1), selling 61,000 copies in its first week of release. It reached 14 on Billboards Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. [62] The band had names like "Mothra", "Fuck" and "Diamond Lie",[63][65] the latter being the name of Cantrell's previous band. [315][316] Cantrell dedicated his solo album, Degradation Trip, released two months after Staley's death, to his memory. @media (max-width: 767px) { [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]. [27], Alice in Chains' second acoustic EP, Jar of Flies, debuted at No. Cantrell's early influences made Alice in Chains' heavy metal tones stand out among their fellow grunge/alternative rock-oriented bands of the Seattle music scene. with vocalist Phil Anselmo of Pantera and Down and bass player Duff McKagan of Guns N' Roses and Velvet Revolver, then they played "Rooster" with Ann Wilson and Comes with the Fall vocalist William DuVall. [173] Cantrell said in a statement: "I really dug John Wick and have always admired Keanu's work. According to Susan Silver, this was taken at the Grammy Awards party in 1996. Hes gained some weight, the color has returned to his skin, and a muscleman on tour keeps an eye on him in case the old urges return. .ai-viewports {--ai: 1;} I dont think it hurt us, though. [37], Cantrell is featured in the 1992 movie Singles, along with the rest of Alice in Chains performing the songs "It Ain't Like That" and "Would?". Before recording Dirt, the foursome kept busy by quietly releasing a mellow, guest-laden EP titled Sap and making an appearance in Cameron Crowes recent Seattle-based film, Singles. "name": "Alice In Chains’ William DuVall Details Beautiful 1996 Layne Staley Connection" Use this setlist for your event review and get all updates automatically! [69] Years later, Guns N' Roses chose Alice in Chains to be the opening act of their 2016 reunion tour. [239] They feature a maple body, maple neck and ebony fingerboard. 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. They fooled around with several incarnations, going glam for a while and even gigging under the name Fuck. Staley, whose aching vocals and frequently haunting lyrics provide Alice with much of its dark, dangerous sound, has been in a cast since late September, when he ran over his foot riding a three-wheel all-terrain vehicle backstage at a show in Oklahoma City. All Rights reserved. He also has a solo career and released the albums Boggy Depot in 1998 and Degradation Trip Volumes 1 & 2 in 2002. Subsequent work with the revamped Alice in Chains may have stalled this release. [276], He was ranked 38th out of 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Guitarists of All Time by Guitar World in 2004,[14] and ranked at No. Each participant puts up an item for an online auction and all of the proceeds goes to the charity chosen by the champion of the league. I started writing about censorship, explains Staley. We were going to have this band that dressed in drag and played heavy metal as a joke., As the quartet refined its musical direction, the Puget Sound scene was erupting with promising groups like the flamboyant Mother Love Bone, the hard-edge Sound-garden and the grunged-out Mudhoney. - S1 E3 Poker Night Live! [75][76][77] Cantrell stated that it was Staley who encouraged him to sing. "position": 4, [240] The guitars feature a single-bridge humbucker wired to a volume control. We have played with some [singers] who can actually bring it and add their own thing to it without being a Layne clone. [234], Cantrell's song "Leave Me Alone" was featured in the 1996 dark comedy The Cable Guy and can be found on that movie's soundtrack. My first and foremost love has been this band and always has been. [321] Cantrell reported that breaking his hand was the worst physical pain he ever had. Hes said he admires the emotion incountryand even considers himself half-Yankee and half-redneck.. Jerry's tone on that one is insane. Months before the official album release, Columbia sent selected retailers free Alice EPs, called We Die Young, which they could sell for pure profit. [165] In the Spring of 2004, Cantrell opened a slate of shows on Kid Rock's U.S. [345] In 2018, Cantrell named the league's trophy after his friend Vinnie Paul, who had died recently. Eventually, the lack of marquee value made them switch their billing to Alice in Chains. [309][310], Cantrell was a close friend of late Alice in Chains' lead singer Layne Staley, who was described by Cantrell as his best friend. Do you take the Led Zeppelin approach and never play again, because the guy was that important? Cantrell hopped on stage to close out the night with the guitar solo on "Alive". Alice in Chains is an American metal /rock band formed in Seattle, Washington, in 1987 by guitarist and songwriter Jerry Cantrell and original lead vocalist Layne Staley. [42] In the months before writing the song, Cantrell had been suffering from an unexplained illness. [73] The album, which received better critical reception than its predecessor, featured two singles, "Anger Rising" and "Angel Eyes", and the track "She Was My Girl" was included on the Spider-Man soundtrack. View tour dates online, browse seating charts to find the lowest prices. During 1990 and 1991, Alice opened for everyone from Iggy Pop and Van Halen to Extreme and Poison, as well as slogging through a bottom-billed slot on the infamous Clash of the Titans package with Anthrax, Slayer and Megadeth. We did it step by step. 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. Towards the end of "Boot Camp", the lights on stage spelled out "CC" for Chris Cornell and "SG" for Soundgarden as feedback rang out. The only reason I did those two records is because we weren't working as a band. [335][336][337], In 1996, Cantrell became involved with anti-racism organisation Artists for a Hate Free America,[338] alongside other musicians including Jeff Ament, Beck and Michael Stipe, to film public service announcements, and pose for a national ad campaign. He would later cite guitarists such as Jimi Hendrix,[44] Ace Frehley, Tony Iommi, Angus Young, Jimmy Page, Glenn Tipton, K.K. The resulting Facelift featured violent, tortured Cantrell numbers like We Die Young and Bleed the Freak, as well as several Staley-Cantrell collaborations, including Man in the Box, a song inspired by thoughts of food and fascism. [334] He also supports Road Recovery, an organization dedicated to helping young people battling addiction. [26] Cantrell's first childhood memory is meeting his father for the first time after he had returned from war when he was three years old. [327] The surgery postponed the recording sessions of The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here as Cantrell could not play guitar for eight months while he was recovering. 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. Once Cantrell started writing the song and the rest of the album, his mystery illness disappeared. Pearl Jam is a soul thats full of life and invigorating, and Nirvana is kind of beautifully dysfunctional. 5. [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. [26] The family lived on welfare and food stamps. "I think there's overwhelming evidence that things aren't working right now. Considered a commercial long shot compared with other local heroes, Alice in Chains signed with Columbia in 1989 after Nick Terzo, a rep involved with the bands music publishing, joined the labels A&R team. "@id": "https://www.alternativenation.net/category/rock/headlines/", Hes drunk off his ass, laughing it up, trying to get in on the action while enduring some very real pain himself. I love him and have to move on. [174], On December 6 and 7, 2019, Cantrell performed two sold-out solo concerts at the Pico Union Project in Los Angeles. [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. Ciao, Bella! [62] Kinney called Starr and a few days later they started jamming with Cantrell at the Music Bank, but they didn't have a singer. Music, radio and podcasts, all free. [131] Cantrell believes the mystery illness was the pain of saying goodbye to Staley. Cart 0 Embroidered Logo Beanie. Cantrell also acted in the Alice in Chains mockumentaries The Nona Tapes (1995) and AIC 23 (2013). at the Gibson Summer Jam 2008. Even if I cant put my finger on it, theres an individual identity to the bands.. [292], In 1995, Cantrell played journalist Nona Weisbaum on the Alice in Chains mockumentary The Nona Tapes. [289], On January 17, 2020, Cantrell officially joined Gibson as a brand ambassador. } [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 wanted to continue the tour, and although he was in a lot of pain, he played his first concert as a frontman without a guitar opening for Cheap Trick in Atlanta. The group emerged in 1990 with its debut album, Facelift; that LPs single Man in the Box garnered both Grammy and MTV award nominations last year. [231] He came back at the end of the concert to sing "Roadhouse Blues" together with all the artists who performed at the tribute. This particular October evening, several dominatrixes in body paint lash a patrons bare back with their riding crops, dig their nails into his shoulder blades, then pour vinegar into the wounds before rubbing honey and pillow feathers over his upper torso. 10. Everybody thought I was getting the worst of the bunch, says Terzo. Cantrell adds that Alices heavier sound and misanthropic attitude initially made it an outcast from the citys alternative scene: Some stuff grabs you right away; ours is really an acquired taste. Later they struck a compromise Cantrell would play guitar for Staleys ill-fated funk-rock band, and the singer agreed to howl for the warehouse metal crew. [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. "@type": "ListItem", My band's been a harsh example of that what happens when you don't deal with it." [348][349][350], Cantrell and his Alice in Chains bandmates offer special seating at their concerts for veterans from Operation Ward 57, a fund for wounded soldiers. [319] "No one in the band claims to be an expert on religion, but the title of the song [The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here] comes from something that a lot of people actually believe in". , [url=https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/alice-in-chains/1993/made-in-oklahoma-building-oklahoma-city-ok-43dad347.html][img]https://www.setlist.fm/widgets/setlist-image-v1?id=43dad347[/img][/url] [321] Cantrell needed a titanium plate and four screws to put the bones back together. Photos: Alice in Chains Throughout the Nineties. It's a repetitive motion injury from playing. [206] He was also asked by Nickelback's frontman, Chad Kroeger, to contribute to the song "Hero" for the 2002 film Spider-Man. [40][57] Diamond Lie played their last concert in July 1987. Snootyparrot. 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. Jerry's a really solid blues-rock guitarist, very tasteful and emotive. [196], Cantrell sings background vocals and does a lead vocal ad-lib in the final chorus of "Love Is Blind" from Richie Kotzen's 2011 album, 24 Hours. In October 2008, Alice in Chains began recording its fourth studio album at the Foo Fighters' Studio 606 in Los Angeles with producer Nick Raskulinecz. The band did not have a record label at the time and the album was funded by Jerry Cantrell and Sean Kinney. He was such a good singer that his senior year he became choir president. [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. G&L Jerry Cantrell signature Rampage prototype, Ernie Ball Music Man EVH Model - Given to Jerry by Eddie, 2 Friedman Amplification BE100 Brown Eye heads, Friedman JJ-100 Jerry Cantrell Signature 100W Hand Wired Tube Guitar Head, Dunlop Jerry Cantrell signature Cry Baby wah, This page was last edited on 17 January 2023, at 05:22. There were times on stagethere was one show in Charlotte where it was just so heavy. [270][271] In January 2019, Dunlop released a new version of the pedal, with a design based on Cantrell's tribal orca tattoo created by Coast Salish artist Joe Wilson, and lyrics for the Alice in Chains song "Rainier Fog" on the bottom plate. } [url=https://www.setlist.fm/edit?setlist=43dad347&step=song]Edit this setlist[/url] | [url=https://www.setlist.fm/setlists/alice-in-chains-53d68b9d.html]More Alice in Chains setlists[/url], Made in Oklahoma Building, Oklahoma City, OK, USA, Setlist History: Anniversary of Alice in Chains First Show Ever, Made in Oklahoma Building, Oklahoma City, OK, Tour Update: Korn and Alice in Chains Bring The Ultimate Metal Tour. [41], Cantrell's debut solo album, Boggy Depot, was released on April 7, 1998,[152] and published by Cantrell's Boggy Bottom Publishing company. We've been more of a family than most, and it had to be okay from here", Cantrell said pointing to his heart. A more personal downer for the band was Staleys drug abuse, which led the singer to a failed rehab visit and, finally, a cold-turkey kick of his own while reading The Bad Place, by horror novelist Dean R. Koontz. The 100 Best Albums of 2022, In fact, hard work has been a key factor behind the rise of Alice in Chains. Just because we play a certain breed of music doesnt mean I cant appreciate a lot of other, lighter feelings or lighter art.. DuVall wrote on Instagram, This was a cool surprise at the AIC Pop-up Museum today. [62][61], Staley was already starting up another band, but Cantrell, Starr and Kinney wanted him to be their lead singer. We've been friends a long time. [41] Cantrell's father played the sheriff in the music video for "Cut You In".[155][156]. [347], Cantrell is a supporter of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and has performed at benefit concerts and charity golf tournaments to raise funds for the hospital that treats children with cancer. When the riots broke out, various band members fled to the safer environs of Joshua Tree and Tijuana, bringing work on the album to a halt. Most bands would have stopped immediately, but we kept touring., Editors picks [188], Cantrell played guitar in the song "Fallen Ones"[189] from Heart's 2004 album Jupiters Darling. "item": { [132] The album was certified Gold by the RIAA in May 2010,[133] [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. The dark, brooding side of the Seattle scene. 6. [202][203] Cantrell joined the band again for their performance of "Walk" during a concert in San Jose, California on February 6, 2001. [98] Staley rarely left his condo in Seattle,[98] but in 1998 the band reunited to record two new songs, "Get Born Again" and "Died", originally intended for Cantrell's second solo album,[72] the songs were released on the 1999 box set Music Bank. [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". (116) $110.00. The album is an overview of birth to now. On the sixth night of the festival of lights, the duo covered Elasticas Connection as the Nashville TN", "The Making of Alice in Chains' Black Gives Way to Blue", "Jerry Cantrell Shares The Tales Behind Some of The Most Treasured Pieces In His Arsenal", "Alice In Chains Would Live Jools Holland 5 1993", "Interview: Jerry Cantrell talks lost guitars, weirdest gigs and more", "Jerry Cantrell and the New Dean USA Soltero! We all play rock music, so there is some similarity, he continues. [31] In his senior year, Cantrell became choir president,[31] and the quartet sang the national anthem at basketball games and won competitions with the highest marks achievable. Alice in Chains. Alice in Chains (often abbreviated as AIC) is an American rock band from Seattle, Washington, formed in 1987 by guitarist and vocalist Jerry Cantrell and drummer Sean Kinney, who later recruited bassist Mike Starr and lead vocalist Layne Staley. We're not interested in stepping on [Staley's] rich legacy. 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.. }, 2006", "ALICE IN CHAINS Joined By SMASHING PUMPKINS, SCREAMING TREES Singers At L.A. Tour Opener", "Watch Phil Anselmo, James Hetfield Sing "Would?" [26] Jerry Sr. was the main subject of the song "Rooster", which Cantrell wrote as a tribute to his father,[27] and his mother Gloria is also mentioned by name in the song. [16] Cantrell was ranked at No. [39] During that time, he had a band with Vinnie Chas (from Pretty Boy Floyd), called Sinister. [33][36], Cantrell picked up a guitar for the first time when he was in sixth grade. Stabbing Westward - Violent Mood Swings (Thread Mix). Cantrell was born in Tacoma, Washington, on March 18, 1966,[2] to Gloria Jean Krumpos and Jerry Fulton Cantrell. [21] His father is an Army veteran, and his mother was an amateur organist and melodica player who worked as an administrative assistant for the Clover Park School District in Pierce County, Washington. [328] Cantrell explained the surgery saying, "The thing that set me back is I had some bone spurs [and] cartilage issues in my shoulders. 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The initial lineup was rounded out by drummer Sean Kinney, and bassist Alice in Chains both epitomized the It's still perfect for your 2018 playlist! (90) $15.00 FREE shipping. To be honest, I'd just be happy being the lead guitarist and singer for Alice In Chains. A few feet away, taking this all in, sits Layne Staley, the troubled, enigmatic twenty-five-year-old lead singer of the Seattle hard-rock band Alice in Chains. [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. Similar artists to Alice in Chains on tour. [293], In 1996, he had a cameo in Cameron Crowe's Jerry Maguire playing "Jesus of CopyMat", the CopyMat worker who helped Tom Cruise's character make copies of his manifesto. [104] On February 18, 2005, Cantrell, Mike Inez and Sean Kinney reunited to perform for the first time in 10 years as Alice in Chains at the K-Rock Tsunami Continued Care Relief Concert in Seattle. 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