Alice in Chains’ Jerry Cantrell does his best Hendrix impression with a grungy, wah-driven Star-Spangled Banner at a Seattle Seahawks game By Jackson Maxwell published 1 November 23 Signature single-pickup G&L Rampage model in hand, one Seattle guitar god tips his cap to another
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 By Brad Tolinski published 1 November 23 Guitar World presents a grunge guitar guide to the ‘90s, the decade when Seattle became the epicenter of the musical universe, and resurrected the electric guitar with a raw, dirty sound that gave birth to a whole new generation of guitar players
“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 By Matt Parker published 26 October 23 The Alice In Chains guitarist guests on the Guns N' Roses man’s new solo album, as does Slash – who, reportedly, has zero recollection of the recording session…
“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 By Matt Parker published 23 October 23 Armed with a beat-up Martin, the hip-hop icon nails the grunge era classic on the Howard Stern Show
Jim Dunlop announces glow-in-the-dark Jerry Cantrell Firefly Cry Baby wah pedal By Matt Parker published 23 November 22 The revamped wah-wah is inspired by the Alice in Chains man’s recent solo album, Brighten
The greatest guitar albums of the '90s By Jenna Scaramanga published 8 September 22 From Pearl Jam to Pantera, Metallica to Morello
Watch Jerry Cantrell and Kim Thayil play Alice in Chains and Soundgarden songs with fans at Rock ‘N’ Roll Fantasy Camp By Matt Owen published 1 March 22 Ain't Like That and Slaves & Bulldozers were among the tracks jammed by fans at the guitar titans' recent Sounds of Seattle rock camp
Stakes in Alice in Chains catalog sold to publishing firms Primary Wave and Round Hill By Matt Parker published 8 February 22 Separate deals struck with the band's current members and the Layne Staley and Mike Starr estates
Jerry Cantrell recalls how Tom Morello inspired Layne Staley to step up his guitar playing By Michael Astley-Brown published 16 December 21 In a new interview, the Alice in Chains and Rage Against the Machine guitar heroes reflect on their memories of the late frontman during 1993's Lollapalooza tour
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” By Joe Bosso published 10 December 21 Cantrell unpacks Alice in Chains’ rollicking past, present and future, recalls his time touring with EVH, and sheds boundless light on Brighten, his first solo album in 19 years
Watch Nancy Wilson, Jerry Cantrell and Sammy Hagar perform Alice In Chains' Brother and more in 10-minute jam session By Matt Owen published 2 December 21 The newly formed trio also performed a quasi-improvised rendition of Wilson's The Dragon, which, at the time of recording, had not been released
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...” By Amit Sharma published 24 November 21 The Alice In Chains guitarist is a master of the art who believes a great song requires only three key elements: “The riff. The melody. And something to say”
Jerry Cantrell announces intimate streaming event, featuring six-song performance and Q&A By Matt Owen published 18 November 21 An Evening With Jerry Cantrell will stream on December 2 and feature songs from the guitarist's latest album, Brighten, as well as a storytelling session
Jerry Cantrell dissects Alice In Chains' self-titled album in this classic 1996 Guitar World interview: "I've never been a big soloist – I just do what fits the part" By Jeff Gilbert, Andy Aledort published 10 November 21 One of Seattle's greatest guitar heroes reflects on recording with Layne Staley, why channeling his influences freaks him out, and the guitar solo he once considered "a piece of shit"
Jerry Cantrell teases the possibility of a collaboration with Faith No More By Matt Owen last updated 9 November 21 Cantrell also said he'd "love to" perform a string of reunion shows with his Degradation Trip lineup from 2002, featuring Robert Trujillo and Mike Bordin
Jerry Cantrell names Kim Thayil as the best guitar player from the Seattle grunge scene By Michael Astley-Brown last updated 4 November 21 Although Stone Gossard and Kurt Cobain were also in the running, the Alice in Chains leader cites Soundgarden’s lead guitarist as grunge’s greatest
Jerry Cantrell: “The precision and power of James Hetfield's playing is otherworldly – his right hand is really something else” By Amit Sharma published 26 October 21 The Alice in Chains leader shares his love for The Black Album, explains why the Metallica leader has “the best picking hand in rock”, and recalls hearing Sad But True for the first time in a car with Lars Ulrich
Jerry Cantrell remembers watching Axl Rose throw his Alice in Chains demo tape away By Sam Roche published 14 September 21 Despite the experience, Guns N' Roses remained a major influence on the early sound of Alice in Chains, Cantrell explains
Hear the sludgy title track from Jerry Cantrell’s new solo album, Brighten By Matt Parker published 10 September 21 It marks the second track from the Alice in Chains guitarist’s forthcoming fourth solo album
Kim Thayil and Jerry Cantrell join forces to lead upcoming Sounds of Seattle rock camp By Jackson Maxwell published 7 September 21 The grunge-focused camp – which also features original Pearl Jam drummer Dave Krusen – will take place in Los Angeles from February 17-20, 2022