Jerry Cantrell taps into the zeitgeist on new solo album ‘I Want Blood’

Jerry Cantrell’s signature stylings consistently land him near the top of “best guitarist” polls. His heavy, nuanced songs and personal lyrics — from Alice in Chains’ “Rooster” to “Cut You in” and his four solo records— are multilayered, often willfully opaque and always powerful. Yet he sometimes finds that only a German word gets the … Read more