Jerry Cantrell
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Tyler Bates talks recording and touring with Jerry Cantrell, and how the GuitarViol became a "primary color instrument" for his movie work
By Amit Sharma published
The prolific composer and guitarist on scoring 300, working with Rob Zombie, and tipping the hat to David Gilmour on Cantrell's latest solo album, Brighten

Epiphone Jerry Cantrell ‘Wino’ Les Paul Custom and Les Paul Custom Prophecy review
By Amit Sharma published
Jerry Cantrell’s collaboration with Epiphone presents two very different but similarly thrilling takes on the classic single-cut. The question is: which one do you want more?

Epiphone unveils two Jerry Cantrell signature models, the souped-up Prophecy and $849 “Wino” Les Paul Customs
By Matt Owen published
An affordable streamlined take on the Alice in Chains icon's revered "Wino" LP lines up alongside a hot-rodded Fishman Fluence-equipped Prophecy

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
Ain't Like That and Slaves & Bulldozers were among the tracks jammed by fans at the guitar titans' recent Sounds of Seattle rock camp

Gibson joins forces with Jerry Cantrell for two new signature acoustic-electric guitars
By Jackson Maxwell published
The Atone and Fire Devil Songwriter models sport rosewood bodies, L.R. Baggs VTC electronics, and a number of unique visual touches

Jerry Cantrell recalls how Tom Morello inspired Layne Staley to step up his guitar playing
By Michael Astley-Brown published
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
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
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
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”
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