Jerry Cantrell releases 'Afterglow' - new single & video
JERRY CANTRELL
RELEASES BRAND NEW SINGLE & VIDEO
‘AFTERGLOW’
VIDEO CRAFTED BY AWARD-WINNING PHOTOGRAPHER
AND FILMMAKER MATT MAHURIN
I WANT BLOOD
NEW ALBUM OUT OCTOBER 18
VIA DOUBLE J MUSIC
ALBUM PRE-ORDERS AVAILABLE NOW HERE
Jerry Cantrell’s new song, ‘Afterglow’ arrives with a video created by award-winning artist Matt Mahurin, whose work is noted for blending realism with abstract and surreal elements, which shines through in the five-minute piece. Watch the video HERE
“The incredible Matt Mahurin and I created a moving piece of film to accompany the song,” Cantrell says, adding “Check it out. If you want blood, you got it.”
“Two of my all-time favorite videos I’ve directed are ‘No Excuses’ and ‘Angry Chair” for Alice In Chains in the early 1990’s. To be able to once again offer my visual work to Jerry’s ‘Afterglow’ some thirty years later was a blast. From opera aria to pop tune, everybody sees a movie playing in their mind’s eye when they listen to a song. Jerry inspired a welcome fever dream that I was grateful to lure out of my mind’s eye,” Mahurin shares.
Mahurin’s work has been featured in The New York Times, Time, Rolling Stone, and his photographs are on permanent display at The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
‘Afterglow’ is the second song from Cantrell’s upcoming album, I Want Blood, with ‘Vilified’ debuting at the end of July. The track, which features guest performances from Duff McKagan (Guns N’ Roses) and Gil Sharone (Team Sleep, Stolen Babies), was praised by Revolver as “anxiety-stirring” and “eerie,” while Metal Hammer simply called it “brilliant.”
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 features contributions from the aforementioned McKagan, and Sharone, as well as Robert Trujillo (Metallica), Mike Bordin (Faith No More), Greg Puciato (Better Lovers, ex-Dillinger Escape Plan), and Lola Colette.
I Want Blood track list:
Off The Rails
I Want Blood
Echoes Of Laughter
Throw Me A Line
Let It Lie
Held Your Tongue
It Comes
The album is available on CD, digitally, and multiple 2LP vinyl variants: https://bio.to/JerryCantrell. A bonus spoken word version of each song on I Want Blood is included with each vinyl release.
Jerry Cantrell is an iconic American troubadour, celebrated for his distinctive guitar playing, soulful vocals and profound songwriting. Known for his work in both Alice in Chains and as a solo artist, the GRAMMY-nominated musician has sold in excess of 30 million albums, has been named one of the greatest guitar players of all time by both Guitar World and Rolling Stone, and has been instrumental in shaping the sound of modern rock music. Over his career, he has released six studio albums with Alice in Chains, three solo full-lengths, has had his music featured in films from Cameron Crowe, Judd Apatow and Ben Stiller and made cameos in Deadwood and Jerry Maguire.
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