Other than their efficiency at Black Sabbath’s “Again to the Starting” live performance, 2025 ended up being a principally idle yr within the Alice in Chains camp. In a brand new interview, singer-guitarist Jerry Cantrell reveals that the grunge goliaths initially had much more on their plate for 2025.
As Cantrell defined to Cleveland.com, drummer Sean Kinney’s well being scare pressured the band to cancel its spring tour and halt any extra 2025 bookings. Fortunately, Kinney recovered in time for AIC’s set on the “Again to the Starting” present, their solely dwell look this yr. In the meantime, Cantrell has saved busy on the highway in help of his newest solo album, I Need Blood.
“We’re simply wrapping the I Need Blood chapter, then I’ll take the winter off and see the place we’re at,” mentioned Cantrell when requested about Alice’s future. “[Alice in Chains] supposed to work however had just a little little bit of a well being scare with Sean, so we needed to cancel some exhibits. We additionally had a tour deliberate for, like, proper now that sort of fell by means of. So we had some dangerous luck; we deliberate on doing far more this yr, but it surely simply didn’t work out.”
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Fortunately, it solely seems to be a short lived lull, with Cantrell teasing the potential of a brand new album, tour, or each.
“We’ll check out it once more in all probability early subsequent yr and work out what we’re gonna do, whether or not go in and make one other report or do some exhibits — or each,” he mentioned.
Talking on AIC’s efficiency at “Again to the Starting” in the identical interview, Cantrell referred to as Sabbath and Ozzy Osbourne’s last present “a fantastic factor.”
“I’m so completely satisfied we had been capable of witness that and partake in it just a little bit and simply watch that occur for these guys,” he mentioned. “For (Osbourne) to will himself to do it for Sharon and the band and Tom Morello, and for everyone to prepare it and for all the nice bands… I imply, we’re all Sabbath heads and Ozzy followers. That’s seminal. None of us would actually exist with out them. There’s such robust DNA from Sabbath and Ozzy in all of us — and rightfully so, earned.”
He added, “It’s one of many biggest bands of all time, and to have been in a position to try this — now, particularly, in mild of Ozzy passing — it’s simply sort of a magical factor. You couldn’t write that; I bear in mind certainly one of Ozzy’s personal quotes about himself was, ‘You couldn’t make me up. I wouldn’t consider it, my [expletive] life.’ So he obtained to shut it out precisely how he wished to. How many individuals get to have that form of a closing chapter of their life?”
Within the meantime, followers can catch Cantrell on his present North American solo tour, that includes help from Sparta. The outing runs by means of a September 14th gig in Kansas Metropolis, with tickets to the remaining exhibits out there right here.
