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Jerry Fulton Cantrell (born March 18, 1966 in Tacoma, Washington) is the lead guitarist/backup (occasionally co-lead) vocalist for the Grunge/Alternative Metal band Alice in Chains, as well as being their primary songwriter. He was raised on a steady diet of Country Music, but while still in his teenage years, the allure of Hard Rock and metal music caught his eye. Eventually, he would form a band called "Diamond Lie" featuring future Alice in Chains band member Mike Starr. Needing a vocalist, he turned to his then-roomate, Layne Staley, and after a few renames, the rest was history.While Staley was an active member of the band, Jerry took a more background role. He wrote the songs and played guitar, but the lead singing was left to Layne. This is not to say that Jerry wasn't an essential part of the band's sound, as Jerry's backing vocals were an important counterpoint to Staley's lead—creating the haunting vocal harmonies that the band is most known for to this day. As Staley fell more and more into his drug addictions, Cantrell was placed as the lead singer more and more. This change is noticeable when comparing Alice in Chains' second album Dirt with their eponymous third album: Jerry did not perform lead vocals at all on the former, but he does multiple times on the latter. After the recording of Alice in Chains and an MTV Unplugged live album, the band fell mostly silent.But Jerry was still active, and in 1998, he put out his first solo album, Boggy Depot. This album was more experimental in nature than his AIC output, featuring elements of Country Music and Progressive Rock, with just enough Heavy Metal songs to keep AIC fans happy. While in the process of recording his second album, Degradation Trip, Layne Staley sadly succumbed to his drug addiction, hitting Jerry hard. The album and its subsequent and superior re-release were dedicated to him. It was during his touring to support this album that he met William Duvall, Staley's eventual replacement. Eventually, Jerry was coaxed into bringing AIC back out. They preformed a well-received tour, featuring big name musicians filling in for Layne, such as Maynard James Keenan from tool and James Hetfield of Metallica. In 2006, AIC ended their unofficial hiatus, eventually culminating in their Come Back Album, Black Gives Way to Blue. As of 2015, the band is still going strong, and working on their third post-reforming album.Jerry was heavily influential on the metal and Alternative Rock scene, his work with AIC inspiring a whole generation of Alternative Metal and Post-Grunge. He's received acclaim from other established metal bands as well, perhaps most notably with Dimebag Darell of Pantera noted as liking his simple yet skilled style of guitar leads.Solo albums (Jerry's work with Alice in Chains can be found on that page) | |
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