Jerry Cantrell
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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

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

Tyler Bates on creating chaos with Reba Meyers in Marilyn Manson, and the gear he uses to score blockbusters
By Phil Weller Published
The guitarist and film score composer has had a varied career – but he can’t seem to escape one amp and a “god box” pedal

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

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”

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
![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.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/rBdqDZFoyFhpYdD8tfChsE-320-80.jpg)
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

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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