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ALICE IN CHAINS guitarist/vocalist Jerry Cantrell has launched a Nate Merritt-animated video for “Siren Track”. The observe is featured on Jerry‘s newest solo album, “Brighten”, which got here out final October.
Says Cantrell: “I had a good time working with the very gifted Nate Merritt and Josh Richman on this video to deliver ‘Siren Track’ to life by means of animation. Nate‘s imagery is gorgeous and impactful, an ideal visible companion to the music that tells the story I began out with, and travels far past it. A real collaborative effort, nice work guys.”
Cantrell is getting ready to hit the street in North America in assist of “Brighten”. The trek will kick on March 24 on the Palace Theater in St. Paul, Minnesota and make stops in main cities resembling Toronto, Chicago, Detroit, Nashville, New York, Philadelphia, Seattle and Los Angeles, to call just a few.
To make this tour much more engaging for followers, Jerry not too long ago introduced particular VIP occasion packages at every present that provide followers tiered alternatives of unique experiences. These experiences embody a meet-and-greet and picture opp with Jerry, private autographed objects of your alternative, premium merch objects, and on the high tier, a signed official “Atone” Gibson JC Signature Acoustic guitar. The guitar features a letter of authenticity. Packages begin at $100 all the way in which to $5,500, which incorporates the Gibson guitar.
Jerry‘s band for the tour will encompass Tyler Bates (guitar), Greg Puciato (backing vocals), Gil Sharone (drums), George Adrian (bass), Michael Rozon (pedal metal) and Jason Achilles (keyboards). The set will embody songs from “Brighten” together with favourite hits from Jerry‘s catalog.
“Brighten” has acquired reward from critics, together with Kerrang!, which referred to as it a “vivid, up to date self-portrait of one of the crucial distinctive voices in arduous rock. An extended-overdue present of particular person brilliance.” Traditional Rock proclaimed it “his greatest but. The work of a songwriter who’s blissful inside his life, it spans a broad arc of kinds.” The Solar commented: “A wealthy, natural album… ‘Brighten’ is good.”
“Brighten” is Jerry‘s first mission with out ALICE IN CHAINS in 19 years. Co-produced with movie composer Tyler Bates and Paul Fig (longtime engineer), the LP bought its beginnings simply earlier than the pandemic hit. They welcomed a dynamic solid of supporting gamers, together with Duff McKagan (GUNS N’ ROSES) on choose bass tracks, Puciato contributing to backing vocals and drummers Sharone and Abe Laboriel, Jr. (Paul McCartney). Joe Barresi (TOOL, QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE) dealt with the blending of “Brighten”.
Jerry‘s new effort marks his first full-length launch since “Degradation Journey”, the epic solo album he made in 2002 with future METALLICA bassist Robert Trujillo and FAITH NO MORE drummer Mike Bordin.
Jerry‘s profession outdoors of ALICE IN CHAINS has consisted of two earlier solo albums and contributions to main movie soundtracks. Cantrell‘s first solo album, “Boggy Depot”, was launched in 1998, adopted by his second album, the aforementioned “Degradation Journey”. Along with his solo artist work, Jerry has launched music on soundtracks for a number of movies, together with “Spider-Man”, “The Cable Man”, “John Wick 2”, “Final Motion Hero” and “The Punisher”.
ALICE IN CHAINS regrouped in 2006 with William DuVall becoming a member of the band, and launched its third LP with DuVall within the lineup, “Rainier Fog”, in August 2018.
