The new album will be available in October
Alice in Chains guitarist Jerry Cantrell returns with I Want Blood, an album brimming with Cantrell’s signature vocals and guitar-driven melodies, on October 18th via Double J Music.
“This record is a serious piece of work. It’s a motherfucker,” Cantrell says of the infectious collection. “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.”
A preview comes with the release of “Vilified.” The album opener showcases an energy that rivals any of Cantrell’s previous work – powerful, nuanced, and electric – setting the tone for the 45-minute album.
“’Vilified” travels a lot of places in just four and a half minutes,” Cantrell continues. “It’s got a ferocity and really aggressive vibe to it.”
I Want Blood, co-produced by Cantrell and Joe Barresi (Tool, Queens of the Stone Age, Melvins), was recorded at Barresi’s JHOC Studio in Pasadena, California. The album also features contributions from bass heavyweights Duff McKagan of Guns N’Roses and Robert Trujillo of 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).
The project will be available on multiple 2 LP variants, CD, and digitally. Exclusive to the 2 LP vinyl are atmospheric, spoken word versions of each song on the album.
Cantrell kicks off a North American tour tonight (Fri, July 26th) in Bend, Oregon with Bush for a seven-week trek which wraps in Los Angeles on September 15th.
1. Vilified
2. Off The Rails
3. Afterglow
4. I Want Blood
5. Echoes Of Laughter
6. Throw Me A Line
7. Let It Lie
8. Held Your Tongue
9. It Comes
