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Carmen Vandenberg joins Jerry Cantrell to put her own twist on the iconic Alice in Chains solo
By Janelle Borg published
Vandenberg wielded a Duesenberg Julia, while the Alice In Chains guitarist opted for his trusty 'Blue Dress' G&L at the North Carolina concert

Jerry Cantrell taps Guns N’ Roses and Metallica bassists for new solo album I Want Blood
By Michael Astley-Brown published
The Alice in Chains leader has signaled his return to heavy riffs with first single Vilified

Heart's Ann Wilson on how she managed to get Soundgarden, Pearl Jam, and Alice in Chains to jam together
By Janelle Borg published
Heart’s Ann and Nancy Wilson recount how they were embraced by Seattle’s music community after the band experienced a dip in popularity

Nuno Bettencourt on how Alice in Chains' Layne Staley radically changed the way he plays guitar on stage
By Janelle Borg published
Nuno Bettencourt criticizes music fans who think playing on stage is “like scoring points. Like, how was the performance from one to 10”

“We’re offering a reward to anyone who can help us locate the guitar”: Jerry Cantrell’s original G&L Rampage – one of grunge’s most important guitars – has been stolen
By Matt Owen published
The 1984 'Blue Dress' Rampage has been used on almost everything the Alice in Chains guitarist has ever recorded

Alice in Chains’ Jerry Cantrell does his best Hendrix impression with a grungy, wah-driven Star-Spangled Banner at a Seattle Seahawks game
By Jackson Maxwell published
Signature single-pickup G&L Rampage model in hand, one Seattle guitar god tips his cap to another

The electric guitar shredded itself to death in the ‘80s. It had to start over, but the ‘90s grunge revolution didn‘t just change the face of guitar playing – it changed the world
By Brad Tolinski published
Guitar World presents a grunge guitar guide to the ‘90s, the decade when Seattle became the epicenter of the musical universe, and resurrected the electric guitar with a raw, dirty sound that gave birth to a whole new generation of guitar players

“Jerry fights for his leads. He fights his guitar, and by the end – by the time he gets the lead on – it’s like, ‘Wow man, that was a piece of work!’”: Duff McKagan says Jerry Cantrell’s solos do not come easily – and they involve a lot of swearing
By Matt Parker published
The Alice In Chains guitarist guests on the Guns N' Roses man’s new solo album, as does Slash – who, reportedly, has zero recollection of the recording session…

“Beautiful”: Post Malone nods to his rock roots once again with a killer guitar cover of Alice In Chains' Them Bones – accompanied by a full choir
By Matt Parker published
Armed with a beat-up Martin, the hip-hop icon nails the grunge era classic on the Howard Stern Show

“I’d like to remind all the perfectionist guitar nerds to listen to Jimmy Page’s solo on In the Evening. It sounds like the guitar is falling down the stairs… It’s brilliant”: Soundgarden’s Kim Thayil dissects his “dangerous” approach to guitar playing
By Amit Sharma published
The Soundgarden guitarist looks back on his most iconic riffs and solos, as well as the gear and tunings that guided him deep into the creative superunknown
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