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Jerry Cantrell takes a solo live on his G&L Rampage in 1993.
The Alice in Chains guitar solo that Jerry Cantrell hated – and the one he wished he re-recorded

By Jonathan Horsley Published

Cantrell explains why he never saw himself as a hot-shot soloist and had to be convinced by his producer that his solo was “perfect” for the song

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Alice in Chains during a video shoot in Los Angeles, August 1990. Left to right: singer Layne Staley (1967 - 2002), drummer Sean Kinney, bassist Mike Starr (1966 - 2011) and guitarist Jerry Cantrell.
Jerry Cantrell on the magic and mods of his iconic 'Blue Dress' G&L Rampage – and the gift from Eddie Van Halen

By Andrew Daly Published

Back in January 1996, Alice In Chains' Jerry Cantrell was on the cover of Guitar World with his “Blue Dress” Rampage. 30 years on it's still going strong

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Left– Jerry Cantrell performs onstage at The Belasco on May 05, 2022 in Los Angeles, California; Eddie Van Halen performs at Perfect Vodka Amphitheatre in West Palm Beach
Jerry Cantrell looks back on the guitar gift from Eddie Van Halen that went missing

By Janelle Borg Published

Cantrell opens up on the nearly-two decade search to find his Van Halen Music Man

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Left–Dimebag Darrell of Pantera performs at the Airport Music Hall on June 7, 1991, in Allentown, Pennsylvania; Right–Jerry Cantrell is shown performing on stage during a live concert appearance with Alice in Chains on October 29, 1991
Jerry Cantrell recalls the first time he met the “otherworldly” Dimebag Darrell

By Janelle Borg Published

Back in 1985, Cantrell was a regular at one of Houston's legendary clubs when he came across Dimebag and hit it off “right away”

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LED ZEPPELIN performing live on stage at Earls Court in London on 24th May 1975. Left to Right: John Paul Jones, Robert Plant and Jimmy Page.
John Paul Jones’ best Led Zeppelin basslines

By Nick Wells Published

A choirmaster, organist and expert in many archaic music styles, John Paul Jones also happened to play bass guitar in the biggest heavy rock band there has ever been

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Ethan Kahn of up-and-coming thrash outfit Chained Saint
Ethan Kahn on Chained Saint’s face-ripping debut and how the new school of thrash metal is rewriting the rulebook

By Jon Wiederhorn Published

With their debut LP, Blindside, produced by Alice In Chains’ William DuVall, the Florida quartet are flying the flag for hesher-approved audio violence

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AUSTIN, TEXAS - AUGUST 23: Jerry Cantrell performs onstage during the "I Want Blood Tour" at Emo's Austin on August 23, 2025 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Rick Kern/Getty Images)
Jerry Cantrell looks back at the “walk-off home run” of Ozzy Osbourne’s final show

By Andrew Daly Published

The Alice in Chains guitarist didn’t catch up with the Prince of Darkness before his death, but he’s satisfied to have been part of Back to the Beginning with musician friends Slash, Zakk Wylde, Kirk Hammett and others

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Jerry Cantrell [left] plays his blue dress G&L live at Tons of Rock 2025; an archive shot of Tony Iommi playing with Black Sabbath in 1976.
Jerry Cantrell on his lifelong love of Black Sabbath and touring with Ozzy Osbourne (before taking his bassist)

By Andrew Daly Published

The Alice in Chains riffmaster on his love of Tony Iommi and what to expect from his performance at Black Sabbath's curtain call, Back to the Beginning

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Mike Inez of Alice In Chains performs on stage on Day 3 of Sonisphere Festival on August 1, 2010 in Knebworth, England.
Alice in Chains’ Mike Inez on Paul McCartney, why Cliff Burton ruled and what John Entwistle told him

By Nick Wells Published

Inez is a rock bass powerhouse, holding it down with AIC, Ozzy, Heart, guesting with Slash. Here he discusses a life in low-end and the evolution of his style

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Jerry Cantrell poses with his Gibson Flying V. He wears a long black t-shirt and silver pants.
Jerry Cantrell opens up on his missing guitar fears, pushing beyond his limits – and why AI could never do AIC

By Gregory Adams Published

The Alice In Chains icon took his abilities to new heights on I Want Blood, chasing new tones, going hard with the riffs, and even digging out the bass guitar and getting coached by Duff McKagan

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