<![CDATA[ Latest from Guitar World in Alice-in-chains ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/tag/alice-chains Tue, 21 Apr 2026 07:00:00 +0000 en <![CDATA[ “I didn’t see it for 18 or 19 years. It disappeared, and it broke my heart”: Jerry Cantrell looks back on the guitar gift from Eddie Van Halen that went missing ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/jerry-cantrell-on-the-guitar-gift-from-eddie-van-halen-that-went-missing mRy46dZCJDwPH7MnCrbdV3 Tue, 21 Apr 2026 07:00:00 +0000 Tue, 21 Apr 2026 13:17:47 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I started hearing about these guitar contests that he would enter every year in Texas, and he was the best guitarist for six years running”: Jerry Cantrell recalls the first time he met the “otherworldly” Dimebag Darrell ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/how-jerry-cantrell-met-dimebag-darrell-in-the-early-years-of-pantera 7Wk4eyVzePdRyiMo4pNUqn Tue, 20 Jan 2026 19:43:40 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I was almost throwing down a challenge with some of those basslines: play me if you can!” John Paul Jones’ best Led Zeppelin basslines – including an eight-string classic ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bassists/john-paul-jones-best-led-zeppelin-basslines KYTHmDHJxdS32v7hWmNHVD Mon, 17 Nov 2025 10:44:40 +0000 Mon, 17 Nov 2025 10:46:33 +0000 <![CDATA[ “If I’m a little late to first period in the morning because I had to do an interview, my teachers are pretty lenient with me”: Ethan Kahn on Chained Saint’s face-ripping debut and how the new school of thrash metal is rewriting the rulebook ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/chained-saint-blindside-ethan-kahn LMsMqZdSCVjz9suuXtMkeK Tue, 23 Sep 2025 10:38:37 +0000 Wed, 15 Oct 2025 15:23:27 +0000 <![CDATA[ “We all talked to each other before we went on – Kirk, Zakk and Slash. Kirk said, ‘I’m nervous, man!’ I said, ‘I am too’”: Jerry Cantrell looks back at the “walk-off home run” of Ozzy Osbourne’s final show ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/jerry-cantrell-ozzy-osbourne-back-to-the-beginning V6ucftBR28LMNzEsMoheuG Tue, 09 Sep 2025 08:57:43 +0000 Wed, 17 Sep 2025 15:53:23 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Alice in Chains have had a long relationship with Ozzy, who gave us one of our first breaks – and gave us a bass player”: Jerry Cantrell on his lifelong love of Black Sabbath and touring with Ozzy Osbourne (before taking his bassist) ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/jerry-cantrell-on-black-sabbath-and-tony-iommi S4gB9jRBv2LvkjQN24idXG Tue, 01 Jul 2025 09:12:35 +0000 Tue, 08 Jul 2025 11:48:08 +0000 <![CDATA[ “A personal crowning moment for me was having Lemmy ask me to play on a Motörhead record!” Alice in Chains’ Mike Inez on why Cliff Burton ruled, Paul McCartney's influence – and what John Entwistle told him (that he already knew) ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bassists/mike-inez-alice-in-chains Ei3WQsq2ZaJNA6yZ3vKbw5 Fri, 09 May 2025 12:36:22 +0000 Tue, 13 May 2025 14:31:40 +0000 <![CDATA[ “A guitar Eddie Van Halen gave me went missing for 18 years. So many really important guitars are stolen or disappear. We rarely get them back”: Jerry Cantrell opens up on his missing guitar fears, pushing beyond his limits – and why AI could never do AIC ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/jerry-cantrell-i-want-blood-interview CxYVu9XtAqtgZHBQwiCPnF Tue, 18 Feb 2025 10:40:40 +0000 Tue, 25 Feb 2025 15:29:31 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Like all young artists, sometimes you run into somebody that's one of your heroes”: Jerry Cantrell recalls the time he tried – and failed – to pass an Alice in Chains demo tape to Axl Rose ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/jerry-cantrell-recalls-the-time-he-tried-and-failed-to-pass-an-alice-in-chains-demo-tape-to-axl-rose 9nffRiF6TyrzcM6dJwDD2L Mon, 10 Feb 2025 21:47:34 +0000 Tue, 25 Feb 2025 13:29:23 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It was a different feel, but it was so expressive. I had never seen that clip of Jeff Beck before”: Jerry Cantrell on how Jeff Beck inspired him to dig out a rare pedal for I Want Blood ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/jerry-cantrell-kustom-the-bag-jeff-beck 9F2BBJwRT2MwxdccB5BJpj Thu, 30 Jan 2025 12:27:44 +0000 Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:06:53 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I acted the way I did because a guitar that Eddie Van Halen gave me went missing for 18 years... I'm very happy to say I cried wolf”: Jerry Cantrell on what really happened when his ‘Blue Dress’ G&L went missing last year ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/jerry-cantrell-on-his-lost-and-found-blue-dress-rampage F9ee2XfGwGgujyqdtevmF9 Mon, 27 Jan 2025 16:42:30 +0000 Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:07:21 +0000 <![CDATA[ "Throw your Cantrell staples at the Dirt, and you’re rewarded with authenticity": Funny Little Boxes Dirt pedal review ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/effects-pedals/funny-little-boxes-dirt-pedal-review KiJRFJK8byCr9Xxa9JwKGf Fri, 17 Jan 2025 17:14:38 +0000 Mon, 20 Jan 2025 10:10:33 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I’ve jammed with him at Kirk’s place. I’ve spent a night at his house and we’ve ended up with guitars in the kitchen”: Jerry Cantrell and James Hetfield have talked about making an album together ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/jerry-cantrell-james-hetfield-album wMRrDj6RwUJmERyNgvaQki Tue, 07 Jan 2025 10:45:30 +0000 Mon, 13 Jan 2025 10:46:55 +0000 <![CDATA[ “A lot of my peers have turned to modelers. I’m not there yet. It still feels like an electronic toy to me”: Jerry Cantrell on his love of guitar duos, vibing off Jeff Beck on his solo album –and why he remains a digital tone skeptic ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/jerry-cantrell-i-want-blood q8uvAPoJdUXfHom8EnFyzL Tue, 19 Nov 2024 13:50:36 +0000 Wed, 18 Dec 2024 10:41:10 +0000 <![CDATA[ “The crushing intensity, squalling lead tones, and chugging riffs of ’90s metal”: Jerry Cantrell’s Alice In Chains tone in a box for $110? Funny Little Boxes promises just that with the Dirt distortion ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/guitar-pedals/funny-little-boxes-dirt-pedal ViNXMCDbhhWMfwLSuqEsWL Mon, 28 Oct 2024 16:50:09 +0000 <![CDATA[ “If you’re faint of heart and can’t stand some blue exclamations from time to time, it’s probably not very peaceful to be with me in a studio”: Jerry Cantrell admits he can't help cursing when he’s recording solos ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/jerry-cantrell-cursing-when-recording-solos dEotbRNcbBmo96vvL7kGGT Mon, 21 Oct 2024 15:21:09 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:20:19 +0000 <![CDATA[ “The Metallica guys were the first ones I heard about using those live. I was like, ‘Man, what are you playing through?!’” Jerry Cantrell shares his thoughts on digital modelers – and why he’s “not there yet” ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/jerry-cantrell-digital-modeler-thoughts abAuWDuLhK7mHAZ4GuJgCK Fri, 18 Oct 2024 12:14:48 +0000 Wed, 18 Dec 2024 10:41:55 +0000 <![CDATA[ “She jumped up on Man in the Box and killed it”: Carmen Vandenberg joins Jerry Cantrell to put her own twist on the iconic Alice in Chains solo ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/carmen-vandenberg-solos-on-alice-in-chains-man-in-the-box-with-jerry-cantrell Tf4rm9xiaw7oRo9VmaekN Thu, 29 Aug 2024 13:57:14 +0000 Fri, 20 Sep 2024 15:34:48 +0000 <![CDATA[ “This record is a serious piece of work… I think it’s some of my best songwriting and playing”: Jerry Cantrell taps Guns N’ Roses and Metallica bassists for new solo album I Want Blood ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/jerry-cantrell-i-want-blood t8HHMZ7pCLAxob3QW4TsAJ Fri, 26 Jul 2024 11:37:59 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:20:18 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I was no fool – I’d have guitars laying around my living room and a couple of little amps”: Heart’s Ann Wilson on how she convinced Soundgarden, Pearl Jam, and Alice in Chains to jam together at her house ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/heart-ann-wilson-on-soundgarden-pearl-jam-alice-in-chains-jamming-at-her-house D25UvwVVm8fkgfH7brSJVZ Wed, 22 May 2024 11:16:16 +0000 Fri, 20 Sep 2024 11:21:21 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I realized that day that you don't perform for people. You don't prove anything to the audience”: Nuno Bettencourt on how Alice in Chains' Layne Staley radically changed the way he plays guitar on stage ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/nuno-bettencourt-alice-in-chains-layne-staley-influenced-the-way-he-plays-guitar-on-stage jNDGPbkweagTuxHx4dWB7h Tue, 21 May 2024 15:12:40 +0000 Thu, 23 May 2024 08:31:13 +0000 <![CDATA[ “We’re offering a reward to anyone who can help us locate the guitar”: Jerry Cantrell’s original G&L Rampage – one of grunge’s most important guitars – has been stolen ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/jerry-cantrell-gl-rampage-blue-dress-stolen j8haRakUpKfMVKmNHC9ZcJ Wed, 10 Apr 2024 10:52:22 +0000 Tue, 23 Apr 2024 10:16:21 +0000 <![CDATA[ Alice in Chains’ Jerry Cantrell does his best Hendrix impression with a grungy, wah-driven Star-Spangled Banner at a Seattle Seahawks game ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/jerry-cantrell-star-spangled-banner-seahawks podaKWwMGCSjUajPQY7Dif Wed, 01 Nov 2023 15:21:56 +0000 Wed, 01 Nov 2023 15:24:34 +0000 <![CDATA[ The electric guitar shredded itself to death in the ‘80s. It had to start over, but the ‘90s grunge revolution didn‘t just change the face of guitar playing – it changed the world ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/a-grunge-guitar-guide-to-the-90s uZ4KGgyPKjh3pqhouiMpcT Wed, 01 Nov 2023 13:36:24 +0000 Fri, 26 Jan 2024 15:16:20 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Jerry fights for his leads. He fights his guitar, and by the end – by the time he gets the lead on – it’s like, ‘Wow man, that was a piece of work!’”: Duff McKagan says Jerry Cantrell’s solos do not come easily – and they involve a lot of swearing ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/duff-mckagan-jerry-cantrell-fights-his-guitar-solo 3aSEPwLugpPo5wcDVGzq7J Thu, 26 Oct 2023 09:01:29 +0000 Tue, 03 Sep 2024 16:11:26 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Beautiful”: Post Malone nods to his rock roots once again with a killer guitar cover of Alice In Chains' Them Bones – accompanied by a full choir ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/post-malone-alice-in-chains-them-bones-cover tJ7qLdXKpFiSd7PgQSN5wE Mon, 23 Oct 2023 16:46:07 +0000 Fri, 30 Aug 2024 12:15:13 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I’d like to remind all the perfectionist guitar nerds to listen to Jimmy Page’s solo on In the Evening. It sounds like the guitar is falling down the stairs… It’s brilliant”: Soundgarden’s Kim Thayil dissects his “dangerous” approach to guitar playing ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/soundgarden-kim-thayil-90s-guitar-approach qEAeSgorfS9jxWmvKVVBdK Wed, 18 Oct 2023 15:20:14 +0000 Fri, 01 Mar 2024 12:17:45 +0000 <![CDATA[ Jim Dunlop announces glow-in-the-dark Jerry Cantrell Firefly Cry Baby wah pedal ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/jim-dunlop-jerry-cantrell-cry-baby-firefly-wah GN66KiVTsopao8frVT8xoS Wed, 23 Nov 2022 16:14:56 +0000 <![CDATA[ The greatest guitar albums of the '90s ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/the-greatest-guitar-albums-of-the-90s MTPUYtZ7gWZxR6gXPmK6qg Thu, 08 Sep 2022 10:40:26 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Jerry Cantrell and Kim Thayil play Alice in Chains and Soundgarden songs with fans at Rock ‘N’ Roll Fantasy Camp ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/jerry-cantrell-kim-thayil-fans-rock-fantasy-camp 7swe3aYLvYtTMLjHiS5gN7 Tue, 01 Mar 2022 17:15:44 +0000 <![CDATA[ Stakes in Alice in Chains catalog sold to publishing firms Primary Wave and Round Hill ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/alice-in-chains-catalog-sold yXD3SGtwxwx9T73ooSRNFm Tue, 08 Feb 2022 17:34:31 +0000 <![CDATA[ Jerry Cantrell recalls how Tom Morello inspired Layne Staley to step up his guitar playing ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/jerry-cantrell-tom-morello-layne-staley-guitar-playing 3TBhXhaeTPyzuwikveCetV Thu, 16 Dec 2021 13:21:37 +0000 Tue, 17 Sep 2024 15:35:40 +0000 <![CDATA[ Jerry Cantrell: “I'd plug into Eddie Van Halen's amp and sound like Jerry Cantrell. Eddie would play through my s**t and sound like EVH. It's in the hands. It's in your flesh” ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/jerry-cantrell-brighten-alice-in-chains rCbwfgyNJUpVrgYjqFfGtm Fri, 10 Dec 2021 12:20:48 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Nancy Wilson, Jerry Cantrell and Sammy Hagar perform Alice In Chains' Brother and more in 10-minute jam session ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/nancy-wilson-jerry-cantrell-sammy-hagar-jam ccWGFK4EEcggKffLUoXfhQ Thu, 02 Dec 2021 15:37:23 +0000 <![CDATA[ Jerry Cantrell: “I’m a guitar player who loves kickass riffs. I grew up on them, so I knew to write something, you’d need the riff...” ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/jerry-cantrell-brighten-tg F3AWqyyK7r5vmUoUQCKn95 Wed, 24 Nov 2021 16:57:52 +0000 <![CDATA[ Jerry Cantrell announces intimate streaming event, featuring six-song performance and Q&A ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/an-evening-with-jerry-cantrell ub9Pmw9A8DmAzCFa2VU9sW Thu, 18 Nov 2021 16:45:08 +0000 <![CDATA[ Jerry Cantrell teases the possibility of a collaboration with Faith No More ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/alice-in-chains-faith-no-more-collaboration-tease ov7CgKTsBLy7rjFYhvXkMM Mon, 08 Nov 2021 18:43:06 +0000 Tue, 09 Nov 2021 16:05:14 +0000 <![CDATA[ Jerry Cantrell names Kim Thayil as the best guitar player from the Seattle grunge scene ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/jerry-cantrell-kim-thayil HTzkCRCWx9ptVVUt9Go62g Wed, 03 Nov 2021 12:13:05 +0000 Thu, 04 Nov 2021 00:25:21 +0000 <![CDATA[ Jerry Cantrell: “The precision and power of James Hetfield's playing is otherworldly – his right hand is really something else” ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/jerry-cantrell-the-black-album CPVFW8RhUEjtRCuN7v2Dt9 Tue, 26 Oct 2021 15:32:58 +0000 Tue, 26 Oct 2021 15:35:31 +0000 <![CDATA[ Jerry Cantrell remembers watching Axl Rose throw his Alice in Chains demo tape away ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/axl-rose-jerry-cantrell-demo-tape o3f5GkptGtjUqCMiWjiVUE Tue, 14 Sep 2021 15:38:36 +0000 <![CDATA[ Hear the sludgy title track from Jerry Cantrell’s new solo album, Brighten ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/jerry-cantrell-brighten-single DD8sUQCVXSwTgTMEzgC2sF Fri, 10 Sep 2021 12:02:15 +0000 <![CDATA[ Kim Thayil and Jerry Cantrell join forces to lead upcoming Sounds of Seattle rock camp ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/kim-thayil-jerry-cantrell-rock-camp 9vvMz6a74KSWxVEqzyGCYX Tue, 07 Sep 2021 15:44:24 +0000 <![CDATA[ Jerry Cantrell: “Sometimes I’d be late for soundcheck and I’d show up to find Eddie Van Halen up there with the band, rockin’ out” ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/jerry-cantrell-gear-evh qCFxDiGCQEFRRynbMNXqxd Wed, 01 Sep 2021 14:35:59 +0000 Fri, 03 Sep 2021 15:49:25 +0000 <![CDATA[ Gibson unveils Murphy Lab-aged Jerry Cantrell “Wino” Les Paul Custom ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/gibson-murphy-lab-jerry-cantrell SXw6hYpJHMFMLc65tHnTM8 Tue, 24 Aug 2021 16:46:37 +0000 Tue, 24 Aug 2021 16:53:13 +0000 <![CDATA[ Jerry Cantrell debuts video for new single, Atone – but is he teasing a new signature Gibson Songwriter acoustic, too? ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/jerry-cantrell-atone 4dVPxCCfJzUAme9BKzXrcA Fri, 30 Jul 2021 12:04:28 +0000 Fri, 30 Jul 2021 12:05:49 +0000 <![CDATA[ Is Duff McKagan handling bass duties on Jerry Cantrell’s new solo album? ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/duff-mckagan-jerry-cantrell-solo-album hoNLNhV2GHuJfW2gNaXcVS Wed, 30 Jun 2021 16:54:08 +0000 Thu, 01 Jul 2021 09:55:07 +0000 <![CDATA[ William DuVall: "That conception of basic musical competence as punk… I wasn’t one of those people. I was on a quest for the truth and jamming to everything" ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/william-duvall-neon-christ KrtjnqEQh3CYFrEVpsEJWF Wed, 09 Jun 2021 11:18:39 +0000 <![CDATA[ Alice in Chains’ William DuVall is releasing recordings from his ‘80s cult hardcore band Neon Christ for Record Store Day ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/alice-in-chains-william-duvall-is-releasing-recordings-from-his-80s-cult-hardcore-band-neon-christ-for-record-store-day DTiBnbeAqxCFTzbzsrUm8K Fri, 09 Apr 2021 16:37:44 +0000 <![CDATA[ The 30 greatest grunge guitar riffs ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/the-30-greatest-grunge-guitar-riffs bSPRKNPtDhEnr36mra4FxK Tue, 30 Mar 2021 11:39:24 +0000 Wed, 31 Mar 2021 08:43:04 +0000 <![CDATA[ Jerry Cantrell has finished recording his first solo album in close to two decades ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/jerry-cantrell-has-finished-recording-his-first-solo-album-in-close-to-a-decade 63ZzLKdfyqvgWCfMQSUU6R Mon, 08 Mar 2021 17:40:54 +0000 Wed, 30 Jun 2021 16:43:04 +0000