"@type": "WebPage", I didn't know how to deal with it then, and I still don't. [204] On October 9, 1994, Cantrell joined Metallica for a performance of "For Whom the Bell Tolls" during their concert in Oklahoma City. [citation needed], Cantrell explained the band's reunion saying, "We want to celebrate what we did and the memory of our friend. Some guys can do multiple things and maybe when I was younger I could do that, but not now. [267] In 2013, a limited edition of the pedal was released in black and red featuring the cover artwork for the album The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here, and the lyrics to "Stone" on the bottom. The whips come down hard at the Basement in Dallas, an underground club where the last night of every weekend is celebrated as Sadistic Sunday. "[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. 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[51], In 1985 or 1986, Cantrell moved back to Tacoma and began a band called Diamond Lie, which included singer Scott Damon, drummer Bobby Nesbitt and bassist Matt Muasau. [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. 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! [62] Cantrell called the number and set up a meeting with Kinney. "@context": "http://schema.org", [197], He played guitar on Duff McKagan's 2015 EP How to Be a Man,[198][199] and has also collaborated with Alternative Metal band Deftones, contributing guitar parts to the track "Phantom Bride" off their 2016 album Gore. [188] Cantrell, Osbourne, guitarist Zakk Wylde, bassist Robert Trujillo and drummer Mike Bordin went to the studio and made some rough demos of those songs. [254][255] Also a Gibson Custom Shop Jerry Cantrell SG,[256][254] a 1952 Goldtop Les Paul,[257] an Ernie Ball Music Man EVH[258][259] that was a gift from Eddie Van Halen in the 1990s, but has been stolen from Cantrell,[260] a dark blue Mosrite Ventures model,[261] a Dean Michael Schenker USA V,[262] and Dean Soltero guitars. Cantrell wrote the lyrics from the perspective of Keanu Reeves' title character. In high school, Jerry played the clarinet and sung in the choir. Alice in Chains is an American alternative metal band formed in Seattle, Washington, in 1987. [92] It has been certified triple platinum by the RIAA. [161][162] It was Halloween night and Staley was backstage as a guest. During our set the entire crowd would chant, Slayer, Slayer, Slayer. But we figured, hey, if we could play for a Slayer crowd and not get killed, we had it made., All the hard work eventually paid off in September 1991, thirteen months after Facelift was released, the album was certified gold for selling a half-million copies, making Alice the most successful new Seattle band until Nirvana exploded. 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I notice the image page specifies that the image is being used under fair use but there is no explanation or rationale as to why its use in Wikipedia articles constitutes fair use. [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. [320], During his independent tour for Degradation Trip before the album was released, Cantrell broke his left hand while playing football after a concert at the Kentucky Derby on May 3, 2001. [101] "She Was My Girl" from Degradation Trip was included on the Spider-Man (2002) soundtrack. So many great guitar riffs and solo performances on this record. Everybody thought I was getting the worst of the bunch, says Terzo. They recorded a four-song demo at London Bridge Studio. Well, the Alice in Chains singer decided to make a return trip to the Basement. While living in the basement of Curtis' house, Cantrell was roommates with Pearl Jam lead singer Eddie Vedder. [32] Cantrell picked it up very quickly, impressing his mother's boyfriend who suggested that she should buy her son a guitar, so she bought him an acoustic guitar. 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. "@id": "https://www.alternativenation.net/alice-in-chains-william-duvall-details-1996-layne-staley-connection/", 2006", "ALICE IN CHAINS Joined By SMASHING PUMPKINS, SCREAMING TREES Singers At L.A. Tour Opener", "Watch Phil Anselmo, James Hetfield Sing "Would?" Alice In Chains Bassist Mike Starr Dies At 44. [32] It would not be until the age of 17 that he began seriously playing an electric guitar. This was a cool surprise at the AIC Pop-up Museum today. 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.. 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. [41] However, hard rock music caught Cantrell's interest predominantly. (90) $15.00 FREE shipping. 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. [178] He started recording at Dave's Room Recording Studio in North Hollywood, California on March 10, 2020. [299], In 2018, Cantrell played Terry, a plumber who plays bass in a garage band in the short film Dad Band, co-starring W. Earl Brown. [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]. According to Susan Silver, this was taken at the Grammy Awards party in 1996. I had these mystery migraines, intense physical pain, and I'd even gotten a spinal tap to test for certain things. [136][137] The album debuted at No. [284], Between 2009 and 2010, Cantrell co-owned a hard rock bar called Dead Man's Hand in Las Vegas with Anthrax guitarist Scott Ian. Jerrys first job was delivering newspapers. They told me how veal was made from calves raised in these small boxes, and that image stuck in my head. [222], On April 18, 2013, the Seattle band Heart was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and Cantrell joined the band onstage for a performance of "Crazy On You". [266], In 2010, Jim Dunlop introduced the "JC95 Cantrell Signature Cry Baby", Cantrell's signature Cry Baby wah pedal,[267][268] based on the original Jimi Hendrix Wah pedal that Cantrell used since his early days. I can't quantify it really in words. [22][23] His maternal grandmother was from Norway, and his maternal grandfather was from the Czech Republic. 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 Tickets, 2023 Concert Tour Dates | Ticketmaster Home Concert Tickets Rock Alice in Chains Tickets 4.6 Alice in Chains Tickets Events Reviews (3735) Bio No Concerts Near Greater Seattle Area Select Your Dates Sorry there are currently no upcoming events. It was such a big movie and it was really fun to do. The movie touched on some really heavy feelings and emotions, and thats what were about, too, he says. [219], On December 9, 2011, Cantrell joined Metallica for their 30th anniversary concert at The Fillmore in San Francisco and performed the songs "For Whom the Bell Tolls", "Nothing Else Matters", "Seek and Destroy" and a cover of Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Tuesday's Gone". No hidden symbolism for this bunch. 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. [citation needed] Cantrell opened for Metallica and Van Halen on their 1998 summer tour. [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". [295], He also had a cameo as himself in the 2009 film noir comedy Rock Slyde,[296] appeared on the background of two scenes from the first episode of season three of the HBO TV series Deadwood in 2006,[297] and made a cameo in Deadwood: The Movie in 2019. What a crazy journey always is. }, The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time 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. The Alice In Chains sound is driven by very heavy distortion, but at the same time is slightly cleaner in the mix. Im sure Ill never be completely 100 percent at peace with myself and the world. But fuck, I guess we're going to be talking about this for awhile". We want to hear it. [321] The injury caused the remainder of Cantrell's solo tour to be postponed. We werent getting work anyway, so we thought it wouldnt hurt us, says Staley, recalling how the band members would pass around fuck the band condoms as a publicity gimmick. As he was walking away, Cantrell saw Rose throwing the demo away. Did you know that mile for mile, Oklahoma offers the nation's most diverse terrain? Proceeds from the concert benefited the Cedars-Sinai Samuel Oschin Comprehensive Cancer Institute and further the mission of Rhonda's Kiss, an organization that helps cancer patients in need. "" denotes a release that did not chart. The tattoo parlor is cluttered with designs of skulls, gargoyles, dragons and other Goth images. Since I quit doing it, I tried it a couple of times to see if I could recapture the feeling I once got off it, but I dont. Love Among Freaks- Clerks. We're just figuring out how we work as a team. [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. 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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. [165] He also adopted Staley's cat, a female siamese named Sadie, after his death. We need to start growing up as a people. Layne Staley made his final music industry appearance at the 1997 Grammys, and discussed in interviews how he really wanted to win one. Happy birthday Jerry! [161] Cantrell reportedly asked Staley to join him onstage, but Staley declined. } Jerry Cantrell - Man In The Box/Ace of Spades (March 1, 1992, Seattle)", "Pantera Concert Setlist at Seattle Center Coliseum, Seattle on March 1, 1992", "Pantera feat. [26] Cantrell would later name his music publishing company as Rooster's Son Publishing. and "Man in the Box", and sang Thin Lizzy's "Jailbreak". 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. [107], On March 10, 2006, Cantrell, Inez and Kinney performed at VH1's Decades Rock Live concert, honoring fellow Seattle musicians Ann and Nancy Wilson of Heart. } [43] He noted in an interview that he was "raised on country music" as a youth and that he admires the emotion conveyed in the genre. The only reason I did those two records is because we weren't working as a band. [144], As of 2018, Alice in Chains has had 18 Top 10 songs on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart,[145] 5 No. [20][159] Finally in June 2002, Cantrell issued his second solo album, Degradation Trip, with Ozzy Osbourne's then live rhythm section, Mike Bordin (drums) and Robert Trujillo (bass). } Cart 0 Embroidered Logo Beanie. @media (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 979px) { A Vietnam veterans son who cut his teeth on old AC/DC, Kiss and Ted Nugent albums, Cantrell had joined up with bassist Mike Starr and drummer Sean Kinney but couldnt convince Staley to join the group. [173] On February 6, 2019, Cantrell performed a two-song acoustic set for BMG's Pre-Grammy Party at the No Name bar in Los Angeles. [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. Members include; William DuVall, Jerry Cantrell, Mike Inez, Sean Kinney, Layne Staley, Mike Starr. My band's been a harsh example of that what happens when you don't deal with it." 1. [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. 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. [72] Cantrell's guitar contribution gave a heavy metal edge to the band's unique grunge style. But being a part of this band is a full time job. Towards the end of "Boot Camp", the lights on stage spelled out "CC" for Chris Cornell and "SG" for Soundgarden as feedback rang out. $2.47 + $3.49 shipping . [231] He came back at the end of the concert to sing "Roadhouse Blues" together with all the artists who performed at the tribute. Although the band has changed, we've lost Layne, we've added Will, and there was no master plan. [290], In his teens, Cantrell was acting in lead roles in high school plays. [287], In 2012, Cantrell's voice was featured on a smoking policy ad at the Sea-Tac Airport in Seattle. Shortly after the show, Staley was found unresponsive after he overdosed on heroin and was hospitalized. [41] Cantrell's father played the sheriff in the music video for "Cut You In".[155][156]. [174], On December 6 and 7, 2019, Cantrell performed two sold-out solo concerts at the Pico Union Project in Los Angeles. [97] The singles "Grind", "Over Now", and "Heaven Beside You" feature Cantrell on lead vocals. [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). Junkhead God Smack Put You Down Sickman It Ain't Like That Angry Chair Man in the Box I was there 9 setlist.fm users were there Edit setlist Jerrys high school choir and drama teachers were among his earliest supporters. [307] At the start of 1991, Cantrell moved in with Soundgarden lead singer Chris Cornell and his then-wife Susan Silver at their house in Seattle. 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. [235], In February 2017, Cantrell released the song "A Job to Do", the end-title song to John Wick: Chapter 2. } [106] The band followed the concert with a short United States club tour, several festival dates in Europe, and a brief tour in Japan. and "Man in the Box". [248] The guitar can also be seen in the movie Singles. [166], Degradation Trip has sold 100,000 copies in the U.S. as of December 2002. [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. [321][322] While Cantrell was running full speed, his guitar player at the time, Bryan Kehoe, was also running full speed towards him and Cantrell got his pinky finger caught in Kehoe's T-shirt sleeve. In a 1998 interview with Guitar World, he was asked about the latter quality: I really don't know where that comes from; it just comes naturally to me. I had the same issue in the other shoulder about six years ago so I've had them both done now. [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. tour.[168]. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart in 1994,[92] becoming the first ever EP and first Alice in Chains release to top the charts. [241] The second is a guitar called the 'Superhawk'. Before that, he had never gone on tour without it. [132] The album was certified Gold by the RIAA in May 2010,[133] I just don't get high today and wake up the next morning and try and do the same thing. [63] Staley, who was Cantrell's roommate at the time, agreed to join on the condition that Cantrell join his funk project (which ended shortly after),[64] and Staley joined Cantrell's band on a full-time basis. [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. Alice in Chains both epitomized the [192] The songs performed by Cantrell were also included on disc four of Osbourne's box set Prince of Darkness (2005). [239] They feature a maple body, maple neck and ebony fingerboard. It's still perfect for your 2018 playlist! For Columbia, signing Alice in Chains was a deliberate move to regain the labels foothold in the hard-rock market. They came to us at a time when we were hungry for music, says label president Don Ienner, who has since taken the band especially guitarist Cantrell, whom he refers to as a future guitar god under his wing. It was a hell of an experience. There are no excuses for why you shouldn't celebrate hard today! 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. [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. Nothing attracts me to it anymore. I dont know, it somehow makes Layne look more evil. The bands stringy-haired beanpole of a drummer, Sean Kinney, 26, feels Staleys determination to perform right after his accident is a sign of Alices fortitude. The two models most closely identified with Cantrell are instruments manufactured in the 1980s. [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. Later they formed another band called Raze. Hes said he admires the emotion incountryand even considers himself half-Yankee and half-redneck.. [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". You can view the photo below. 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. [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. 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. Look forward to setting it free upon your ear holes sometime soon. [59][60] Shortly after Cantrell moved in with Staley at the Music Bank, Alice 'N Chains broke up. [320] Cantrell also stated that he's sick of the hypocrisy that's taken over many facets of organized religion. They fooled around with several incarnations, going glam for a while and even gigging under the name Fuck. Copyright 2023 Penske Business Media, LLC. [159] Cantrell said of the writing experience: In '98, I locked myself in my house, went out of my mind and wrote 25 songs. The drug didnt work for me anymore. 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. Alice In Chains performing Again in Thackerville, Oklahoma at the WinStar Casino. April 26th, I rarely bathed during that period of writing; I sent out for food, I didn't really venture out of my house in three or four months. [16] Cantrell has earned nine Grammy Award nominations as a member of Alice in Chains.[17]. 5. When she passed away, it was a really shitty time for me. [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". [229], Cantrell was one of the musicians who participated on the Founders Award Celebration honoring The Doors at Seattle's Museum of Pop Culture on December 7, 2017. The facts are that I was shooting a lot of dope, and thats nobodys business but mine, he says, resting on the tour bus before opening for Osbourne in Dallas. But despite the fun times and early commercial success of Dirt, Staley wont be singing any upbeat ditties in the near future. [127] The album includes songs which Cantrell described as "the heaviest he's ever written",[128] and has Cantrell singing lead vocals on most of the songs and William DuVall as co-lead vocalist. 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. We did it step by step. And Staley? 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But the bands are different. Both musicians died in 2017. To be honest, I'd just be happy being the lead guitarist and singer for Alice In Chains. Some people don't get that chance. [213] On November 10, 2004, Cantrell was among the musicians who performed a short acoustic set to benefit Help The Homeless in Hollywood, California. "name": "Alice In Chains’ William DuVall Details Beautiful 1996 Layne Staley Connection" He picked it up very quickly, impressing the guy, who suggested to Jerrys mom that she buy her son a guitar and she did. .ai-viewports {--ai: 1;} As part of a quartet, he sang the national anthem at basketball games and won singing competitions. "[115], Cantrell met singer William DuVall in Los Angeles in 2000, through a mutual acquaintance who introduced him to Once the buzz began that the region was a fertile territory for new bands, talent scouts from major labels came swarming up in droves. [196] Aday stated that she thought Cantrell would be a good person to put in some "heartbroken, haunting, crying guitar" on the track. (The single is also included on Dirt. It's overwhelming. According to Susan Silver, this was taken at the Grammy Awards party in 1996. 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.). Jerry's a really solid blues-rock guitarist, very tasteful and emotive. .ai-viewport-3 { display: none !important;} [42] In the months before writing the song, Cantrell had been suffering from an unexplained illness. The opening performance will be the first full show by Alice in chains, live since September Metallica Celebrate Alice in Chains With Tender Cover of 'Would?'. 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