JERRY CANTRELL Announces Heavy New Album, Streams First Single “Vilified”

Alice In Chains guitarist and vocalist Jerry Cantrell, has announced the arrival of hi new solo album I Want Blood, dropping this October 18 via Double J Music.

“This record is a serious piece of work. It’s a motherfucker,” says Cantrell. “It’s hard, no doubt, and completely unlike Brighten. And that’s what you want, to end up in a different place. There’s a confidence to this album. I think it’s some of my best songwriting and playing, and certainly some of my best singing.”

The album’s first taste comes via the first single “Vilified”, of which Cantrell says: “‘Vilified’ travels a lot of places in just four and a half minutes. It’s got a ferocity and really aggressive vibe to it.”

I Want Blood features contributions from bass heavyweights Duff McKagan (Guns N’ Roses) and Robert Trujillo (Metallica), drummers Gil Sharone (Team Sleep, Stolen Babies) and Mike Bordin (Faith No More), and backing vocals from Lola Colette and Greg Puciato (Better Lovers, ex-Dillinger Escape Plan).

Pre-orders are available here.

Cantrell has a tour coming up with Bush and Candlebox starting on July 26. Get your tickets here.

7/26 Bend, OR Hayden Homes Amphitheater
7/27 Airway Heights, WA BECU Live at Northern Quest
7/29 Great Falls, MT Pacific Steel & Recycling Arena Montana State Fair
7/31 West Valley City, UT USANA Amphitheatre
8/1 Denver, CO Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre
8/3 La Crosse, WI Copeland Park
8/4 Indianapolis, IN Everwise Amphitheater at White River State Park
8/6 Cedar Rapids, IA McGrath Amphitheatre
8/7 Chicago, IL Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island
8/9 Nashville, TN Nashville Municipal Auditorium
8/10 Maryland Heights, MO Saint Louis Music Park
8/13 Cleveland, OH Jacobs Pavilion
8/14 Cincinnati, OH Riverbend Music Center
8/16 Sterling Heights, MI Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre
8/17 Lewiston, NY Artpark Outdoor Amphitheater
8/19 Toronto, ON Budweiser Stage
8/21 Holmdel, NJ PNC Bank Arts Center
8/23 Atlantic City, NJ Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena
8/24 Boston, MA Leader Bank Pavilion
8/26 Charlotte, NC Skyla Credit Union Amphitheatre
8/27 Raleigh, NC Red Hat Amphitheater
8/29 Jacksonville, FL Daily’s Place
8/30 Hollywood, FL Hard Rock Live
9/1 Atlanta, GA Cadence Bank Amphitheatre at Chastain Par
9/4 San Antonio, TX Freeman Coliseum
9/5 Houston, TX 713 Music Hall
9/7 Durant, OK Choctaw Casino
9/8 Dallas, TX Dos Equis Pavilion
9/11 Las Vegas, NV Bakkt Theater at Planet Hollywood
9/13 San Diego, CA Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre at SDSU
9/14 Phoenix, AZ Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre
9/15 Los Angeles, CA Greek Theatre