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Grammy-nominated musician and Alice in Chains guitarist Jerry Cantrell has recently kicked off his North American solo tour for his newest record I Want Blood, and the start of the tour coincides with the release of the deluxe edition of the album. The new album can be streamed HERE, and can be purchased as a CD or multiple 2LP vinyl HERE.
The deluxe version of I Want Blood features spoken word renditions of all nine tracks from the original record. These reinterpretations also feature their own unique scores with contributions from several collaborators, including producers Joe Barresi and Michael Rozon, engineer Maxwell Urasky, Greg Puciato (Better Lovers, The Black Queen), Gil Sharone (Stolen Babies, Team Sleep), Rani Sharone (Stolen Babies), Roy Mayorga (Ministry), George Adrian (The Maybirds), and composer Vincent Jones. The spoken word releases also came with an accompanying animated video series with graphics created by Boy Tillekens, which can be viewed HERE. The new renditions are a stark contrast to the original tracks, filled with thunderous riffs and energetic solos. The compositions of the spoken word tracks give a more haunting, eerie feeling, and put an emphasis on conveying the deeper emotions of the lyrics.
“I wanted to do something special and I’ve never done a spoken word recitation of the lyrics, and I thought it might be kind of cool to have it on the B-side of ‘Vilified,’” Cantrell mentions in an interview with Scott Lipps. “I thought maybe it needs some music or something, and I was sitting there with Maxwell Urasky, my demo partner. He’s a really talented musician, and he said ‘Let me mess around with it for a night.’ He came back the next day with that piece of music, and it sounded killer. I brought it in to Joe Barresi and he said, ‘Man, you should do this with all of them.’ I got this creative stew going of sending the lyrics out to people, having them come up with the music, and sending it back. We ended up with nine pieces of really interesting takes on the lyrics, but the music is done by creative partners of mine, and it has nothing to do with the real music, so it is truly a standalone piece.”
‘I Want Blood’ cover art
Jerry Cantrell’s North American tour will resume until March 9, with Filter opening. Starting at the end of May, he will begin his UK/EU tour. Tickets are available now HERE.
Jerry Cantrell tour dates:
January 31 - Niagara Falls, ON - Fallsview Casino Resort
February 1 - Sayreville, NJ - Starland Ballroom
February 2 - Portland, ME - Aura
February 4 - Boston, MA - Citizens House of Blues Boston
February 5 - New York, NY - Irving Plaza
February 7 - Silver Spring, MD - The Fillmore Silver Spring
February 8 - Bensalem, PA - Parx Xcite Center
February 11 - Huntington, NY - The Paramount
February 12 - Norfolk, VA - The NorVa
February 14 - Raleigh, NC - The Ritz
February 15 - Atlanta, GA - Buckhead Theatre
February 16 - Louisville, KY - Mercury Ballroom
February 18 - Columbus, OH - The Bluestone
February 19 - Indianapolis, IN - Murat Egyptian Room at Old National Centre
February 22 - St. Louis, MO - The Hawthorn
February 23 - Chicago, IL - The Vic Theatre
February 25 - Tulsa, OK - Tulsa Theater
February 26 - Houston, TX - House of Blues Houston
February 27 - San Antonio, TX - The Aztec Theatre
March 1 - Mesa, AZ - The Nile Theater
March 2 - Las Vegas, NV - House of Blues Las Vegas
March 4 - Los Angeles, CA - The Belasco
March 5 - Ventura, CA - The Majestic Ventura Theater
March 7 - Spokane, WA - Knitting Factory Spokane
March 8 - Portland, OR - Wonder Ballroom
March 9 - Seattle, WA - Moore Theatre
May 31 - Padua, IT - Hall
June 1 - Milan, IT - Magazzini Generali
June 4 - Krakow, PL - Mystic Festival
June 6 - Berlin, DE - Columbia Theater
June 7 - Nüremberg, DE - Rock im Park
June 8 - Nürnberg, DE - Rock am Ring
June 10 - Zagreb, HR - The Culture Factory
June 12 - Nickelsdorf, AT - Nova Rock Festival
June 13 - Hradec Kralove, CZ - Rock The People
June 14 - 15 Donington Park, UK - Download Festival
June 17 - London, UK O2 - Forum Kentish Town
June 19 - Amsterdam, NL - Melkweg
June 20 - Dessel, BE - Graspop Metal Meeting
June 22 - Clisson, FR - Hellfest Open Air Festival
June 24 - Paris, FR - La Machine du Moulin Rouge
June 25 - Nijmegen, NL - Doornroosje
June 26 - Hamburg, DE - Gruenspan
June 28 - Oslo, NO - Tons of Rock
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