alice in Chains both epitomized the The opening performance will be the first full show by Alice in chains, live since September 2019, when they appeared with Korn in support of the Rainier FOG album. Nothing attracts me to it anymore. [313] Asked about Staley's death in an interview with MTV in July 2002, Cantrell said: "It's something I'm still dealing with, and I still think like he's here. [56] He spent his time outside of work playing guitar and jamming with any band he could find. Alice In Chains singer/guitarist William DuVall shared a rare photo of the band, including Layne Staley, at the Grammys in 1996 with Dionne Farris. Cantrell's career outside Alice in Chains has consisted of three solo albums, as well as many appearances with other musicians and on film soundtracks. Ill always be bitching and moaning about something.. Guitar-wise, Jerry's playing was always exciting and interesting. Now I've got to step up to the plate and take a few swings. What a crazy journey always is. [35] The album cover shows Cantrell covered in mud standing waist-deep in a branch of the Boggy River. "[180] On July 28, 2021, Cantrell posted a teaser trailer in his social media announcing that a new song and video titled "Atone" would be released on July 29. Stabbing Westward - Violent Mood Swings (Thread Mix). [22][23] His maternal grandmother was from Norway, and his maternal grandfather was from the Czech Republic. [239] They feature a maple body, maple neck and ebony fingerboard. .ai-viewport-1 { display: none !important;} [149] In the same year, Cantrell covered Willie Nelson's "I've Seen All This World I Care to See" for the album Twisted Willie: A Tribute to Willie Nelson. [117] Comes with the Fall was both the opening act on Cantrell's tour for his second solo album, Degradation Trip, and also the singer's backing band,[118] with DuVall singing Staley's parts at the concerts in 2001 and 2002. [317] Sadie died on the same night of Alice in Chains' concert in Seattle on October 8, 2010, aged 18. [153] The title comes from the ghost town of the same name in Oklahoma, which is the area that Cantrell's father grew up in. Van Halen 1984 Cassette Tape Warner Bros MCMLXXXIV . Starr goes off to nuzzle his girlfriend, Kinney heads elsewhere, and Cantrell makes his way down to a tattoo and body-piercing emporium. [54] The band started playing concerts in Tacoma and Seattle with the goal of getting a record deal. 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 [4] William DuVall joined the band in 2006 as co-lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist, [56] Cantrell, Mike Inez and Sean Kinney also thanked Staley in the album's liner notes. My band has been doing things lately, so I don't really have time to do anything. I love him and have to move on. [182], Cantrell has appeared as guest guitarist on several albums and projects, including the Danzig album Blackacidevil (1996), in which he played on three tracks ("See All You Were", "Come to Silver" and "Hand of Doom"),[183] and the Metallica album Garage Inc. (1998) on the band's rendition of Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Tuesday's Gone". [213] Under the moniker of the Jerry Cantrell-Billy Duffy Band, they debuted during the three-concert series for Sweet Relief Musicians Fund at The Troubadour in April 2004. I'm as imperfect as they come. Off-time stuff is just more exciting it takes people by surprise when you shift gears like that before they even know what the hell hit 'em. I really like the wheelchair effect, says bassist Mike Starr, 26. [41], Cantrell's debut solo album, Boggy Depot, was released on April 7, 1998,[152] and published by Cantrell's Boggy Bottom Publishing company. [114] Although Cantrell acknowledges the benefits of working as a solo artist, he expressed his happiness with being back in the band culture. Faris was nominated for a Grammy for a song she co-wrote with DuVall. Towards the end of "Boot Camp", the lights on stage spelled out "CC" for Chris Cornell and "SG" for Soundgarden as feedback rang out. His first concert after the surgery was at the Key Club in West Hollywood on July 1, 2001. 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. [26] The family lived on welfare and food stamps. So many great guitar riffs and solo performances on this record. [288], On May 18, 2019, it was announced that Cantrell will compose the score for Shane Dax Taylor's upcoming sci-fi film, Salvage. 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. [188], Cantrell played guitar in the song "Fallen Ones"[189] from Heart's 2004 album Jupiters Darling. "@id": "https://www.alternativenation.net/", } I started writing about censorship, explains Staley. It's time to let it be. Jerrys high school choir and drama teachers were among his earliest supporters. [119][116] DuVall joined Alice in Chains as full-time lead singer during the band's reunion tour in 2006, after making his first public appearance with the band at the VH1 concert. [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. 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