Jerry Cantrell’s highly-anticipated new album, I Want Blood, arrives next Friday, with one final sneak peek available today with the release of the album’s title track. Listen HERE
“There’s a confidence to this album,” Cantrell explains. “I think it’s some of my best writing and playing and certainly some of my best singing. There are large chunks of this record where I felt like my face was pressed to the ceiling of my abilities, operating at the top of my capacity.”
The four-minute-plus track opens with a menacing bass line from Duff McKagan, accompanied by Mike Bordin’s building drumbeat, followed by Cantrell’s ominous first words… “I Want Blood.” The song was co-produced, as the album was, by Cantrell and Joe Barresi (Tool, Queens of the Stone Age, Melvins).
Cantrell has previously shared two tracks from the album. The first, ‘Vilified,’ was featured in an extensive interview with Rick Beato, where Cantrell discussed its use of the talkbox, calling back to his earlier Alice In Chains releases. The second preview, ‘Afterglow,’ was praised by Revolver, who feature Cantrell on their current cover, as “anxiety-stirring” and “eerie,” while Metal Hammer simply called it “brilliant.” A haunting video directed by award-winning photographer and filmmaker Matt Mahurin accompanied the song’s release, which Mahurin described as “a welcome fever dream that I was grateful to lure out of my mind’s eye.”
I Want Blood was recorded at Barresi’s JHOC Studio in Pasadena, Calif., and features contributions from McKagan, Bordin, Robert Trujillo (Metallica), Greg Puciato (Better Lovers, ex-Dillinger Escape Plan), Gil Sharone (Team Sleep, Stolen Babies), and Lola Colette.
A North American tour will be announced soon. Ahead of that, Cantrell plays a sold-out, one-off show at Pappy & Harriet’s on the eve of the album’s release, followed by a brief South American tour, including a stop at Fauna Primavera.
Jerry Cantrell tour dates:
October 17 Pioneertown, CA Pappy & Harriet’s SOLD OUT
November 8 Huechuraba, Chile Fauna Primavera
November 10 Comuna 15, Argentina C Complejo Art Media
November 12 São Paulo, Brazil Audio
I Want Blood track list:
- Vilified
- Off The Rails
- Afterglow
- I Want Blood
- Echoes Of Laughter
- Throw Me A Line
- Let It Lie
- Held Your Tongue
It ComesThe album is available on CD, digitally, and multiple 2LP vinyl variants: https://bio.to/JerryCantrell. A bonus spoken word version of each song on I Want Blood is included with each vinyl release.
Jerry Cantrell is an iconic American troubadour, celebrated for his distinctive guitar playing, soulful vocals and profound songwriting. Known for his work in both Alice In Chains and as a solo artist, the GRAMMY-nominated musician has sold in excess of 30 million albums, has been named one of the greatest guitar players of all time by both Guitar World and Rolling Stone, and has been instrumental in shaping the sound of modern rock music. Over his career, he has released six studio albums with Alice in Chains, three solo full-lengths, has had his music featured in films from Cameron Crowe, Judd Apatow and Ben Stiller and made cameos in “Deadwood” and “Jerry Maguire.”
