Jerry Cantrell announces new album + shares new single "Vilified"

Today, Alice In Chains’ Jerry Cantrell — one of rock musics most distinctive vocalists — has announced that his new album, I Want Blood, will be released on October 18th via Double J Music. It serves as the follow-up to his 2021 album, Brighten.

“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.”

Additionally, Cantrell has released the album opener as the first single, “Vilified.” The track showcases an energy that rivals nearly any of the prior work from Cantrell, and successfully sets the tone for the rest of the 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.”

Listen to “Vilified” below and pre-order I Want Blood here.

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, Calif. The album also 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).

Jerry Cantrell kicks off a North American tour this evening, joining Bush for a seven-week trek across the continent. Check out all of the announced tour dates below, alongside all album details, and pick up tickets here.

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