Alice In Chains guitarist Jerry Cantrell is working on a new solo album

By Scott Munro
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Jerry Cantrell says work is currently under way on a new solo album - his first since 2002’s Degradation Trip

Jerry Cantrell
Jerry Cantrell (Image credit: Miikka Skaffari/FilmMagic - Getty)

Jerry Cantrell (opens in new tab) has revealed he’s working on a new solo album.

The Alice In Chains (opens in new tab) guitarist was speaking with Jeremy Parsons and Melody Chiu from PeopleTV (opens in new tab)on the red carpet of the MusicCares Person Of The Year ceremony, which this year paid tribute to Aerosmith (opens in new tab).

Cantrell said: “I’m working on a new record myself, so, generally, when I'm in that sort of a mode, I pretty much don't listen to anything until I'm done, so nothing creeps in there.

“I did a couple of shows in December in Los Angeles with some friends, and I got to play some of my material from my solo records.

“When I'm with Alice In Chains, I'm with Alice In Chains, and that takes the majority of my time. This year, we're taking a little time off, so if you liked any of the solo work that I did or the work with Alice In Chains, I'm sure you might like some of this stuff too.”

Cantrell’s last solo album was 2002’s Degradation Trip which he recorded with Robert Trujillo just before the bassist joined Metallica (opens in new tab), and Faith No More drummer Mike Bordin (opens in new tab).

News of Cantrell’s new solo record follows the release of Alice In Chains frontman William DuVall’s solo outing on One Alone, which was released in October 2019.

DuVall will head out on tour across the UK and Europe (opens in new tab) in support of the record throughout March and April.

Alice In Chains released their latest album Rainier Fog (opens in new tab) in 2018.

Alice In Chains: Rainier Fog (opens in new tab)

Alice In Chains: Rainier Fog (opens in new tab)
Alice In Chains released their new album Rainier Fog back in August 2018. It features the singles So Far Under, The One You Know and Never Fade.

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William DuVall: One Alone (opens in new tab)

William DuVall: One Alone (opens in new tab)
Alice In Chains frontman William DuVall launched his debut solo album One Alone in October last year. The record featured the lead single ’Til The Light Guides Me Home.

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Scott Munro
Scott Munro
Louder e-commerce editor

Scott has spent more than 30 years in newspapers and magazines as an editor, production editor, sub-editor, designer, writer and reviewer. After initially joining our news desk in the summer of 2014, he moved to the e-commerce team full-time in 2020. He maintains Louder’s buyer’s guides, scouts out the best deals for music fans and reviews headphones, speakers, books and more. He's written more than 11,000 articles across Louder, Classic Rock, Metal Hammer and Prog and has previous written for publications including IGN, the Sunday Mirror, Daily Record and The Herald covering everything from daily news and weekly features, to video games, travel and whisky. Scott grew up listening to rock and prog, cutting his teeth on bands such as Marillion and Magnum before his focus shifted to alternative and post-punk in the late 80s. His favourite bands are Fields Of The Nephilim, The Cure, New Model Army, All About Eve, The Mission, Ned's Atomic Dustbin and Drab Majesty, but he also still has a deep love of Rush.